Signature · 4 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Sullivan County, NH
Sullivan County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 33.9% low-access.
- 33.9%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 8.3%
- on SNAP
- 44K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sullivan County, NH
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 33.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hillsborough County ( -1.6 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Sullivan County sits in the upper national band (33.9%, #678 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #678
- national by low-access %
- #2
- in NH
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Sullivan County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Sullivan County's 33.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #678 most-affected nationwide.
Sullivan County's elevated USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
Sullivan County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (6 rural, 4 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 4 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Sullivan County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New Hampshire, not a full county-board reprint
- Rockingham
Rockingham 43%
43 % low-access
- Sullivan
Sullivan 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- Hillsborough
Hillsborough 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Strafford
Strafford 24.2%
24.2 % low-access
- Cheshire
Cheshire 19.3%
19.3 % low-access
- Carroll 1.5
Carroll 1.5%
1.5 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 43,742 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 14,815 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,705 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 43,715 |
| Median Household Income | $80,858 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,371 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sullivan County
Sullivan County has 36 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 18 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 36 authorized stores; Claremont holds 50% of them. 4 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Cornish, Goshen, Grantham, Sunapee.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Claremont | 18 | 4 |
| Newport | 11 | 2 |
| Charlestown | 3 | 1 |
| Cornish | 1 | none |
| Goshen | 1 | none |
| Grantham | 1 | none |
| Sunapee | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 18
- al wadood corp - shop express two, newport
- birney's mini mart, claremont
- coronis market, newport
- cumberland farms 5421, claremont
- circle k 4707204, newport
- circle k 4707240, grantham
- claremont mobil, claremont
- cumberland farms 5419, claremont
- goshen country store, goshen
- jiffy mart 431, claremont
- jiffy mart 432, newport
- jiffy mart 460, charlestown
- pleasant mobil, claremont
- sugar river market & deli, newport
- t-bird mini mart claremont 673, claremont
- t-bird mini mart newport 678, newport
- t-bird mni mart claremont 672, claremont
- twelve percent solution, cornish
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs pharmacy 5347, claremont
- dollar tree 3674, claremont
- dollar general 13857, newport
- dollar general 14774, charlestown
- dollar general 22557, sunapee
- family dollar 4196, claremont
- granite state packing co-op, claremont
- liberal beef, claremont
- ocean state job lot 406, newport
Super Store · 3
- hannaford supermarket 8119, claremont
- market basket 53, claremont
- walmart supercenter 1975, claremont
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- leos one stop market llc, claremont
- newport meat market 1, newport
Farmers' Market · 1
- newport farmers' market, newport
Large Grocery Store · 1
- ralph's supermarket, charlestown
Small Grocery Store · 1
- claremont spice and dry goods, claremont
Supermarket · 1
- shaw's supermarket 4534, newport
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 Hampshire
One of 9 counties in New Hampshire, 6 are shown here.
Compare Sullivan County vs Belknap County → · All New Hampshire counties →
Counties near Sullivan County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Sullivan County, both outside New Hampshire so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NH (33.9% here).
- Monroe County, NY · 33.9% low-access
- Meigs County, OH · 33.9% low-access
- Starr County, TX · 33.9% low-access
- Prince George County, VA · 33.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NH (8.3% here).
- Holt County, NE · 8.3% SNAP
- Nodaway County, MO · 8.3% SNAP
- Sibley County, MN · 8.3% SNAP
- Morrison County, MN · 8.3% 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.
New Hampshire among New England states
New Hampshire ranks 2nd of 5 New England states by population-weighted low-access (27.5%). Sullivan County, at 33.9%, runs 6.4 pts above the New Hampshire rate.
- Massachusetts 27.8%
- New Hampshire 27.5%
- Rhode Island 23.6%
- Maine 13.4%
- Vermont 11.2%
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 Sullivan County, NH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 33019. 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.
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.