Signature · 37.4% households with no vehicle
Queens County, NY
Queens County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 15.9%
- on SNAP
- 2.3M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Queens County, NY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.9% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 37.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bronx County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Queens County lands in the lower national band (0.6%, #3,044 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,044
- national by low-access %
- #59
- in NY
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 37.4% households with no vehicle .
How Queens County compares nationally
Food access in Queens County compares favorably nationally: its 0.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 3% of them (rank #3,044).
Queens County's lower-band USDA tier split
656 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 656 of Queens County's tracts are urban in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 1-mile test, the stricter of the two distance thresholds.
Queens 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
- Richmond 1
Richmond 1%
1 % low-access
- Schuyler 0.8
Schuyler 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
- Queens 0.6
Queens 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Bronx 0.6
Bronx 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Yates 0.6
Yates 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 656 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 2,230,722 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,723 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,663 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,323,052 |
| Median Household Income | $86,136 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 133,891 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 37.4%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Queens County
Queens County has 1,856 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 735 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
61 towns share the 1,856 authorized stores; Jamaica holds 13% of them. 13 of the 61 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Laurelton, Douglaston, Astoria St, Briarwood, Forest Hlls, Jackson Hts and 7 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 245 | 69 |
| Flushing | 159 | 65 |
| Corona | 135 | 38 |
| Astoria | 120 | 48 |
| Ridgewood | 102 | 20 |
| Jackson Heights | 83 | 38 |
| Woodside | 68 | 19 |
| Elmhurst | 63 | 21 |
| Ozone Park | 60 | 20 |
| Far Rockaway | 53 | 16 |
Top 10 of 61 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 735 (250 shown)
- 1 astoria foods inc., astoria
- 1 gourmet deli 65, woodside
- 100-17 beach channel dr corp, rockaway park
- 101 j&a deli grocery corp., ozone park
- 101 lucky deli inc 1, ozone park
- 101 smoozy's gril & deli corp, ozone park
- 102 deli & grocery corp, richmond hill
- 1034 wyckoff deli corp, ridgewood
- 104 deli 1 corp, ozone park
- 106 deli inc., ozone park
- 106 quick stop convenience store corp, east elmhurst
- 108 street deli & grocery, inc, corona
- 108th discount 2 corp, corona
- 109 ave deli & grill corp., jamaica
- 11-03 deli & grocery corp, long island city
- 111 corona candy store inc, corona
- 111 deli & grill corp, jamaica
- 111 farmers deli grocery inc., saint albans
- 113th gourmet deli inc, richmond hill
- 114 gourmet deli corp, south ozone park
- 115 leffertblvd newstand inc., south ozone park
- 11505 mini mart corp., rockaway park
- 121 gourmet deli inc, jamaica
- 125 convenient inc., south ozone park
- 126 deli & grill corp, richmond hill
- 126 food corp, richmond hill
- 127 deli & grill corp, south ozone park
- 128 m deli & grocery inc, south richmond hill
- 131-21 stop one deli & grocery corp, springfield gardens
- 136 deli grocery corp, jamaica
- 136 grocery inc, springfield gardens
- 144 mini maret corp, jamaica
- 145 jamaica deli inc., jamaica
- 147 deli & grill corp, rosedale
- 154-03 union tpke inc., flushing
- 164th mini market & deli corp, jamaica
- 168 deli and grill corp, jamaica
- 1683 jimmy deli grocery corp, ridgewood
- 169 77 stationary1 corp, jamaica
- 171 deli & convenience, flushing
- 172 mini mart inc, jamaica
- 18520 sunshine gourmet deli corp, jamaica
- 187 deli corp, jamaica
- 2 hands deli & grocery, rosedale
- 2007 melanie deli & grocery corp., jackson hts
- 20th ave deli & convenience inc., college point
- 21 lucky inc., astoria
- 21st organic deli & convenience inc, long island city
- 21st street deli inc, long island city
- 249 street foodmart, inc., bellerose
- 27 & 7 deli grocery inc., saint albans
- 3 hands deli and grill i corp, laurelton
- 3 in 1 deli grocery inc, richmond hill
- 3186 21st street, inc, astoria
- 31st avenue grocery & 99 cent store, east elmhurst
- 34-61 deli corp, jackson heights
- 37-63 grocery food corp, jackson heights
- 38 farms corp, corona
- 3912 deli grocery corp, corona
- 3a produce llc, jackson heights
- 43-21 deli & grocery corp, far rockaway
- 4306 happy grocery, inc., corona
- 46 sunny deli & grocery corp, sunnyside
- 48 bodega inc, astoria
- 51 st deli & grocery inc, woodside
- 51-30 fresh harvest deli & mini market corp, queens
- 61 st big apple deli grocery corp, maspeth
- 6119 cstore inc - 7 eleven 34139c, woodside
- 66 gourmet grocery inc, arverne
- 67 forest deli & grocery, ridgewood
- 67 st grocery corp, woodside
- 69-21 mini market, inc, glendale
- 7 & 7 grocery deli inc, queens village
- 7 eleven 32127b, east elmhurst
- 7 eleven 32153e, little neck
- 7 eleven 39681, jamaica
- 7 eleven store # 37717b, howard beach
- 7 eleven store #20942d, bayside
- 7 eleven store #20944f, flushing
- 7 eleven store #29937e, rego park
- 7 eleven store #32118d, flushing
- 7 eleven store #32346d, middle village
- 7 eleven store #32406b, flushing
- 7 eleven store #33549c, woodside
- 7 eleven store #33975b, forest hills
- 7 eleven store #35026b, glen oaks
- 7 eleven store #36951c, jamaica
- 7 eleven store #39885a, jamaica
- 7 eleven store 27105c, oakland gardens
- 7 eleven store 27690, glen oaks
- 7 eleven store 32120b, whitestone
- 7 eleven store 39478b, jamaica
- 7 eleven store 39793b, flushing
- 7 star express corp, queens village
- 7 star tacos azteca corp., woodside
- 7-eleven #27760c, college point
- 7-eleven #32720a, college point
- 7-eleven 35050j, astoria
- 7-eleven 35314a 35314a, long island city
- 7-eleven 35987b, forest hills
- 7-eleven 36100h, middle village
- 7-eleven 39222a, long island city
- 7-eleven store 21826g, kew gardens
- 7-eleven store 21950e, forest hills
- 7-eleven store 22101g, bayside
- 7-eleven#23897, fresh meadows
- 707 deli & grill inc, ridgewood
- 75 deli & grill, woodhaven
- 78 deli and grill corp, woodhaven
- 7901 lucky market corp, jackson heights
- 8248 woodhaven corp, glendale
- 82nd elmhurst deli & grill corporation, elmhurst
- 82nd stop corp, elmhurst
- 87th street grocery & deli inc, woodhaven
- 888 deli & grocery inc, college point
- 89 ave deli, jamaica
- 89-31 food corp, jamaica
- 90 st goormet deli inc., sunnyside
- 90-47 deli grocery corp, jamaica
- 9005 myrtle corp, glendale
- 9046 deli and grill inc., jamaica
- 90th grocery & deli inc, jackson heights
- 90th stop, jackson heights
- 91 union family deli corp, ozone park
- 9393 rd deli corp, east elmhurst
- 94 st grocery corp, jackson heights
- 9402 bd grill and deli corp, jamaica
- 94th deli & grill, woodhaven
- 97 us deli corp, ozone park
- 98-02 superior deli corp, east elmhurst
- 99 c rock inc, far rockaway
- 99c plus & deli grocery, queens village
- a & a family deli corp, queens village
- a & a queens deli deluxe, inc, saint albans
- a & m deli & grill inc 1, richmond hill
- a & s super deli inc., south ozone park
- a and m deli grocery corp. i, jamaica
- a line deli inc, far rockaway
- a y family grocery inc, jamaica
- a z grocery and meat inc, south richmond hill
- a&c wendy grocery inc, astoria
- a&l eight street minimarket corp, astoria
- a-c market grocery, hollis
- a.k hempstead convenience corp., queens village
- alba's grocery of kew gardens inc, kew gardens
- amg 11, south richmond hill
- appetito deli grocery inc., rockaway beach
- ariel's grocery store, corona
- aaa plus deli & grill inc, corona
- aaa plus deli inc., elmhurst
- aadhya 4904 inc, corona
- aalif pharmacy, hollis
- abu khalil deli & grill corp, jamaica
- abu musa deli & grill corp, jamaica
- access pharmacy inc, corona
- acy grocery corp, far rockaway
- ad gourmet deli, astoria
- adam mini market, astoria
- adames deli corp, rosedale
- addiction juice bar and grill corp, fresh meadows
- aiden fine food deli corp, woodhaven
- aj&e 99up supermarket inc., bayside
- ajay deli & grocery corp, woodside
- akota meat market co. inc, woodside
- al baraka deli corp, jamaica
- alexander sutphin mini market corp, jamaica
- almustah 99 corp, south richmond hill
- alnageeb deli grocery corp, jamaica
- always sunny grocery, llc, sunnyside
- alyanna convenience store, corp, s. richmond hill
- amalya 1 corp, flushing
- american star deli corp, long island city
- amr deli & grocery corp., jamaica
- amrut inc, jackson heights
- anthonys deli grocery & grill corp, south richmond hill
- antony deli grocery inc, ridgewood
- apple deli gourmet inc., long island city
- argenis deli grocery inc, jamaica
- artie food center corp, corona
- asia deli & grocery inc, queens village
- astoria city gourmet corp., astoria
- astoria gourmet & market place inc., astoria
- astoria town deli grocery corp, astoria
- athena gourmet market, astoria
- austro grocery & deli corp, woodside
- aziz deli & grill crop, ozone park
- b & b deli & grill, astoria
- baez grocery store, corona
- bally 868 food market corp, flushing
- batista mini grocery, cambria heights
- bskt e corp/coffee pot, astoria
- baba's corner, richmond hill
- bagel spot, forest hills
- bagh deli grocery, south richmond hill
- baisley food corp i, jamaica
- barack pharmacy & food mart, inc., ridgewood
- bbd deli grocery inc, astoria
- beach 116 deli & grocery corp, rockaway park
- bella rosa deli corp, ozone park
- best bites deli corp, elmhurst
- best stop 2 deli & grocery corp., corona
- bhakti 11 inc - stop & go deli convenience, flushing
- bhakti 169 inc, flushing
- bhakti 46 inc/sunnyside market, sunnyside
- bhakti sagar grocery inc, ridgewood
- big lou 2 grocery & deli corp., jamaica
- big lou deli & grocery corp., saint albans
- big six deli corp, woodside
- bisbas gourmet deli inc, rosedale
- bite & butter gourmet deli inc, sunnyside
- bj's grocery and deli, ozone park
- black olive deli & cafe, jamaica
- blessing deli & grocery inc, ridgewood
- blue deli grocery corp, glendale
- bolla 100-03 cohancy c-store, ozone park
- bombom deli grocery corp, woodside
- bravos carniceria and grocery inc, corona
- bringing bodegas back, glendale
- broadway 48 deli corp, astoria
- broadway stop n go grocery inc., woodside
- brother's deli & mini market, corp, corona
- brother's deli & mini market, corp., corona
- bueno 111 grocery corp, south ozone park
- buy buy convenience and grill corp 1, south ozone park
- c.c. deli-grocery, rosedale
- candy & grocery food corp, corona
- carlo's carniceria deli corp., corona
- carniceria cesina & enchilada #2 incorporated, woodhaven
- celtic deli inc, woodside
- cerry's deli grocery, east elmhurst
- chocolate deli & grocery inc, elmhurst
- chop and blend n/a, jamaica
- chris seafood & west indian store, south richmond hill
- cibao grocery, corona
- closeout heaven iii inc, ridgewood
- college point deli corp 1, college point
- come n pick, woodside
- corona 103rd inc/superior deli & grill, corona
- corona cafe, corona
- corona deli grocery, corona
- corona food corp, corona
- corona heights pharmacy, corona
- corona stop corp, corona
- crescent gourmet deli & grocery inc, astoria
- cross bay deli & grocery corp, ozone park
- cumanda corp., corona
- cypress express deli, inc, glendale
- d-licious deli corp, jamaica
- d.r.e. deli grocery corp., hollis
- daily deli & grill inc., jamaica
Showing 250 of 1,856 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Queens County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Queens 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 (0.6% here).
- Pendleton County, KY · 0.6% low-access
- Rabun County, GA · 0.6% low-access
- Candler County, GA · 0.6% low-access
- San Francisco County, CA · 0.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (15.9% here).
- Sierra County, NM · 15.9% SNAP
- Perry County, OH · 15.9% SNAP
- Clinton County, PA · 15.9% SNAP
- Wyoming County, PA · 15.9% 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.
New York among Middle Atlantic states
New York ranks 3rd of 3 Middle Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (12.0%). Queens County, at 0.6%, runs 11.4 pts below the New York 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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