Signature · 6.2% low-access (12th pct)
Snyder County, PA
Snyder County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.0%
- on SNAP
- 40K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Snyder County, PA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Perry County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Snyder County lands in the lower national band (6.2%, #2,751 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,751
- national by low-access %
- #56
- in PA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.2% low-access (12th pct) (-15.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Snyder County compares nationally
Food access in Snyder County compares favorably nationally: its 6.2% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 12% of them (rank #2,751).
Snyder County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Snyder County has 2 urban and 6 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.
Snyder 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
- Northumberland 6.6
Northumberland 6.6%
6.6 % low-access
- Perry 6.3
Perry 6.3%
6.3 % low-access
- Snyder 6.2
Snyder 6.2%
6.2 % low-access
- Juniata 5.6
Juniata 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- Venango 5.3
Venango 5.3%
5.3 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 39,702 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,473 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,122 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 39,668 |
| Median Household Income | $66,876 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,455 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Snyder County
Snyder County has 34 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 12 locations (35% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- airy dale farm market, beaver springs
- cvs pharmacy 1577, selinsgrove
- dollar general 3481, shamokin dam
- dollar general 15935, richfield
- dollar general 16517, selinsgrove
- dollar general 19800, port trevorton
- dollar general 23742, mount pleasant mills
- dollar general 30329, beavertown
- dollar general 6852, beaver springs
- dollar general 8346, middleburg
- dollar tree 4767, shamokin dam
- family dollar 13563, beaver springs
Convenience Store · 11
- 7-eleven store #40411a, middleburg
- 7-eleven store 40418b, selinsgrove
- harveys retail operation inc. 2, beaver springs
- quick shop 6, shamokin dam
- quick shop 7, selinsgrove
- quick shop 8, kreamer
- richfield pit stop market, richfield
- right a way 3 3, selinsgrove
- sheetz 235, selinsgrove
- top star express 132, beavertown
- turkey hill minit market 950309, selinsgrove
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 60084, shamokin dam
- giant food store 6453, selinsgrove
- iga foodliner, middleburg
- weis markets 226, selinsgrove
- whispering pines fruit farm llc, mount pleasant mills
Super Store · 3
- l & l market place, middleburg
- target 2439, selinsgrove
- walmart supercenter 2185, selinsgrove
Large Grocery Store · 1
- beaver valley country store, beaver springs
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- troutman's meat market inc., selinsgrove
Small Grocery Store · 1
- hilshers general store, port trevorton
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.
Compare Snyder County vs Adams County → · All Pennsylvania counties →
Counties near Snyder County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Snyder 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 (6.2% here).
- Decatur County, TN · 6.2% low-access
- Decatur County, TN · 6.2% low-access
- Addison County, VT · 6.2% low-access
- Addison County, VT · 6.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (10.0% here).
- Sevier County, UT · 10.0% SNAP
- Sevier County, UT · 10.0% SNAP
- Suffolk city, VA · 10.0% SNAP
- Suffolk city, VA · 10.0% 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.
Snyder County inside a lower low-access state context
Snyder 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 .
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 Snyder County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42109. 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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