Signature · 20.5% SNAP (99th pct in WI)
Milwaukee County, WI
Milwaukee County stands out on SNAP (20.5%, +8.4 pts vs U.S.) with 8.6% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 8.6%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 20.5%
- on SNAP
- 926K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Milwaukee County, WI
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 8.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.5% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 12.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 2% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Iowa County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Milwaukee County lands in the lower national band (8.6%, #2,594 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,594
- national by low-access %
- #66
- in WI
- 31
- low-access tracts
- 22K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 20.5% SNAP (99th pct in WI) (+8.4 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Milwaukee County compares nationally
Milwaukee County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.6% low-access share that beats 17% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,594).
Milwaukee County's lower-band USDA tier split
296 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
All 296 of Milwaukee County's tracts are urban in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 1-mile test, the stricter of the two distance thresholds.
Milwaukee County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Wisconsin, not a full county-board reprint
- Richland
Richland 52.9%
52.9 % low-access
- Sauk 9.7
Sauk 9.7%
9.7 % low-access
- Jefferson 9.6
Jefferson 9.6%
9.6 % low-access
- Milwaukee 8.6
Milwaukee 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Iowa 8.6
Iowa 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Green Lake 8.3
Green Lake 8.3%
8.3 % low-access
- Pepin 0
Pepin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 296 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 947,735 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 31 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 81,547 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 21,944 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 926,331 |
| Median Household Income | $64,435 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 80,462 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 12.5%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County has 832 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 481 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
18 towns share the 832 authorized stores; Milwaukee holds 81% of them. 4 of the 18 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Cudahy, Saint Francis, Fox Point, W Allis.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 674 | 132 |
| Oak Creek | 27 | 8 |
| Franklin | 21 | 8 |
| West Allis | 17 | 4 |
| Cudahy | 15 | none |
| Greenfield | 15 | 7 |
| Hales Corners | 12 | 3 |
| Wauwatosa | 12 | 5 |
| South Milwaukee | 10 | 2 |
| Greendale | 7 | 2 |
Top 10 of 18 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 481 (250 shown)
- 107th citgo 1, milwaukee
- 1801 fuel, milwaukee
- 27th street sweet shop, milwaukee
- 2900 west lisbon llc, milwaukee
- 30th street inc, milwaukee
- 35th citgo, milwaukee
- 38th street mart, milwaukee
- 6 petro mart llc dba best petro mart, milwaukee
- 60th express, milwaukee
- 7-eleven #35834c, franklin
- 7-eleven store 35836j, milwaukee
- 7-eleven store 35841j, oak creek
- 7-eleven store 35852j, milwaukee
- 7-eleven store 35853j, milwaukee
- 7010 port mobil 0211, milwaukee
- 76th fuel no, milwaukee
- 786 petro mart, milwaukee
- 7th street food, milwaukee
- 818 pantry llc 0, milwaukee
- 9026 fuel, milwaukee
- 9425 fuel, milwaukee
- a & j mart, milwaukee
- a & r foods, milwaukee
- a z petroleum, milwaukee
- a&j express mart, milwaukee
- anmol petroleum inc citgo, milwaukee
- arco, milwaukee
- arthur mini mart, milwaukee
- aa mart, milwaukee
- aas petro mart llc, milwaukee
- abc food & liquor llc, milwaukee
- ace market, milwaukee
- advance fuel 2 llc, milwaukee
- ahmed petro mart llc, milwaukee
- airport petroleum, milwaukee
- aj king dr liquor and foods, milwaukee
- aj petroleum llc, milwaukee
- ali petroleum, milwaukee
- ali's oil co inc, milwaukee
- alina rana petroleum, milwaukee
- all for us, milwaukee
- amir food, milwaukee
- amoco, milwaukee
- amoco petroleum of hc llc, hales corners
- amstar, milwaukee
- andy's food market, milwaukee
- andy's on browndeer road, milwaukee
- andy's on ryan road, franklin
- andys on good hope, milwaukee
- andys on hwy 100, milwaukee
- andys pantry gas station, milwaukee
- appleton express, milwaukee
- appleton food mart, milwaukee
- appleton gas & food town, milwaukee
- at mart inc dba oak creek mobil hico-4, oak creek
- b&g foods, milwaukee
- bay view quick mart, milwaukee
- becher liquor & beer, west allis
- bp, milwaukee
- bp hales corner, hales corners
- bp pantry 41, oak creek
- brown street food market, milwaukee
- badger mobil 2, milwaukee
- bayview metro llc no, milwaukee
- beauty & bargains, milwaukee
- beer town, milwaukee
- bha3 enterprises, llc, milwaukee
- bhagat petroleum, cudahy
- big jim's liquor, milwaukee
- bj's liquor, south milwaukee
- bp, milwaukee
- bp food mart, milwaukee
- bp gas station, milwaukee
- bp kwik stop, milwaukee
- bp liquor (holton food and liquor), milwaukee
- bp on 60th national no, milwaukee
- bp on clement, milwaukee
- bp on teutonia, milwaukee
- bp watertown plank rd, milwaukee
- bradley fuel no, milwaukee
- bright food market, milwaukee
- brother plus grocery, milwaukee
- brothers petrol 2, milwaukee
- brothers petrol inc, milwaukee
- brown deer mobil 410, milwaukee
- browndeer marathon, milwaukee
- burleigh food mart, milwaukee
- burleigh metro no, milwaukee
- buyrite food liquor, milwaukee
- capitol b.p, milwaukee
- capitol court citgo, milwaukee
- capitol mini mart & more, milwaukee
- citgo, milwaukee
- citgo, milwaukee
- clark gas station, milwaukee
- capitol khaptad inc, milwaukee
- center bp gas station, milwaukee
- center petro mart, milwaukee
- center st citgo, milwaukee
- center street food & liquor, milwaukee
- center street foods, milwaukee
- ch petro mart, milwaukee
- charlies liquor and tobacco mart 1, cudahy
- cheers wine and spirits llc, milwaukee
- circle k llc, milwaukee
- citgo, milwaukee
- citgo, milwaukee
- citgo 49th & villard, milwaukee
- citgo 84s, milwaukee
- citgo durga, south milwaukee
- citgo on greenbay, milwaukee
- citgo on lapham, milwaukee
- citgo on teutonia no, milwaukee
- citgo on vliet, milwaukee
- clark, milwaukee
- clark, milwaukee
- clark, milwaukee
- clark gas station, milwaukee
- clark muskego, milwaukee
- clark on 20th & capitol no, milwaukee
- clark on 27th national no, milwaukee
- clark on center, milwaukee
- clark on villard, milwaukee
- clarks food, milwaukee
- cleveland ave citgo, milwaukee
- cleveland liquor wine & beer no, milwaukee
- corner food mart, milwaukee
- corner liquor ii, milwaukee
- county beer & liquor, milwaukee
- cudahy's supermarket, cudahy
- dhawan corporation 01, milwaukee
- dhillon beer & liquor, west allis
- daddy sub ill, milwaukee
- deli food express, milwaukee
- dhaliwal petroleum, milwaukee
- dhillon food & liquor, milwaukee
- dk & kd 2, milwaukee
- dn group, milwaukee
- dollar bazaar, milwaukee
- dorthy beas family food saver 1, milwaukee
- dsh enterprises bp, milwaukee
- dudz petro mart, llc, milwaukee
- eagle foods, milwaukee
- ekjut inc, milwaukee
- el paso foods, milwaukee
- el rincon grocery, milwaukee
- express convenience centers, milwaukee
- express pantry, milwaukee
- express pantry, milwaukee
- express pantry, milwaukee
- express pantry, milwaukee
- express pantry n/a, milwaukee
- first stop foods, milwaukee
- fond du lac supermarket, milwaukee
- fateh petroleum, milwaukee
- fateh quick mart, milwaukee
- fill n fly llc, milwaukee
- five star grocery, milwaukee
- fond du lac superfoods, milwaukee
- forest home avenue bp llc, hales corners
- fox river mart llc 4, milwaukee
- franks food & liquor, milwaukee
- frendz, milwaukee
- fresh food mart 1, milwaukee
- full house grocery, milwaukee
- g & k liquor mart, south milwaukee
- gp 2 petroleum, milwaukee
- galena street food & liquor, milwaukee
- gargaria, milwaukee
- gary food mart, milwaukee
- gas depot, milwaukee
- gas n go, milwaukee
- gas n go, milwaukee
- gavkan petro, milwaukee
- giga petroleum, milwaukee
- gill petroleum llc, milwaukee
- glendale mobil 0210, milwaukee
- go green mart, milwaukee
- go grocer mke 2, milwaukee
- gogo pantry, wauwatosa
- good hope mart llc, milwaukee
- gp 3 petroleum, milwaukee
- gp 5 petroleum llc, milwaukee
- grab n go, greendale
- grand avenue market, milwaukee
- grange foods, cudahy
- grant market, milwaukee
- greenfield pantry, milwaukee
- gs food mart, milwaukee
- gurshan llc, milwaukee
- h&i food mini mart, milwaukee
- hampton mobil, milwaukee
- hampton 24/7, milwaukee
- hampton beer & food llc, milwaukee
- hampton grocery, milwaukee
- hampton meat market, milwaukee
- hampton west citgo, milwaukee
- hampton west citgo ii, milwaukee
- harbin food & beer, milwaukee
- hasham citgo, greenfield
- hawley food mart, milwaukee
- health hut hc, hales corners
- health hut wa, milwaukee
- himalayan oil, milwaukee
- hinnawi meat & deli, milwaukee
- home run foods, milwaukee
- hometown, milwaukee
- hopkins food mart, milwaukee
- howard citgo, milwaukee
- hwy 45 mobil 8, milwaukee
- iven's food mart, milwaukee
- j & p foods inc, milwaukee
- j&j food and liquor, milwaukee
- ja petroleum investments, milwaukee
- jabr & jabr investments llc, milwaukee
- jack's liquor, milwaukee
- jays food, milwaukee
- jetz 4524, milwaukee
- jetz 4525, milwaukee
- jetz 4526, hales corners
- jimmy morgan bp no, milwaukee
- jojo's mini mart, milwaukee
- jordan food and tobacco, milwaukee
- jordan foods, milwaukee
- jt4283, milwaukee
- juniors food llc, milwaukee
- juniors llc, milwaukee
- k&b quick market, milwaukee
- kc clark gas and mart llc, milwaukee
- kd power mart, milwaukee
- kk petroleum llc, milwaukee
- kp liquor three, milwaukee
- kwik pantry, west allis
- kainth beer & liquor, milwaukee
- kali's corner store llc, milwaukee
- kalyan oil llc, milwaukee
- khaptad group inc, milwaukee
- kinnick mart, milwaukee
- krazy nachos, milwaukee
- kwik pantry, milwaukee
- kwik pantry, milwaukee
- kwik pantry and liquor, milwaukee
- kwik spirits 523, wauwatosa
- kwik stop, milwaukee
- kwik trip 1047, milwaukee
- kwik trip 287, franklin
- kwik trip 290, oak creek
- kwik trip 422, oak creek
- kwik trip 576, oak creek
- kwik trip 857, franklin
Showing 250 of 832 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Wisconsin
One of 71 counties in Wisconsin, 6 are shown here.
Compare Milwaukee County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →
Counties near Milwaukee County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Milwaukee County (20.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Wisconsin.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WI (8.6% here).
- Kendall County, TX · 8.6% low-access
- Monroe County, MS · 8.6% low-access
- Johnson County, IA · 8.6% low-access
- Hardin County, IA · 8.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (20.5% here).
- Umatilla County, OR · 20.5% SNAP
- Person County, NC · 20.5% SNAP
- Laurens County, GA · 20.5% SNAP
- Columbia County, FL · 20.5% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Wisconsin among East North Central states
Wisconsin ranks 4th of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (21.4%). Milwaukee County, at 8.6%, runs 12.8 pts below the Wisconsin rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
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