Signature · 164 SNAP-authorized stores
Schenectady County, NY
Schenectady County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 18.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 14.0%
- on SNAP
- 160K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Schenectady County, NY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 18.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 12.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 2% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Oneida County ( -0.6 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Schenectady County ranks #1,787 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #21 of 60 counties in NY (18.8% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,787
- national by low-access %
- #21
- in NY
- 15
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 164 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Schenectady County compares nationally
Schenectady County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.8% low-access share that beats 43% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,788).
Schenectady County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
43 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Schenectady County has 39 urban and 4 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.
Schenectady County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in New York, not a full county-board reprint
- Putnam
Putnam 53.6%
53.6 % low-access
- Niagara 19.8
Niagara 19.8%
19.8 % low-access
- Schenectady 18.8
Schenectady 18.8%
18.8 % low-access
- Oneida 18.2
Oneida 18.2%
18.2 % low-access
- Livingston 18
Livingston 18%
18 % low-access
- Cortland 17.6
Cortland 17.6%
17.6 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 43 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 154,727 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 15 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 29,124 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.8%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,613 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 160,369 |
| Median Household Income | $79,623 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 9,338 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 12.4%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Schenectady County
Schenectady County has 164 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 99 locations (60% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 99
- 1st stop mart, schenectady
- 602 deli inc, schenectady
- 789 albany deli and grocery inc, schenectady
- 851 mini mart inc, schenectady
- 935 z deli inc., schenectady
- adeebs deli & grocery, schenectady
- aga & son getty, schenectady
- al yousaf inc/qik pik, rotterdam
- albany street market, schenectady
- alex mini market and deli inc, schenectady
- alltown fresh 770, schenectady
- bellevue convenient store, schenectady
- bellevue deli & grocery inc, schenectady
- bellevue star market inc, schenectady
- cumberland farms 1505, schenectady
- cumberland farms 1511, scotia
- cumberland farms 1528, schenectady
- cm convenience & deli llc, schenectady
- congress supermarket inc., schenectady
- country farm, schenectady
- country farm convenience llc, schenectady
- cumberland farms 1540, schenectady
- cumberland farms 1542, schenectady
- cumberland farms 1699, schenectady
- d-mart, schenectady
- del market inc, schenectady
- eastern ave deli grocery, schenectady
- electric city mobil inc, schenectady
- empire schenectady, schenectady
- faculty-student assoc schenectady com college inc, schenectady
- gasway fuels corporation, schenectady
- get & go inc, schenectady
- h & o city heart, inc., schenectady
- h&m market, schenectady
- hulett market, schenectady
- ibb grocery, schenectady
- in & out market and grill, schenectady
- iqa deli inc, schenectady
- iqa deli inc, schenectady
- levis grocery convenience stores and deli, schenectady
- lukoil, schenectady
- m & d convenience, schenectady
- manhattan deli & grocery inc, schenectady
- moe deli, schenectady
- mohawk grocery & deli, schenectady
- mohawk petroleum inc, schenectady
- munchies deli grocery, schenectady
- nisha raj & sons inc, schenectady
- one dream, schenectady
- one dream one dream, schenectady
- peace market corporation, schenectady
- pilot travel center 494, rotterdam
- quins deli grocery, schenectady
- rose paradise convenience, schenectady
- rotana deli & grocery, schenectady
- s&d convenience store, schenectady
- stewart's shop #110, schenectady
- stewart's shop #187, schenectady
- stewart's shop #189, rotterdam
- stewart's shop #230, scotia
- stewart's shop #283, schenectady
- stewart's shop 164, schenectady
- stewart's shop 250, duanesburg
- stewart's shop 405, schenectady
- stewarts shop 182, schenectady
- stewarts shop 324, schenectady
- sains's discount, inc., schenectady
- schenectady central park deli & grocery, schenectady
- sidhu and sons inc., schenectady
- speedway 7587, schenectady
- speedway 7652, schenectady
- speedway 7865, schenectady
- speedway 7886, schenectady
- state street grocery, schenectady
- state street supermarket, inc, schenectady
- stewart's shop 126, schenectady
- stewart's shops 226, rotterdam
- stewart's shops 269 269, schenectady
- stewart's shops 394, schenectady
- stewart's shops 400, schenectady
- stewart's shops 465, rotterdam
- stewarts shop 135, schenectady
- stewarts shop 181, schenectady
- stewarts shop 183, schenectady
- stewarts shop 275, schenectady
- stewarts shop 300, schenectady
- stewarts shop 320, schenectady
- stewarts shop 410, scotia
- stewarts shop 411, schenectady
- stop n go convenience, schenectady
- us food mart deli & grocery, inc, schenectady
- union convenience, schenectady
- united fuel & food mart inc, schenectady
- valero, schenectady
- we care pharmacy, schenectady
- yazzy's market, schenectady
- yazzy's market inc, schenectady
- yazzy's market mobil, schenectady
- yunus petroleum inc, schenectady
Combination Grocery/Other · 28
- avon meats llc., schenectady
- cvs 441, schenectady
- cvs pharmacy 2340, schenectady
- cvs pharmacy 4610, schenectady
- cvs pharmacy 5035, schenectady
- cvs pharmacy 5045, schenectady
- cvs pharmacy 5385, scotia
- cvs pharmacy 1292, schenectady
- dollar tree 3171, schenectady
- dollar general 20977, rotterdam junction
- dollar general 21982, schenectady
- dollar general 24494, duanesburg
- dollar general 30563, schenectady
- dollar general 6270, scotia
- dollar general 8749, schenectady
- dollar tree 1411, schenectady
- dollar tree 4058, schenectady
- dollar tree 6141, niskayuna
- dollar tree 840, schenectady
- family dollar 11668, schenectady
- family dollar 13407, schenectady
- family dollar 2043, schenectady
- family dollar 3612, schenectady
- family dollar 5797, schenectady
- moe deli, schenectady
- ocean state job lot 502, schenectady
- walgreens 19611, rotterdam
- walgreens 456, schenectady
Super Store · 9
- bj's wholesale club 79, schenectady
- hannaford food & drug 8320, schenectady
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8376, glenville
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8396, niskayuna
- pricerite of schenectady 271, schenectady
- target 1521, schenectady
- target 2805, schenectady
- walmart 2264, schenectady
- walmart supercenter 2874, glenville
Medium Grocery Store · 8
- albany st mini market, schenectady
- afghan halal meat market and bakery, schenectady
- fabio grocery, schenectady
- karam asian grocery & halal meat, schenectady
- mahabeers convenience store, schenectady
- matrix international trading llc, schenectady
- syron's market, duanesburg
- timothy's world inc, schenectady
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 65235, schenectady
- aldi 65183, glenville
- gabriel's scotia discount foods inc, scotia
- market 32 by price chopper, schenectady
- market 32 by price chopper 001, schenectady
- market 32 by price chopper 038, glenville
- market 32 by price chopper 191, schenectady
- market 32 by price chopper 47, schenectady
Small Grocery Store · 4
- great deli and grocery inc, schenectady
- lakshmi associates inc, schenectady
- mj's african & caribbean market llc, schenectady
- mt pleasant discount, schenectady
Farmers' Market · 3
- schenectady farmers market, schenectady
- schenectady greenmarket, schenectady
- town of niskayuna farmers' market, niskayuna
Large Grocery Store · 3
- gabriels super market, schenectady
- sals quality mkt inc, schenectady
- singh west indian grocery, schenectady
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- niskayuna consumers coop inc, schenectady
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- sahr's, schenectady
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 Schenectady County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Schenectady 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 (18.8% here).
- Hughes County, OK · 18.8% low-access
- Hughes County, OK · 18.8% low-access
- Mower County, MN · 18.8% low-access
- Mower County, MN · 18.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (14.0% here).
- Alleghany County, NC · 14.0% SNAP
- Alleghany County, NC · 14.0% SNAP
- Ashe County, NC · 14.0% SNAP
- Ashe County, NC · 14.0% 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
Schenectady 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 Schenectady County, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36093. 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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