Signature · 6.6% low-access (13th pct)
Northumberland County, PA
Northumberland County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 15.6%
- on SNAP
- 91K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Northumberland County, PA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.6% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 4% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Perry County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Northumberland County lands in the lower national band (6.6%, #2,724 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,724
- national by low-access %
- #54
- in PA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.6% low-access (13th pct) (-15.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Northumberland County compares nationally
Food access in Northumberland County compares favorably nationally: its 6.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 13% of them (rank #2,726).
Northumberland County's lower-band USDA tier split
24 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Northumberland County has 13 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.
Northumberland County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Cameron 7.6
Cameron 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Northumberland 6.6
Northumberland 6.6%
6.6 % low-access
- Perry 6.3
Perry 6.3%
6.3 % low-access
- Snyder 6.2
Snyder 6.2%
6.2 % low-access
- Juniata 5.6
Juniata 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 24 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 94,528 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,223 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,125 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 90,560 |
| Median Household Income | $60,583 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,909 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.2%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Northumberland County
Northumberland County has 79 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 35 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 35
- 7-eleven 40157h, sunbury
- 7-eleven 40413h, montandon
- 7-eleven store 40415a, herndon
- 7-eleven store #40401a 40401a, sunbury
- 7-eleven store #40402a 40402a, milton
- 7-eleven store 40405b, northumberland
- 7-eleven store 40406a, milton
- agam convenience llc, shamokin
- fairview country farm, milton
- j r's mini mart, coal township
- kulpmont brothers, kulpmont
- matrushree llc, northumberland
- nilkanth225 llc, shamokin
- penn jersey food 1, shamokin
- penn jersey food mart, shamokin
- penn jersey food mart, coal township
- penn jersey food mart #2, sunbury
- penn jersey food mart 3, mount carmel
- rutter's 106, milton
- saanchi llc, watsontown
- sheetz 216, elysburg
- sunoco, ranshaw
- turkey hill minit market 950191, mount carmel
- turkey hill minit market 950199, turbotville
- turkey hill minit market 950207, elysburg
- turkey hill minit markets 950129, kulpmont
- turkey hill minit markets 950133, mount carmel
- turkey hill minit markets 950135, shamokin
- turkey hill minit markets 950184, shamokin
- turkey hill minit markets 950208, milton
- turkey hill minit markets 950225, sunbury
- watson mart, watsontown
- wawa store 8197, coal township
- wawa store 8201, sunbury
- zach's south front st, sunbury
Combination Grocery/Other · 21
- cvs pharmacy 1575, northumberland
- cvs pharmacy 1592, sunbury
- cvs pharmacy 1606, milton
- cvs pharmacy 1607, mount carmel
- cvs pharmacy 1894, shamokin
- dollar general 3455, milton
- dollar general 8375, coal township
- dal-hern pharmacy, herndon
- dollar general 0398, shamokin
- dollar general 10003, shamokin
- dollar general 14923, turbotville
- dollar general 21107, montandon
- dollar general 22989, mount carmel
- dollar general 2755, mount carmel
- dollar general 31517, sunbury
- dollar general 6569, northumberland
- dollar general 6978, watsontown
- dollar general 8723, elysburg
- dollar general store 17875, sunbury
- dollar tree 2853, coal township
- family dollar store 3684, sunbury
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 60102, coal township
- ashi's grocery store 3, watsontown
- boyer's food market inc 3556, mount carmel
- surplus outlet, northumberland
- weis markets 21, sunbury
- weis markets 36, sunbury
- weis markets 4, shamokin
- weis markets 7, milton
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- angies market 1, trevorton
- anthracite provision co. inc., coal township
- massers farm market, llc, paxinos
- ridgeview foods llc, herndon
- sensenig produce, danville
- wholesale food outlet, mount carmel
Small Grocery Store · 4
- farmhouse market, milton
- las brisas mini-mart, sunbury
- mount carmel one stop shop 1, mount carmel
- tharptown general store, coal township
Large Grocery Store · 3
- crest haven farm market, danville
- irish pot of gold meat market, coal township
- turbotville great valu, turbotville
Farmers' Market · 1
- sunbury market house, sunbury
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 2481, coal township
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 Northumberland County vs Adams County → · All Pennsylvania counties →
Counties near Northumberland County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Northumberland County, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (6.6% here).
- Curry County, OR · 6.6% low-access
- Curry County, OR · 6.6% low-access
- Seneca County, NY · 6.6% low-access
- Seneca County, NY · 6.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (15.6% here).
- Columbia County, OR · 15.6% SNAP
- Columbia County, OR · 15.6% SNAP
- Garfield County, OK · 15.6% SNAP
- Garfield County, OK · 15.6% 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.
Northumberland County inside a lower low-access state context
Northumberland 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 Northumberland County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42097. 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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