Signature · 4.3% low-access (9th pct)
Newaygo County, MI
Newaygo County lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 16.6%
- on SNAP
- 51K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Newaygo County, MI
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Missaukee County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Newaygo County lands in the lower national band (4.3%, #2,849 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,849
- national by low-access %
- #71
- in MI
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 860
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.3% low-access (9th pct) (-17.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Newaygo County compares nationally
Food access in Newaygo County compares favorably nationally: its 4.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 9% of them (rank #2,850).
Newaygo County's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Newaygo County has 1 urban and 10 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.
Newaygo County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Van Buren 4.9
Van Buren 4.9%
4.9 % low-access
- Kalkaska 4.6
Kalkaska 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
- Newaygo 4.3
Newaygo 4.3%
4.3 % low-access
- Missaukee 4.3
Missaukee 4.3%
4.3 % low-access
- Montmorency 3.9
Montmorency 3.9%
3.9 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 48,460 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,082 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 860 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 50,792 |
| Median Household Income | $63,304 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,271 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Newaygo County
Newaygo County has 57 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 25 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 25
- bitely market, bitely
- bob's party store, white cloud
- bridgeton general store, grant
- brohman ez mart 294, brohman
- cb trading post, newaygo
- croton ez mart 376, newaygo
- grant citgo 2, grant
- hesperia sunoco, hesperia
- hilltop ez mart 570, white cloud
- hilltop express 569, newaygo
- hilltop general ez mart 571, newaygo
- hometown express llc, sand lake
- johns home grown produce, white cloud
- knotty pine general store, bitely
- meijer gas station 310, fremont
- midway party store, white cloud
- river mart inc, fremont
- sippy flats general store, bitely
- speedway 3569, newaygo
- speedway 6308, fremont
- wesco 22, white cloud
- wesco 40, newaygo
- wesco 43, fremont
- wesco 44, grant
- woodville country store, white cloud
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- dollar general 19443, fremont
- dollar general 19571, brohman
- dollar general 6997, newaygo
- dollar general 7345, hesperia
- dollar general 9974, white cloud
- dollartree 8760, fremont
- dollartree 9288, newaygo
- dollar general 16512, grant
- dollar general 21014, white cloud
- dollar general 24765, newaygo
- dollar general 25393, bitely
- dollar general 30750, newaygo
- dollar general store 16465, white cloud
- family dollar store 3796, fremont
- family dollar store 5370, newaygo
- family dollar store 5814, white cloud
- gene's family market, grant
- gene's family market, newaygo
- walgreens 12533, fremont
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 67115, fremont
- bird farm meats, howard city
- houseman's foods, white cloud
- leppinks 502, newaygo
- save a lot 24312, newaygo
Farmers' Market · 2
- grant farmer's market, grant
- newaygo county farmer's market, newaygo
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- brookside discount grocery llc, newaygo
- m 37 meat shack, bitely
Small Grocery Store · 2
- hilcrest bulkfood, white cloud
- la esperanza supermarket llc, grant
Super Store · 2
- meijer store 310, fremont
- walmart 1791, fremont
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 Newaygo County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near Newaygo County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Newaygo 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 (4.3% here).
- Ripley County, IN · 4.3% low-access
- Ripley County, IN · 4.3% low-access
- Alleghany County, NC · 4.3% low-access
- Alleghany County, NC · 4.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (16.6% here).
- Essex County, MA · 16.6% SNAP
- Essex County, MA · 16.6% SNAP
- Forrest County, MS · 16.6% SNAP
- Forrest County, MS · 16.6% 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.
Newaygo County inside a lower low-access state context
Newaygo 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 Newaygo County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26123. 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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