Signature · 16 LILA tracts (38.1% of tracts)
Muskegon County, MI
Muskegon County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 16 LILA tracts (38.1% of the book) alongside 43.0% low-access.
- 43.0%
- low-access pop.
- 16
- food-desert tracts
- 19.4%
- on SNAP
- 176K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Muskegon County, MI
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 43.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +20.9 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 16 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.4% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 38% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Schoolcraft County (+ 3.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Muskegon County sits in the upper national band (43.0%, #314 of 3,079) with 16 LILA tracts.
- #314
- national by low-access %
- #2
- in MI
- 26
- low-access tracts
- 30K
- 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: 16 LILA tracts (38.1% of tracts) .
How Muskegon County compares nationally
Muskegon County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 43.0% low-access share outpaces 90% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #316 most-affected nationwide.
Muskegon County's elevated USDA tier split
42 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 16 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Muskegon County has 31 urban and 11 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.
Muskegon County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Muskegon
Muskegon 43%
43 % low-access
- Gratiot
Gratiot 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Ingham
Ingham 38%
38 % low-access
- Genesee
Genesee 35.9%
35.9 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 42 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 172,188 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 26 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 16 |
| Low-Access Population | 74,104 |
| Low-Access Share | 43.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 29,827 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 175,961 |
| Median Household Income | $65,024 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 13,107 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.4%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.4%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Muskegon County
Muskegon County has 171 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 91 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 91
- 814 wireless inc, muskegon
- a & a mini mart, muskegon
- admiral 5757, muskegon
- admiral shell 5808, muskegon
- admiral shell 5899, muskegon
- adventure ez mart 208, muskegon
- agam food mart, norton shores
- bluebird liquor, muskegon
- broadway liquor, muskegon
- cheema pump & pantry, muskegon
- cloverville e-z mart 348, muskegon
- discount liquor llc, muskegon
- elroyal party store, muskegon
- express lane, muskegon
- express lane marathon, muskegon
- fox lake general store, twin lake
- freshway foods, muskegon
- frontier mart, muskegon
- fruitvale ago 55, montague
- gas & go 3 llc, muskegon
- getty marathon, norton shores
- health hutt 1, muskegon
- health hutt 3, muskegon
- holton stop n shop, holton
- hometown convenience, casnovia
- j & h family stores - the lakes 146, muskegon
- j&h family stores - apple ave 166, muskegon
- j&h family stores - twin lake marathon 144, twin lake
- jass, muskegon
- johns market, twin lake
- k stop llc, twin lake
- korting, muskegon
- l&g family market, muskegon
- lakeshore liquor feat. waynes deli 1, muskegon
- laketon marathon, muskegon
- lane's grocery, norton shores
- los arcos mini mart, muskegon
- mgs convenience store 1, norton shores
- multani mart, muskegon
- maple island grocery llc, twin lake
- marathon, muskegon
- meijer gas station 19, norton shores
- meijer gas station 232, muskegon
- meijer gas station 71, muskegon
- mill iron marathon, muskegon
- muskegon family food, muskegon
- norton mini mart, muskegon
- norton shores ez mart 720, norton shores
- ozzie's, norton shores
- preet mart, muskegon
- punjab group muskegon inc, norton shores
- quickway downtown, muskegon
- raja mart, muskegon
- ravenna ago 56, ravenna
- ray's mini mart, muskegon
- roadside express, ravenna
- roadside express, muskegon
- russell rd ago 53, muskegon
- shell mart, muskegon
- sunny mart, muskegon
- sam's drink all, muskegon
- seaway liquors, muskegon
- shop n stop, muskegon
- speedway 6293, fruitport
- speedway 6297, muskegon
- speedway 6303, muskegon
- speedway 6304, ravenna
- speedway 6305, muskegon
- sunny mart, muskegon
- sunny mart discount store, muskegon
- super stop food store, muskegon
- wesco 02, muskegon
- wesco 03, muskegon
- wesco 13, muskegon
- wesco 15, whitehall
- wesco 18, muskegon
- wesco 19, whitehall
- wesco 21, fruitport
- wesco 26, muskegon
- wesco 30, muskegon
- wesco 31, muskegon
- wesco 37, muskegon
- wesco 48, montague
- wesco 49, muskegon
- wesco 5, fruitport
- wesco 57, whitehall
- wesco 68, norton shores
- wesco 8, ravenna
- whitehall 264, whitehall
- whitehall ago 54, whitehall
- wood st. liquor, muskegon
Combination Grocery/Other · 44
- benson drug company, muskegon
- cvs 6804, muskegon
- dollar general 10192, muskegon
- dollar general 14261, ravenna
- dollar general 14337, muskegon
- dollar general 18075, twin lake
- dollar general 18466, muskegon
- dollar general 7763, muskegon
- dollar general 8280, muskegon
- dollar general 8659, muskegon
- dollartree 9364, muskegon
- dollar general 13467, norton shores
- dollar general 14803, fruitport
- dollar general 15554, muskegon
- dollar general 16197, norton shores
- dollar general 16347, whitehall
- dollar general 21811, montague
- dollar general 24748, muskegon
- dollar general 25741, holton
- dollar general 30128, muskegon
- dollar general 31039, muskegon
- dollar general 6665, whitehall
- dollar tree 1547, muskegon
- dollar tree 4586, norton shores
- dollar tree 4889, muskegon
- dollar tree` 735, muskegon
- family dollar store 1791, muskegon
- family dollar store 2345, muskegon
- family dollar store 4011, muskegon
- family dollar store 4832, norton shores
- family dollar store 5052, muskegon
- family dollar store 5265, muskegon
- family dollar store 5449, muskegon
- ghezzis market, muskegon
- john drummonds bucher shop, muskegon
- moms, muskegon
- pot 63, muskegon
- valu time grocery inc, muskegon
- walgreens 04835, muskegon
- walgreens 05315, muskegon
- walgreens 6279, muskegon
- walgreens 07461, n muskegon
- walgreens 10079, muskegon
- walgreens 11417, whitehall
Super Store · 10
- costco wholesale 1744, muskegon
- meijer inc 071, north muskegon
- meijer inc 19, muskegon
- meijer inc 232, muskegon
- montague foods, montague
- sam's club 6562, muskegon
- target store 2327, norton shores
- walmart 2238, muskegon
- walmart 3458, whitehall
- walmart supercenter 3876, muskegon
Supermarket · 10
- aldi 67008 67008, muskegon
- aldi 67103, muskegon
- aldi 67157, whitehall
- aldi 67009, muskegon
- e&a pit stop inc, muskegon
- gordon food service store mp013, muskegon
- harding's market 165, muskegon
- orchard markets 567, fruitport
- save a lot 24310, muskegon
- supermercado san jose 2, muskegon
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- apple corner store, muskegon
- jacks quick stop 3, twin lake
- productos mexicanos, muskegon
- ravenna market, ravenna
Farmers' Market · 3
- city of muskegon farmers market, muskegon
- montague farmers market, montague
- muskegon heights farmer's market, muskegon
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- drummond meat processing, ravenna
- scott meats, muskegon
- the meat block inc, muskegon
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphy's pizza mi030, muskegon
- schafer thrift 50022, norton shores
Small Grocery Store · 2
- gk market, muskegon
- jacks corner store #1, norton shores
Delivery Route · 1
- muskegon ymca mobile farmers market, muskegon
Large Grocery Store · 1
- e&a grocery #4, muskegon
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Michigan
One of 82 counties in Michigan, 6 are shown here.
Compare Muskegon County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near Muskegon County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Muskegon County, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MI (43.0% here).
- Rockingham County, NH · 43.0% low-access
- Rockingham County, NH · 43.0% low-access
- Douglas County, GA · 43.0% low-access
- Douglas County, GA · 43.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (19.4% here).
- Johnston County, OK · 19.4% SNAP
- Johnston County, OK · 19.4% SNAP
- Union County, OR · 19.4% SNAP
- Union County, OR · 19.4% 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.
Muskegon County inside a higher low-access state context
Muskegon County sits inside Michigan (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 Muskegon County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26121. 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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