Signature · 143 SNAP-authorized stores
Rensselaer County, NY
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Rensselaer County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 23.6%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 10.9%
- on SNAP
- 160K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Rensselaer County, NY
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 23.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.9% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ulster County ( -0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Rensselaer County ranks #1,391 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #15 of 60 counties in NY (23.6% low-access; 6 food-desert tracts).
- #1,391
- national by low-access %
- #15
- in NY
- 17
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 143 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Rensselaer County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Rensselaer County's 23.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 56% of them and ranked #1,393 most-affected nationwide.
Rensselaer County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
42 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Rensselaer County has 26 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.
Rensselaer County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in New York, not a full county-board reprint
- Putnam
Putnam 53.6%
53.6 % low-access
- Chemung
Chemung 24.9%
24.9 % low-access
- Saratoga
Saratoga 24.4%
24.4 % low-access
- Rensselaer
Rensselaer 23.6%
23.6 % low-access
- Ulster
Ulster 23.4%
23.4 % low-access
- Wyoming
Wyoming 21.7%
21.7 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 42 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 159,429 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 17 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 37,663 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.6%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,531 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 160,332 |
| Median Household Income | $87,915 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,264 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.8%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County has 143 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 90 locations (63% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 90
- 230 petro corp, stephentown
- 309 food land inc, troy
- 34 st deli & grocery inc, troy
- 4 corner convenience inc, troy
- 773 brothers market inc, troy
- american food and deli, troy
- attiya petroleum inc, troy
- brunswick fuel & food mart inc, cropseyville
- cumberland farms 1524, rensselaer
- cumberland farms 1585, troy
- cumberland farms 1602, nassau
- cumberland farms 1619, stephentown
- cumberland farms 1659, hoosick falls
- city deli mart, troy
- collar city deli and grocery inc, troy
- country farm minimart, east nassau
- cumberland farms 1534, troy
- cumberland farms 1703, troy
- cumberland farms, inc 1521, sand lake
- cumberland farms, inc 1595, castleton
- d b mart 1, troy
- food circus, troy
- fourth street market, troy
- fat albert's deli & grocery, troy
- gas america, east greenbush
- glen ave deli inc, troy
- happy valley mart inc, troy
- i love ny deli & groceries inc, troy
- jefferson deli mart inc, troy
- lebeau's grocery and deli, troy
- lb empire deli & grocery inc, troy
- metro 50, rensselaer
- mike mart inc, troy
- mohalk inc - mohawk pharmacy, troy
- nite owl news, troy
- olompia deli grocery, troy
- omar-soror llc, troy
- one stop convenient llc, troy
- pawling deli & convenience llc, troy
- perfect mart inc, troy
- pilot travel center 146, castleton on hudson
- pittstown grocery, johnsonville
- qudrat inc 1, troy
- quick shop deli grocery, troy
- rensselaer one stop corp - sunoco, rensselaer
- rensselaer valuemart, rensselaer
- river store inc, troy
- south troy deli & grocery, troy
- stewart's shop 131, troy
- stewart's shop 134, troy
- stewart's shop 184, troy
- stewart's shop 212, troy
- stewart's shop 219, hoosick falls
- stewart's shop 243, n hoosick
- stewart's shop 244, troy
- stewart's shop 262, rensselaer
- stewart's shop 356, troy
- sammy's deli & market inc, troy
- sheba grocery & deli inc, troy
- shree pramukh inc, troy
- speedway 7709, troy
- speedway 7711, castleton on hudson
- speedway 7891, troy
- steven market, rensselaer
- stewart's shops 139, troy
- stewart's shops 154, castleton on hudson
- stewart's shops 158, nassau
- stewart's shops 166, berlin
- stewart's shops 219, hoosick falls
- stewart's shops 354, castleton on hudson
- stewart's shops 456, troy
- stewart's shops 494, rensselaer
- stewart's shops 496, castleton on hudson
- stewarts shop 115, troy
- stewarts shop 214, rensselaer
- stewarts shop 287, cropseyville
- stewarts shop 294, wynantskill
- stewarts shop 318, schaghticoke
- stewarts shop 338, west sand lake
- stewarts shop 346, hoosick
- stewarts shop 352, east greenbush
- stewarts shop 368, troy
- stewarts shop 414, rensselaer
- tiktok mart inc, troy
- titanic market, troy
- troy five star food market inc - gulf, troy
- troys empire, troy
- us food & grocery no, troy
- xv street, troy
- yazzy's market, east greenbush
Combination Grocery/Other · 28
- cvs pharmacy 2137, wynantskill
- cvs pharmacy 906, troy
- cvs pharmacy 724, rensselaer
- cvs/pharmacy 5031, east greenbush
- dollar tree 1737, rensselaer
- deli on broadway inc., rensselaer
- dollar general 13920, hoosick falls
- dollar general 17476, berlin
- dollar general 19865, troy
- dollar general 21200, stephentown
- dollar tree 1419, troy
- dollar tree 4703, rensselaer
- dollar tree 6245, troy
- dollar tree 6511, rensslear
- family dollar 7891, nassau
- family dollar 8203, troy
- family dollar 8535, wynantskill
- family dollar store 2400, troy
- family dollar store 5247, troy
- ocean state job lot 512, troy
- walgreens 10548, troy
- walgreens 17434, east greenbush
- walgreens 17856, west sand lake
- walgreens 19535, rensselaer
- walgreens 19635, troy
- walgreens 19732, schaghticoke
- walgreens 19764, hoosick falls
- walgreens 19856, castleton
Super Store · 9
- hoosic valley shop n save, schaghticoke
- hannaford food & drug 8336, troy
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8236, w sand lake
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8392, wynantskill
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8450, troy
- hannaford supermarket 8361, east greenbush
- target 1796, rensselaer
- walmart 2370, troy
- walmart supercenter 1940, rensselaer
Supermarket · 6
- aldi 65180, rensselaer
- aldi 65182, troy
- market 32 hudson valley plaza 181, troy
- market 32 by price chopper 003, troy
- market 32 by price chopper 111, rensselaer
- market 32 by price chopper 54, rensselaer
Farmers' Market · 3
- hoosick local market, hoosick falls
- rensselaer riverfront farmers market, rensselaer
- troy waterfront farmers market inc fm, troy
Small Grocery Store · 3
- hewitts market llc, berlin
- mi casa market, inc., troy
- myanmar asian inc, rensselaer
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- mingala store llc, rensselaer
- uncle sam's good & natural products, troy
Delivery Route · 1
- veggie mobile, troy
Large Grocery Store · 1
- bargain grocery troy, troy
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
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Nationwide peers for Rensselaer County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Rensselaer 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 (23.6% here).
- Pender County, NC · 23.6% low-access
- Pender County, NC · 23.6% low-access
- Emmet County, MI · 23.6% low-access
- Emmet County, MI · 23.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (10.9% here).
- Ramsey County, ND · 10.9% SNAP
- Ramsey County, ND · 10.9% SNAP
- Franklin County, OH · 10.9% SNAP
- Franklin County, OH · 10.9% 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.
Food access nationally, New York in context
Rensselaer 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 .
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 Rensselaer County, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36083. 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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