Signature · 1.0% low-access (4th pct)
Richmond County, NY
Richmond County lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 13.4%
- on SNAP
- 495K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Richmond County, NY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.4% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 15.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Schuyler County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Richmond County lands in the lower national band (1.0%, #3,011 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,011
- national by low-access %
- #56
- in NY
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 735
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.0% low-access (4th pct) (-21.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Richmond County compares nationally
Food access in Richmond County compares favorably nationally: its 1.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 4% of them (rank #3,011).
Richmond County's lower-band USDA tier split
108 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 108 of Richmond 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.
Richmond 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
- Bronx 0.6
Bronx 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Queens 0.6
Queens 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 | 108 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 468,730 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,687 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 735 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 494,956 |
| Median Household Income | $98,333 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 22,803 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 15.9%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Richmond County
Richmond County has 339 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 146 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
All 339 authorized stores are in Staten Island, 100 of them grocery-grade (supermarket or large/medium grocery).
Convenience Store · 146
- 1334 richmond road corp, staten island
- 1414 castleton corp, staten island
- 15 island deli grocery inc., staten island
- 194 quick stop corp, staten island
- 226 jimmy deli grocery corp, staten island
- 228 market st deli & grocery inc., staten island
- 4 way deli corp, staten island
- 402 joe' market corp., staten island
- 418 deli & grocery corp, staten island
- 5 stars ak deli grocery inc, staten island
- 7 days food mart corp., staten island
- 7 eleven, staten island
- 7 eleven store # 38309b, staten island
- 7 eleven store #32653c, staten island
- 7 eleven store #34248b, staten island
- 7 eleven store #34362b, staten island
- 7 eleven store #39291c, staten island
- 7 eleven store #39436c, staten island
- 7-eleven 11459b, staten island
- 7-eleven 19880d, staten island
- a & m bagels and deli inc., staten island
- a&c deli & grocery store llc, staten island
- abounaji deli & grocery inc, staten island
- alba food market 1, staten island
- alkharaf deli & grocery inc, staten island
- amboy superstar convenience inc, staten island
- annadale bagels minimarket inc., staten island
- annadale road corp, staten island
- anoud deli corp., staten island
- arden minimart inc, staten island
- baba shawarma corp., staten island
- bay best deli inc., staten island
- brighton bagels, staten island
- charmar superette inc, staten island
- candy land los meza inc, staten island
- castle deli and grocery corp, staten island
- castleton gourmet corp/md bagels, staten island
- cb 180 corp/cracker barrel, staten island
- cindy's deli corp., staten island
- citi bagels, staten island
- convenient food mart, staten island
- corson deli grocery corp, staten island
- curtis hill ny corp, staten island
- d&k deli and grocery inc, staten island
- d' jesus mini market, staten island
- dana & farh corp, staten island
- elm mini mart corporation, staten island
- express deli grill i corp., staten island
- flores deli & grocery, staten island
- freddie corp, staten island
- frutas locas mary corp, staten island
- giffords lane bagels & deli inc, staten island
- great kill superette corp, staten island
- h y star 4278 corp./h y star deli, staten island
- heberton food corp, staten island
- henderson food corp, staten island
- hetal groceries inc, staten island
- hola peru, staten island
- hydeli, staten island
- hyatt bagel cafe, staten island
- hylan deli, staten island
- island mini market deli inc., staten island
- j & j island grocery, staten island
- j m d bagels corp., staten island
- j m d marketplace inc./town square deli, staten island
- jersey corner store inc, staten island
- jersey st convenience corp, staten island
- karma convenience inc dba richmond bagels, staten island
- king deli of the island corp, staten island
- la patrona deli, staten island
- los rosas deli and grocery inc., staten island
- low price deli and grocery inc, staten island
- m & m superette inc, staten island
- mr.p.a.i.n llc, staten island
- maestro gourmet deli corp, staten island
- manor deli & convenience ii corp, staten island
- moe's 1 deli & grill, staten island
- montalbanos of rosebank, staten island
- montalbanos salumeria, staten island
- moran m inc dba la iguana azul mexican market, staten island
- morelos deli & fruit corp, staten island
- my corner bagel & deli, staten island
- my way deli inc, staten island
- n & m grocery deli, corp., staten island
- new blondie 14 food corp, staten island
- new king food, staten island
- new way convenience store corp, staten island
- nick's deli & grill inc., staten island
- nino de atocha deli, staten island
- ny deli & grill corp, staten island
- o & a hassan corp, staten island
- old bayview deli & grocery inc, staten island
- omw the high station deli corp, staten island
- on the go groceries inc., staten island
- osgood grocery corp., staten island
- peace international market, staten island
- peter deli & grocery i corp., staten island
- port richmond deli inc, staten island
- priority deli & grocery corp, staten island
- purnima convenience store inc, staten island
- quality 1 food corp, staten island
- rd & r deli & grocery, staten island
- reyes deli mexicana inc, staten island
- richmond food mart inc, staten island
- richmond gas inc., staten island
- rocky deli & grill 2 inc, staten island
- roman convenience inc, staten island
- royal crown deli inc, staten island
- s & s adam corp, staten island
- saal deli & grocery, staten island
- sahara mini market corp, staten island
- sam deli & convenience corp, staten island
- sand lane deli, inc., staten island
- sand lane drugs, staten island
- seaview convenience deli & grocery, staten island
- skycare rx pharmacy iii inc., staten island
- south ave deli & grill inc., staten island
- south beach deli corp, staten island
- speedway 7809, staten island
- speedway 7877, staten island
- sunnyside gourmet deli 1 corp., staten island
- t c amboy corp/dba town & country deli, staten island
- t n s superette corp/ angelos deli & bagel, staten island
- ticos grocery & deli corp, staten island
- tolins convenience corp, staten island
- tortilleria oaxaca ii inc, staten island
- tortilleria oaxaca inc, staten island
- tropical food center, staten island
- u & i deli grocery corp, staten island
- value halal grill inc., staten island
- velazquez garcia corp, staten island
- victory bvld quick stop inc, staten island
- victory convenience & smoke shop corp, staten island
- victory convenience llc - family shoppe, staten island
- victory deli food corp, staten island
- walid corp, staten island
- westervelt new way deli inc, staten island
- y & r deli & grocery inc, staten island
- yalla i market llc, staten island
- yemeni deli & grocery corp, staten island
- your choice deli inc, staten island
- yourwaydeli inc., staten island
- yummy bites deli, staten island
- zw bay street corp - joann's deli, staten island
- zeus deli & grocery corp., staten island
- bp ampm 48441, staten island
Combination Grocery/Other · 43
- a.b.m. superette, inc, staten island
- cvs pharmacy 2364, staten island
- cvs pharmacy 2439, staten island
- cvs pharmacy 6045, staten island
- cvs pharmacy 6047, staten island
- cvs pharmacy 6048, staten island
- cvs pharmacy 6049, staten island
- cvs pharmacy 6051, staten island
- cvs pharmacy 6052, staten island
- cvs pharmacy 6053, staten island
- cvs pharmacy 6056, staten island
- cvs pharmacy 6058, staten island
- cvs pharmady 6055, staten island
- cvs pharmacy 6046, staten island
- cvs pharmacy 6054, staten island
- cvs pharmacy cvs6057, staten island
- dollartree 8341, staten island
- duane reade 14352, staten island
- dollar general 19242, staten island
- dollar general 19243, staten island
- dollar tree 3544, staten island
- dollar tree 4538, staten island
- dollar tree 7038, staten island
- dollar tree 7335, staten island
- dollar tree 7524, staten island
- family dollar 11561, staten island
- family dollar 11760, staten island
- family dollar 11875, staten island
- family dollar 6855, staten island
- frank and sal llc, staten island
- fresh and clean i inc., staten island
- green island market inc, staten island
- gutierrez bakery, staten island
- mm grocery and convenience inc, staten island
- tasters market, staten island
- walgreens 03916, staten island
- walgreens 06179, staten island
- walgreens 07321, staten island
- walgreens 07776, staten island
- walgreens 09204, staten island
- walgreens 10475, staten island
- walgreens 13750, staten island
- walgreens 15160, staten island
Small Grocery Store · 41
- 514 terrace food corp., staten island
- 99c and more corp i, staten island
- alex deli, staten island
- alper grocery inc, staten island
- b & g market place inc, staten island
- castleton corner deli & grocery 2 corp., staten island
- don panchito meat market inc, staten island
- dynasty convenience, staten island
- fish market ary inc, staten island
- hamza grocery & halal meat inc, staten island
- harbor deli & grocery corp, staten island
- hero farm llc, staten island
- island food market, inc, staten island
- k p deli corp, staten island
- keshi's deli inc, staten island
- la flor de puebla deli & grocery corp, staten island
- la gran tenochtitlan market, staten island
- la hacienda chinantla, staten island
- la mexicanisima, staten island
- la roca fuerte deli & grocery corp, staten island
- los siso grocery corp, staten island
- lucky deli grocery, staten island
- matamoros deli market, staten island
- mexican products el queretaro, staten island
- mexico azteca foods corp, staten island
- mi pueblo cuisine & panaderia corp, staten island
- msa grocery n halal meat corp, staten island
- new west street deli inc., staten island
- p-y deli corp n/a, staten island
- polish european american deli me, staten island
- san mateo, staten island
- santa rosa deli & grocery, staten island
- santa rosa grocery and deli inc, staten island
- santa rosita deli & grocery inc, staten island
- shop smart food mart, staten island
- si beach corp, staten island
- tejada grocery store corporation, staten island
- the port market corp., staten island
- tlalix deli corp, staten island
- u and p deli & grocery inc., staten island
- warren street deli & grocery, inc, staten island
Medium Grocery Store · 40 (20 shown)
- african homeland store, staten island
- add african market inc, staten island
- afrofresh halal market corp., staten island
- al humza international, staten island
- aljazeera halal meat market corp., staten island
- alwatan halal meat market corp, staten island
- argjiros corner 11 2, staten island
- ariana food market inc, staten island
- basha masr ny, staten island
- brighton express mart corp, staten island
- cuesta inc, staten island
- campo verde food market corp, staten island
- dinoras halal meat market, staten island
- fti phil am foods inc, staten island
- frutas y abarrotes mexico ii inc., staten island
- gondal food mart inc, staten island
- guyon foodmart, staten island
- i love my deli grocery inc, staten island
- irinas food inc, staten island
- island grocery spice rack, staten island
Showing 250 of 339 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.
Compare Richmond County vs Albany County → · All New York counties →
Counties near Richmond County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Richmond 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 (1.0% here).
- Calhoun County, SC · 1.0% low-access
- Union County, SD · 1.0% low-access
- Suffolk County, MA · 1.0% low-access
- Giles County, VA · 1.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (13.4% here).
- Monroe County, OH · 13.4% SNAP
- Hood River County, OR · 13.4% SNAP
- Huntingdon County, PA · 13.4% SNAP
- Madison County, MO · 13.4% 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%). Richmond County, at 1.0%, runs 11.0 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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