Signature · 7.2% SNAP (7th pct in NY)
Suffolk County, NY
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Suffolk County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 28.5%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 7.2%
- on SNAP
- 1.5M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Suffolk County, NY
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 28.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 2% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Rockland County ( -0.9 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Suffolk County ranks #1,047 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #10 of 60 counties in NY (28.5% low-access; 6 food-desert tracts).
- #1,047
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in NY
- 171
- low-access tracts
- 60K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 7.2% SNAP (7th pct in NY) (-4.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Suffolk County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Suffolk County's 28.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 66% of them and ranked #1,047 most-affected nationwide.
Suffolk County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
322 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
Suffolk County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (308 urban, 14 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 14 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Suffolk County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in New York, not a full county-board reprint
- Putnam
Putnam 53.6%
53.6 % low-access
- Warren
Warren 31.8%
31.8 % low-access
- Albany
Albany 31.4%
31.4 % low-access
- Suffolk
Suffolk 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Rockland
Rockland 27.6%
27.6 % low-access
- Onondaga
Onondaga 26.7%
26.7 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 322 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,493,350 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 171 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 425,715 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 60,345 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,530,146 |
| Median Household Income | $130,686 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 36,965 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Suffolk County
Suffolk County has 732 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 297 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
96 towns share the 732 authorized stores; Bay Shore holds 5% of them. 22 of the 96 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Stony Brook, East Patchogue, Islip Terrace, Bayport, Holtsville, Sound Beach and 16 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore | 37 | 8 |
| Riverhead | 35 | 13 |
| Huntington Station | 26 | 9 |
| Commack | 25 | 10 |
| Patchogue | 25 | 7 |
| Shirley | 25 | 7 |
| Brentwood | 23 | 7 |
| West Babylon | 22 | 7 |
| Ronkonkoma | 20 | 5 |
| Central Islip | 19 | 5 |
Top 10 of 96 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 297 (250 shown)
- 116 market corp, huntington station
- 145 coram inc, coram
- 161 li ave food store corp., holtsville
- 1823 middle country gas llc - mobil mart, ridge
- 223 broadway deli & minimarket corp., huntington
- 5 rivers petroleum inc, wyandanch
- 525 king mini market, shirley
- 7 -eleven store, patchogue
- 7 eleven, saint james
- 7 eleven #26250 26250, east northport
- 7 eleven 11211 11211, hauppauge
- 7 eleven 11226 11226f, coram
- 7 eleven 11237d, east patchogue
- 7 eleven 32637b, huntington station
- 7 eleven 33562, islandia
- 7 eleven 38220a, lindenhurst
- 7 eleven 41742h, west islip
- 7 eleven 41835h, bayport
- 7 eleven inc f 32722b, rocky point
- 7 eleven store # 11193b, centereach
- 7 eleven store # 11209g, holbrook
- 7 eleven store # 11245e, kings park
- 7 eleven store # 22644c, riverhead
- 7 eleven store # 34673b, coram
- 7 eleven store # 37722a, centereach
- 7 eleven store # 38043a, islip
- 7 eleven store # 38159a, bay shore
- 7 eleven store # 38383a, rocky point
- 7 eleven store # 39180b, west babylon
- 7 eleven store #11157e, east northport
- 7 eleven store #11168g, lindenhurst
- 7 eleven store #11200b, oakdale
- 7 eleven store #11205b, deer park
- 7 eleven store #11205c, deer park
- 7 eleven store #11207c, bay shore
- 7 eleven store #11213d, lake grove
- 7 eleven store #11214b, islandia
- 7 eleven store #11229b, coram
- 7 eleven store #11230a, westhampton beach
- 7 eleven store #11231d, bay shore
- 7 eleven store #15098f, patchogue
- 7 eleven store #15837g, east quogue
- 7 eleven store #15991f, huntington
- 7 eleven store #16025d, lindenhurst
- 7 eleven store #16050g, islandia
- 7 eleven store #16361f, coram
- 7 eleven store #16432e, west islip
- 7 eleven store #19131d, shirley
- 7 eleven store #20093f, greenport
- 7 eleven store #20480c, commack
- 7 eleven store #23358b, stony brook
- 7 eleven store #23377e, ronkonkoma
- 7 eleven store #24020f, southold
- 7 eleven store #24427d, farmingville
- 7 eleven store #25520d, huntington station
- 7 eleven store #25627d, mount sinai
- 7 eleven store #26072e, miller place
- 7 eleven store #27187b, hampton bays
- 7 eleven store #32211b, medford
- 7 eleven store #32263b, west babylon
- 7 eleven store #32758b, centereach
- 7 eleven store #32760b, melville
- 7 eleven store #33243b, commack
- 7 eleven store #33499b, lindenhurst
- 7 eleven store #33545b, huntington station
- 7 eleven store #34216c, mattituck
- 7 eleven store #34446a, bay shore
- 7 eleven store #34450c, smithtown
- 7 eleven store #37025b, riverhead
- 7 eleven store #37034b, commack
- 7 eleven store #37127b, port jefferson station
- 7 eleven store #37631a, brookhaven
- 7 eleven store #37708a, west babylon
- 7 eleven store #38022a, bohemia
- 7 eleven store #38103a, bay shore
- 7 eleven store #38134b, east patchogue
- 7 eleven store #38288a, middle island
- 7 eleven store #38431b, sayville
- 7 eleven store #38471a, bellport
- 7 eleven store #38488a, riverhead
- 7 eleven store #38533b, huntington
- 7 eleven store #38623a, farmingdale
- 7 eleven store #38678b, ronkonkoma
- 7 eleven store #39294a, calverton
- 7 eleven store #39856b, centereach
- 7 eleven store #41326a, northport
- 7 eleven store #41571a, huntington station
- 7 eleven store #41888a, hampton bays
- 7 eleven store #42041a, westhampton beach
- 7 eleven store #42228a, brentwood
- 7 eleven store 11156f, west babylon
- 7 eleven store 11212c, smithtown
- 7 eleven store 11218b, islip terrace
- 7 eleven store 11223a, central islip
- 7 eleven store 15879a, mastic
- 7 eleven store 15966e, westhampton
- 7 eleven store 16369g, amityville
- 7 eleven store 23754b, southampton
- 7 eleven store 24326c, rocky point
- 7 eleven store 25053b, central islip
- 7 eleven store 25160b, west babylon
- 7 eleven store 26251c, east northport
- 7 eleven store 32608b, brentwood
- 7 eleven store 32757c, huntington
- 7 eleven store 34069b 34069, melville
- 7 eleven store 34083b, east northport
- 7 eleven store 35699a, west babylon
- 7 eleven store 36043a, medford
- 7 eleven store 36758a, bay shore
- 7 eleven store 37040a, nesconset
- 7 eleven store 37270a, patchogue
- 7 eleven store 37284a, huntington station
- 7 eleven store 38092a, wyandanch
- 7 eleven store 38426a, smithtown
- 7 eleven store 39694b, central islip
- 7 eleven store 39778a, hauppauge
- 7 eleven store 39794a, bay shore
- 7- eleven #11232, holbrook
- 7- eleven store#11174, farmingdale
- 7-eleven #11145, copiague
- 7-eleven #11192d, kings park
- 7-eleven #11195d, brentwood
- 7-eleven #11206, oakdale
- 7-eleven #11210e, deer park
- 7-eleven #11217, bay shore
- 7-eleven #11233, east setauket
- 7-eleven #11240c, farmingville
- 7-eleven #16299, selden
- 7-eleven #25171f, east islip
- 7-eleven #26676a, medford
- 7-eleven #29794c, bay shore
- 7-eleven #32873, brentwood
- 7-eleven #33189a, smithtown
- 7-eleven #39044, riverhead
- 7-eleven 11222d, bohemia
- 7-eleven 11236d, central islip
- 7-eleven 16202h, north babylon
- 7-eleven 23920d, deer park
- 7-eleven 29278, central islip
- 7-eleven 29746b, selden
- 7-eleven 32338, amityville
- 7-eleven 33243h, commack
- 7-eleven 33989b, farmingdale
- 7-eleven 34030a, west babylon
- 7-eleven 34532b, montauk
- 7-eleven 35009a, patchogue
- 7-eleven 35520a, center moriches
- 7-eleven 37094, blue point
- 7-eleven 38594b, shirley
- 7-eleven store #32778, center moriches
- 7-eleven store 11235c, shirley
- 7-eleven store 32256b, islip
- 7-eleven#11241d, farmingville
- 7-eleven#16869, ridge
- 7-eleven 11163a, huntington station
- 7-eleven 11199d 11199d, sayville
- 7-eleven 27157, islip terrace
- 7-eleven store 16440, cutchogue
- 76 gas station, riverhead
- 76 gas station, riverhead
- 99 cents xcelente, bay shore
- aa deli food center inc., coram
- amg 44, farmingville
- arifa gasoline inc, islandia
- baba jee 2/ 7 eleven 11202, ronkonkoma
- back street deli inc, shirley
- bayshore 99c & up inc., bay shore
- bede inc, riverhead
- bellport truck stop corp, bellport
- black gold petroluem corporation - speedy mart, port jefferson station
- bolla 3414 rt 112, medford
- bp station, lindenhurst
- broadway convenience inc, amityville
- caribeno 2, holbrook
- convienece store, riverhead
- corner store 1, copiague
- cumberland farms 1682, manorville
- cumberland farms 1683, southampton
- cumberland farms, inc. 1701, ronkonkoma
- dhaval, inc/getty mart, north babylon
- dhaval inc, north babylon
- el bodegon ny corp., brentwood
- el rodeo food market llc, farmingville
- estevez deli & minimarket corp., coram
- express deli grocery market, east patchogue
- finest halal meat and deli, north babylon
- floyd convenience, inc., shirley
- ganesh convenience inc, bay shore
- gsahuja llc - 7 eleven 37201a 37201a, amityville
- gulf express, port jefferson station
- gulf station, riverhead
- h p arora inc. - 7 eleven 37286a, patchogue
- h p north fork stores inc, mattituck
- handy pantry, nesconset
- handy pantry 11, bohemia
- handy pantry 5, coram
- haq convenience corp - 7 eleven 11204a 11204a, islip
- hero haven and more, shirley
- holtsville 811 inc 39167a, holtsville
- hubba hubba inc., sound beach
- i & m partners inc 16539, ronkonkoma
- jmd retail inc - -eleven 33345b, islip terrace
- jai hanuman conv, shirley
- jas 5th ave mart inc./jas express, bay shore
- jas wave inc, patchogue
- jav petroleum inc, amityville
- jennys discount store 1, brentwood
- joe joe convenience corp, huntington station
- joe's kwik mart 477, manorville
- la caya deli & grocery corp., riverhead
- la tropical ii ny corp., brentwood
- li convenience and food inc./7 eleven store 3761, holtsville
- los muchachos minimarket corp, bay shore
- los primos deli 201 corp., brentwood
- lowell food mart inc, central islip
- loyalty usa corp/best express, ronkonkoma
- lucky deli, mastic beach
- m & b metro deli & grocery corp., amityville
- mm ahuja inc - 7 eleven 38752a, commack
- mahant 247 inc - 7 eleven 33607b 33607b, huntington
- mi campo deli corp., bay shore
- mi campo deli ny corp., wyandanch
- miani convenience, wyandanch
- mooney pond deli & market inc, farmingville
- mr. service deli corp., patchogue
- nanitos deli corp, west babylon
- op & h enterprises inc, huntington station
- ocean lake foods inc - 7 eleven 39326c, riverhead
- ok petroleum 1, north babylon
- ok petroleum 2, wyandanch
- ok petroleum 3, wheatley heights
- ok petroleum 5, bay shore
- om sai foodmart inc, east northport
- om sai multi services inc, saint james
- plymouth beer & smoke shop, smithtown
- polishtown deli & grocery, riverhead
- quick shop, amityville
- quick stop deli, riverhead
- quick stop deli food mart, patchogue
- r & a deli & grocery ny corp., bay shore
- rcg and sons inc - 7 eleven 23924d 23924d, port jefferson station
- rd village market inc., riverhead
- riverhead deli & market corp., riverhead
- royal grocery & deli inc, shirley
- royal market inc, shirley
- s & a convenience inc, bay shore
- shirdi sai corp/four corners deli, central islip
- sanjha bazaar, llc, commack
- seven brothers deli inc., port jefferson station
- sg american deli, inc., ronkonkoma
Showing 250 of 732 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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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Nationwide peers for Suffolk County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Suffolk County (7.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside New York.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (28.5% here).
- Colfax County, NM · 28.5% low-access
- Copiah County, MS · 28.5% low-access
- Lancaster County, SC · 28.5% low-access
- Brazos County, TX · 28.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (7.2% here).
- Union County, MS · 7.2% SNAP
- Madison County, MS · 7.2% SNAP
- Pennington County, MN · 7.2% SNAP
- Anoka County, MN · 7.2% 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.
New York among Middle Atlantic states
New York ranks 3rd of 3 Middle Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (12.0%). Suffolk County, at 28.5%, runs 16.5 pts above 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 .
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 Suffolk County, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36103. 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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