Signature · 40 SNAP-authorized stores
Tioga County, PA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Tioga 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).
- 23.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 14.0%
- on SNAP
- 41K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tioga County, PA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 23.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Monroe County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Tioga County ranks #1,412 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #19 of 67 counties in PA (23.4% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,412
- national by low-access %
- #19
- in PA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 40 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Tioga County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Tioga County's 23.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 55% of them and ranked #1,413 most-affected nationwide.
Tioga County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Tioga County has 1 urban and 9 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 low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Tioga
Tioga 23.4%
23.4 % low-access
- Monroe
Monroe 23.4%
23.4 % low-access
- Lycoming
Lycoming 23.3%
23.3 % low-access
- Bedford
Bedford 22.7%
22.7 % low-access
- Greene
Greene 22.6%
22.6 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 41,981 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,814 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.4%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,937 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 40,945 |
| Median Household Income | $64,899 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,344 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Tioga County
Tioga County has 40 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 18 locations (45% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- cvs pharmacy 5011, wellsboro
- cvs pharmacy inc 1679, mansfield
- dollar general 18191, middlebury center
- dollar general 19528, westfield
- dollar general 3816, mansfield
- dollar general 6359, tioga
- dollar general 8591, wellsboro
- dollar general 1412, elkland
- dollar general 20357, liberty
- dollar general 21345, knoxville
- dollar general 24881, tioga
- dollar general 25957, mansfield
- dollar general 31107, lawrenceville
- dollar general 9643, blossburg
- dollar tree 7036, mansfield
- family dollar 11300, lawrenceville
- family dollar store 10943, westfield
- family dollar store 7489, osceola
Convenience Store · 13
- dandy mini mart 107, knoxville
- dandy mini mart 22, millerton
- dandy mini mart 59, middlebury center
- kwik fill 390, blossburg
- kwik fill 410, elkland
- kwik fill 411, tioga
- kwik fill 413, wellsboro
- lawrenceville exxon 6, lawrenceville
- liberty exxon, liberty
- nittany minit mart 242, wellsboro
- roseville market, mansfield
- rt 15 exxon mansfield 5, mansfield
- sheetz 474, mansfield
Supermarket · 5
- bloss holiday market llc, blossburg
- osceola big m, osceola
- tops markets 620, westfield
- tops markets 676, wellsboro
- weis markets 198, wellsboro
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- martins pantry, liberty
- pagomar farm market, wellsboro
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- browns produce, wellsboro
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 1945, mansfield
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Pennsylvania
One of 66 counties in Pennsylvania, 6 are shown here.
Compare Tioga County vs Adams County → · All Pennsylvania counties →
Nationwide peers for Tioga County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Tioga County, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (23.4% here).
- Fairfield County, SC · 23.4% low-access
- Fairfield County, SC · 23.4% low-access
- Horry County, SC · 23.4% low-access
- Horry County, SC · 23.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (14.0% here).
- Trumbull County, OH · 14.0% SNAP
- Trumbull County, OH · 14.0% SNAP
- Grainger County, TN · 14.0% SNAP
- Grainger County, TN · 14.0% 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.
Food access nationally, Pennsylvania in context
Tioga County sits inside Pennsylvania (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 Tioga County, PA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 42117. 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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