Signature · 13.6% low-access (29th pct)
Nantucket County, MA
Nantucket County lands in the lower national band on low-access (13.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 13.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.0%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Nantucket County, MA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 13.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Franklin County (+ 5.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Nantucket County lands in the lower national band (13.6%, #2,231 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,231
- national by low-access %
- #13
- in MA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 290
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 13.6% low-access (29th pct) (-8.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Nantucket County compares nationally
Nantucket County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.6% low-access share that beats 29% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,234).
Nantucket County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Nantucket County has 3 urban and 2 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.
Nantucket County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Massachusetts, not a full county-board reprint
- Barnstable
Barnstable 51%
51 % low-access
- Middlesex
Middlesex 24.6%
24.6 % low-access
- Hampden
Hampden 23.8%
23.8 % low-access
- Franklin 19.1
Franklin 19.1%
19.1 % low-access
- Nantucket 13.6
Nantucket 13.6%
13.6 % low-access
- Suffolk 1
Suffolk 1%
1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 10,172 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,386 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 290 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,483 |
| Median Household Income | $139,688 |
| Poverty Rate | 3.2%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 524 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
SNAP retailers in Nantucket County
Nantucket County has 6 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 2 locations (33% of the total), followed by supermarket.
Convenience Store · 2
- cumberland farms 2280, nantucket
- cumberland farms 6736, nantucket
Supermarket · 2
- stop & shop 2413, nantucket
- stop & shop 2415, nantucket
Farmers' Market · 1
- sustainable nantucket farmers & artisans market, nantucket
Super Store · 1
- bartlett's ocean view farm, inc., nantucket
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Massachusetts
One of 13 counties in Massachusetts, 6 are shown here.
Compare Nantucket County vs Barnstable County → · All Massachusetts counties →
Counties near Nantucket County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Nantucket County, both outside Massachusetts so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MA (13.6% here).
- Branch County, MI · 13.6% low-access
- Branch County, MI · 13.6% low-access
- Sumner County, KS · 13.6% low-access
- Sumner County, KS · 13.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MA (10.0% here).
- Antrim County, MI · 10.0% SNAP
- Antrim County, MI · 10.0% SNAP
- Monroe County, MI · 10.0% SNAP
- Monroe County, MI · 10.0% 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.
Nantucket County inside a lower low-access state context
Nantucket County sits inside Massachusetts (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 Nantucket County, MA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 25019. 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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