Signature · 94 SNAP-authorized stores
Steuben County, NY
Steuben County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.1%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 12.1%
- on SNAP
- 93K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Steuben County, NY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 14.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.1% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Westchester County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Steuben County lands in the lower national band (14.1%, #2,190 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,190
- national by low-access %
- #32
- in NY
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 94 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Steuben County compares nationally
Steuben County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.1% low-access share that beats 30% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,191).
Steuben County's lower-band USDA tier split
30 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Steuben County has 11 urban and 19 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.
Steuben 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
- Jefferson 15.2
Jefferson 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Chautauqua 14.4
Chautauqua 14.4%
14.4 % low-access
- Steuben 14.1
Steuben 14.1%
14.1 % low-access
- Westchester 14
Westchester 14%
14 % low-access
- Lewis 13.6
Lewis 13.6%
13.6 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 30 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 98,990 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 14,001 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.1%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,356 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 92,588 |
| Median Household Income | $65,887 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.8%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,761 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.1%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Steuben County
Steuben County has 94 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 48 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 48
- 7 eleven 35084h, wayland
- 7 eleven 35092h, addison
- 7 eleven 35096j, hornell
- 7 eleven 35099j, hornell
- 7 eleven 35111j, arkport
- 7 eleven 35123j, painted post
- 7-eleven, inc. 35078j, corning
- a & a food mart, painted post
- aj's corner convenience, hornell
- byrne dairy denison parkway 152, corning
- byrne dairy south corning 70, corning
- citgo/nkb mart, bath
- campbell mini mart, inc., campbell
- corner market, bath
- crosby's 40057, prattsburgh
- crosby's 40066, avoca
- dandy mini mart 35, painted post
- dandy mini mart 52, corning
- dandy mini mart 58, campbell
- dandy mini mart 84, corning
- dharmanandan llc, hornell
- fastrac eg llc 500289, corning
- hamilton food mart inc, painted post
- hatfields, bath
- jenkins farm market and deli, arkport
- kwick fill 403, lindley
- kwik fill 043, bath
- kwik fill 142, hornell
- kwik fill 146, s bath
- kwik fill 34, bath
- kwik fill 379, hornell
- kwik fill 402, painted post
- kwik fill 405, addison
- kwik fill 406, canisteo
- love's travel stop 772, bath
- m.d. horton inc, savona
- maple city gas and food mart, hornell
- maruti food mart inc, savona
- new gagan inc dba harash stop & shop, bath
- one stop mini mart, bath
- p & c store corp/quick shoppe 105, hammondsport
- pilot travel center 322, bath
- stop-n-shop, hornell
- speedway 9932, painted post
- subgardi's w&w, addison
- triple k beverage, bath
- troups creek general store llc, troupsburg
- wayland express 2, wayland
Combination Grocery/Other · 25
- cvs pharmacy 5074, wayland
- dollar general 18917, jasper
- dollar general 10186, hornell
- dollar general 14692, prattsburgh
- dollar general 15759, savona
- dollar general 17267, avoca
- dollar general 19743, cohocton
- dollar general 20710, corning
- dollar general 22186, campbell
- dollar general 22635, bath
- dollar general 30526, corning
- dollar general 6795, painted post
- dollar general 7420, bath
- dollar general 7505, bath
- dollar general 8149, hornell
- dollar general 8446, canisteo
- dollar general 9419, addison
- dollar general 9732, wayland
- dollar tree 2588, painted post
- dollar tree 453, hornell
- dollar tree 6285, bath
- family dollar 4631, corning
- family dollar store 3202, bath
- walgreens 11716, bath
- walgreens 19760, hornell
Supermarket · 9
- aldi 65020, hornell
- aldi 65060, painted post
- bath save a lot 24890, bath
- canisteo shurfine, canisteo
- hornell save a lot 24960, hornell
- tops markets 539, bath
- tops markets 540, corning
- wegmans 17, hornell
- wegmans 51, corning
Large Grocery Store · 3
- canisteo shurfine, llc, arkport
- mart won inc - hammondsport grocery, hammondsport
- prattsburgh marketplace, prattsburgh
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- cameron market, llc, cameron mills
- food outlet store, bath
- king's market place, savona
Super Store · 3
- wayland food mart, wayland
- walmart 2326, hornell
- walmart supercenter 2992, painted post
Farmers' Market · 1
- corning farmers market, corning
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- daves produce, bath
Small Grocery Store · 1
- stearns poultry farm store, hornell
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
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Counties near Steuben County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Steuben 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 (14.1% here).
- Hocking County, OH · 14.1% low-access
- Hocking County, OH · 14.1% low-access
- Garrett County, MD · 14.1% low-access
- Garrett County, MD · 14.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (12.1% here).
- Onslow County, NC · 12.1% SNAP
- Onslow County, NC · 12.1% SNAP
- Marshall County, OK · 12.1% SNAP
- Marshall County, OK · 12.1% 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.
Steuben County inside a lower low-access state context
Steuben 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
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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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