Signature · 7.5% low-access (14th pct)
Washington County, NY
Washington County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.1%
- on SNAP
- 61K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Washington County, NY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.1% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cattaraugus County (+ 0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Washington County lands in the lower national band (7.5%, #2,679 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,679
- national by low-access %
- #46
- in NY
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.5% low-access (14th pct) (-14.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Washington County compares nationally
Food access in Washington County compares favorably nationally: its 7.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 14% of them (rank #2,679).
Washington County's lower-band USDA tier split
17 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Washington County has 3 urban and 14 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.
Washington 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
- 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
- Schoharie 6.9
Schoharie 6.9%
6.9 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 17 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 63,216 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,712 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,495 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 60,522 |
| Median Household Income | $73,495 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,955 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.2%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Washington County
Washington County has 53 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 23
- cumberland farms 1512, fort edwards
- cumberland farms 1530, hudson falls
- cumberland farms 1535, hudson falls
- cumberland farms 1556, fort ann
- cumberland farms 1575, hudson falls
- cumberland farms 1603, whitehall
- cumberland farms 1609, cambridge
- cumberland farms 1614, granville
- cumberland farms, inc 1715, greenwich
- jay visat 155-157 inc, whitehall
- jay visat one stop shop corp, granville
- orange grocery, hudson falls
- stewart's shop 142, granville
- stewart's shop 211, whitehall
- stewart's shop 215, fort edward
- stewart's shop 259, hudson falls
- stewarts shop 123, fort edward
- stewarts shop 150, greenwich
- stewarts shop 424, argyle
- stewarts shop 448, hartford
- speedway 7854, fort edward
- stewarts shop 157, salem
- stewarts shop 170, cambridge
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- cvs pharmacy 5166, whitehall
- cvs pharmacy 2685, hudson falls
- cvs pharmacy 5348, greenwich
- dollar general 18239, salem
- dollar tree 3482, hudson falls
- dollar general 10882, cambridge
- dollar general 10980, whitehall
- dollar general 16176, greenwich
- dollar general 16472, argyle
- dollar general 20719, fort edward
- dollar general 21449, hartford
- dollar general 21459, granville
- dollar general 6184, granville
- dollar general 9556, hudson falls
- dollar general store 17062, fort ann
- family dollar 2777, granville
- family dollar store 2263, hudson falls
- walgreens 17717, granville
- walgreens 18207, cambridge
Supermarket · 4
- cambridge iga, cambridge
- cambridge iga, cambridge
- market 32 fort edward 249, fort edward
- price chopper 157, granville
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- cambridge food coop, cambridge
- yushak's store inc., shushan
Super Store · 2
- hannaford food&drug 8333, greenwich
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8395, hudson falls
Farmers' Market · 1
- noor organic farm llc, whitehall
Large Grocery Store · 1
- green mountain food services llc - marketplace, whitehall
Small Grocery Store · 1
- argyle cheese farmer, hudson falls
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.
Compare Washington County vs Albany County → · All New York counties →
Counties near Washington County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Washington 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 (7.5% here).
- Lincoln County, MT · 7.5% low-access
- Lincoln County, MT · 7.5% low-access
- Ralls County, MO · 7.5% low-access
- Ralls County, MO · 7.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (12.1% here).
- Onslow County, NC · 12.1% SNAP
- Onslow County, NC · 12.1% SNAP
- Marshall County, OK · 12.1% SNAP
- Marshall County, OK · 12.1% 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.
Washington County inside a lower low-access state context
Washington 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 .
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 Washington County, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36115. 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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