Signature · 7.9% low-access (15th pct)
Oswego County, NY
Oswego County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.9%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 16.0%
- on SNAP
- 118K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Oswego County, NY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.0% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 7% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cattaraugus County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Oswego County lands in the lower national band (7.9%, #2,654 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,654
- national by low-access %
- #45
- in NY
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.9% low-access (15th pct) (-14.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Oswego County compares nationally
Food access in Oswego County compares favorably nationally: its 7.9% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 15% of them (rank #2,656).
Oswego County's lower-band USDA tier split
29 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Oswego County has 12 urban and 17 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.
Oswego 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
- Tioga 8.3
Tioga 8.3%
8.3 % low-access
- Oswego 7.9
Oswego 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Cattaraugus 7.9
Cattaraugus 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Washington 7.5
Washington 7.5%
7.5 % low-access
- Schoharie 6.9
Schoharie 6.9%
6.9 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 29 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 122,109 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,631 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,016 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 117,953 |
| Median Household Income | $69,183 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,542 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.4%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Oswego County
Oswego County has 106 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 50 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 50
- 104 xpress mart inc, oswego
- 7-eleven 40190h, oswego
- altmar union station, altmar
- byrne dairy central square 153, central square
- byrne dairy fulton 50, fulton
- byrne dairy fulton rte 3 142, fulton
- byrne dairy hastings 68, central square
- byrne dairy oswego 10, oswego
- byrne dairy phoenix 74, phoenix
- byrne dairy pulaski rt 81 43, pulaski
- c&j's grocery & deli, pennellville
- circle k 4707608, williamstown
- circle k 4707626, phoenix
- cliff's local market 504, fulton
- cliff's local market 506, oswego
- convenience express 61, central square
- convenience express 62, central square
- convenience express 63, central square
- convenience express 64, parish
- fastrac eg llc 500201, oswego
- fastrac eg llc 500204, central square
- fastrac eg llc 500206, pulaski
- fastrac eg llc 500209, phoenix
- fastrac eg llc 500212, fulton
- fastrac eg llc 500219, mexico
- fulton cigar & vape, inc, fulton
- hastings petro inc - dba/ speedy's 103 103, hastings
- jamieson corner convience store, williamstown
- kwik fill 400, mexico
- nk gas and foodmart inc - red's scriba market, oswego
- nice n easy 2743836, constantia
- nice n easy 428, richland
- oswego mini mart inc., oswego
- parish mini mart, parish
- pit stop convenience stores 17, fulton
- pit stop convenience stores 19, oswego
- pit stop convenience stores 8, oswego
- r & r 1 stop, pulaski
- refuel n/a, fulton
- rise & shine, oswego
- ruma mart, oswego
- stewarts shop 388, oswego
- sammy's 2, llc, fulton
- sandy creek store, sandy creek
- speedy's 101, parish
- stewart's shops 463, oswego
- stewarts shop 413, minetto
- sunshine mini mart, pulaski
- tasty food valero gas, mexico
- the colossal dipper & market, fulton
Combination Grocery/Other · 30
- buttercup cheese - the next generation, inc., central square
- colosse cheese store, pulaski
- dollar general 14586, parish
- dollar general 10640, sandy creek
- dollar general 11152, hannibal
- dollar general 16000, oswego
- dollar general 21343, fulton
- dollar general 21401, altmar
- dollar general 21707, mexico
- dollar general 23128, hastings
- dollar general 25581, central square
- dollar general 30060, phoenix
- dollar general 6029, constantia
- dollar general 6437, mexico
- dollar general 8443, pulaski
- dollar general 8596, fulton
- dollar general store 16187, oswego
- dollar tree 1879, oswego
- dollar tree 2794, central square
- dollar tree 7981, fulton
- dollar tree 9582, pulaski
- family dollar 12507, williamstown
- family dollar store 2730, fulton
- family dollar store 3617, pulaski
- family dollar store 4036, phoenix
- kinney drugs, mexico
- kinney drugs 24, pulaski
- kinney drugs 53, oswego
- kinney drugs 90, fulton
- walgreens 17566, oswego
Supermarket · 13
- aldi 65021, oswego
- aldi 65025, pulaski
- aldi 65018, fulton
- buckingham brothers llc - buckingham market, constantia
- ontario orchards of oswego, inc12, oswego
- paul's big m, oswego
- price chopper fulton 214, fulton
- price chopper oswego 226, oswego
- save a lot 45143, fulton
- tops markets 585, pulaski
- tops markets 594, mexico
- tops markets 595, sandy creek
- tops markets 599, hannibal
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- garafolo imp, oswego
- mustard seed franchising corporation, oswego
- red onion general store, central square
- scriba meats, inc, oswego
Super Store · 4
- walmart 1926, oswego
- walmart supercenter 2911, central square
- walmart supercenter 3332, fulton
- wayne drug of pulaski, inc dba wayne drug oswego,, oswego
Farmers' Market · 2
- fulton farmer's market, fulton
- oswego farmer's market, oswego
Large Grocery Store · 1
- boscos market, oswego
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- the sausage shack, minetto
Small Grocery Store · 1
- mapleview market 1, mexico
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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Counties near Oswego County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Oswego 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 (7.9% here).
- Jefferson County, PA · 7.9% low-access
- Jefferson County, PA · 7.9% low-access
- Union County, SC · 7.9% low-access
- Union County, SC · 7.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (16.0% here).
- Rowan County, NC · 16.0% SNAP
- Rowan County, NC · 16.0% SNAP
- Clarke County, MS · 16.0% SNAP
- Clarke County, MS · 16.0% 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.
Oswego County inside a lower low-access state context
Oswego 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 .
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