Signature · 8.6% SNAP (11th pct in NY)
Ontario County, NY
Ontario County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.9%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 8.6%
- on SNAP
- 113K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Ontario County, NY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 9.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Genesee County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Ontario County lands in the lower national band (9.9%, #2,489 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,489
- national by low-access %
- #39
- in NY
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.6% SNAP (11th pct in NY) (-3.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Ontario County compares nationally
Ontario County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.9% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,489).
Ontario County's lower-band USDA tier split
25 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Ontario County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (15 rural, 10 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 10 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Ontario County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New York, not a full county-board reprint
- Putnam
Putnam 53.6%
53.6 % low-access
- Delaware 11.4
Delaware 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- Ontario 9.9
Ontario 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Genesee 9.8
Genesee 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Clinton 9.3
Clinton 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Orleans 9.2
Orleans 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 25 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 107,931 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,674 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,288 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 112,625 |
| Median Household Income | $82,324 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,174 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Ontario County
Ontario County has 70 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 28 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
14 towns share the 70 authorized stores; Canandaigua holds 26% of them. 4 of the 14 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Phelps, Rushville, Shortsville, W Bloomfield.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Canandaigua | 18 | 4 |
| Geneva | 15 | 2 |
| Farmington | 8 | 2 |
| Phelps | 5 | none |
| Victor | 5 | 3 |
| Honeoye | 4 | 1 |
| Naples | 4 | 2 |
| Bloomfield | 3 | 1 |
| Clifton Springs | 2 | 1 |
| Manchester | 2 | 1 |
Top 10 of 14 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 28
- 7 eleven 35085h, w bloomfield
- 7 eleven store #40209 40209, canandaigua
- 7 eleven store 35080a, farmington
- 7-eleven 35081j, honeoye
- 7-eleven 35515h, phelps
- byrne dairy canandaigua 122, canandaigua
- byrne dairy farmington 127, farmington
- byrne dairy geneva 52, geneva
- byrne dairy hopewell 150, canandaigua
- byrne dairy phelps 115, phelps
- crosby's 40059, naples
- crosby's 40070, canandaigua
- dandy mini mart 73, canandaigua
- east lake store, canandaigua
- fastrac eg llc 500220, geneva
- hopewell market, canandaigua
- joe's kwik mart 465, farmington
- momberger's deli, llc, geneva
- main st quick stop inc., canandaigua
- pick quick, geneva
- pit stop convenience stores 11, geneva
- speedway 7740, canandaigua
- speedway 9907, shortsville
- speedway 9920, phelps
- speedway 9921, canandaigua
- speedway 9922, geneva
- speedway 9963, victor
- speedway 9966, geneva
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- cvs 1925, farmington
- cvs pharmacy 5073, honeoye
- dollar general 14405, geneva
- dollartree 1413, canandaigua
- dollar general 10079, honeoye
- dollar general 10552, naples
- dollar general 11107, manchester
- dollar general 11122, clifton springs
- dollar general 15283, bloomfield
- dollar general 20442, bloomfield
- dollar general 24607, farmington
- dollar general 8308, canandaigua
- dollar tree 1984, geneva
- dollar tree 399, victor
- dollar tree 6829, farmington
- family dollar 9089, phelps
- genecco produce, canandaigua
- walgreens 10380, canandaigua
- walgreens 10697, geneva
Supermarket · 9
- aldi 65012, canandaigua
- aldi 65048, farmington
- bliss shopwise, manchester
- tops markets 432, canandaigua
- tops markets 433, clifton springs
- tops markets 435, farmington
- west's shurfine food mart, honeoye
- wegmans 11, canandaigua
- wegmans 74, geneva
Super Store · 6
- bj's wholesale club 116, victor
- rennoldson's market, naples
- target 1156, victor
- walmart 1731, geneva
- walmart supercenter 1673, canandaigua
- walmart supercenter 2785, victor
Farmers' Market · 2
- geneva farmers market nafmnp, geneva
- phelps farmer's market, phelps
Large Grocery Store · 2
- bloomfield big m, bloomfield
- joseph's wayside market, naples
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- blueprint geneva, inc., geneva
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- arnold farms, rushville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- bostrom farms llc/bostrom farms llc, stanley
Small Grocery Store · 1
- sweet acres creamery, geneva
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.
Compare Ontario County vs Albany County → · All New York counties →
Counties near Ontario County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Ontario County (8.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside New York.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (9.9% here).
- Auglaize County, OH · 9.9% low-access
- Wise County, TX · 9.9% low-access
- Rockingham County, VA · 9.9% low-access
- Mingo County, WV · 9.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (8.6% here).
- Moore County, NC · 8.6% SNAP
- Wagoner County, OK · 8.6% SNAP
- Macon County, MO · 8.6% SNAP
- Renville County, MN · 8.6% 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%). Ontario County, at 9.9%, runs 2.1 pts below 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 .
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