Signature · 16.7% SNAP (89th pct in NY)
Oneida County, NY
Oneida County stands out on SNAP (16.7%, +4.6 pts vs U.S.) with 18.2% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 18.2%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 16.7%
- on SNAP
- 229K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Oneida County, NY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 18.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.9 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.7% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 12.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 12% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Livingston County ( -0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Oneida County ranks #1,841 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #22 of 60 counties in NY (18.2% low-access; 9 food-desert tracts).
- #1,841
- national by low-access %
- #22
- in NY
- 19
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- 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: 16.7% SNAP (89th pct in NY) (+4.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
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
74 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Oneida County has 51 urban and 23 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.
Oneida County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in New York, not a full county-board reprint
- Putnam
Putnam 53.6%
53.6 % low-access
- Schenectady 18.8
Schenectady 18.8%
18.8 % low-access
- Oneida 18.2
Oneida 18.2%
18.2 % low-access
- Livingston 18
Livingston 18%
18 % low-access
- Cortland 17.6
Cortland 17.6%
17.6 % low-access
- Madison 16.8
Madison 16.8%
16.8 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % 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 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| 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% |
Thick SNAP store book 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 stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in New York
One of 61 counties in New York, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Oneida County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Oneida County (16.7%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside New York.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (18.2% here).
- Hoke County, NC · 18.2% low-access
- Hoke County, NC · 18.2% low-access
- Mercer County, PA · 18.2% low-access
- Mercer County, PA · 18.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (16.7% here).
- Beaufort County, NC · 16.7% SNAP
- Beaufort County, NC · 16.7% SNAP
- Baker County, OR · 16.7% SNAP
- Baker County, OR · 16.7% 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.
Food access nationally, New York in context
Oneida County sits inside New York (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 Oneida County, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36065. 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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