Signature · 421 SNAP-authorized stores
Onondaga County, NY
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Onondaga County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 26.7%
- low-access pop.
- 11
- food-desert tracts
- 14.4%
- on SNAP
- 471K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Onondaga County, NY
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 26.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +4.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 11 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.4% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 12.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Rockland County (+ 0.9 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Onondaga County ranks #1,175 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #12 of 60 counties in NY (26.7% low-access; 11 food-desert tracts).
- #1,175
- national by low-access %
- #12
- in NY
- 53
- low-access tracts
- 28K
- 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: 421 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Onondaga County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Onondaga County's 26.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 62% of them and ranked #1,175 most-affected nationwide.
Onondaga County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
140 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 11 LILA.
Onondaga County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (121 urban, 19 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 19 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Onondaga County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in New York, not a full county-board reprint
- Putnam
Putnam 53.6%
53.6 % low-access
- Suffolk
Suffolk 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Rockland
Rockland 27.6%
27.6 % low-access
- Onondaga
Onondaga 26.7%
26.7 % low-access
- Chemung
Chemung 24.9%
24.9 % low-access
- Saratoga
Saratoga 24.4%
24.4 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 140 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 467,026 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 53 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 11 |
| Low-Access Population | 124,841 |
| Low-Access Share | 26.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 28,390 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 471,129 |
| Median Household Income | $76,945 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.8%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 28,395 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 12.0%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Onondaga County
Onondaga County has 421 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 206 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
29 towns share the 421 authorized stores; Syracuse holds 60% of them. 16 of the 29 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Brewerton, Bridgeport, Tully, La Fayette, Marcellus, N Syracuse and 10 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 252 | 47 |
| Liverpool | 39 | 9 |
| East Syracuse | 23 | 4 |
| Cicero | 17 | 5 |
| Baldwinsville | 16 | 3 |
| Camillus | 12 | 4 |
| Fayetteville | 8 | 4 |
| Manlius | 7 | 1 |
| Skaneateles | 6 | 1 |
| Clay | 5 | 2 |
Top 10 of 29 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 206
- 2 clock store llc, syracuse
- 2400 james service station, llc, syracuse
- 308 lodi market inc, syracuse
- 7 days one stop mini mart inc., syracuse
- 7 eleven, baldwinsville
- 7 eleven 35213h, syracuse
- 7-eleven 40141h, manlius
- a.l.t. fuel & food, syracuse
- aplus 40130h, liverpool
- aplus 40426h, liverpool
- aplus 40198, syracuse
- ab expressway corp, liverpool
- al badani corporation, syracuse
- alamo's food market inc, syracuse
- alwjeeh enterprises inc, syracuse
- amigos convenience llc, syracuse
- aplus 40215, syracuse
- apple foods midler, syracuse
- ariyah's inc., syracuse
- b.o.g. convenience inc., syracuse
- best market, syracuse
- big mike's market, llc, syracuse
- big su food market, syracuse
- brighton food mart corp, syracuse
- brighton mini market llc, syracuse
- brothers fine foods, syracuse
- bryne dairy mattydale 08, syracuse
- burnet deli, syracuse
- byrne dairy 121 geddes 121, syracuse
- byrne dairy baldwinsville 79, baldwinsville
- byrne dairy cicero 61, cicero
- byrne dairy clay 125, liverpool
- byrne dairy e. syracuse 23, east syracuse
- byrne dairy elbridge 65, elbridge
- byrne dairy electronics pkwy 136, liverpool
- byrne dairy fremont 63, east syracuse
- byrne dairy galeville 78, liverpool
- byrne dairy lafayette 22, lafayette
- byrne dairy lakeland 09, syracuse
- byrne dairy lamson rd. 120, phoenix
- byrne dairy liverpool 135, liverpool
- byrne dairy lysander 03, baldwinsville
- byrne dairy milton ave 55, syracuse
- byrne dairy o'hill 62, syracuse
- byrne dairy skaneateles 30, skaneateles
- byrne dairy skaneateles rt 20 13, skaneateles
- byrne dairy solvay 129, syracuse
- byrne dairy south bay road 119, cicero
- byrne dairy thompson road 118, syracuse
- byrne dairy tipperary hill 124, syracuse
- citgo/best gas fairmount, syracuse
- casa mia pizzeria & fish fry, syracuse
- circle a. convenience of cny, inc., syracuse
- circle k 4707612, tully
- circle k 4707616, manlius
- circle k 4707618, east syracuse
- circle k 4707619, cicero
- circle k 4707620, syracuse
- circle k 4707623, brewerton
- circle k 4707630, fayetteville
- circle k 4707631, clay
- circle k 7635, syracuse
- citgo, east syracuse
- cliff's local market 510, dewitt
- cliff’s local market cn-0208097, east syracuse
- club mart 1, inc., syracuse
- club mart 2, inc., syracuse
- convenience express 65, brewerton
- court street express, syracuse
- cuse express inc, syracuse
- cuse food mart inc., syracuse
- cuse gas & go inc, syracuse
- cuse merchandise, llc, syracuse
- diamond grocery supermarket corp., syracuse
- dream food market, llc, syracuse
- e & b fuel, inc., syracuse
- eddies eagle market inc, syracuse
- family food market, syracuse
- fast foods 315, syracuse
- fastrac 500205, la fayette
- fastrac eg llc 500218, cicero
- fastrac eg llc 500258, baldwinsville
- fastrac eg llc 500267, elbridge
- fastrac eg llc 500283, clay
- fastrac eg llc 500286, liverpool
- fastrac eg llc 500287, camillus
- five brothers grocery inc, syracuse
- food 4 less, inc, syracuse
- friendly market, llc, syracuse
- green ale market, syracuse
- gtb fuel 11 corporation one dream, camillus
- gtb fuel 14 corporation one dream, syracuse
- gurhimmat oil inc., syracuse
- h&s syracuse inc, syracuse
- hithams pop shop, syracuse
- hm gas mart, syracuse
- j & j convenience mart inc., liverpool
- j & j mini mart, syracuse
- j & j mini mart, east syracuse
- jay mahalaki inc/ downtown grocery store 2751, syracuse
- jazz market, inc, syracuse
- joe's kwik mart 475, liverpool
- joe's kwik mart 486, syracuse
- joe's kwik mart 487, syracuse
- joe's kwik mart 488, syracuse
- joe's kwik marts 467, fayetteville
- k & g of syracuse inc., syracuse
- khushiv corporation - collamer stop & shop, east syracuse
- kinne street mini mart, llc, east syracuse
- kwik fill 365, baldwinsville
- kwik fill 377, skaneateles
- lakeland mini mart, syracuse
- liverpool food market llc, liverpool
- liverpool mart, inc., liverpool
- local convenience inc, syracuse
- lou jane market inc, syracuse
- lucky 7 food corp., syracuse
- lucky 7 grocery, llc, syracuse
- lucky 7 market llc, syracuse
- m&r mini mart, llc, syracuse
- maa petroleum inc, syracuse
- maloney market, inc, syracuse
- mattydale express, syracuse
- mawa market, llc, syracuse
- mirabito # 32 - north street, liverpool
- mirabito 17 - brighton ave, syracuse
- mirabito quickway 34, syracuse
- mmhhs inc, east syracuse
- mobil 1, syracuse
- moonlight deli 1 corp, syracuse
- munch express mkt inc, syracuse
- n. main st. deli & convenience, llc, syracuse
- na market, syracuse
- nepali international mart llc, syracuse
- nice & easy deli shop inc, syracuse
- northside convenience & deli, llc, syracuse
- northside market, llc, syracuse
- ocean eleven deli corp, syracuse
- ocky xpress, syracuse
- ohri gasland inc, syracuse
- one stop westcott, syracuse
- oswego rd 8229 inc., liverpool
- pb wolf group inc, syracuse
- pilot travel center 380, liverpool
- prime stop convenience inc, syracuse
- quick way mart food store, syracuse
- quickstop express,inc 1, syracuse
- quickway 48, syracuse
- quickway food store 44, camillus
- rydan market, syracuse
- royal groceries, llc, syracuse
- stafford convenience store, syracuse
- sunshine minoa food mart, minoa
- salina expressway corp., syracuse
- salina hip hop clothing, syracuse
- seymour plaza corporation, syracuse
- shelly's market, inc., syracuse
- smart city market, syracuse
- smokey's grocery & deli inc, syracuse
- solway super saver, syracuse
- south side mart llc, syracuse
- speedway 7601, liverpool
- speedway 7625, syracuse
- speedway 7646, camillus
- speedway 7670, liverpool
- speedway 7683, bridgeport
- speedway 7702, camillus
- speedway 7732, cicero
- speedway 7741, cicero
- speedway 7748, syracuse
- speedway 7869, baldwinsville
- speedway 9906, syracuse
- speedway 9934, syracuse
- speedway 9935, syracuse
- speedway 9938, marcellus
- speedway 9947, east syracuse
- speedway 9981, fayetteville
- speedway 9982, syracuse
- stewart's shop 391, clay
- stewart's shop 451 451, liverpool
- stewart's shop 452 452, baldwinsville
- stewart's shops 293, cicero
- stewart's shops 335, marcellus
- stewart's shops 491, baldwinsville
- sun syracuse, syracuse
- sunoco, camillus
- suntrac, bridgeport
- syracuse corner market, syracuse
- syracuse market inc., syracuse
- syracuse newsstand personal, syracuse
- syracuse petroleum inc., syracuse
- syracuse pizza & deli, inc., syracuse
- teall market, inc., syracuse
- terry road express inc, syracuse
- the mds group hau inc - md's market, syracuse
- tony's quick bite, inc., syracuse
- usa convenience inc, syracuse
- valley convenience, syracuse
- valley hills convenience inc., syracuse
- village mini market llc, east syracuse
- wan market, llc, syracuse
- watusi market, syracuse
- west finest market, inc, syracuse
- west street convenience, inc, syracuse
- yombo supermarket & beauty supply- station, syracuse
- ze mart, syracuse
Combination Grocery/Other · 100 (44 shown)
- big m seneca knolls market, syracuse
- cvs pharmacy 354, syracuse
- cvs pharmacy 5024, skaneateles
- cvs pharmacy 7617, manlius
- dollar tree 1451, camillus
- dollar tree 2578, cicero
- dollar tree 2917, syracuse
- dollar tree 576, syracuse
- dollartree 8924, syracuse
- dollar general 10325, liverpool
- dollar general 10784, la fayette
- dollar general 10893, elbridge
- dollar general 11009, syracuse
- dollar general 11033, east syracuse
- dollar general 12999, syracuse
- dollar general 13168, syracuse
- dollar general 14963, geddes
- dollar general 15408, east syracuse
- dollar general 19228, mattydale
- dollar general 19244, syracuse
- dollar general 19518, pompey
- dollar general 21162, liverpool
- dollar general 22429, liverpool
- dollar general 23195, syracuse
- dollar general 25200, syracuse
- dollar general 25631, syracuse
- dollar general 30177, syracuse
- dollar general 30401, syracuse
- dollar general 30497, syracuse
- dollar general 30590, syracuse
- dollar general 30695, syracuse
- dollar general 31540, manlius
- dollar general 31588, syracuse
- dollar general 6404, tully
- dollar general 7940, n syracuse
- dollar general 8537, brewerton
- dollar general 8840, bridgeport
- dollar general 8991, solvay
- dollar general 9030, nedrow
- dollar general 9576, syracuse
- dollar tree 1378, liverpool
- dollar tree 1407, liverpool
- dollar tree 2483, east syracuse
- dollar tree 2488, liverpool
Showing 250 of 421 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 Onondaga County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Onondaga County, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (26.7% here).
- Bourbon County, KY · 26.7% low-access
- Jefferson County, ID · 26.7% low-access
- Manatee County, FL · 26.7% low-access
- Grant County, NM · 26.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (14.4% here).
- Athens County, OH · 14.4% SNAP
- Douglas County, MO · 14.4% SNAP
- Koochiching County, MN · 14.4% SNAP
- Mecosta County, MI · 14.4% 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.
New York among Middle Atlantic states
New York ranks 3rd of 3 Middle Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (12.0%). Onondaga County, at 26.7%, runs 14.7 pts above the New York rate.
- New Jersey 23.8%
- Pennsylvania 21.4%
- New York 12.0%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Onondaga County, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36067. 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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