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 #3,047).
Queens County's lower-band USDA tier split
656 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Queens County has 656 urban and 0 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.
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 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 223 locations (12% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 223
- 118-07 alexander deli grocery corp, jamaica
- 37 lime tree corp, jackson heights
- 68 ave baby grocery inc, fresh meadows
- 68 sutphin deli and grill inc, jamaica
- 7955 ae company inc, flushing
- 86-02 meat & produce inc - key food, jackson heights
- anthony scicchitano italian pork, ozone park
- african caribbean central market, far rockaway
- akropolis meat market, queens
- al tawakkul halal meat inc, jackson heights
- al-haqq pharmacy, ozone park
- all madina halal meat corp, flushing
- allah tawakal meat shop inc, bellerose
- almedina live poultry corp, jamaica
- anapa international inc., rego park
- balady yemen halal meat market corp, south ozone park
- bayside milk farm, bayside
- beachside pharmacy, rockaway park
- bhuyia family inc, jamaica
- bo luo mi inc., flushing
- broadway ginseng inc, elmhurst
- broadway grocery store inc., elmhurst
- casa rivera grocery ltd, elmhurst
- cvs 2442, far rockaway
- cvs 2718, jamaica
- cvs 542, bayside
- cvs pharmacy 144, queens village
- cvs pharmacy 2027, bellerose
- cvs pharmacy 2041, ozone park
- cvs pharmacy 2057, forest hills
- cvs pharmacy 2062, kew gardens
- cvs pharmacy 2095, fresh meadows
- cvs pharmacy 2719, ozone park
- cvs pharmacy 491, jackson heights
- cvs pharmacy 499, forest hills
- cvs pharmacy 5159, whitestone
- cvs pharmacy 560, douglaston
- cvs pharmacy 5773, maspeth
- cvs pharmacy 6030, howard beach
- cvs pharmacy inc 7881, forest hills
- cvs pharmacy 1058, sunnyside
- cvs pharmacy 11038, whitestone
- cvs pharmacy 11060, long island
- cvs pharmacy 1107, glendale
- cvs pharmacy 1113, jackson heights
- cvs pharmacy 2975, middle village
- cvs pharmacy 3138, cambria heights
- cvs pharmacy 3146, astoria
- cvs pharmacy 3621, st albans
- cvs pharmacy 549, ridgewood
- cvs pharmacy 5830, forest hlls
- cvs pharmacy 7576, astoria
- cvs/pharmacy 1906, bayside
- cvs/pharmacy 2720, rockaway beach
- cai po grocery, flushing
- chi african food market llc, saint albans
- cloud grocery inc, flushing
- connected chef - queensbridge, queens
- cpw pharmacy, south ozone park
- dollar general 19222, glendale
- dollar general 19225, jamaica
- dollar general 19231, queens
- dollar general 19233, queens village
- dollar general 19234, ridgewood
- dollartree 9514, jamaica
- duane reade 14256, douglaston
- duane reade 14268, bayside
- duane reade 14325, astoria
- dasae corp, forest hills
- david's lot inc dba belle harbor foods, rockaway park
- davids kosher meat store inc, rego park
- dc flushing market corp, flushing
- de ren tang 0, flushing
- dimarco's butcher shoppe llc, glendale
- djelilov corp., ridgewood
- dollar general 19203, astoria
- dollar general 19219, college point
- dollar general 19221, far rockaway
- dollar general 19232, queens
- dollar tree 3789, woodside
- dollar tree 3795, college point
- dollar tree 4787, sunnyside
- dollar tree 4928, howard beach
- dollar tree 4930, queens village
- dollar tree 4938, astoria
- dollar tree 5118, jamaica
- dollar tree 5172, south richmond hill
- dollar tree 5232, astoria st
- dollar tree 5312, middle village
- dollar tree 5428, richmond hill
- dollar tree 5468, ozone park
- dollar tree 5477, woodside
- dollar tree 5582, rosedale
- dollar tree 5616, queens village
- dollar tree 5747, flushing
- dollar tree 5924, jamaica
- dollar tree 6089, queens
- dollar tree 6464, richmond hill
- dollar tree 7326, jamaica
- dollar tree 7424, astoria
- dollar tree 7523, ozone park
- duane reade 14423, astoria
- duane reade 14438, flushing
- e&s custom kosher meat market inc, forest hills
- el chai corp/nagilah market, forest hills
- eastern seafood trading inc., flushing
- el gaucho meat, jackson heights
- el veci deli grocery corp, corona
- family dollar 11381, rockaway park
- family dollar 11640, jamaica
- family dollar 11821, laurelton
- family dollar 12296, howard beach
- family dollar 4255, flushing
- family dollar 7070, hollis
- family dollar store 10358, rockaway beach
- family dollar store 11071, jamaica
- family dollar store 9193, jamaica
- family dollar store 9389, saint albans
- far rockaway drugs inc, far rockaway
- flushing 1 poultry market corp, flushing
- flushing halal meat market inc, flushing
- forest hills fishery, forest hills
- fuxing mini market inc, flushing
- ginseng empire inc, flushing
- ginseng palace trading inc., elmhurst
- great neck healthy food inc, flushing
- green meat market, flushing
- greenbay marketplace inc. 0, astoria
- happy fruits & veg of ny, inc, flushing
- healthbay natural foods inc., howard beach
- hallal food emporium inc, astoria
- healthmax pharmacy, woodhaven
- home chef catering, 7187495745, laurelton
- hq hongyun trading inc., little neck
- ibrahim poultry llc, ozone park
- jamaica fish market inc, richmond hill
- jewel bagels, flushing
- jewel of flushing rx inc, fresh meadows
- jin zheng fa inc, flushing
- jj&max inc, jamaica
- joy market, flushing
- king david bakery, flushing
- lhm market inc, richmond hill
- la javiela meat corp, astoria
- lele highclass healthy products usa inc, flushing
- m & d 21 food corp, long island city
- m & w deli inc, ridgewood
- mango rico ny corp, elmhurst
- mediterranean foods iii inc., astoria
- meimei 168 food inc, flushing
- mi pueblito, corona
- moonlight food corp, jackson heights
- muncan food corporation, astoria
- nba glatt market, inc, fresh meadows
- new asian food 168, flushing
- new way convenience corp, jamaica
- new york food and herbs, flushing
- new york ginseng city inc, flushing
- ny lucky express llc, flushing
- portugese live poultry market inc, east elmhurst
- pappu da dhaba, jamaica
- prime halal meat market, astoria
- punjabi bazar inc, richmond hill
- ridgewood european pork store llc, ridgewood
- rite aid 17681, sunnyside
- rx-spress pharmacy, south richmond hill
- saint albans deli corp, saint albans
- shree siddhivinayka, flushing
- singh's fish, meat & grocery, south ozone park
- singhs fresh farm 01, richmond hill
- suryaside seed & oil inc, woodside
- sutphin halal fresh meats & fish corp, jamaica
- t&t fish market and grocery, south ozone park
- tariq hand slaughterd meat & market, flushing
- titan foods inc, astoria
- top new town 99cent inc, flushing
- vmaa inc., sunnyside
- vege east inc., flushing
- veggie mama, queens
- walgreen 07294, corona
- walgreens 04565, jamaica
- walgreens 05051, laurelton
- walgreens 01487, forest hills
- walgreens 01616, elmhurst
- walgreens 04058, east elmhurst
- walgreens 04319, elmhurst
- walgreens 04445, s ozone park
- walgreens 04688, whitestone
- walgreens 07367, college point
- walgreens 07831, new hyde park
- walgreens 07930, rockaway park
- walgreens 09869, middle village
- walgreens 10604, ridgewood
- walgreens 10608, ozone park
- walgreens 11126, flushing
- walgreens 14187, woodside
- walgreens 14206, rockaway park
- walgreens 14271, woodhaven
- walgreens 14314, ridgewood
- walgreens 14390, long island city
- walgreens 14449, jackson heights
- walgreens 14477, rego park
- walgreens 17517, east elmhurst
- walgreens 17613, jamaica
- walgreens 17680, howard beach
- walgreens 17979, howard beach
- walgreens 19035, jamaica
- walgreens 19224, glen oaks
- walgreens 19282, forest hills
- walgreens 19425, whitestone
- walgreens 19453, fresh meadows
- walgreens 19586, oakland gardens
- walgreens 19794, astoria
- walgreens 2055, queens village
- walgreens 21349, long island city
- wild ginseng birdnest inc., flushing
- xiao mao market 136-16, flushing
- xinjiang food inc, flushing
- ys wholesale trading inc, flushing
- ying fu market, flushing
- zaman gourmet deli, jackson heights
- zhenzhen business city inc, flushing
- zhong mei (usa) trading inc, flushing
Convenience Store · 16
- 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
Bakery Specialty · 11
- avraham's bakery, flushing
- le bon pate bakery, inc., queens village
- levy's bakery 26 corp, rego park
- nueva nitin bakery inc, elmhurst
- queens kosher pita, flushing
- rokhat bakery, inc, rego park
- sweet lil sweets, ozone park
- sweet occasions express inc., corona
- sweet occassions inc, corona
- tulcingo bakery dba d & e mexican food corp, elmhurst
- vallecito bakery corp, elmhurst
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
- Pendleton County, KY · 0.6% low-access
- Rabun County, GA · 0.6% low-access
- Rabun County, GA · 0.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (15.9% here).
- Sierra County, NM · 15.9% SNAP
- Sierra County, NM · 15.9% SNAP
- Perry County, OH · 15.9% SNAP
- Perry County, OH · 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.
Queens County inside a lower low-access state context
Queens 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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