Signature · 9.8% low-access (20th pct)
Orange County, VT
Orange County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 9.7%
- on SNAP
- 30K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Orange County, VT
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 9.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Orleans County (+ 0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Orange County lands in the lower national band (9.8%, #2,501 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,501
- national by low-access %
- #6
- in VT
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.8% low-access (20th pct) (-12.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Orange County compares nationally
Orange County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.8% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,504).
Orange County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Orange County has 0 urban and 10 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.
Orange County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Vermont, not a full county-board reprint
- Essex
Essex 28.2%
28.2 % low-access
- Orleans 10.1
Orleans 10.1%
10.1 % low-access
- Orange 9.8
Orange 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Franklin 9.2
Franklin 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Windham 9.2
Windham 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Bennington 8.2
Bennington 8.2%
8.2 % low-access
- Lamoille 0.9
Lamoille 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 28,936 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,825 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,004 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 29,761 |
| Median Household Income | $82,232 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,240 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
SNAP retailers in Orange County
Orange County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 9
- champlain farms 280, randolph
- cumberland farms 8003, randolph
- chef's market produce & provisions, randolph
- free verse farm shop, chelsea
- jiffy mart 449, bradford
- jiffy mart 451, wells river
- newbury village store, newbury
- strafford general store, south strafford
- tennybrook randolph 725, randolph
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 12464, randolph
- dollar general 12567, williamstown
- dollar general 15272, fairlee
- family dollar 8565, bradford
- kinney drugs 102, randolph
- kinney drugs 56, bradford
Farmers' Market · 3
- chelsea farmers market nafmnp, chelsea
- randolph farmers market, randolph
- vershire artisan & farmers' market, vershire
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- pump & pantry, williamstown
- wings market fairlee, fairlee
Super Store · 1
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8426, bradford
Supermarket · 1
- shaw's supermarket 529, randolph
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Vermont
One of 13 counties in Vermont, 6 are shown here.
Compare Orange County vs Addison County → · All Vermont counties →
Counties near Orange County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Orange County, both outside Vermont so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VT (9.8% here).
- Hickman County, TN · 9.8% low-access
- Hickman County, TN · 9.8% low-access
- Jasper County, SC · 9.8% low-access
- Jasper County, SC · 9.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VT (9.7% here).
- Fayette County, TN · 9.7% SNAP
- Fayette County, TN · 9.7% SNAP
- Lexington County, SC · 9.7% SNAP
- Lexington County, SC · 9.7% 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.
Orange County inside a lower low-access state context
Orange County sits inside Vermont (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 Orange County, VT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 50017. 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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