Signature · 10.3% SNAP (17th pct in PA)
Northampton County, PA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Northampton 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).
- 24.5%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 10.3%
- on SNAP
- 319K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Northampton County, PA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 24.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Butler County ( -0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Northampton County ranks #1,328 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #15 of 67 counties in PA (24.5% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,328
- national by low-access %
- #15
- in PA
- 29
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- 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: 10.3% SNAP (17th pct in PA) (-1.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Northampton County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Northampton County's 24.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 57% of them and ranked #1,332 most-affected nationwide.
Northampton County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
68 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Northampton County has 56 urban and 12 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.
Northampton County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Lehigh
Lehigh 25.5%
25.5 % low-access
- Northampton
Northampton 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Butler
Butler 24.3%
24.3 % low-access
- Franklin
Franklin 24.3%
24.3 % low-access
- Monroe
Monroe 23.4%
23.4 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 68 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 297,735 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 29 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 73,086 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,149 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 318,580 |
| Median Household Income | $89,184 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 12,621 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Northampton County
Northampton County has 187 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 77 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 77
- 12th street market, easton
- 25th street sunoco, easton
- 611 food mart llc, easton
- 7-eleven #11380d 11380, hellertown
- 7-eleven store 19886f, nazareth
- 7-eleven store 40206a, bath
- 7-eleven store f 25704c, bethlehem
- a & d mini mart, bethlehem
- a to z convenience, easton
- arys express mart, easton
- bangor mart llc, bangor
- bath mart llc, bath
- bath mini market 1, bath
- berwick convenience shop, easton
- center street s inc, bethlehem
- dhani 1 food mart llc, nazareth
- easton ave mart llc, bethlehem
- easton mobile pramukh 100 inc, easton
- frey's better foods, hellertown
- friendly food mart, bethlehem
- fastfill#2 2, walnutport
- five star petroleum, bangor
- fresh hills market 101, wind gap
- friendly food mart, bethlehem
- friendly food mart 25, walnutport
- husky food mart, easton
- la favorita grocery store, bethlehem
- lmt mini mart llc, bethlehem
- mph food mart llc, easton
- main street sunoco inc, bethlehem
- nieves grocery, bethlehem
- nazareth pike sunoco fine food, bethlehem
- northampton exxon, northampton
- pantry 1 food mart, bethlehem
- penn jersey pen argyl, pen argyl
- pereira 11 gas llc, bethlehem
- raaas llc, bethlehem
- racetrack llc, bethlehem
- raceway food mart inc, bethlehem
- ram shri inc., bangor
- redners quick shoppe 332, northamption
- samp usa llc (bangor general store), bangor
- sheetz 522, easton
- sheetz 680, easton
- sheetz 821, bethlehem
- sheetz 891, hellertown
- speedway 6714, bethlehem
- speedway 6742, bethlehem
- speedway 6743, bethlehem
- speedway 6745, bethlehem
- subhmangal services llc, easton
- supreme mart, easton
- tatamy food mart, tatamy
- top star express 107, bethlehem
- top star express 112, hellertown
- top star express 137, easton
- turkey hill minit markets 950107, northampton
- turkey hill minit markets 950114, cherryville
- turkey hill minit markets 950215, easton
- turkey hill minit markets 950223, pen argyl
- turkey hill minit markets 950224, bethlehem
- turkey hill minit markets 950226, bangor
- turkey hill minit markets 950298, bethlehem
- uni-mart 301, bethlehem
- village market, hellertown
- wawa 101, easton
- wawa 297, bethlehem
- wawa 8032, palmer
- wawa 8036, bethlehem
- wawa 8037, bethlehem
- wawa 8043, nazareth
- wawa 8046, easton
- wawa food market 89, easton
- wawa store 8142, bethlehem
- wawa store 8181, bethlehem
- yesha inc., bethlehem
- your choice easton, easton
Combination Grocery/Other · 50
- cvs 1787, easton
- cvs 1901, bangor
- cvs pharmacy 1305, easton
- cvs pharmacy 1311, bethlehem
- cvs pharmacy 1908, bethlehem
- cvs pharmacy 3617, easton
- cvs pharmacy 5743, northampton
- cvs pharmacy 960, easton
- cvs pharmacy inc 2115, hellertown
- cvs pharmacy 2459, bethlehem
- cvs pharmacy 5533, bethlehem
- cvs pharmacy 5879, wind gap
- cvs pharmacy 5885, nazareth
- cvs pharmacy 820, bethlehem
- dollar general 18102, nazareth
- dollar general 4671, nazareth
- dollar general 7024, walnutport
- dollar general 8215, hellertown
- dollar general 15146, mount bethel
- dollar general 19889, northampton
- dollar general 25007, easton
- dollar general 25584, bangor
- dollar general 30381, northampton
- dollar general 4282, easton
- dollar general 7820, bangor
- dollar general 9546, easton
- dollar tree 1557, bethlehem
- dollar tree 1583, walnutport
- dollar tree 1661, easton
- dollar tree 1673, bethlehem
- dollar tree 2214, hellertown
- dollar tree 2479, nazareth
- dollar tree 4188, easton
- dollar tree 4572, wind gap
- dollar tree 5679, bethlehem
- dollar tree 8379, pen argyl
- dollar tree 9017, easton
- family dollar 11893, easton
- family dollar store 2811, bethlehem
- family dollar store 3390, pen argyl
- family dollar store 4227, easton
- family dollar store 7577, easton
- indian bazaar, easton
- ocean state job lot 604, wind gap
- pantry one food mart, bethlehem
- stefko market, bethlehem
- walgreens 03495, bethlehem
- walgreens 04852, bethlehem
- walgreens 05985, easton
- walgreens 09994, easton
Supermarket · 25
- aldi 60021 60021, nazareth
- aldi 60083 60083, bethlehem
- aldi 81, easton
- bath market inc, bath
- chandi supermarket llc, bethlehem
- easton grocery outlet 726, easton
- giant food store 6043, hellertown
- giant food store 6093, wind gap
- giant food store 6123, bethlehem
- giant food store 6255, easton
- giant food store 6321, nazareth
- giant food store 6330, easton
- giant food store 6336, bethlehem
- giant food store 6546, walnutport
- montclair meat & food corp./ideal food basket, bethlehem
- redners warehouse market 78, easton
- redners warehouse market 95, northampton
- thomson's meat market, walnutport
- wegmans 94, easton
- wegmans 97, bethlehem
- weis markets 144, bethlehem
- weis markets 164, pen argyl
- weis markets 168, easton
- weis markets 169, easton
- weis markets 386, bethlehem
Medium Grocery Store · 11
- apna punjab, bethlehem
- deli boca chica llc, bethlehem
- express mini market, easton
- heights market, bethlehem
- lopes seafood, bethlehem
- lehigh brazilian market, bethlehem
- minimarket cabrera 1, bethlehem
- nature's way, easton
- ruggiero's market, bangor
- saylors & co, hellertown
- taste of nature, wind gap
Small Grocery Store · 11
- 5 points mini market & deli llc, bethlehem
- bodega la familia llc, bethlehem
- carniceria la plaza, easton
- easton public market - highmark farm stand, easton
- fresh halal meat & deli, easton
- linden market, bethlehem
- mana food market, easton
- mhk family market llc, easton
- northampton grocery inc, easton
- pl international market llc., easton
- shree krishna market llc, easton
Super Store · 11
- azar supermarket, bethlehem
- bethlehem meat & produce corp/c-town supermarket, bethlehem
- fgv foods llc/bravo supermarket, easton
- gerrity's valley farm market, bethlehem
- ideal food basket, easton
- lidl 1096, easton
- sam's club 6567, easton
- shoprite of bethlehem 449, easton
- target store 2536, easton
- walmart 3563, bethlehem
- walmart supercenter 2252, easton
Delivery Route · 1
- eat real food mobile market, tatamy
Farmers' Market · 1
- easton farmers' market, easton
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.
Compare Northampton County vs Adams County → · All Pennsylvania counties →
Nationwide peers for Northampton County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Northampton County (10.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Pennsylvania.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (24.5% here).
- Pushmataha County, OK · 24.5% low-access
- Pushmataha County, OK · 24.5% low-access
- Potter County, TX · 24.5% low-access
- Potter County, TX · 24.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (10.3% here).
- Cabarrus County, NC · 10.3% SNAP
- Cabarrus County, NC · 10.3% SNAP
- Fannin County, TX · 10.3% SNAP
- Fannin County, TX · 10.3% 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
Northampton 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 Northampton County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42095. 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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