County food-access profile · New York
Warren County, NY
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Warren 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).
- 31.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 9.8%
- on SNAP
- 66K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
31.8% of Warren County residents live in a low-access area, though none of its tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold.
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
- 7.8%
- households, no vehicle
- 10.5%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Warren County's low-access share at 31.8%, above the national share. 7 of the county's 19 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 20,895 people. None of them meet the low-income condition that would additionally classify them as food deserts.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Warren County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Warren County's 31.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 74% of them and ranked #827 most-affected nationwide.
Warren County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 19 census tracts in Warren County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Warren County vs. other New York counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in New York
- Warren
Warren County, NY
31.8 % low-access
- Albany
Albany County, NY
31.4 % low-access
- Allegany 3.9
Allegany County, NY
3.9 % low-access
- Bronx 0.6
Bronx County, NY
0.6 % low-access
- Broome
Broome County, NY
16.4 % low-access
- Cattaraugus 7.9
Cattaraugus County, NY
7.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 19 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 65,707 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 20,895 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,505 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 65,517 |
| Median Household Income | $78,442 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,940 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.8%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
About 9.8% of Warren County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 31.8% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 9.8% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 2,940 households here.
- 7.8% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- Median household income is $78,442 with a 10.5% poverty rate.
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Warren County
above the national share
A further 7 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 7.
An estimated 20,895 residents, roughly 31.8% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 3,505 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 12 tracts (63.2%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Warren County
Warren County has 67 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 36 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 36
- cumberland farms 1508, warrensburg
- cumberland farms 1584, queensbury
- cumberland farms 1601, lake luzerne
- cumberland farms 1608, queensbury
- cumberland farms 1610, glens falls
- cumberland farms 1504, queensbury
- fastrac eg llc 500266, queensbury
- jacob's and toney meats, warrensburg
- jolley 516, lake george
- lake george xtra mart 10113, lake george
- mama food mart inc., queensbury
- mirabito lake george 141, lake george
- pure n' simple, glens falls
- queensbury truck stop 432, queensbury
- ridge st yogi mart inc, glens falls
- stewart's shop 117, glens falls
- stewart's shop 159, glens falls
- stewart's shop 218, glens falls
- stewart's shop 380, glens falls
- stewarts shop 261, queensbury
- stewarts shop 336, lake luzerne
- stewarts shop 374, queensbury
- stewarts shop 417, queensbury
- speedway 7700, queensbury
- speedway 7706, queensbury
- speedway 7789, queensbury
- stewart's shop 308, north creek
- stewarts shop 125, warrensburg
- stewarts shop 174, chestertown
- stewarts shop 220, lake george
- stewarts shop 255, bolton landing
- stewarts shop 282, lake george
- stewarts shop 396, queensbury
- stewarts shop 415, queensbury
- tennybrook glens falls 925, glens falls
- warrensburg mobil, lake george
Combination Grocery/Other · 16
- cvs pharmacy 2091, queensbury
- cvs pharmacy 419, queensbury
- dollar tree 1418, queensbury
- dollar general 14999, queensbury
- dollar general 16739, chestertown
- dollar general 19808, lake george
- dollar general 21795, north creek
- dollar general 23797, warrensburg
- family dollar store 3253, warrensburg
- family dollar store 7546, glens falls
- ocean state job lot 517, queensbury
- walgreens 12733, glens falls
- walgreens 19328, lake george
- walgreens 19426, queensbury
- walgreens 19689, warrensburg
- walgreens 19965, chestertown
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 65118, queensbury
- grand union 19494, warrensburg
- price chopper 040, queensbury
- price chopper 170, lake george
- price chopper lake george warrensburg 247, lake george
- tops markets 702, bolton landing
- tops markets 712, chestertown
- tops markets 716, north creek
Super Store · 5
- hannaford food & drug 8374, glens falls
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8360, queensbury
- target 1830, queensbury
- walmart supercenter 2116, queensbury
- walmart supercenter 4403, queensbury
Farmers' Market · 1
- glens falls farmers market assoc, glens falls
Large Grocery Store · 1
- luzerne market, lake luzerne
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in New York
Compare Warren County vs Albany County → · All New York counties →
Food access nationally, New York in context
Warren County sits inside New York (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.