Signature · 2 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts)
Oceana County, MI
Oceana County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (28.6% of the book) alongside 9.3% low-access.
- 9.3%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 15.9%
- on SNAP
- 27K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Oceana County, MI
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 9.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 29% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cheboygan County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Oceana County lands in the lower national band (9.3%, #2,538 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,538
- national by low-access %
- #62
- in MI
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts) .
How Oceana County compares nationally
Oceana County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.3% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,542).
Oceana County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Oceana County has 1 urban and 6 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.
Oceana County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Houghton 10.5
Houghton 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Manistee 9.6
Manistee 9.6%
9.6 % low-access
- Cheboygan 9.4
Cheboygan 9.4%
9.4 % low-access
- Oceana 9.3
Oceana 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Isabella 9.2
Isabella 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 26,570 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,459 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,161 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 26,915 |
| Median Household Income | $62,417 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,661 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Oceana County
Oceana County has 36 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- country dairy farm store, new era
- dave's party store, hart
- hart ez mart 544, hart
- j&h family stores - hart marathon 143, hart
- kwik mart llc, walkerville
- la mexicana, hart
- makkedah processing & bulk foods, hart
- new era ago 57, new era
- taylor bridge grocery, hesperia
- van pattens general store, rothbury
- wesco 14, fremont
- wesco 17, new era
- wesco 46, hesperia
- wesco 51, rothbury
- wesco 53, shelby
- wilsons general store, hart
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- dollar general 14325, shelby
- dollar general 5889, hart
- dollartree 10140, hart
- dollar general 15855, rothbury
- dollar general 21291, hart
- dollar general 21995, new era
- dollar general 23491, walkerville
- dollar general 25685, shelby
- dollar general store 16402, pentwater
- family dollar 11420, walkerville
- family dollar store 2842, hart
- family dollar store 6408, hesperia
- hansen foods, hart
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- carniceria la conasupo llc, shelby
- la probadita, hart
- tienda la palma, shelby
Farmers' Market · 2
- heritage farms mkt llc, fremont
- new era farmers market, new era
Large Grocery Store · 1
- cherry hill supermarket inc, shelby
Supermarket · 1
- ed's thrift-t shopping center, hesperia
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 Oceana County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near Oceana County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Oceana 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 (9.3% here).
- Somerset County, ME · 9.3% low-access
- Somerset County, ME · 9.3% low-access
- Owen County, KY · 9.3% low-access
- Owen County, KY · 9.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (15.9% here).
- Worcester County, MA · 15.9% SNAP
- Worcester County, MA · 15.9% SNAP
- Jasper County, MS · 15.9% SNAP
- Jasper County, MS · 15.9% 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.
Oceana County inside a lower low-access state context
Oceana 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 Oceana County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26127. 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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