Signature · 8 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Montgomery County, NY
Montgomery County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 8 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 37.9% low-access.
- 37.9%
- low-access pop.
- 8
- food-desert tracts
- 15.4%
- on SNAP
- 50K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Montgomery County, NY
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 37.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +15.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 8 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.4% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dutchess County ( -2.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Montgomery County sits in the upper national band (37.9%, #489 of 3,079) with 8 LILA tracts.
- #489
- national by low-access %
- #3
- in NY
- 9
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 8 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Montgomery County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Montgomery County's 37.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 84% of them and ranked #491 most-affected nationwide.
Montgomery County's elevated USDA tier split
16 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 8 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Montgomery County has 9 urban and 7 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.
Montgomery 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
- Montgomery
Montgomery 37.9%
37.9 % 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
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 16 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 50,219 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 9 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 8 |
| Low-Access Population | 19,057 |
| Low-Access Share | 37.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,225 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 49,528 |
| Median Household Income | $64,943 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,014 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.4%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Montgomery County
Montgomery County has 61 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 34 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 34
- 5 corners mobile inc, amsterdam
- 7 days convenience store, amsterdam
- betty beavers, canajoharie
- citgo gas station, saint johnsville
- citgo gas station, palatine bridge
- cumberland farms 1684, fonda
- fastrac eg llc 500264, amsterdam
- fastrac eg llc 500272, amsterdam
- glsm inc, amsterdam
- joes deli & grocery inc., amsterdam
- memon enterprises inc, amsterdam
- mini kwik inc, amsterdam
- mobil 300 inc., amsterdam
- monte grab n go deli & smokeshop, saint johnsville
- nelliston trading inc, nelliston
- pilot 1317, fultonville
- quick gas mart inc/sunoco, canajoharie
- stewart's shop 106, st johnsville
- stewart's shop 118, fort plain
- stewart's shop 146, fonda
- stewart's shop 233, amsterdam
- stewarts shop 116, esperance
- stewarts shop 319, fort johnson
- scotland farms country store, fonda
- speedway 7591, amsterdam
- stewart's shop 348, west charlton
- stewart's shops 254, amsterdam
- stewart's shops 478, fort plain
- stewarts shop 102, hagaman
- stewarts shop 169, palatine bridge
- stewarts shop 266, amsterdam
- stewarts shop 445, amsterdam
- valley view mini mart, amsterdam
- what a bargain grocery inc., amsterdam
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- dollar general 18503, amsterdam
- dollar general 10765, st johnsville
- dollar general 16215, esperance
- dollar general 30759, ephratah
- dollar general 7422, fonda
- dollar general 8623, palatine bridge
- dollar general 9357, amsterdam
- dollar tree 1412, amsterdam
- family dollar 3624, fort plain
- kinney drugs 25, saint johnsville
- walgreens 10747, amsterdam
- walgreens 17492, palatine bridge
Super Store · 4
- hannaford food & drug 8363, amsterdam
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8255, esperance
- target 2461, amsterdam
- walmart 2146, amsterdam
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 65237, amsterdam
- market 32 price chopper 139, amsterdam
- price chopper palatine bridge 164, palatine bridge
- southern tier grocery inc/save a lot, fort plain
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- dutch country market, fort plain
- el caribe market, llc, amsterdam
- shults family farm, canajoharie
Small Grocery Store · 3
- amsterdam deli grocery, amsterdam
- mi isla market llc, amsterdam
- plain food cooperative inc, fort plain
Farmers' Market · 1
- market on the mohawk nafmnp, amsterdam
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.
Compare Montgomery County vs Albany County → · All New York counties →
Counties near Montgomery County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Montgomery 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 (37.9% here).
- Baker County, OR · 37.9% low-access
- Baker County, OR · 37.9% low-access
- Vanderburgh County, IN · 37.9% low-access
- Vanderburgh County, IN · 37.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (15.4% here).
- Stanly County, NC · 15.4% SNAP
- Stanly County, NC · 15.4% SNAP
- Wilkes County, NC · 15.4% SNAP
- Wilkes County, NC · 15.4% 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.
Montgomery County inside a higher low-access state context
Montgomery County sits inside New York (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 Montgomery County, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36057. 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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