Signature · 7.7% SNAP (9th pct in MI)
Oakland County, MI
Oakland County sits in the upper national band on low-access (30.2%, +8.1 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 30.2%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 7.7%
- on SNAP
- 1.3M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Oakland County, MI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 30.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +8.1 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 3% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Saginaw County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Oakland County sits in the upper national band (30.2%, #917 of 3,079) with 9 LILA tracts.
- #917
- national by low-access %
- #15
- in MI
- 168
- low-access tracts
- 53K
- 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: 7.7% SNAP (9th pct in MI) (-4.4 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Oakland County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Oakland County's 30.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 71% of them and ranked #918 most-affected nationwide.
Oakland County's elevated USDA tier split
337 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Oakland County has 317 urban and 20 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.
Oakland County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Eaton
Eaton 30.9%
30.9 % low-access
- Jackson
Jackson 30.4%
30.4 % low-access
- Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo 30.3%
30.3 % low-access
- Oakland
Oakland 30.2%
30.2 % low-access
- Saginaw
Saginaw 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 337 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,202,362 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 168 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 363,393 |
| Low-Access Share | 30.2%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 52,554 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,279,825 |
| Median Household Income | $97,760 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.7%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 40,881 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Oakland County
Oakland County has 861 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 193 locations (22% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 193
- 7-eleven 33716a, highland
- aditya grocers, rochester hills
- asia grocers, farmington hills
- cvs 11250, bloomfield hills
- cvs 1150, royal oak
- cvs 1748, south lyon
- cvs 287, rochester hills
- cvs 8002, walled lake
- cvs 8004, milford
- cvs 8020, west bloomfield
- cvs 8021, southfield
- cvs 8026, troy
- cvs 8030, troy
- cvs 8033, madison hts
- cvs 8034, southfield
- cvs 8036, rochester hills
- cvs 8038, waterford
- cvs 8044, farmington hills
- cvs 8048, farmington
- cvs 8049, waterford
- cvs 8058, southfield
- cvs 8066, south lyon
- cvs 8067, novi
- cvs 8068, royal oak
- cvs 8071, lake orion
- cvs 8074, berkley
- cvs 8076, rochester hills
- cvs 8084, w bloomfield
- cvs 8101, ferndale
- cvs 8103, hazel park
- cvs 8106, oak park
- cvs 8110, clawson
- cvs 8112, waterford
- cvs 8127, royal oak
- cvs 8129, lake orion
- cvs 8132, bloomfield hills
- cvs 8136, birmingham
- cvs 8140, novi
- cvs 8143, southfield
- cvs 8155, clarkston
- cvs 8161, novi
- cvs 8162, troy
- cvs 8174, clawson
- cvs 8178, farmington hills
- cvs 8180, ferndale
- cvs 8184, bloomfield hills
- cvs 8227, sylvan lake
- cvs 8234, oakland twp
- cvs 8239, west bloomfield
- cvs 8240, commerce twp
- cvs 8241, holly
- cvs 8242, troy
- cvs 8262, northville
- cvs 8299, white lake
- cvs 8304, south lyon
- cvs pharmacy 11244, birmingham
- cvs pharmacy 3538, clarkston
- crescent lake, waterford
- dollar general 6657, walled lake
- dollar general 6721, oxford
- dollar general 8212, southfield
- dollar general 9405, farmington hills
- dollar general 9565, oak park
- dollar tree 0667, pontiac
- dollar tree 0680, madison heights
- dollar tree 1849, bloomfield hills
- dollar tree 2164, ferndale
- dollar tree 4667, royal oak
- dollartree 10222, orchard lake
- dollartree 10718, farmington hills
- dollartree 10760, commerce
- dollartree 11007, novi
- dollartree 8638, oxford
- dollartree 9057, waterford
- dollartree 9290, auburn hills
- dollartree 9758, rochester hills
- dollartree 9962, highland
- dollar general 10877, waterford
- dollar general 12065, madison heights
- dollar general 12180, pontiac
- dollar general 12376, sylvan lake
- dollar general 12412, ortonville
- dollar general 14715, lake orion
- dollar general 15048, auburn hills
- dollar general 15741, holly
- dollar general 19025, ferndale
- dollar general 19157, hazel park
- dollar general 19162, oak park
- dollar general 21012, pontiac
- dollar general 23447, davisburg
- dollar general 23556, pontiac
- dollar general 30616, pontiac
- dollar general 30648, southfield
- dollar general 7318, ortonville
- dollar general 7905, waterford
- dollar tree 175, rochester hills
- dollar tree 2079, waterford
- dollar tree 2371, southfield
- dollar tree 3039, oak park
- dollar tree 3247, farmington
- dollar tree 3501, waterford
- dollar tree 3558, white lake
- dollar tree 3586, commerce township
- dollar tree 3613, novi
- dollar tree 3620, lake orion
- dollar tree 3623, south lyon
- dollar tree 3858, farmington hills
- dollar tree 3974, clarkston
- dollar tree 4061, troy
- dollar tree 4099, farmington hills
- dollar tree 4283, southfield
- dollar tree 4485, lake orion
- dollar tree 4504, southfield
- dollar tree 4534, rochester
- dollar tree 4731, bloomfield hills
- dollar tree 5054, orchard lake
- dollar tree 5238, waterford
- dollar tree 5465, southfield
- dollar tree 5546, hazel park
- dollar tree 6429, pontiac
- dollar tree 7120, madison heights
- dollar tree 7221, holly
- dollar tree 7563, wixom
- dollar tree 848, clawson
- dollar tree 8495, milford
- dollar tree 9188, rochester hills
- dollar tree 9920, troy
- family dollar 10397, oak park
- family dollar 10610, waterford
- family dollar 11757, pontiac
- family dollar 12075, pontiac
- family dollar 12540, southfield
- family dollar 12616, waterford
- family dollar 12718, oak park
- family dollar 1296, southfield
- family dollar 1619, pontiac
- family dollar 3742, hazel park
- family dollar 3848, holly
- family dollar 4869, southfield
- family dollar 4923, southfield
- family dollar 5971, pontiac
- family dollar 6391, pontiac
- family dollar 7843, pontiac
- family dollar 8239, madison heights
- family dollar 8360, southfield
- family dollar 8392, southfield
- family dollar 8821, southfield
- family dollar 9323, farmington hills
- farhat sweets bakery llc, troy
- glory supermarket, oak park
- holiday market select, birmingham
- imperial fresh market, southfield
- india grocers, farmington hills
- jungwon oriental grocery, troy
- k & f meat market, oak park
- keg & cask shoppe, madison hts
- kagopa asian market, southfield
- market square 1, birmingham
- market square 2, west bloomfield
- natural food patch, ferndale
- nutri foods, royal oak
- oak park rx, oak park
- patel brothers, farmington hills
- plum market, bloomfield hills
- spices of india, auburn hills
- subzi mandi, troy
- tenutas foodlane, waterford
- tiger market, southfield
- walgreens 04691, madison heights
- walgreens 05675, lake orion
- walgreens 07888, rochester hills
- walgreens 4244, waterford
- walgreens 4748, royal oak
- walgreens 5426, royal oak
- walgreens 5969, southfield
- walgreens 04412, troy
- walgreens 04454, novi
- walgreens 04660, rochester hills
- walgreens 04864, west bloomfield
- walgreens 05171, clarkston
- walgreens 05290, farmington hills
- walgreens 07208, southfield
- walgreens 09085, rochester
- walgreens 09124, commerce township
- walgreens 09125, rochester
- walgreens 09251, lake orion
- walgreens 09252, highland
- walgreens 09928, waterford
- walgreens 10778, south lyon
- walgreens 15391, birmingham
- walgreens 16098, farmington hills
- walgreens 21364, southfield
- walgreens 7094, west bloomfield
Convenience Store · 56
- (dba) dixie market, waterford
- 10 mile & lahser petromart, southfield
- 10 mile fuel, farmington hills
- 10 southfield sunoco, southfield
- 1052 e. lincoln, madison heights
- 11 and washington shell gas station, royal oak
- 19995 madina llc, southfield
- 7 eleven 15115-e, waterford
- 7 eleven 15558-a, royal oak
- 7 eleven 19057-e, troy
- 7 eleven 21447d, ferndale
- 7 eleven inc 32635, royal oak
- 7-eleven(franchise) 33170, commerce township
- 7-eleven 13437, troy
- 7-eleven 13461, pontiac
- 7-eleven 15116, waterford
- 7-eleven 17482, troy
- 7-eleven 17629, royal oak
- 7-eleven 21124b, royal oak
- 7-eleven 33327, waterford
- 7-eleven 33451d, wolverine lake
- 7-eleven 33512-c, waterford
- 7-eleven 33602-b, clarkston
- 7-eleven 34540b, southfield
- 7-eleven 36768-a, clawson
- 7-eleven inc f 13435e, madison heights
- 7-eleven # 32888 32888, white lake
- 7-eleven #33544e 33544e, commerce township
- 7-eleven 12995 12995, west bloomfield
- 7-eleven 13439g, madison heights
- 7-eleven 13467, farmington hills
- 7-eleven 13473g, novi
- 7-eleven 15485-d, berkley
- 7-eleven 15873f, farmington
- 7-eleven 20710b, ferndale
- 7-eleven 25441d, farmington hills
- 7-eleven 34347b, royal oak
- 7-eleven 36023-b, rochester hills
- 7-eleven 36710a, troy
- 7-eleven store #33148, commerce township
- 7-eleven store 13458f, oak park
- 7-eleven store 13486c, oak park
- 7-eleven store 17313g, troy
- 7-eleven, inc. store #20750 20750, madison heights
- 7-eleven, inc. store #32864c, southfield
- 7-eleven, inc.store #17460c, auburn hills
- 75 bp, inc, royal oak
- 75 joslyn llc, auburn hills
- a & l beverage inc, waterford
- a & m food mart, royal oak
- a&f auburn, auburn hills
- ace party store, highland
- auburn & martin mobil mart, pontiac
- aaa huron liquor, pontiac
- abe mini mart and petro llc, southfield
- adam oil llc, pontiac
Bakery Specialty · 1
- grand mid-east pastry, troy
Showing 250 of 861 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Oakland County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near Oakland County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Oakland County (7.7%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Michigan.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MI (30.2% here).
- Santa Fe County, NM · 30.2% low-access
- Santa Fe County, NM · 30.2% low-access
- Barnes County, ND · 30.2% low-access
- Barnes County, ND · 30.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (7.7% here).
- Steele County, MN · 7.7% SNAP
- Steele County, MN · 7.7% SNAP
- O'Brien County, IA · 7.7% SNAP
- O'Brien County, IA · 7.7% 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.
Oakland County inside a higher low-access state context
Oakland 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 Oakland County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26125. 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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