County food-access profile · New York
Orange County, NY
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Orange 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).
- 33.8%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 10.7%
- on SNAP
- 407K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
33.8% of Orange County residents live in a low-access area, and 7 of its 79 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 37
- low-access tracts
- 22K
- food-desert residents
- 9.4%
- households, no vehicle
- 12.6%
- 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).
USDA data puts Orange County's low-access share at 33.8%, above the national share. 37 of the county's 79 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 126,031 people. 7 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 22,260 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 Orange County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Orange County's 33.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #687 most-affected nationwide.
Orange County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 79 census tracts in Orange County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Orange County vs. other New York counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in New York
- Orange
Orange County, NY
33.8 % 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 | 79 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 372,813 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 37 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 126,031 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 22,260 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 406,616 |
| Median Household Income | $97,178 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 14,898 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.4%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.0% |
About 10.7% of Orange County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 33.8% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 10.7% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 14,898 households here.
- 9.4% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 7 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 Orange County
above the national share
7 of Orange County's 79 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 8.9% of all its tracts.
A further 30 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 37.
An estimated 126,031 residents, roughly 33.8% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 22,260 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 42 tracts (53.2%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Orange County
Orange County has 257 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 104 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 104
- 122 moe's deli corp, newburgh
- 1247 deli inc, newburgh
- 211 pit stop, middletown
- 284 cjs deli, westtown
- 292 adam's deli & grocery, middletown
- 317 libertys deli and grocery inc, newburgh
- 7 eleven store #40085a, monroe
- 7 eleven store #40152 40152, newburgh
- amg retail 142, port jervis
- amber sub shop llc, middletown
- bagri corp, new windsor
- bt gt family halal take out, newburgh
- bullville grocery, inc., bullville
- butcher's corner, florida
- c&h convenience store llc, middletown
- cumberland farms 1517, new windsor
- cumberland farms 1579, cornwall on hudson
- cumberland farms 1587, new windsor
- central valley enterprise inc, pine bush
- coldenham food mart inc, montgomery
- country food & convenience store, walden
- crystal run sunoco inc, middletown
- cumberland farms 1560, newburgh
- cumberland farms 1564, chester
- cumberland farms 1586, middletown
- cumberland farms 1702, monroe
- cumberland farms, inc 1541, greenwood lake
- dmmta enterprises inc - kwik mart, warwick
- dolson ave getty, middletown
- dels deli n, newburgh
- dnp deli inc, newburgh
- dolson ave petro, middletown
- ezr deli and convenience inc, port jervis
- east main & broad mini mart, middletown
- exxon mini mart inc, middletown
- ezzies*s corner convenience store, middletown
- farm to go, slate hill
- fatma inc - shell food mart, chester
- five corners food mart inc, middletown
- florida auto tech inc., florida
- goldback 3 deli & grocery, newburgh
- greenwood lake garden center llc, greenwood lake
- gulf express, new windsor
- j's mobil, port jervis
- jaman enterprises, ltd, newburgh
- jbc snack mart inc citco gas, new windsor
- jes market, middletown
- jet mart, middletown
- kwik mart of middletown inc, middletown
- lake st exxon, newburgh
- lake country grocery corporation, greenwood lake
- leptondale conv. market deli inc, newburgh
- mg food mart of port jervis inc, port jervis
- maa kuldevi corp, central valley
- main street grocery corp, highland falls
- mama ds deli, newburgh
- manjot food mart, goshen
- mike's convenience store, newburgh
- mobil, walden
- mobil mart, middletown
- mobil mart, newburgh
- monhagen ave sunoco, middletown
- monument deli & grill llc no, newburgh
- mosha deli & grocery inc, middletown
- mushak inc - bp, middletown
- new future deli & market inc, newburgh
- new york deli & cafe, newburgh
- odells market inc, cuddebackville
- one stop beer & food, port jervis
- panchito's deli on liberty corp, newburgh
- park circle mart inc., middletown
- peace marketing corp, newburgh
- pemai jinchar inc, slate hill
- pilot travel center 394, newburgh
- pine island deli, pine island
- port jervis food mart, port jervis
- quick start deli, middletown
- ravinder inc - citgo, middletown
- rejoice asian market, newburgh
- ridge valley inc, new windsor
- ss mill food mart inc, middletown
- stewart's shop 327, middletown
- stewarts shop 381, walden
- simmy petro, inc., newburgh
- simran 249 corp., middletown
- soma petrol inc, central valley
- south street mini mart inc, newburgh
- speedway 7870, montgomery
- stewart's shops 367, middletown
- stewart's shops 369, middletown
- stewart's shops 373, middletown
- stewart's shops 464, new windsor
- stewarts shop 264, newburgh
- stewarts shop 290, pine bush
- stewarts shop 322, washingtonville
- stewarts shop 323, goshen
- stewarts shop 337, maybrook
- str grocery, newburgh
- sunoco, montgomery
- ta maybrook 0210, montgomery
- the hideout country market, greenwood lake
- vishal enterprise inc of grand street - shell, newburgh
- welcome food mart, middletown
- znw associates llc, middletown
Combination Grocery/Other · 61
- cvs cvs10688, newburgh
- cvs pharmacy 2361, middletown
- cvs pharmacy 3098, greenwood lake
- cvs pharmacy 5050, washingtonville
- cvs pharmacy 5053, cornwall
- cvs pharmacy 5059, goshen
- cvs pharmacy 10009, middletown
- cvs pharmacy 1128, chester
- cvs pharmacy 2908, monroe
- cvs pharmacy 3154, warwick
- claudy's & myriele mini market., middletown
- dollar general 17793, cuddebackville
- dollar tree 1687, middletown
- dollar tree 2463, newburgh
- dollartree 08115, montgomery
- dollartree 1513, pt jervis
- dollartree 7346, middletown
- dollar general 12222, monroe
- dollar general 13210, middletown
- dollar general 13281, new windsor
- dollar general 13496, middletown
- dollar general 13706, port jervis
- dollar general 13753, newburgh
- dollar general 14171, walden
- dollar general 14360, pine bush
- dollar general 15087, montgomery
- dollar general 19908, westtown
- dollar general 21171, newburgh
- dollar general 21504, otisville
- dollar general 30784, cornwall
- dollar tree 2516, newburgh
- dollar tree 3097, monroe
- dollar tree 4386, florida
- dollar tree 4407, new windsor
- dollar tree 4436, monroe
- family dollar 8964, newburgh
- family dollar store 1835, port jervis
- family dollar store 1859, newburgh
- family dollar store 2272, middletown
- jhostin grocery deli and butcher inc., newburgh
- jj international delicatessen, port jervis
- kj meats 208, monroe
- monroe health food center, monroe
- ocean state job lot 516, newburgh
- quick chek 109, florida
- quick chek 115, new windsor
- quick chek 131, newburgh
- quick chek corp 38, middletown
- quick chek corporation 67, goshen
- quick chek corporation 98, middletown
- quick chek food stores 103, monroe
- shlomies inc., monroe
- walgreens 10914, newburgh
- walgreens 12067, new windsor
- walgreens 12631, montgomery
- walgreens 17494, pine bush
- walgreens 17667, highland falls
- walgreens 18225, monroe
- walgreens 19500, port jervis
- walgreens 19578, chester
- walgreens 19683, middletown
Super Store · 25
- adams fairacre farms 3, newburgh
- adams fairacre farms 5, middletown
- bj's wholesale club 148, monroe
- bj's wholesale club, inc. 372, newburgh
- canopy, monroe
- freshtown of newburgh 599, newburgh
- hannaford food & drug 8331, new windsor
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8337, middletown
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8344, pine bush
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8427, walden
- kiryas joel grand food market inc, monroe
- landau's store, monroe
- m&l food store inc, monroe
- market fresh, middletown
- market fresh, newburgh
- meitiv wholesale inc, monroe
- meitiv wholesale inc, monroe
- pileup, monroe
- sam's club 6423, middletown
- target 2076, newburgh
- target store 2024, monroe
- target 1296, middletown
- walmart supercenter 1959, middletown
- walmart supercenter 2104, newburgh
- walmart supercenter 2637, monroe
Supermarket · 17
- aldi 73057, middletown
- aldi 73072, newburgh
- aldi 73104, central valley
- highland falls food corp., highland falls
- landaus supermarket of blooming grove inc, monroe
- maple ave pharmacy, inc, monroe
- market 32 newburgh 198, newburgh
- mytown marketplace, highland falls
- narvaez newburgh food corp 21329, newburgh
- p&p business corp - save a lot 45166, port jervis
- price chopper 114, middletown
- price chopper vails gate 142, new windsor
- price chopper warwick 223, warwick
- shlomies inc., monroe
- shoprite 211, middletown
- shoprite 237, monroe
- shoprite 239, montgomery
Small Grocery Store · 11
- aaojee inc, middletown
- al-ikhlas halal market, inc, newburgh
- cong beirach moshe, monroe
- el paisanito mini market, monroe
- farmers deli & grill corp, middletown
- garfield kollel food corp, monroe
- harman gas, walden
- jhostin grocery & deli, newburgh
- la morenita market inc., middletown
- umbrella of grace, middletown
- zona 593 inc, newburgh
Medium Grocery Store · 8
- da tang supermarket inc, middletown
- garcia supermarket, inc, middletown
- geraci's market, newburgh
- la jalisciense grocery, newburgh
- los brothers grocery &deli llc, newburgh
- new monroe farms inc, monroe
- paulita's market, newburgh
- sara fresh marker 1, middletown
Farmers' Market · 6
- healthy orange, newburgh
- healthy port jervis i fm, port jervis
- lakeside farmers market at greenwood lake, greenwood lake
- middletown bid farmer's market, middletown
- newburgh farmers market, newburgh
- warwick valley farmers market, warwick
Seafood Specialty · 6
- catskill fish market/ fish direct, bloomingburg
- doogoo, blooming grove
- fishpond, monroe
- k y fish market, monroe
- mazel fish store, monroe
- reb fishel, highland mills
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 5
- hatzlucha meat market, monroe
- kj satmar meats acres, monroe
- kiryas joel meat market inc, monroe
- sams meat warehouse, florida
- satmar meat of kj, monroe
Large Grocery Store · 4
- broadway farmers market corp, newburgh
- c&w foods, monroe
- feder's supermarket inc, monroe
- la marqueta meat & produce, newburgh
Bakery Specialty · 2
- defilippis bakery j & v, middletown
- hungarian bakery & specialties, monroe
Military Commissary · 1
- west point commissary 2133, west point
Showing 250 of 257 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in New York
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Food access nationally, New York in context
Orange 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
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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.