Signature · 6.3% low-access (12th pct)
Perry County, PA
Perry County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.6%
- on SNAP
- 46K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Perry County, PA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Snyder County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Perry County lands in the lower national band (6.3%, #2,745 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,745
- national by low-access %
- #55
- in PA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.3% low-access (12th pct) (-15.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Perry County compares nationally
Food access in Perry County compares favorably nationally: its 6.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 12% of them (rank #2,745).
Perry County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 10 of Perry County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Perry County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Northumberland 6.6
Northumberland 6.6%
6.6 % low-access
- Perry 6.3
Perry 6.3%
6.3 % low-access
- Snyder 6.2
Snyder 6.2%
6.2 % low-access
- Juniata 5.6
Juniata 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- Venango 5.3
Venango 5.3%
5.3 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 45,969 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,877 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,050 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 46,239 |
| Median Household Income | $79,444 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,934 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Perry County
Perry County has 36 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (39% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
10 towns share the 36 authorized stores; Duncannon holds 22% of them. 5 of the 10 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Shermans Dale, Landisburg, Liverpool, Marysville, Elliottsburg.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Duncannon | 8 | 1 |
| Newport | 8 | 4 |
| New Bloomfield | 5 | 1 |
| Shermans Dale | 4 | none |
| Loysville | 3 | 1 |
| Landisburg | 2 | none |
| Liverpool | 2 | none |
| Marysville | 2 | none |
| Blain | 1 | 1 |
| Elliottsburg | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 14
- aplus 40454, duncannon
- duncannon food market, duncannon
- joe's kwik mart 1036, marysville
- landisburg mart, landisburg
- liberty travel plaza - duncannon, duncannon
- new bloomfield mart, new bloomfield
- nilkanth penn llc, duncannon
- pds convience llc, loysville
- perry petroleum place inc., liverpool
- radhe krup inc, shermans dale
- sharar's grocery, newport
- sd quickstop, shermans dale
- sheetz 288, duncannon
- us fuel, newport
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- dollar general 4632, marysville
- dollar general 8897, newport
- dollar general 15642, landisburg
- dollar general 19690, duncannon
- dollar general 22052, liverpool
- dollar general 22638, newport
- dollar general 6315, duncannon
- dollar general 8311, shermans dale
- dollar general store 16440, new bloomfield
- dollar tree 8093, new bloomfield
- family dollar 11302, loysville
- food plus, shermans dale
- people's provisions, elliottsburg
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- butcher's farm market, newport
- blain market llc, blain
- skyline bargains, newport
- stoney ridge foods, loysville
Super Store · 2
- karns quality foods, new bloomfield
- karns quality foods 444, duncannon
Supermarket · 2
- giant food store 6100, newport
- weis markets 20, newport
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- fersters meat market, new bloomfield
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Pennsylvania
One of 66 counties in Pennsylvania, 6 are shown here.
Compare Perry County vs Adams County → · All Pennsylvania counties →
Counties near Perry County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Perry County, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (6.3% here).
- Blanco County, TX · 6.3% low-access
- Cass County, IN · 6.3% low-access
- Plumas County, CA · 6.3% low-access
- Decatur County, TN · 6.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (10.6% here).
- Anderson County, SC · 10.6% SNAP
- Richland County, SC · 10.6% SNAP
- Roberts County, SD · 10.6% SNAP
- Camden County, NC · 10.6% 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.
Pennsylvania among Middle Atlantic states
Pennsylvania ranks 2nd of 3 Middle Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (21.4%). Perry County, at 6.3%, runs 15.1 pts below the Pennsylvania 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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