County food-access profile · New York
Oneida County, NY
Oneida County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 18.2%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 16.7%
- on SNAP
- 229K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
18.2% of Oneida County residents live in a low-access area, and 9 of its 74 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 19
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- food-desert residents
- 12.0%
- households, no vehicle
- 15.5%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
Oneida County's low-access share sits near the national share, at 18.2% per the USDA Atlas. 19 of the county's 74 census tracts are flagged low-access, covering roughly 42,858 residents who live far from a supermarket. 9 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 13,146 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Oneida County compares nationally
Oneida County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.2% low-access share that beats 41% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,843).
Oneida County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 74 census tracts in Oneida County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Oneida County vs. other New York counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in New York
- Oneida
Oneida County, NY
18.2 % low-access
- Albany
Albany County, NY
31.4 % low-access
- Allegany 3.9
Allegany County, NY
3.9 % low-access
- Bronx 0.6
Bronx County, NY
0.6 % low-access
- Broome
Broome County, NY
16.4 % low-access
- Cattaraugus 7.9
Cattaraugus County, NY
7.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 74 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 234,878 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 19 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 42,858 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.2%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,146 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 229,124 |
| Median Household Income | $70,154 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 15,855 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 12.0%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.4% |
About 16.7% of Oneida County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 18.2% of residents are low-access, near the national share for U.S. counties.
- 16.7% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 15,855 households here.
- 12.0% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 9 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Oneida County
near the national share
9 of Oneida County's 74 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 12.2% of all its tracts.
A further 10 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 19.
An estimated 42,858 residents, roughly 18.2% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 13,146 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 55 tracts (74.3%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Oneida County
Oneida County has 261 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 130 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 130
- 315 dari del inc., utica
- 3as bloomfield market, rome
- 7-eleven 40167h, new hartford
- adam mini mart and deli corp., utica
- aseel deli & grocery, inc, utica
- bleecker ez stop corporation, utica
- byrne dairy camden 16, camden
- byrne dairy campion road 116, new hartford
- byrne dairy erie blvd rome 128, rome
- byrne dairy kirkland 40, clinton
- byrne dairy marcy 164, marcy
- byrne dairy riverside 36, utica
- byrne dairy rome turin road 160, rome
- byrne dairy whitesboro 25, whitesboro
- country farms, rome
- country store, camden
- camden gourmet deli, inc, camden
- cassville food & gas, inc., cassville
- circle k 4707601, westmoreland
- circle k 4707605, rome
- circle k 4707609, sangerfield
- circle k 4707613, vernon
- circle k 4707617, oneida
- circle k 4707621, sylvan beach
- cliff's local market 501, clinton
- cliff's local market 502, new york mills
- cliff's local market 503, utica
- cliff's local market 505, new hartford
- cliff's local market 508, oriskany
- cliff's local market 509, new hartford
- cliff's local market 511, rome
- cliff's local market 512, rome
- cliff's local market 513, taberg
- cliff's local market 514, alder creek
- cliff's local market 515, clinton
- cliff's local market 519, utica
- cliff's local market 520, washington mills
- cliff's local market store 518, sauquoit
- comana asian grocery store, utica
- community express market, rome
- country grocery and convenience store, bridgewater
- dari-del dairy, utica
- dalaly deli corp, utica
- damiano's market, utica
- delicias boricua, utica
- eagle street express inc 1, utica
- embers camping supply & store, blossvale
- everest convenience utica corporation, utica
- famco 1 llc, durhamville
- fastrac eg llc 276, rome
- fastrac eg llc 500221, utica
- fastrac eg llc 500228, utica
- fastrac eg llc 500231, marcy
- fastrac eg llc 500235, camden
- fastrac eg llc 500242, utica
- fastrac eg llc 500246, utica
- fastrac eg llc 500248, utica
- fastrac eg llc 500254, rome
- fastrac eg llc 500268, rome
- food center, llc, rome
- gtb fuel 8 corporation one dream, new hartford
- havers nice & easy 2502, barneveld
- havers nice n easy 2501, poland
- ismail's market, utica
- james st food market inc., utica
- jojo's market, rome
- k k foodland, vernon
- karl's market inc, utica
- kekis citgo inc., rome
- km gas and food mart inc, stittville
- lower east side market, utica
- lueays express, utica
- muharem market, utica
- maple leaf market 36, verona beach
- maple leaf market 39, verona
- maple leaf market 43, sherrill
- market 167, llc 154, utica
- mirabito 107 - chadwicks, chadwicks
- mirabito 108 - new hartford rte. 5, new hartford
- mirabito 109 - rome, rome
- musaeed deli & grocery market inc, utica
- n&m sales, rome
- northway stop n shop, inc, remsen
- nice & easy shop, utica
- oriskany falls food mart incorporated, oriskany falls
- quick and easy shop, rome
- quick stop convenience utica corporation, utica
- rite price gas & food mart inc, rome
- rizzo's market, rome
- rome petroleum inc, rome
- rowida mini mart inc 1, utica
- royals express convience, utica
- stewart's shop 432, barneveld
- stewarts shop 132, waterville
- stewarts shop 377, rome
- super plus market, utica
- sams deli & market incorporated, utica
- savon 15, verona
- seymour deli & grocery market, inc., utica
- sheba mini market, utica
- smileys deli corporation, utica
- speedway 7622, yorkville
- speedway 7638, utica
- speedway 7651, utica
- speedway 7681, rome
- speedway 9911, yorkville
- stewart's shop 222, utica
- stewart's shop 453 453, new hartford
- stewart's shop 455, westmoreland
- stewart's shops 217, utica
- stewart's shops 450, utica
- stewart's shops 454, rome
- stewart's shops 460, rome
- stewart's shops 466, yorkville
- stewart's shops 467, boonville
- stewart's shops 477, bridgewater
- stewarts shop 361, clinton
- stewarts shop 434, holland patent
- stewarts shop 440, boonville
- stittsville mart inc, stittville
- street corner market, utica
- u sabatinos deli and grocery inc., utica
- u taste deli, utica
- utica mini mart, utica
- ut one corporation, utica
- utica mini mart, utica
- uticas finest deli incorporated, utica
- waterville market, waterville
- west st mini mart inc, utica
- y hill express, blossvale
Combination Grocery/Other · 62
- cvs 5015, waterville
- cvs pharmacy 5008, clinton
- dollar general 16137, oriskany
- dollar tree 1299, utica
- dollar tree 1401, new hartford
- dollar tree 1403, utica
- dollar tree 1408, rome
- dollartree 10162, rome
- dollartree 1068, new hartford
- dollar general 10537, sherrill
- dollar general 11111, waterville
- dollar general 12183, utica
- dollar general 14421, utica
- dollar general 14466, holland patent
- dollar general 15168, bridgewater
- dollar general 15735, taberg
- dollar general 20510, remsen
- dollar general 20688, westmoreland
- dollar general 21145, rome
- dollar general 25681, blossvale
- dollar general 25683, sauquoit
- dollar general 25793, utica
- dollar general 25965, verona
- dollar general 30125, barneveld
- dollar general 30690, alder creek
- dollar general 31230, utica
- dollar general 6343, clinton
- dollar general 6469, whitesboro
- dollar general 6714, sylvan beach
- dollar general 8493, new hartford
- dollar general 8559, rome
- dollar general 8903, boonville
- dollar general 9112, vernon
- dollar general 9428, rome
- dollar general 9763, camden
- dollar tree 5289, rome
- dollar tree 6822, whitesboro
- family dollar 10809, utica
- family dollar store 2114, boonville
- family dollar store 3147, rome
- family dollar store 3822, utica
- family dollar store 5227, utica
- family dollar store 7194, barneveld
- giuseppe's bakery, utica
- garros drugs, utica
- golden lotus food stores, utica
- kinney drugs 03, camden
- kinney drugs 83, whitesboro
- kinney drugs 84, clinton
- kinney drugs 92, boonville
- makkah butcher market, utica
- muju n/a, utica
- parkway drugs of oneida co., utica
- utica caribbean market, utica
- walgreens 09798, new hartford
- walgreens 09799, new hartford
- walgreens 09800, utica
- walgreens 10159, rome
- walgreens 17097, rome
- walgreens 17724, utica
- walgreens 17776, boonville
- walgreens 19353, barneveld
Medium Grocery Store · 13
- al balad halal market inc, utica
- discount retail food store, utica
- family land oriental market, utica
- golden burma asian market & halal food, utica
- halal asian food market, utica
- international groc.& music store, utica
- moon light burmese food whole sale and retail, utica
- north star orchards, westmoreland
- nguyen phat store, utica
- nile halal market 1, utica
- senshine market, utica
- shine on wholesale inc., utica
- uncle bakarr african grocery, utica
Super Store · 12
- bj's wholesale club 64, utica
- chanatry's french rd market, utica
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8168, new hartford
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8372, utica
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8449, rome
- hannaford supermarket 8313, clinton
- hannaford supermarket 8370, new hartford
- pricerite of utica 249, utica
- target 1492, new hartford
- walmart supercenter 1677, new hartford
- walmart supercenter 2093, utica
- walmart supercenter 2234, rome
Small Grocery Store · 11
- b&s village grocery, llc, oriskany falls
- buell fuels north bay country store, north bay
- golden halal market, utica
- kelley meats llc, taberg
- meko deli and grocery inc., utica
- myat parami asian & halal market, utica
- oneida mini mart inc, utica
- ps tony soe, utica
- royal imports, utica
- ruznic market, utica
- tachogay food market corporation, utica
Farmers' Market · 8
- boonville area farmers market, boonville
- boonville community harvest, boonville
- boonville community harvest na, boonville
- camden farmers market ny, camden
- chancellor park farmer's market, utica
- clinton farmers market, clinton
- oneida county public market fm, utica
- vienna farmers market, verona beach
Large Grocery Store · 5
- avico distribution llc, utica
- desantis meat market & deli inc, barneveld
- mazzaferro's meats & deli, rome
- min htet win oriental market inc., utica
- peter's cornucopia, new hartford
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 4
- alhalal livestock direct market, utica
- empire custom processing llc, bridgewater
- harbs family farm llc, blossvale
- pulaski meat market, utica
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 64037, utica
- aldi 65015, rome
Bakery Specialty · 1
- dutch ovens llc - holland farms bakery & deli, yorkville
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- your bargain grocer - compassion coalition, utica
Seafood Specialty · 1
- fresco fish, new hartford
Showing 250 of 261 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in New York
Compare Oneida County vs Albany County → · All New York counties →
Food access nationally, New York in context
Oneida County sits inside New York (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
Frequently Asked Questions
What share of Oneida County has low food access? ▼
What is the SNAP participation rate in Oneida County? ▼
What is the poverty rate in Oneida County? ▼
Is Oneida County a food desert? ▼
What share of Oneida County households lack a vehicle? ▼
Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.