Signature · 577 SNAP-authorized stores
Monroe County, NY
Monroe County sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.9%, +11.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 33.9%
- low-access pop.
- 17
- food-desert tracts
- 15.0%
- on SNAP
- 754K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Monroe County, NY
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 33.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 17 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Orange County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Monroe County sits in the upper national band (33.9%, #675 of 3,079) with 17 LILA tracts.
- #675
- national by low-access %
- #6
- in NY
- 87
- low-access tracts
- 51K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 577 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Monroe County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Monroe County's 33.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #675 most-affected nationwide.
Monroe County's elevated USDA tier split
191 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 17 LILA.
Monroe County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (178 urban, 13 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 13 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Monroe County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New York, not a full county-board reprint
- Putnam
Putnam 53.6%
53.6 % low-access
- Dutchess
Dutchess 35.9%
35.9 % low-access
- Otsego
Otsego 34.2%
34.2 % low-access
- Monroe
Monroe 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- Orange
Orange 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Warren
Warren 31.8%
31.8 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 191 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 744,344 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 87 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 17 |
| Low-Access Population | 252,371 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 51,065 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 753,753 |
| Median Household Income | $76,382 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 47,855 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.8%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Monroe County
Monroe County has 577 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 309 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
22 towns share the 577 authorized stores; Rochester holds 81% of them. 5 of the 22 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Scottsville, West Henrietta, Brighton, Pittsford, Rush.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Rochester | 470 | 87 |
| Webster | 15 | 6 |
| Brockport | 13 | 3 |
| Fairport | 10 | 3 |
| Henrietta | 9 | 1 |
| East Rochester | 7 | 1 |
| Hilton | 7 | 2 |
| Spencerport | 7 | 1 |
| Penfield | 6 | 2 |
| Hamlin | 5 | 1 |
Top 10 of 22 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 309 (250 shown)
- 104 xpress, rochester
- 18 hours store, rochester
- 20 hours clinton corporation, rochester
- 233 east ridge road llc, rochester
- 238 webster food inc, rochester
- 585 takeover deli 1 corporation, rochester
- 7 eleven 11279h, henrietta
- 7 eleven 23893e, rochester
- 7 eleven 24809h, rochester
- 7 eleven 35112h, rochester
- 7 eleven 35194h, rochester
- 7 eleven store # 40133 40133, rochester
- 7 eleven store # 40248a, webster
- 7 eleven store #22653d, rochester
- 7 eleven store #40178 40178, rochester
- 7 eleven store #40234 40234, webster
- 7 eleven store #40237 40237, rochester
- 7 eleven store #40253 40253, rochester
- 7 eleven store #40255 40255, fairport
- 7 eleven store 22658e, rochester
- 7 eleven store 35185a, rochester
- 7 eleven store 35195a, rochester
- 7 eleven store 35248a, rochester
- 7-eleven, inc. 40194, spencerport
- 7-eleven 35073j, west henrietta
- 7-eleven 35083j, rush
- 7-eleven 35104j, rochester
- 7-eleven 40151h, honeoye falls
- 884 emerson street llc, rochester
- 999 market llc, rochester
- a & z market corporation, rochester
- ak food mart, rochester
- alice's market, rochester
- aplus 40244, greece
- aplus 40251, rochester
- aayan erin safi corporation - 7 eleven 35197a, rochester
- aayan kazem corporation/ 7 eleven store 35246a, hilton
- abgrewal inc - 7 eleven 35193a 35193a, rochester
- aden mini mart, rochester
- ali rizwan, rochester
- all here store, rochester
- almaklani 98 inc., rochester
- alto mart, rochester
- amans farm & market inc, rochester
- american grocery & deli inc, rochester
- apple mart / valero, rochester
- ariana supermarket, rochester
- asheema llc - manhattan news, rochester
- asian food & grocery, rochester
- askar kids inc, rochester
- askers food market # 2, rochester
- aster mini mart llc, rochester
- auraa mart corp, rochester
- b s g mini mart inc, rochester
- beer n more inc., rochester
- berlins halal kebab & pizza, inc, rochester
- best market stop, rochester
- big save market, rochester
- born n raised, rochester
- bronson food inc, rochester
- bronx market inc, rochester
- brooks super store inc, rochester
- buffalo express, rochester
- buy and fly mini mart corporation, rochester
- byrne dairy brockport 12, brockport
- byrne dairy chili 69, rochester
- byrne dairy east rochester 148, east rochester
- byrne dairy gates 117, rochester
- byrne dairy gates long pond road 139, rochester
- byrne dairy greece 132, rochester
- byrne dairy irondequoit 140, rochester
- byrne dairy paul road 146, rochester
- byrne dairy stone road 151, rochester
- c & c delicious corner inc, rochester
- chili mini mart llc, rochester
- circle c food mart, rochester
- convenient market deli, rochester
- clinton deli & grocery, inc, rochester
- clinton grocery & deli llc, rochester
- clinton one stop inc, rochester
- cool snack snap inc, rochester
- corn hill exchange market, rochester
- corner market, fairport
- corner market, east rochester
- countryside convenience inc, rochester
- crosby's 40001, hilton
- crosby's 40003, brockport
- crosby's 40004, brockport
- crosby's 40006, hamlin
- crosby's 40009, mendon
- crosby's 40056, churchville
- culver & clifford, rochester
- culver express corporation, rochester
- culver food market llc, rochester
- culver mart inc 0, rochester
- d p one stop inc, rochester
- dewey ave bodega 1, rochester
- delta sonic car wash systems inc 814, rochester
- delta sonic car wash systems inc 816, rochester
- dew-e-sub, rochester
- dewey & emerson grocery inc, rochester
- dewey one stop mart ii inc, rochester
- dewey quick stop inc, rochester
- discount market, rochester
- dream market, rochester
- dream town deli and convenience store inc, rochester
- e-z supermart, inc., rochester
- e. ghanatios inc., fairport
- easy food market inc, rochester
- economy superette, rochester
- els deli, rochester
- early birds convenience, rochester
- east food mart inc/oil depot, east rochester
- east ridge express inc, rochester
- eastmain convenience store corporation, rochester
- effen haute inc, rochester
- elbaz market llc, rochester
- f and m grocieries, rochester
- four star market, rochester
- family farm market, rochester
- farm fresh express, rochester
- fast stop express inc, rochester
- fastrac eg llc 500255, rochester
- fastrac eg llc 500284, penfield
- fastrac eg llc 500288, rochester
- fastrac eg llc 500291, rochester
- fastrac eg llc 500293, rochester
- fastrac eg llc 500295, rochester
- fastrac eg llc 500296, rochester
- fill & fly, inc, rochester
- fine city market inc, rochester
- flint & jefferson convenience inc, rochester
- forever express mart incorporated 0, rochester
- g n n food & deli, rochester
- golden star deli, rochester
- garden market, rochester
- gas n goods inc, rochester
- gates express inc sunoco, rochester
- get and go markets, rochester
- get gas inc, rochester
- get go express 2 2, rochester
- gil tegg super service, rochester
- go green express, rochester
- golden farms, rochester
- good neighbors convenience, rochester
- h & a deli & groceries, rochester
- heba market, rochester
- heba market corporation, rochester
- hello hudson, rochester
- henrietta valero inc., henrietta
- henry's convenience market, rochester
- henry's convenience market, rochester
- henry's convenience market, rochester
- henry's gas & convenience, rochester
- henry's gas & goods, rochester
- hudson express convenient, inc., rochester
- hudson express mart llc, rochester
- hudson sav-mor, rochester
- international beverage, rochester
- izzys express mart, rochester
- jay st convenient store inc, rochester
- jazeera corporation - three star deli 2, rochester
- joe's kwik mart 464, fairport
- joe's kwik mart 468, rochester
- joe's kwik mart 470, henrietta
- joe's kwik mart 481, rochester
- joe's kwik mart 482, rochester
- joe's kwik mart 483, rochester
- joe's kwik mart 485, spencerport
- joe's kwik marts 469, rochester
- joe's kwik marts 493, webster
- joseph express, rochester
- jzr market, rochester
- k's food n gas inc, rochester
- kwik fill 058, rochester
- kwik fill 060, east rochester
- kwik fill 062, rochester
- kwik fill 125, rochester
- kwik fill 129, spencerport
- kwik fill 335, rochester
- kwik fill 336, rochester
- king convenient market & deli 1 inc, rochester
- king food mart inc, rochester
- king mini market 340 inc 1, rochester
- kirkland mini mart, rochester
- kwik fill 132, brockport
- kwik way mart, rochester
- lake food market, rochester
- lake stop & go, inc., rochester
- lakeview mart inc, rochester
- last dance market & deli inc 0, rochester
- last stop grocery and deli, rochester
- lemine mini market llc, rochester
- lipman's kosher market, rochester
- lover's convenient, rochester
- lucci pizza grill and store, rochester
- lucky 2 mart inc, rochester
- lucky marrakech, rochester
- lucky moon convience, rochester
- m&z express inc, rochester
- main & king grocery, rochester
- mason's delicatessen, rochester
- millennium mini market inc, rochester
- madalena market 1, rochester
- magic city mini mart, rochester
- maklan food inc, rochester
- maple mart & deli, inc., rochester
- mcc bookstore 2, rochester
- mccall market corporation, rochester
- mobil gas plus inc, rochester
- moes quick stop, rochester
- mojoes on hudson inc 0, rochester
- monroe com college assn inc - brighton bookstore, rochester
- monroe convenience inc, rochester
- monroe mart, rochester
- monroe one stop inc, rochester
- mr. moe's deli and pizza, rochester
- mt read gas inc gulf, rochester
- my one stop, rochester
- my way mini market, rochester
- neighborhood mini mkt & grocery inc, rochester
- nemers front corp, rochester
- nice n easy food, rochester
- north express, rochester
- norton mini mart, rochester
- norton-hudson corp dba r & r convenience, rochester
- ogden express corporation, rochester
- opamamin market, rochester
- ot mart, rochester
- papi's convenient, inc., rochester
- parsells & denver market, rochester
- pk grocery & food mart, inc, rochester
- plymouth express community food & deli center, rochester
- portland & norton, inc., rochester
- prince pizzeria and grocery llc, rochester
- quick and fast food, rochester
- quick mini mart llc, rochester
- quicklee's 28, rochester
- quicklee's 31, hamlin
- quicklee's 33, rochester
- quicklee's 4, henrietta
- quintana mini mart, rochester
- riccardo's italian bakery, rochester
- red apple food mart 331, rochester
- ritaj express mart llc, rochester
- river mini market inc, rochester
- roc food mart inc, rochester
- rochester care pharmacy, rochester
- roll in &out market corporation, rochester
- royal palace deli llc, rochester
Showing 250 of 577 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 New York
One of 61 counties in New York, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Monroe County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Monroe County, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (33.9% here).
- Sullivan County, NH · 33.9% low-access
- Meigs County, OH · 33.9% low-access
- Starr County, TX · 33.9% low-access
- Prince George County, VA · 33.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (15.0% here).
- Lincoln County, OK · 15.0% SNAP
- Curry County, OR · 15.0% SNAP
- Randolph County, MO · 15.0% SNAP
- Scott County, MS · 15.0% 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.
New York among Middle Atlantic states
New York ranks 3rd of 3 Middle Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (12.0%). Monroe County, at 33.9%, runs 21.9 pts above the New York rate.
- New Jersey 23.8%
- Pennsylvania 21.4%
- New York 12.0%
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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