Signature · 35.7% low-access (82nd pct)
St. Clair County, MI
St. Clair County sits in the upper national band on low-access (35.7%, +13.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 35.7%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 13.3%
- on SNAP
- 160K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County St. Clair County, MI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 35.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Genesee County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
St. Clair County sits in the upper national band (35.7%, #564 of 3,079) with 7 LILA tracts.
- #564
- national by low-access %
- #6
- in MI
- 23
- low-access tracts
- 20K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 35.7% low-access (82nd pct) (+13.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How St. Clair County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, St. Clair County's 35.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 82% of them and ranked #564 most-affected nationwide.
St. Clair County's elevated USDA tier split
49 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, St. Clair County has 27 urban and 22 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.
St. Clair County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Genesee
Genesee 35.9%
35.9 % low-access
- St. Clair
St. Clair 35.7%
35.7 % low-access
- Otsego
Otsego 35.2%
35.2 % low-access
- Mackinac
Mackinac 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Ontonagon
Ontonagon 34.2%
34.2 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 49 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 163,040 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 23 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 58,182 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 19,967 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 160,221 |
| Median Household Income | $71,270 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 8,995 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in St. Clair County
St. Clair County has 160 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 94 locations (59% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 94
- 1st choice liquor, kimball
- aaa fuel and more, port huron
- algonac wine & liquor, algonac
- avajor investments, algonac
- avoca market, kenockee
- azars market, algonac
- beverage barrel party store, port huron
- barrels & vines st. clair, ira
- beach house, fort gratiot
- berville market, berville
- big guys mart, ira
- blue water fuels, port huron
- carroll fargo market llc, fargo
- casco convenience center inc, casco
- country market inc, kimball
- dannys liquor, algonac
- dollar treasure, port huron
- dry dock store, inc., marine city
- electric spirit shoppe, inc., port huron
- express liquor, port huron
- fays party port, fort gratiot
- fill n shop, kimball
- food mart & fuel furry, port huron
- i-69 truck stop travel center inc, riley
- industrial park marathon, port huron
- j&d market, jeddo
- jd's market, kimball
- joes party stop, port huron
- kma oil 1, fort gratiot
- kma oil inc, port huron
- keg & kone party store, saint clair
- lakeport mobil, burtchville
- life of riley, riley
- liquor palace, port huron
- love's travel stop 745, saint clair
- marine city gas and convenience station inc, marine city
- matthews beverage center, port huron
- meijer gas station 163, fort gratiot
- meijer gas station 229, marysville
- mike's food fair, port huron
- mobil, saint clair
- murphy usa 7364, fort gratiot
- ns 32nd street, port huron
- orchard food stores, cottrellville
- party express, port huron
- picolos liquor store, port huron
- pilot travel center 596, smiths creek
- pitstop convenience stores, casco
- port huron liquor, inc 1, port huron
- red barn market, kimball
- red barn market 2, casco
- red barn market inc. 5, saint clair
- red barn market no.7, inc., berlin
- ryan's party store, port huron
- s and g stores llc 107, casco
- sans souci market, harsens island
- sunrise stores llc 07, yale
- sunrise stores llc 18, marine city
- sunrise stores llc 26, port huron
- sunrise stores llc 29, riley
- sunrise stores llc 30, marysville
- sunrise stores llc 51, kimball
- sunrise stores llc 52, capac
- sunrise stores llc 53, port huron
- sunrise stores llc 54, marine city
- sunrise stores llc 55, fort gratiot
- sunrise stores llc 56, port huron
- sunrise stores llc 58, capac
- sunrise stores llc 60, saint clair
- smokey moe's liquor llc, marysville
- speedway 8702, algonac
- speedway 8783, kimball
- speedway 8804, marysville
- speedway 8824, port huron
- speedway 8825, port huron
- speedway 8826, port huron
- speedyq markets 8206, port huron
- speedyq markets 8207, port huron
- speedyq markets 8222, port huron
- speedyq markets 8237, east china
- speedyq markets 8238, kimball
- speedyq markets 8242, east china
- sunoco, saint clair
- sunrise stores llc 39, brockway
- tims party store, marine city
- the eggairy, port huron
- treeside market, columbus
- viking liquor store, saint clair
- vinnys market, burtchville
- wadham bp, kimball
- walsh's party store, marysville
- wolverine market huron, inc, port huron
- wolverine of marysville, marysville
- yale convenience inc, yale
Combination Grocery/Other · 45
- big lots 3004, port huron
- cvs 8053, marysville
- cvs 8149, marine city
- cvs 8246, saint clair
- cvs 8301, port huron
- dollar general 10743, port huron
- dollar general 18740, kimball
- dollar general 5717, brockway
- dollar general 8156, fort gratiot
- dollartree 8762, saint clair
- dollartree 9451, kimball
- dollar general 11034, marine city
- dollar general 16346, kimball
- dollar general 16705, saint clair
- dollar general 17884, fair haven
- dollar general 19785, emmett
- dollar general 19837, port huron
- dollar general 20035, saint clair
- dollar general 20798, port huron
- dollar general 20980, capac
- dollar general 21361, fort gratiot
- dollar general 21502, port huron
- dollar general 22492, columbus
- dollar general 22777, wales
- dollar general 23055, east china
- dollar general 24699, brockway
- dollar general 30045, saint clair township
- dollar general 30629, marine city
- dollar general 8259, marysville
- dollar general 8516, algonac
- dollar tree 122, fort gratiot
- dollar tree 4180, algonac
- dollar tree 4847, marysville
- dollar tree 6341, port huron
- dollar tree 683, port huron
- family dollar 13764, marine city
- family dollar 2694, port huron
- family dollar 3613, port huron
- family dollar 9268, capac
- lakeport market, lakeport
- natures living bounty, fort gratiot
- neimans family market st clair, saint clair
- vinckier food wadhams llc, kimball
- walgreens 05595, port huron
- walgreens 06053, port huron
Super Store · 9
- kroger store #715 715, port huron
- kroger store 515, port huron
- kroger 450, algonac
- meijer inc 163, fort gratiot
- meijer inc 229, marysville
- sam's club 6660, port huron
- target store 632, fort gratiot
- vg's 1934, cottrellville
- walmart 1611, fort gratiot
Supermarket · 6
- aldi 67047, kimball
- aldi 67050 67050, fort gratiot
- fronneys foods, mussey
- gordon food service store mp043, fort gratiot
- ph country style market, port huron
- vinckier foods inc, yale
Large Grocery Store · 2
- save a lot, port huron
- wallys supermarket, marysville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- c roy inc, yale
- jimmy rankin meats, port huron
Farmers' Market · 1
- city of port huron farmers market, port huron
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- zimmermans meat market, marine city
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Michigan
One of 82 counties in Michigan, 6 are shown here.
Compare St. Clair County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near St. Clair County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for St. Clair County, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MI (35.7% here).
- Norfolk County, MA · 35.7% low-access
- Norfolk County, MA · 35.7% low-access
- Greenville County, SC · 35.7% low-access
- Greenville County, SC · 35.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (13.3% here).
- Appanoose County, IA · 13.3% SNAP
- Appanoose County, IA · 13.3% SNAP
- Camden County, NJ · 13.3% SNAP
- Camden County, NJ · 13.3% 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.
St. Clair County inside a higher low-access state context
St. Clair County sits inside Michigan (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 St. Clair County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26147. 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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