Signature · 35.1% low-access (81st pct)
Warren County, NJ
Warren County sits in the upper national band on low-access (35.1%, +13 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 35.1%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 7.4%
- on SNAP
- 111K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Warren County, NJ
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 35.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cumberland County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Warren County sits in the upper national band (35.1%, #589 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #589
- national by low-access %
- #8
- in NJ
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- 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: 35.1% low-access (81st pct) (+13 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Warren County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Warren County's 35.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 81% of them and ranked #589 most-affected nationwide.
Warren County's elevated USDA tier split
23 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Warren County has 13 urban and 10 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.
Warren County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New Jersey, not a full county-board reprint
- Ocean
Ocean 43.6%
43.6 % low-access
- Burlington
Burlington 36.3%
36.3 % low-access
- Cumberland
Cumberland 35.2%
35.2 % low-access
- Warren
Warren 35.1%
35.1 % low-access
- Monmouth
Monmouth 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- Cape May
Cape May 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Hudson 0.7
Hudson 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 23 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 108,692 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 38,102 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.1%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,499 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 110,849 |
| Median Household Income | $100,869 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.3%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,363 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Warren County
Warren County has 58 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 22 locations (38% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 22
- 7-eleven store 39585a, washington
- 7-eleven store #11460c, hackettstown
- 7-eleven store #41972a, columbia
- el pacheking, washington
- fruit grocery my family, phillipsburg
- joemar food market, phillipsburg
- jolly smoke shop & convenience store, washington
- krauszers food store, washington
- medimax pharmacy,inc, phillipsburg
- nykun store & bar inc, great meadows
- narayana business llc., phillipsburg
- phillipsburg shell 9533, phillipsburg
- phillipsburg sunoco, phillipsburg
- skoogy's deli & ice cream, belvidere
- speedway 3455, phillipsburg
- sunrise covenience store, hackettstown
- ta columbia 006, columbia
- towne market, phillipsburg
- urav & esha llc, belvidere
- wawa 8313, pohatcong
- wawa 8390, hackettstown
- wawa food market 985, phillipsburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 21
- cvs 10552, hackettstown
- cvs pharmacy 435, hackettstown
- cvs pharmacy 10766, phillipsburg
- cvs pharmacy 11271, washington
- choice 1 fresh fish food and varieties, phillipsburg
- dollartree 8158, belvidere
- dollar general 13236, washington
- dollar general 16258, hackettstown
- dollar general 16289, blairstown
- dollar general 25640, phillipsburg
- dollar tree 3745, phillipsburg
- dollar tree 5948, washington
- dollar tree 785, hackettstown
- quick chek food stores 64, hackettstown
- quick chek food stores 69, phillipsburg
- quick chek 108, independence
- quick chek 139, washington
- quick chek 5, belvidere
- quickchek 213, phillipsburg
- quickchek 46, hackettstown
- walgreens 09249, hackettstown
Super Store · 7
- shop rite 224, hackettstown
- shoprite of greenwich, phillipsburg
- shoprite of washington 434, washington
- target 2446, hackettstown
- target stores 1464, phillipsburg
- walmart supercenter 2497, phillipsburg
- walmart supercenter 2503, hackettstown
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 60211, hackettstown
- acme 1851, blairstown
- aldi 60111, phillipsburg
- weis markets 145, hackettstown
Small Grocery Store · 2
- mamie's african and caribbean market, phillipsburg
- phillipsburg fresh stop market, phillipsburg
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- phillipsburg fresh stop market, phillipsburg
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- fruitimex supermarket incorporated, hackettstown
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 Jersey
One of 20 counties in New Jersey, 6 are shown here.
Compare Warren County vs Atlantic County → · All New Jersey counties →
Counties near Warren County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Warren County, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NJ (35.1% here).
- Caldwell County, NC · 35.1% low-access
- Caldwell County, NC · 35.1% low-access
- Chowan County, NC · 35.1% low-access
- Chowan County, NC · 35.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NJ (7.4% here).
- York County, NE · 7.4% SNAP
- York County, NE · 7.4% SNAP
- Le Sueur County, MN · 7.4% SNAP
- Le Sueur County, MN · 7.4% 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.
Warren County inside a higher low-access state context
Warren County sits inside New Jersey (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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