Signature · 17.1% SNAP (92nd pct in NY)
Sullivan County, NY
Sullivan County stands out on SNAP (17.1%, +5 pts vs U.S.) with 4.6% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 4.6%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 17.1%
- on SNAP
- 80K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sullivan County, NY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.1% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Chenango County ( -0.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Sullivan County lands in the lower national band (4.6%, #2,833 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,833
- national by low-access %
- #51
- in NY
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 17.1% SNAP (92nd pct in NY) (+5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Sullivan County compares nationally
Food access in Sullivan County compares favorably nationally: its 4.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,834).
Sullivan County's lower-band USDA tier split
24 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Sullivan County has 2 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.
Sullivan 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
- Nassau 5.6
Nassau 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- Sullivan 4.6
Sullivan 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
- Chenango 4.1
Chenango 4.1%
4.1 % low-access
- Allegany 3.9
Allegany 3.9%
3.9 % low-access
- Cayuga 3.3
Cayuga 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 24 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 77,547 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,605 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,207 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 79,721 |
| Median Household Income | $72,382 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,383 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.6%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sullivan County
Sullivan County has 121 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 13 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 43 locations (36% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 43
- barrons grocery, fallsburg
- bloomingburg mobil, bloomingburg
- brother's bodega, monticello
- express mobil mart inc no, monticello
- fallsburg food corp/quick mart, south fallsburg
- green valley market 9292157777, loch sheldrake
- heinles general store, cochecton
- j & h express swan lake, swan lake
- j&h express, liberty, liberty
- jeffersonville country store 26, jeffersonville
- krish food mart inc, livingston manor
- latinos super market, south fallsburg
- liberty country store 20, liberty
- liberty deli & grill 1 inc, monticello
- liberty quick mart inc, liberty
- livingston manor country store 3, livingston manor
- loch sheldrake food mart inc, loch sheldrake
- mobil, monticello
- mobil mart, monticello
- mobil mart, monticello
- mobil mini mart, wurtsboro
- monticello quick mart, monticello
- neelkanth mart inc, hurleyville
- neeta inc - country store (sunoco) 4, monticello
- north branch food mart inc, north branch
- nosso posto, inc, neversink
- om sai mart inc, ferndale
- pete's country store, glen spey
- punjabi food mart inc., bloomingburg
- rahi food corp/j & h express mart, youngsville
- route 42 fuel corp, monticello
- roxbury country store 29, roxbury
- shriji mart inc, rock hill
- sonal food corp/citgo food, woodbourne
- south fallsburgh food mart inc, south fallsburg
- sri sir inc, liberty
- star market llc, callicoon
- stewart's shops 376, wurtsboro
- stewarts shop 288, monticello
- stewarts shop 307, fallsburg
- ultra power corp, monticello
- woodridge supermarket, woodridge
- zoya petrolium corp, monticello
Combination Grocery/Other · 23
- dollar general 14321, white lake
- dollar general 18717, neversink
- dollar tree 1051, liberty
- dollar tree 2593, monticello
- dollar general 14958, fallsburg
- dollar general 15110, wurtsboro
- dollar general 15815, jeffersonville
- dollar general 15950, eldred
- dollar general 16890, rock hill
- dollar general 20156, bloomingburg
- dollar general 20891, white sulphur springs
- dollar general 25453, monticello
- dollar general 30596, cochecton
- dollar general 6295, liberty
- dollar general store 16523, livingston manor
- family dollar store 2614, monticello
- family dollar store 5034, liberty
- lous produce llc, monticello
- rock hill trading post 2262, rock hill
- roscoe supermarket, roscoe
- satmar meat, south fallsburg
- walgreens 17736, monticello
- walgreens 19811, liberty
Supermarket · 13
- aldi 73056, monticello
- buy rite kosher supermarket inc, woodridge
- concord food plaza inc, liberty
- honeydew supermarket, woodridge
- langenour swan lake supermarket dba tyberg's count, swan lake
- mountain kosher food corp, monticello
- maple ave.discount inc - motty's supermarket, white lake
- narrowsburg supermarket corp/pete's market, narrowsburg
- shloimy & moshe inc/ landau's supermarket, south fallsburg
- shoprite 227, monticello
- shoprite 263, liberty
- skopps supermarket inc, fallsburg
- wurtsboro g-mart, wurtsboro
Medium Grocery Store · 11
- catskill kosher centre inc, kiamesha lake
- catskill kosher express n/a, kiamesha lake
- goldmans grocery llc, monticello
- har nof grocery inc, kiamesha lake
- international deli, liberty
- main street farm, livingston manor
- r & az foods inc/woodbourne supermarket, woodbourne
- star food supermarket, bloomingburg
- sullivan county quality meats llc, monticello
- sunflower kosher market, monticello
- usamex s&a llc, south fallsburg
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 6
- butcher boys of sullivan co #2, monticello
- central yetev lev s'samar meat, woodbourne
- satmar meats, bloomingburg
- satmar meats, monticello
- satmar meats, woodbourne
- satmar meats- boosur, monticello
Super Store · 6
- gourmet glatt, kiamesha lake
- pecks market of callicoon 617, callicoon
- pecks market of eldred 618, eldred
- pecks market of jeffersonville 616, jeffersonville
- pecks market of livingston manor 615, livingston manor
- walmart supercenter 2547, monticello
Large Grocery Store · 5
- buy rite supermarket, woodridge
- food circle ltd, woodbourne
- greenfresh supermarket inc, monticello
- kb kosher food inc, liberty
- yagdil corp, fallsburg
Farmers' Market · 4
- callicoon farmers market, jeffersonville
- liberty farmers' market, liberty
- rock hill farmers market, rock hill
- sullivan fresh farmers market at monticello, monticello
Bakery Specialty · 3
- catskills bakery corp, monticello
- monticello kosher bakery, monticello
- roger that microbakery, callicoon
Delivery Route · 2
- pelleh poultry corp, swan lake
- sullivan fresh market on the move, liberty
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- fare haven farmacy, livingston manor
- schreibers market, monticello
Small Grocery Store · 2
- latinos super market 352719099, liberty
- mesivta sanz, kauneonga lake
Seafood Specialty · 1
- kosher atlantic, south fallsburg
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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Counties near Sullivan County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Sullivan County (17.1%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside New York.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (4.6% here).
- Kalkaska County, MI · 4.6% low-access
- Kalkaska County, MI · 4.6% low-access
- Gibson County, IN · 4.6% low-access
- Gibson County, IN · 4.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (17.1% here).
- Guernsey County, OH · 17.1% SNAP
- Guernsey County, OH · 17.1% SNAP
- Clarendon County, SC · 17.1% SNAP
- Clarendon County, SC · 17.1% 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.
Sullivan County inside a lower low-access state context
Sullivan 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
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, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36105. 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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