Signature · 6.9% low-access (14th pct)
Schoharie County, NY
Schoharie County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 13.7%
- on SNAP
- 30K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Schoharie County, NY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Seneca County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Schoharie County lands in the lower national band (6.9%, #2,708 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,708
- national by low-access %
- #47
- in NY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 415
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.9% low-access (14th pct) (-15.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Schoharie County compares nationally
Food access in Schoharie County compares favorably nationally: its 6.9% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 14% of them (rank #2,708).
Schoharie County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Schoharie County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (6 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Schoharie 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
- Cattaraugus 7.9
Cattaraugus 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Washington 7.5
Washington 7.5%
7.5 % low-access
- Schoharie 6.9
Schoharie 6.9%
6.9 % low-access
- Seneca 6.6
Seneca 6.6%
6.6 % low-access
- Wayne 6.1
Wayne 6.1%
6.1 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 32,749 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,252 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 415 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 30,049 |
| Median Household Income | $70,133 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,764 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Schoharie County
Schoharie County has 29 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (59% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
8 towns share the 29 authorized stores; Cobleskill holds 41% of them. 6 of the 8 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Schoharie, Richmondville, Sharon Springs, Jefferson, Central Bridge, Sloansville.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Cobleskill | 12 | 2 |
| Schoharie | 4 | none |
| Middleburgh | 3 | 1 |
| Richmondville | 3 | none |
| Sharon Springs | 3 | none |
| Jefferson | 2 | none |
| Central Bridge | 1 | none |
| Sloansville | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 17
- apple mart inc, middleburgh
- apple mart inc, richmondville
- apple mart inc 2, cobleskill
- breakabeen general store, middleburgh
- h&h apple food corp, central bridge
- j & h express mart, jefferson
- mirabito 130 - richmondville, richmondville
- perrone farm no, cobleskill
- pramukh food mart, schoharie
- stewarts shop 145, cobleskill
- stewarts shop 153, schoharie
- speedway 7698, cobleskill
- speedway 7699, cobleskill
- stewart's shop 384, cobleskill
- stewarts shop 332, sharon springs
- the log house, sharon springs
- yogi food mart inc., sloansville
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs pharmacy 7326, cobleskill
- dollar general 14952, sharon springs
- dollar general 16110, richmondville
- dollar general 21746, jefferson
- dollar general 24957, schoharie
- dollar general 7491, cobleskill
- dollar tree 503, cobleskill
- hillbilly heaven, schoharie
Supermarket · 2
- middleburgh valley market, middleburgh
- price chopper 116, cobleskill
Farmers' Market · 1
- festival farmers market, cobleskill
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 2135, cobleskill
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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Counties near Schoharie County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Schoharie 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 (6.9% here).
- Wilkes County, NC · 6.9% low-access
- Silver Bow County, MT · 6.9% low-access
- Grundy County, TN · 6.9% low-access
- Ohio County, KY · 6.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (13.7% here).
- Perquimans County, NC · 13.7% SNAP
- Greene County, MS · 13.7% SNAP
- Van Buren County, MI · 13.7% SNAP
- Jackson County, MI · 13.7% 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%). Schoharie County, at 6.9%, runs 5.1 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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