Signature · 8.3% low-access (16th pct)
Tioga County, NY
Tioga County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.3%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 13.4%
- on SNAP
- 48K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tioga County, NY
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 8.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.8 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.4% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cattaraugus County ( -0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Tioga County lands in the lower national band (8.3%, #2,620 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,620
- national by low-access %
- #43
- in NY
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 542
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.3% low-access (16th pct) (-13.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Tioga County compares nationally
Tioga County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.3% low-access share that beats 16% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,623).
Tioga County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Tioga County has 3 urban and 7 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.
Tioga 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
- Orleans 9.2
Orleans 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Tioga 8.3
Tioga 8.3%
8.3 % low-access
- Cattaraugus 7.9
Cattaraugus 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Oswego 7.9
Oswego 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Washington 7.5
Washington 7.5%
7.5 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 51,125 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,248 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 542 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 47,864 |
| Median Household Income | $72,739 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,730 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Tioga County
Tioga County has 39 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 15 locations (38% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 15
- crosby's 40102, spencer
- dandy mini mart 14, nichols
- dandy mini mart 53, candor
- dandy mini mart 79, waverly
- ez mart owego, owego
- harry's expressway 2, owego
- kwik fill 353, apalachin
- mirabito 116 - newark valley, newark valley
- mirabito 117- candor, candor
- mirabito 118 - owego, owego
- onvo travel plaza - lounsberry 23, nichols
- quickway 51, owego
- quickway richford 13, richford
- speedway 9950, owego
- speedway 9954, apalachin
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs pharmacy 2252, owego
- dollar general 18509, apalachin
- dollar general 19035, berkshire
- dollar general 10153, nichols
- dollar general 16036, candor
- dollar general 19746, candor
- dollar general 6065, waverly
- dollar general 6172, spencer
- dollar general 9051, owego
- family dollar 4364, owego
- family dollar 9039, newark valley
- sweeney's market, apalachin
- spencer shur fine food mart, spencer
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 65062, owego
- grand union 19490, owego
- hollenbeck's shursave, newark valley
- price chopper owego 216, owego
Farmers' Market · 3
- 7 counties farmers market, owego
- candor farmers market, candor
- farmer browns marketplace llc nafmnp, apalachin
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- community shop iga, owego
- johns fine foods, owego
- jolly farmer ent inc, waverly
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- parkers produce, waverly
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 Tioga County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Tioga 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 (8.3% here).
- Transylvania County, NC · 8.3% low-access
- Transylvania County, NC · 8.3% low-access
- Watauga County, NC · 8.3% low-access
- Watauga County, NC · 8.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (13.4% here).
- Monroe County, OH · 13.4% SNAP
- Monroe County, OH · 13.4% SNAP
- Hood River County, OR · 13.4% SNAP
- Hood River County, OR · 13.4% 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.
Tioga County inside a lower low-access state context
Tioga 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 .
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