Signature · 156 SNAP-authorized stores
Rockland County, NY
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Rockland 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).
- 27.6%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 11.9%
- on SNAP
- 342K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Rockland County, NY
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 27.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.9% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Suffolk County (+ 0.9 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Rockland County ranks #1,110 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #11 of 60 counties in NY (27.6% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,110
- national by low-access %
- #11
- in NY
- 40
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- 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: 156 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Rockland County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Rockland County's 27.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 65% of them and ranked #1,111 most-affected nationwide.
Rockland County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
65 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Rockland County has 65 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.
Rockland County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in New York, not a full county-board reprint
- Putnam
Putnam 53.6%
53.6 % low-access
- Suffolk
Suffolk 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Rockland
Rockland 27.6%
27.6 % low-access
- Onondaga
Onondaga 26.7%
26.7 % low-access
- Chemung
Chemung 24.9%
24.9 % low-access
- Saratoga
Saratoga 24.4%
24.4 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 65 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 311,687 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 40 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 86,177 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,584 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 341,883 |
| Median Household Income | $109,959 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 12,398 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.8%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Rockland County
Rockland County has 156 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 39 locations (25% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 39
- 202 minimart & deli, garnerville
- 2192 white plains inc - 7 eleven 34447a 34447a, new city
- 7 eleven store #19389d, monsey
- 7 eleven store #42137a, haverstraw
- 7 eleven store 11462g, pearl river
- 7-eleven 21450d, suffern
- airmont gulf, suffern
- ana deli & grocery, spring valley
- andys quick stop 1, spring valley
- beny deli & grocery corp, spring valley
- bright farmers market inc., pearl river
- cmart, nyack
- complete health food store inc., spring valley
- congers bp inc 8978306, congers
- congers little food market, congers
- guzzles store inc, spring valley
- hawthorne gas & mart inc, stony point
- hlyyya corporation, spring valley
- ivy stationers, pomona
- jr lucas deli & market, suffern
- lupita productos mexicanos, haverstraw
- m & n 809 enterprise inc, haverstraw
- meyer's market, haverstraw
- mina mart inc, garnerville
- mobile mart, garnerville
- new city bagels and deli corp, new city
- north rockland gourmet deli inc, west haverstraw
- nyack quick mart, nyack
- open everyday, spring valley
- quick & quality deli, blauvelt
- ratio health usa inc, monsey
- supreme health food center, monsey
- sajoma market inc, haverstraw
- speedway 7628, west haverstraw
- stonys food n news, stony point
- super 7 express inc, sloatsburg
- taveras grocery inc., haverstraw
- victor's market, middletown
- virginia mini market inc, spring valley
Combination Grocery/Other · 31
- a matter of health, nanuet
- cvs 1087, stony point
- cvs 2312, garnerville
- cvs 641, orangeburg
- cvs pharmacy 346, suffern
- cvs pharmacy 631, pearl river
- cvs pharmacy 1030, new city
- cvs pharmacy 10854, monsey
- cvs pharmacy cvs10610, valley cottage
- cvs/pharmacy 10210, nanuet
- dollar tree 3699, nanuet
- dollartree 11045, nanuet
- dollartree 2573, stony point
- dollar general 13334, west haverstraw
- dollar general 31150, pearl river
- dollar tree 3228, valley cottage
- dollar tree 4843, pomona
- family dollar store 2246, spring valley
- kol tuve products, inc, spring valley
- nanak subzi market inc, nanuet
- ocean state job lot 509, new york
- ocean state job lot 513, nanuet
- quickchek 195, nanuet
- sanders bakery of monsey inc, monsey
- sprout health, airmont
- walgreens 04029, suffern
- walgreens 10446, stony point
- walgreens 13468, new city
- walgreens 13611, nyack
- walgreens 13726, spring valley
- walgreens 16064, tappan
Super Store · 26
- all fresh produce, inc, monsey
- bj's wholesale club 77, west nyack
- bingo wholesale 3, spring valley
- costco wholesale 0305, nanuet
- decicco marketplace, new city
- evergreen kosher, monsey
- evergreen uptown, pomona
- food fair supermarket, spring valley
- garden fresh market, spring valley
- hatzlacha grocery corp, spring valley
- hive discount, airomont
- huerto del eden ii, spring valley
- m&s kolel grocery inc, spring valley
- madanim supermarket inc, spring valley
- monsey glatt kosher, monsey
- nyack fresh market 2575, nyack
- rockland kosher supermarket, monsey
- shoprite #219, pearl river
- shoprite of stony point 268, stony point
- shoprite west nyack 288, west nyack
- shoprite of garnerville 292, garnerville
- shoprite of new city 222, new city
- target 1083, west nyack
- target 1808, spring valley
- tifaret discount inc, monsey
- walmart 2905, suffern
Small Grocery Store · 15
- ayeyie african & caribbean market, west haverstraw
- caribbean island grocery inc, haverstraw
- carne fresca llc, spring valley
- carniceria rosita inc, spring valley
- f & f deli grocery corp, spring valley
- good friend meat market store, haverstraw
- hungry hollow co-op, chestnut ridge
- los primos grocery store 2 corp, haverstraw
- maharaja nanuet farmers market, nanuet
- new murray's deli, nyack
- r & a grocery of haverstraw, inc, haverstraw
- russkaya troyka, spring valley
- suffern supermarket groceries & fresh meat, suffern
- super shop no, garnerville
- the corner 4 corporation, haverstraw
Medium Grocery Store · 14
- airmont farm, suffern
- al supermart corp 1, haverstraw
- butcher boys, spring valley
- congregation kochev yitzchok d'bobov, monsey
- d & d gourmet inc, nanuet
- el quetzal produce & meat market inc, spring valley
- emes food mart inc, airmont
- europa deli 2 llc, spring valley
- indian curry n spices, congers
- los primos grocery & deli, haverstraw
- lulucoco inc, spring valley
- mecca halal meat and grocery inc, spring valley
- rd grocery, inc., haverstraw
- sitar indian grocery inc, orangeburg
Supermarket · 11
- aldi 73011, nanuet
- aldi 73066, stony point
- haverstraw meat corp/ideal food basket, haverstraw
- jena foods,llc, spring valley
- monsey newday llc., airmont
- new square supermarket, spring valley
- stop & shop 2545, orangeburg
- stop & shop 2571, nanuet
- stop & shop 596, new city
- valley cottage food inc/foodtown, valley cottage
- wesley kosher inc, monsey
Large Grocery Store · 8
- de best market corp, monsey
- huerto del eden supermarket inc, spring valley
- j & j farm corp, spring valley
- los primos supermarket, west haverstraw
- new mottys supermarket, monsey
- pak khan halal meat inc, spring valley
- pineapple supermarket llc, spring valley
- placita de dios grocery inc, suffern
Seafood Specialty · 6
- famous fish of monsey, monsey
- kohn's fresh fish, inc, monsey
- neimans fish, spring valley
- new square fish market inc., spring valley
- sea fresh fish center dba fins fish market, spring valley
- upscale fish 1, spring valley
Bakery Specialty · 2
- glauber's bakery inc, spring valley
- tam eden bakery inc, spring valley
Farmers' Market · 2
- nyack farmers market, nyack
- rockland farm alliance, inc, new city
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- oneg butcher inc, spring valley
- satmar meat of monsey, monsey
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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Nationwide peers for Rockland County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Rockland 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 (27.6% here).
- Ramsey County, ND · 27.6% low-access
- Ramsey County, ND · 27.6% low-access
- Greene County, VA · 27.6% low-access
- Greene County, VA · 27.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (11.9% here).
- Catawba County, NC · 11.9% SNAP
- Catawba County, NC · 11.9% SNAP
- Cherokee County, NC · 11.9% SNAP
- Cherokee County, NC · 11.9% 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
Rockland 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 Rockland County, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36087. 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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