Signature · 6.0% SNAP (2nd pct in MI)
Ottawa County, MI
Ottawa County sits in the upper national band on low-access (31.4%, +9.3 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 31.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 6.0%
- on SNAP
- 301K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Ottawa County, MI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 31.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 4% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Eaton County ( -0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Ottawa County sits in the upper national band (31.4%, #852 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #852
- national by low-access %
- #11
- in MI
- 31
- low-access tracts
- 21K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 6.0% SNAP (2nd pct in MI) (-6.1 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Ottawa County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Ottawa County's 31.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 73% of them and ranked #854 most-affected nationwide.
Ottawa County's elevated USDA tier split
53 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Ottawa County has 37 urban and 16 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.
Ottawa County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Ottawa
Ottawa 31.4%
31.4 % low-access
- Eaton
Eaton 30.9%
30.9 % low-access
- Jackson
Jackson 30.4%
30.4 % low-access
- Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo 30.3%
30.3 % low-access
- Oakland
Oakland 30.2%
30.2 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 53 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 263,801 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 31 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 82,799 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 20,727 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 301,203 |
| Median Household Income | $90,502 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.3%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,724 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Ottawa County
Ottawa County has 154 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 66 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 66
- admiral 5847, allendale
- admiral shell 5747, coopersville
- beechtree party store, grand haven
- bottles & barrels, jenison
- bricks georgetown, grandville
- columbia ave one stop, holland
- conklin minimarket, conklin
- coopersville citgo 615730, coopersville
- d & w quick stop 766, grand haven
- dulceria izel 1, holland
- expo spring lake dr inc, spring lake
- expo spring lake inc, spring lake
- grand haven 266, grand haven
- health hutt 2, grand haven
- holland 269, holland
- holland ez mart 576, holland
- hudsonville citgo 9, hudsonville
- j & h family stores - olive 134, holland
- j & h family stores - allendale mobil mart 107, allendale
- j & h family stores - cottonwood express 133, jenison
- j & h family stores - countryside mobil mart 125, hudsonville
- j & h family stores - georgetown 149, jenison
- j & h family stores - jenison mobil mart 120, jenison
- j & h family stores - park mobil mart 121, holland
- j & h family stores - valley view 103, hudsonville
- j & h family stores - west shore mobil mart 118, holland
- j & h family stores - west side mobil mart 124, zeeland
- j&h family stores - 8th ave 154, grandville
- j&h family stores - coopersville 160, coopersville
- j&h family stores - oasis mobil 122, holland
- liquor cave east, holland
- love's travel stop 742, holland
- m45 llc dba market express, allendale
- meijer gas station 180, grand haven
- meijer gas station 217, holland
- meijer gas station 254, hudsonville
- meijer gas station 26, jenison
- meijer gas station 47, holland
- north river 267, holland
- port sheldon citgo 8, hudsonville
- rds liquor, holland
- south river 268, holland
- speedway 1810, holland
- speedway 1830, grand haven
- speedway 2308 2308, holland
- speedway 3559, holland
- speedway 3560 3560, holland
- speedway 3580 3580, holland
- speedway 3581, allendale
- speedway 5493, jenison
- speedway 5500 5500, holland
- speedway 6278, coopersville
- speedway 8776, jenison
- spinners corner, grand haven
- spring lake 265, spring lake
- stanton junction marathon (dba) petro & pantry inc 460, west olive
- supermarket rosie 1, holland
- the 2j's llc, holland
- washington square minit mart, holland
- wesco 04, holland
- wesco 07, grand haven
- wesco 16, spring lake
- wesco 27, grand haven
- wesco 66, hudsonville
- west olive one stop, west olive
- yellow jacket 450, west olive
Combination Grocery/Other · 35
- apple valley natural foods, holland
- cvs/pharmacy 10137, holland
- dollar general 10471, allendale
- dollar general 19343, zeeland
- dollar general 6281, spring lake
- dollar general 6390, holland
- dollar tree 4665, grand haven
- dollartree 10649, hudsonville
- dollartree 9466, holland
- dollar general 12062, zeeland
- dollar general 17783, grand haven
- dollar general 19159, holland
- dollar general 20194, holland
- dollar general 22252, west olive
- dollar general 24834, holland
- dollar general 25311, spring lake
- dollar general 25352, allendale
- dollar general 31439, coopersville
- dollar general 7493, holland
- dollar general 7670, holland
- dollar tree 1074, holland
- dollar tree 1490, jenison
- dollar tree 6596, holland
- dollar tree 7825, allendale
- family dollar 8410, holland
- family dollar store 5722, coopersville
- holland supermarket, holland
- super mercado la excelencia, holland
- walgreens 2905, holland
- walgreens 3349, grand haven
- walgreens 02825, holland
- walgreens 06911, holland
- walgreens 11415, allendale
- walgreens 12345, grand haven
- walgreens 5117, jenison
Super Store · 17
- d&w fresh market 1570, grand haven
- d&w fresh market 1574, holland
- family fare 108, zeeland
- family fare 122, holland
- family fare 137, allendale
- family fare 1589, jenison
- family fare 239, hudsonville
- family fare 635, coopersville
- meijer inc 047, holland
- meijer inc 180, grand haven
- meijer inc 217, holland
- meijer inc 26, jenison
- meijer's 254, hudsonville
- sam's club 6417, holland
- target store 1482, holland
- walmart 1942, holland
- walmart 5386, grand haven
Supermarket · 15
- aldi 67001, allendale
- aldi 67025 67025, holland
- aldi 67026 67026, jenison
- aldi 67031 67031, holland
- aldi 67108, hudsonville
- aldi 67144, grand haven
- daily deals food outlet 5, marne
- gordon food service store mp024, holland
- gordon food service store mp083, jenison
- harvest health foods, hudsonville
- harvest health foods 4, holland
- leppinks, ferrysburg
- orchard markets 757, spring lake
- save-a-lot 24588, holland
- the grocery outlet store hdsnvl, jenison
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- april & laurie market, holland
- db international market llc, holland
- frank's mkt meats & sausages inc, grand haven
- khmer grocery inc, holland
- la reina supermarket, holland
- mi favorita grocery, holland
Farmers' Market · 5
- georgetown township farmers market, jenison
- grand haven farmer's market, grand haven
- holland farmers market, holland
- palmbos farm market, zeeland
- terra square farmers market, hudsonville
Large Grocery Store · 5
- daily deals food outlet 4, allendale
- natures market, holland
- supermercado santa fe llc, holland
- tienda y taqueria azteca llc, holland
- wiersmas central park foods, holland
Bakery Specialty · 4
- papa murphy's pizza mi014, grand haven
- papa murphy's pizza mi042, jenison
- papa murphy's pizza mi047, holland
- ramirez bakery, holland
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- mike's processing, allendale
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Michigan
One of 82 counties in Michigan, 6 are shown here.
Compare Ottawa County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near Ottawa County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Ottawa County (6.0%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Michigan.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MI (31.4% here).
- Scott County, MS · 31.4% low-access
- Scott County, MS · 31.4% low-access
- Johnson County, IN · 31.4% low-access
- Johnson County, IN · 31.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (6.0% here).
- Douglas County, MN · 6.0% SNAP
- Douglas County, MN · 6.0% SNAP
- Nicollet County, MN · 6.0% SNAP
- Nicollet County, MN · 6.0% 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.
Ottawa County inside a higher low-access state context
Ottawa County sits inside Michigan (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 Ottawa County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26139. 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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