Signature · 449 SNAP-authorized stores
Summit County, OH
Summit County sits in the upper national band on low-access (31.1%, +9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 31.1%
- low-access pop.
- 19
- food-desert tracts
- 14.1%
- on SNAP
- 538K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Summit County, OH
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 31.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.0 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 19 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.1% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hamilton County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Summit County sits in the upper national band (31.1%, #872 of 3,079) with 19 LILA tracts.
- #872
- national by low-access %
- #17
- in OH
- 66
- low-access tracts
- 41K
- 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: 449 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Summit County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Summit County's 31.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 72% of them and ranked #872 most-affected nationwide.
Summit County's elevated USDA tier split
135 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 19 LILA.
Summit County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (127 urban, 8 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 8 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Summit County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Crawford
Crawford 31.5%
31.5 % low-access
- Summit
Summit 31.1%
31.1 % low-access
- Hamilton
Hamilton 31.1%
31.1 % low-access
- Ottawa
Ottawa 31%
31 % low-access
- Wood
Wood 30.8%
30.8 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 135 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 541,781 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 66 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 19 |
| Low-Access Population | 168,339 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.1%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 41,226 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 537,864 |
| Median Household Income | $71,622 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 32,721 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.9%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Summit County
Summit County has 449 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 207 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
22 towns share the 449 authorized stores; Akron holds 54% of them. 6 of the 22 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Peninsula, Copley, Munroe Falls, New Franklin, Lakemore, Mogadore.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Akron | 243 | 54 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 41 | 13 |
| Stow | 26 | 9 |
| Barberton | 25 | 4 |
| Twinsburg | 17 | 2 |
| Northfield | 14 | 3 |
| Fairlawn | 12 | 8 |
| Tallmadge | 12 | 6 |
| Norton | 11 | 2 |
| Hudson | 7 | 2 |
Top 10 of 22 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 207
- 2 live music n/a, akron
- 224 brew thru 1, akron
- 7-eleven, inc. store #36222a, cuyahoga falls
- 7-eleven, inc. & narinderpal singh corporation 36225, twinsburg
- 7-eleven, inc. (a texas corporation) & 3npli llc 36241a, stow
- 7-eleven, inc. store #36210, stow
- a plus quick mart, northfield
- adam klein's seafood, akron
- aj station inc., akron
- akron 813 petroleum llc, akron
- akron fuel mart, akron
- alley grocery llc, cuyahoga falls
- arco east avenue 002, akron
- arlington convenience & drive thru, akron
- arlington gas inc, akron
- arlington marathon 448, akron
- barberton marathon, barberton
- bp food mart, akron
- bae bae's drive thru, akron
- baho convenience store, akron
- barberton mini mart, barberton
- barberton mini mart, barberton
- bellstores 1024, akron
- bellstores 1049, akron
- bellstores 1156, new franklin
- best stop, twinsburg
- bills place, akron
- bobs mini mart, akron
- borders drive thru, akron
- bp 433, akron
- bp grant and south, akron
- circle k 4705739, akron
- copley discount drive thru, akron
- carnegie pantry, akron
- carry'n'goooo, akron
- ciceros pizza & chichen, akron
- ciggy's outlet, akron
- circle k 4705402, cuyahoga falls
- circle k 4705404, akron
- circle k 4705407, barberton
- circle k 4705411, cuyahoga falls
- circle k 4705412, akron
- circle k 4705417, stow
- circle k 4705418, akron
- circle k 4705567, twinsburg
- circle k 4705575, akron
- circle k 4705581, copley
- circle k 4705588, akron
- circle k 4705601, akron
- circle k 4705605, akron
- circle k 4705607, akron
- circle k 4705617, akron
- circle k 4705627, northfield
- circle k 4705702, akron
- circle k 5410, hudson
- circle k 5576, akron
- circle k 5583, akron
- circle k 5584, akron
- circle k 5590, akron
- circle k 5591, akron
- circle k 5592, akron
- circle k 5594, barberton
- circle k 5595, copley
- circle k 5596, akron
- circle k 5597, akron
- circle k 5598, akron
- circle k 5600, akron
- circle k 5603, akron
- circle k 5604, akron
- circle k 5606, akron
- circle k 5608, akron
- circle k 5609, barberton
- circle k 5610, norton
- circle k 5611, twinsburg
- circle k 5612, akron
- circle k 5613, akron
- circle k 5615, cuyahoga falls
- circle k 5619, cuyahoga falls
- circle k 5620, akron
- circle k 5625, cuyahoga falls
- circle k 5628, norton
- convenient food mart, akron
- copley foodmart bp bp 434, akron
- copley mini mart, akron
- delia market, akron
- dairy more, akron
- dollars plus and more llc, akron
- east side market, akron
- ella oil llc, cuyahoga falls
- exxon gas, northfield
- ez carry out, akron
- fairlawn 378, akron
- falls convenience llc, akron
- firestone mini mart, akron
- first choice convenient foods, akron
- gas & save, akron
- getgo 3029, akron
- getgo 3036, cuyahoga falls
- getgo 3224, twinsburg
- getgo 3279, macedonia
- getgo 3392, akron
- getgo 3396, stow
- getgo 3425, fairlawn
- getgo 3703, akron
- ghalley & mangar, llc, akron
- glenwood valero, akron
- hlk & sons inc., northfield
- heights market, akron
- hudson food mart, hudson
- j & j windsor inc, akron
- j & m bp, peninsula
- jack's deli, akron
- kenmore mini mart, akron
- lake mini mart, akron
- lepcha and basnet llc, akron
- liberty food center, akron
- lo boy gas - 2, barberton
- loboygas, new franklin
- lovers lane drive-thru, akron
- lucky food mart, barberton
- mapco 1929, akron
- mapco 1930, cuyahoga falls
- mapco 1931, munroe falls
- mapco 1932, akron
- mapco 980, uniontown
- mapco 981, stow
- mapco 982, akron
- mapco 983, fairlawn
- mapco 984, cuyahoga falls
- mapco 985, barberton
- mapco 987, twinsburg
- mapco 991, tallmadge
- minit mart #5, barberton
- mjs drive thru, akron
- mr7 northfield c-mart, northfield
- marathon gasstation, akron
- meijer gas station 307, stow
- midwest market inc, akron
- mikes food & beverage, akron
- more convenient mart, akron
- more than a convenient market, akron
- mr pantry copley, akron
- new convenience food mart, akron
- north hill convenience store, akron
- northfield sunoco, northfield
- norton bp food mart, barberton
- norton duchess 1169, norton
- oakwood convenience store, cuyahoga falls
- petroleum food mart, akron
- pilot travel center 130, richfield
- pit stop market, lakemore
- portage lake express, new franklin
- rebel 904, stow
- rebel 905, stow
- reem's market, akron
- richfield 379, richfield
- rocky's gas, barberton
- rs petroleum llc, akron
- sainath retail llc, akron
- sams corner market, akron
- sarai marathon, akron
- sheetz 296, stow
- sheetz 311, akron
- sheetz 317, cuyahoga falls
- sheetz 368, akron
- sheetz 393, twinsburg
- sheetz 765, akron
- sheetz 858, norton
- sheetz 901, tallmadge
- shreeji krupa mini mart inc, akron
- six corners deli, akron
- spee d foods 21, coventry township
- spee d foods 25, akron
- spee-d-foods 37, akron
- speedway 1400, northfield
- speedway 1848, macedonia
- speedway 3555, uniontown
- speedway 3633, akron
- speedway 3634 3634, akron
- speedway 3635, mogadore
- speedway 3636, akron
- speedway 3661, macedonia
- speedway 3671, tallmadge
- speedway 3672, akron
- speedway 3673, akron
- speedway 3681, akron
- speedway 3682, hudson
- speedway 9155, akron
- speedway 9178, cuyahoga falls
- speedway 9715 9715, akron
- starz market, akron
- sunocco lovers lane, akron
- sunoco, akron
- sunoco gas, akron
- sunrise convenient food mart, akron
- tallmadge duchess 1170, tallmadge
- tasty carryout, akron
- the hill convenience store, akron
- three olives market, akron
- true north energy, llc 122, cuyahoga falls
- true north energy, llc 342, northfield
- uptown deli, cuyahoga falls
- village market, peninsula
- waterloo pit stop, coventry township
- west norton duchess 1247, norton
- wondermart, akron
- wooster drive thru, barberton
Combination Grocery/Other · 101 (43 shown)
- ally moe ti pa ti asain grocery, akron
- asian food market, cuyahoga falls
- big lots 3015, akron
- bins2bargainsenterprises, llc, twinsburg
- cvs 3041, akron
- cvs 3092, copley
- cvs 3306, akron
- cvs 3320, barberton
- cvs 3355, norton
- cvs 4301, northfield
- cvs 4333, akron
- cvs 4336, northfield
- cvs 4359, hudson
- cvs 4437, twinsburg
- cvs 4572, cuyahoga falls
- cvs 4800, akron
- cvs pharmacy 4309, cuyahoga falls
- cvs pharmacy 10209, uniontown
- cvs pharmacy 3360, stow
- cvs pharmacy 8932, twinsburg
- cornerstone market & deli, munroe falls
- country market, akron
- dollar general 10472, twinsburg
- dollar general 13569, lakemore
- dollar general 13958, akron
- dollar general 14219, akron
- dollar general 14618, akron
- dollar general 2327, akron
- dollar general 3709, northfield
- dollar general 4115, stow
- dollar general 5864, akron
- dollar general 6168, akron
- dollar general 7790, uniontown
- dollar general 8521, copley
- dollar general 9395, barberton
- dollar general 979, norton
- dollar general 9973, tallmadge
- dollar tree 2067, barberton
- dollartree 10761, cuyahoga falls
- dollartree 9128, twinsburg
- dhimals mini mart, akron
- discount drug mart 32, stow
- discount drug mart 33, cuyahoga falls
Showing 250 of 449 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 Ohio
One of 87 counties in Ohio, 6 are shown here.
Compare Summit County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Summit County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Summit County, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (31.1% here).
- Sanders County, MT · 31.1% low-access
- Clay County, MO · 31.1% low-access
- Yazoo County, MS · 31.1% low-access
- Martin County, MN · 31.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (14.1% here).
- Mayes County, OK · 14.1% SNAP
- Cherokee County, SC · 14.1% SNAP
- Lawrence County, TN · 14.1% SNAP
- Wilbarger County, TX · 14.1% 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.
Ohio among East North Central states
Ohio ranks 2nd of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.1%). Summit County, at 31.1%, runs 6.0 pts above the Ohio rate.
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 .
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