County food-access profile · New York
Richmond County, NY
Most of Richmond County sits within reach of a supermarket, better than most U.S. counties. This profile covers who, if anyone, qualifies as a food desert here, plus the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 1.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 13.4%
- on SNAP
- 495K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
1.0% of Richmond County residents live in a low-access area, though none of its tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold.
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 735
- food-desert residents
- 15.9%
- households, no vehicle
- 11.5%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
By the USDA's measure, Richmond County fares better than most: just 1.0% of residents live in a low-access tract, below the national share. Still, 3 of the county's 108 tracts meet that threshold, covering about 4,687 people who live far from a supermarket, and none of them meet the low-income condition that would additionally classify them as food deserts.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
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 #3,013).
Richmond County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 108 census tracts in Richmond County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Richmond County vs. other New York counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in New York
- Richmond 1
Richmond County, NY
1 % low-access
- Albany
Albany County, NY
31.4 % low-access
- Allegany 3.9
Allegany County, NY
3.9 % low-access
- Bronx 0.6
Bronx County, NY
0.6 % low-access
- Broome
Broome County, NY
16.4 % low-access
- Cattaraugus 7.9
Cattaraugus County, NY
7.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| 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% |
About 13.4% of Richmond County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 1.0% of residents are low-access, below the national share for U.S. counties.
- 13.4% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 22,803 households here.
- 15.9% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- Median household income is $98,333 with a 11.5% poverty rate.
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Richmond County
below the national share
A further 3 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 3.
An estimated 4,687 residents, roughly 1.0% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 735 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 105 tracts (97.2%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Richmond County
Richmond County has 339 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 146 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
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
Medium Grocery Store · 40
- 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
- italo meat market, staten island
- la quebradita grocery corp, staten island
- legacy africana market inc 1, staten island
- little italy gourmet, staten island
- lyu deli, corp., staten island
- mexico supermarket monte alban corp, staten island
- midway minimarket corp, staten island
- new york lanka inc., staten island
- ocean ave deli of staten island inc, staten island
- okin market place, staten island
- one stop african caribbean 821583201, staten island
- pastosa ravioli of west brighton, staten island
- plaza san jeronimo, staten island
- richmond road ravioli inc, staten island
- s a r deli & bagels inc, staten island
- sagara food city, staten island
- sunrise gourmet deli, staten island
- tastebuds, staten island
- terminal one, staten island
- tompkins value deli inc, staten island
Large Grocery Store · 10
- 2500 victory blvd meat corp, staten island
- a & c superette, staten island
- big time produce, staten island
- blue supermarket inc, staten island
- freddies salumeria & pork store, staten island
- frutas y abarrotes hm llc, staten island
- g & g italian meat market inc, staten island
- istanbul grand bazaar, staten island
- mi pueblo meat market inc, staten island
- supreme italian market, staten island
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 4
- granite fine foods inc, staten island
- hook and rail meats, staten island
- regina annadale meat market inc, staten island
- tesniem inc., staten island
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- gerardi's farmers market and nursery, staten island
- hady fruits & vegetables, staten island
Seafood Specialty · 2
- king fish house, staten island
- manuel fish market inc., staten island
Small Grocery Store · 2
- 514 terrace food corp., staten island
- 99c and more corp i, staten island
Bakery Specialty · 1
- cafe con pan bakery iii, corp, staten island
Showing 250 of 339 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in New York
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Food access nationally, New York in context
Richmond County sits inside New York (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.