Signature · 124 SNAP-authorized stores
Monroe County, PA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Monroe County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 23.4%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 15.1%
- on SNAP
- 168K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Monroe County, PA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 23.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.3 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Tioga County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Monroe County ranks #1,409 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #18 of 67 counties in PA (23.4% low-access).
- #1,409
- national by low-access %
- #18
- in PA
- 9
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 124 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Monroe County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Monroe County's 23.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 55% of them and ranked #1,413 most-affected nationwide.
Monroe County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
33 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Monroe County has 11 urban and 22 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Monroe County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Monroe
Monroe 23.4%
23.4 % low-access
- Tioga
Tioga 23.4%
23.4 % low-access
- Lycoming
Lycoming 23.3%
23.3 % low-access
- Bedford
Bedford 22.7%
22.7 % low-access
- Greene
Greene 22.6%
22.6 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 33 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 169,842 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 9 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 39,786 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.4%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,359 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 167,515 |
| Median Household Income | $83,565 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 9,234 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Monroe County
Monroe County has 124 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 47 locations (38% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 47
- 631 sunoco, east stroudsburg
- 7-eleven store #40176a 40176a, stroudsburg
- a ok market, east stroudsburg
- arv foodmart llc, blakeslee
- aliza inc dba unimart, east stroudsburg
- ann street mini mart, stroudsburg
- atlantic travel center llc, stroudsburg
- brodheadsville sunoco inc, brodheadsville
- corner food mart 1, kunkletown
- country gas and convenience, stroudsburg
- dollar surplus 1177 inc, tennerville
- erimon african & caribbean supermarkt, east stroudsburg
- european market pirin, bartonsville
- exxon gas station, stroudsburg
- food expres tobyhanna inc, pocono pines
- food express monroe inc, tobyhanna
- interstate mini mart 2, blakeslee
- joe's kwik marts, pocono summit
- liberty express tobyhanna 14, tobyhanna
- little asia, mount pocono
- mainstreet stop n go, stroudsburg
- miggys deli and food mart 1, east stroudsburg
- orion markets, swiftwater
- pa halal gyro and meat l.l.c., east stroudsburg
- rout 115 food mart, effort
- sheetz 712, swiftwater
- staner's quick shoppe, mountainhome
- stroudsburg mini mart, stroudsburg
- sunny's express mart, kresgeville
- sunnys food mart, blakeslee
- tatra deli llc, east stroudsburg
- tobyhanna food mart, tobyhanna
- turkey hill minit market 950304, east stroudsburg
- turkey hill minit markets 950214, stroudsburg
- turkey hill minit markets 950221, gilbert
- turkey hill minit markets 950274, tannersville
- uni-mart 306, bartonsville
- unimart, effort
- wawa 112, east stroudsburg
- wawa 116, stroudsburg
- wawa 8162, mt. pocono
- water gap convenience store, delaware water gap
- wawa 8026, east stroudsburg
- wawa food market 159, blakeslee
- wawa food market 197, brodheadsville
- wawa store 8187, tannersville
- wawa store 8199, east stroudsburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 41
- big lots 3066, east stroudsburg
- cvs 3062, effort
- cvs 342, mount pocano
- cvs pharmacy 2002, east stroudsburg
- cvs pharmacy inc 1312, stroudsburg
- cvs pharmcy 1942, tannersville
- cvs pharmacy 1270, cresco
- cvs pharmacy 1309, east stroudsburg
- cvs pharmacy 1320, brodheadsville
- cvs pharmacy 2262, blakeslee
- cvs pharmacy 3998, east stroudsburg
- dollar general 13931, effort
- dollar general 1445, brodheadsville
- dollar general 15067, saylorsburg
- dollar general 7032, mount pocono
- dollartree 10341, tobyhanna
- dollartree 9019, stroudsburg
- dollar general 15066, pocono summit
- dollar general 15957, kresgeville
- dollar general 17349, stroudsburg
- dollar general 19408, tobyhanna
- dollar general 19872, east stroudsburg
- dollar general 20986, blakeslee
- dollar general 22657, cresco
- dollar general 8793, east stroudsburg
- dollar general 9336, blakeslee
- dollar general store 16927, east stroudsburg
- dollar general store 16946, stroudsburg
- dollar tree 1393, bartonsville
- dollar tree 1495, stroudsburg
- dollar tree 5365, gilbert
- dollar tree 5387, mt pocono
- dollar tree 8319, east stroudsburg
- dollar tree 8517, east stroudsburg
- family dollar 12459, brodheadsville
- family dollar 4079, blakeslee
- family dollar 5823, tobyhanna
- family dollar store 7987, mountainhome
- lewis supermarket, cresco
- spice bazaar pa llc, stroudsburg
- walgreens 09878, stroudsburg
Supermarket · 12
- ahart market inc., blakeslee
- aldi 60101, pocono summit
- aldi 85, stroudsburg
- earthlight natural foods, stroudsburg
- giant food store 6455, bartonsville
- giant food store 6504, east stroudsburg
- price chopper 236, east stroudsburg
- weis markets 151, brodheadsville
- weis markets 155, mount pocono
- weis markets 158, e stroudsburg
- weis markets 159, stroudsburg
- weis markets 166, tannersville
Super Store · 9
- b js wholesale club 319, stroudsburg
- c-town supermarket, east stroudsburg
- kinsleys mkt, brodheadsville
- mignosi's super foodtown, east stroudsburg
- shop rite of stroudsburg 433, stroudsburg
- shoprite of mount pocono 416, mount pocono
- target store 1260, stroudsburg
- walmart 2368, e stroudsburg
- walmart supercenter 2365, mount pocono
Farmers' Market · 4
- d and l produce, pocono summit
- klilngel's farm, saylorsburg
- monroe farmer's market, stroudsburg
- monroe farmers market 5702623448, stroudsburg
Small Grocery Store · 4
- cedars grill, stroudsburg
- hughart's meats, saylorsburg
- josie porter farm, stroudsburg
- keyco warehouse outlet, stroudsburg
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- citera family meat market, stroudsburg
- ninth street asian market, llc, east stroudsburg
- zamzam farm market n/a, stroudsburg
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- heckman orchards, effort
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- corona butcher, scotrun
Military Commissary · 1
- tobyhanna commissary 2131, tobyhanna ad
Seafood Specialty · 1
- blue ocean fish market, stroudsburg
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Pennsylvania
One of 66 counties in Pennsylvania, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Monroe County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Monroe County, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (23.4% here).
- Fairfield County, SC · 23.4% low-access
- Fairfield County, SC · 23.4% low-access
- Horry County, SC · 23.4% low-access
- Horry County, SC · 23.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (15.1% here).
- Highland County, OH · 15.1% SNAP
- Highland County, OH · 15.1% SNAP
- Johnson County, TN · 15.1% SNAP
- Johnson County, TN · 15.1% 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.
Food access nationally, Pennsylvania in context
Monroe County sits inside Pennsylvania (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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 .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Monroe County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42089. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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