Signature · 8.4% low-access (17th pct)
Schuylkill County, PA
Schuylkill County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 17.2%
- on SNAP
- 144K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Schuylkill County, PA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 8.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.2% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Columbia County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Schuylkill County lands in the lower national band (8.4%, #2,613 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,613
- national by low-access %
- #50
- in PA
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.4% low-access (17th pct) (-13.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Schuylkill County compares nationally
Schuylkill County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.4% low-access share that beats 17% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,614).
Schuylkill County's lower-band USDA tier split
40 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Schuylkill County has 23 urban and 17 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.
Schuylkill County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Schuylkill 8.4
Schuylkill 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Columbia 8.4
Columbia 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Indiana 8.2
Indiana 8.2%
8.2 % low-access
- Jefferson 7.9
Jefferson 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Cameron 7.6
Cameron 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 40 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 148,289 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,409 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,564 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 143,558 |
| Median Household Income | $68,313 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 9,958 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.0%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County has 140 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 60 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 60
- 7-eleven 40153h, pottsville
- abrams patel kwik stop, pine grove
- awdi tobacco llc, port carbon
- best ever market, ashland
- c&c candies & country store, inc, friedensburg
- citgo tamaqua, tamaqua
- cocoa hut, mahanoy city
- deemart, saint clair
- delcamps deli, saint clair
- exxon 352, pottsville
- fastfill #4 4, schuylkill haven
- fastfill 3, andreas
- fuelup, minersville
- hinavi llc, shenandoah
- isha himani, girardville
- isha himani 2, shenandoah
- lucky's corner deli & kielbasi, shenandoah
- lucky food & beer 1, ashland
- mahanoy market 2, mahanoy city
- minersville general store, minersville
- new philly market, new philadelphia
- onvo travel plaza - highridge 43, pottsville
- pereira 3 gas llc, coaldale
- pereira 4 gas llc, tamaqua
- pereira 7 gas llc, mahanoy city
- quick mart rt 61 inc., pottsville
- raman & jass, pottsville
- rancho krupa food mart llc, tamaqua
- redners quick shoppe 43, shenandoah
- ringtown one stop, ringtown
- ruff n tuff, mcadoo
- rutter's 80, orwigsburg
- sheetz 258, pottsville
- sheetz 410, schuylkill haven
- shell, lavelle
- shenandoah one stop, shenandoah
- sheppton mini mart, zion grove
- speedway 6755, frackville
- speedway 6756, pine grove
- svs foodmart llc, mahanoy city
- ta express pine grove, pine grove
- tamaqua mart, tamaqua
- the brown bag, barnesville
- top star express 114, valley view
- top star express 117, tower city
- top star express 139, tower city
- tremont mini mart, tremont
- turkey hill minit market 950229, pottsville
- turkey hill minit market 950232, ashland
- turkey hill minit market 950303, tamaqua
- turkey hill minit markets 950083, schuylkill haven
- turkey hill minit markets 950085, tamaqua
- turkey hill minit markets 950089, port carbon
- turkey hill minit markets 950117, ashland
- turkey hill minit markets 950123, shenandoah
- turkey hill minit markets 950200, pine grove
- turkey hill minit markets 950213, frackville
- valley street food market, new philadelphia
- vegas convenience store inc, tamaqua
- weilands mini mart, port carbon
Combination Grocery/Other · 36
- cvs pharmacy 1324, pottsville
- cvs/pharmacy 1323, pottsville
- chestnut street market, cressona
- dollar general 18245, valley view
- dollar general 19368, auburn
- dollar general 19412, new ringgold
- dollar general 2940, mahanoy city
- dollar general 3854, tamaqua
- dollar general 4624, pottsville
- dollar general 11598, pine grove
- dollar general 13288, minersville
- dollar general 14547, mcadoo
- dollar general 15666, schuylkill haven
- dollar general 19605, new ringgold
- dollar general 20367, barnesville
- dollar general 20811, pottsville
- dollar general 21494, ringtown
- dollar general 22831, brockton
- dollar general 23224, ashland
- dollar general 23333, pottsville
- dollar general 23367, pine grove
- dollar general 24468, port carbon
- dollar general 30354, shenandoah
- dollar general 9283, ashland
- dollar general 9962, pottsville
- dollar general store 16449, orwigsburg
- dollar tree 3663, tamaqua
- dollar tree 4484, pottsville
- dollar tree 5933, shenandoah
- family dollar 11303, mahanoy city
- family dollar 11589, tamaqua
- family dollar 12166, frackville
- family dollar store 10493, shenandoah
- family dollar store 2147, minersville
- family dollar store 7319, tremont
- family dollar store 7359, pottsville
Supermarket · 16
- aldi 73, pottsville
- boyer's food markets inc 3557, tamaqua
- boyer's food markets inc 3558, frackville
- boyers food markets inc 3563, orwigsburg
- boyers food markets inc 3567, mcadoo
- boyers food markets inc 3570, schuylkill haven
- boyers food mkts inc 3582, ashland
- boyer's food market 3549, pine grove
- boyers food markets 3754, pottsville
- boyers food markets inc 3569, shenandoah
- coal town supermarket, minersville
- giant food store 6030, pottsville
- redner's warehouse market 37, hegins
- redners warehouse market 34, shenandoah
- redners warehouse market 61, schuylkill haven
- weis markets 72, pottsville
Small Grocery Store · 10
- almonte super deli corp, mcadoo
- brok-sel mkts inc, schuylkill haven
- brok-sel markets, pottsville
- f & j deli grocery corp, mahanoy city
- mcadoo grocery corp, mcadoo
- new york deli grocery corp, mahanoy city
- rodnick's discount grocery, minersville
- shenandoah mini market, shenandoah
- sunny cupboard llc, schuylkill haven
- universal grocery, shenandoah
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 5
- kowaloneks kielbasy shop llc, shenandoah
- millers charm farm 1 1, tamaqua
- tony's meat market, minersville
- tony's meat market, orwigsburg
- valley country meats llc, valley view
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- marlin mkts 2, marlin
- pottsville provision co, pottsville
- paradise cafe deli and grocery, shenandoah
- the farm store, pottsville
Super Store · 3
- coal town supermarket- pine grove, pine grove
- walmart 3634, tamaqua
- walmart supercenter 2535, saint clair
Farmers' Market · 2
- mease meats inc, tamaqua
- mease meats inc., pine grove
Large Grocery Store · 2
- bills produce & mkt, schuylkill haven
- mahanoy city food store, mahanoy city
Seafood Specialty · 2
- adelphia seafood co, pottsville
- mikes seafood, shenandoah
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Pennsylvania
One of 66 counties in Pennsylvania, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Schuylkill County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Schuylkill County, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (8.4% here).
- Claiborne County, TN · 8.4% low-access
- Claiborne County, TN · 8.4% low-access
- Anson County, NC · 8.4% low-access
- Anson County, NC · 8.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (17.2% here).
- Kay County, OK · 17.2% SNAP
- Kay County, OK · 17.2% SNAP
- Decatur County, TN · 17.2% SNAP
- Decatur County, TN · 17.2% 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.
Schuylkill County inside a lower low-access state context
Schuylkill County sits inside Pennsylvania (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 .
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