Signature · 8.5% SNAP (15th pct in MI)
Washtenaw County, MI
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Washtenaw 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).
- 25.2%
- low-access pop.
- 15
- food-desert tracts
- 8.5%
- on SNAP
- 370K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Washtenaw County, MI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 25.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.1 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 15 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.5% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 15% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Berrien County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Washtenaw County ranks #1,282 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #28 of 80 counties in MI (25.2% low-access; 15 food-desert tracts).
- #1,282
- national by low-access %
- #28
- in MI
- 39
- low-access tracts
- 21K
- 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: 8.5% SNAP (15th pct in MI) (-3.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Washtenaw County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Washtenaw County's 25.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 59% of them and ranked #1,282 most-affected nationwide.
Washtenaw County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
100 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 15 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Washtenaw County has 82 urban and 18 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.
Washtenaw County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Dickinson
Dickinson 25.7%
25.7 % low-access
- Mason
Mason 25.7%
25.7 % low-access
- Washtenaw
Washtenaw 25.2%
25.2 % low-access
- Berrien
Berrien 25.2%
25.2 % low-access
- Wexford
Wexford 24.8%
24.8 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 100 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 344,791 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 39 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 15 |
| Low-Access Population | 86,764 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.2%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 20,902 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 369,822 |
| Median Household Income | $89,180 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 12,830 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.2%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County has 225 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 116 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 116
- 2375grove corp 6228, ypsilanti
- 2642golfside corp., ann arbor
- 2991 s state street inc, ann arbor
- 7-eleven 32330m, ypsilanti
- 7-eleven, inc. store #35775 a, ann arbor
- 7-eleven 34621c, ann arbor
- 7-eleven 34931a, ann arbor
- 7-eleven 39914-a, ann arbor
- a & w party store, ypsilanti
- ahmed beydoun service, ypsilanti
- ann arbor beer depot inc, ann arbor
- ann arbor party center, ann arbor
- arbor party store, ann arbor
- avenue market, ypsilanti
- barenys convenience mart 2 1, ypsilanti
- beer cooler, ypsilanti
- beer cooler party store, ypsilanti
- bp gas station, ypsilanti
- buscemi's of ann arbor, ann arbor
- carpenter, ann arbor
- chelsea petroleum, chelsea
- circle k 4706218, ysplanti
- circle k 4706300, ypsilanti
- circle k 4706301, ann arbor
- citgo, ypsilanti
- citgo, ann arbor
- clark gas station, ann arbor
- country fair market, northville
- eagles market, ypsilanti
- early times liquor store, ypsilanti
- eastern fuel mart, ypsilanti
- ecorse bp, ypsilanti
- emu party store, ypsilanti
- express stop 4665, manchester
- express stop 4666, dexter
- express stop 4667, whitmore lake
- fox hills market, plymouth
- fran's petrol, ypsilanti
- grove mini mart inc, ypsilanti
- h & m fuel mart, ypsilanti
- harvest liquor shop, ypsilanti
- house of liquor, ann arbor
- in n out, ypsilanti
- joe hall quick stop inc, ypsilanti
- kampus korner, ypsilanti
- legent mini mart, ypsilanti
- love's travel stop 701, capac
- love's travel stop 757, milan
- m & a grab n go, ypsilanti
- m&j party store, ypsilanti
- main party store, ann arbor
- mugg&bopps 5, dexter
- main street convenience, inc., ann arbor
- maple in - n - out, ann arbor
- matias italian bakery, ypsilanti
- mcheik oil co inc, ypsilanti
- meijer gas station 173, ann arbor
- meijer gas station 27, ypsilanti
- meijer gas station 64, ann arbor
- midway 1 llc, ypsilanti
- mobil, ypsilanti
- mobil, whitmore lake
- munchies ann arbor llc, ann arbor
- n r food & gas, ypsilanti
- nick's quick stop, ypsilanti
- noor mini mart, ann arbor
- north lake marathon, chelsea
- northside liquor, ann arbor
- orange market, ann arbor
- pilot travel center 21, dexter
- pilot travel center 296, dexter
- platt convenience, ann arbor
- prospect party store, ypsilanti
- rbj petroleum, inc., chelsea
- raza corporation inc, ann arbor
- red party store, willis
- round haus marketplace, ypsilanti
- rp fuel 1, milan
- saline market, saline
- saline village party store, saline
- samaha oil co, ann arbor
- smokerz town and grocery, ypsilanti
- speedway 2270, ypsilanti
- speedway 2329, saline
- speedway 2368, ypsilanti
- speedway 7250, chelsea
- speedway 7867 7867, ann arbor
- speedway 8705, ann arbor
- speedway 8707, ann arbor
- speedway 8708, ann arbor
- speedway 8876, whitmore lake
- speedway 8884, ypsilanti
- stadium store inc, ann arbor
- standard auto service center 1, ypsilanti
- state petro inc, ann arbor
- state street fuel mart inc, ann arbor
- stony creek market, ypsilanti
- summit party store, ann arbor
- ta ann arbor 089, dexter
- target ii party shoppe, ypsilanti
- textile gas and grocery, inc, ypsilanti
- the keg party shoppe, ypsilanti
- tibnan, willis
- umiya corp of michigan, saline
- university fuel mart, ann arbor
- willis market, willis
- wolverine party shoppe, ann arbor
- washtenaw food & gas inc, ann arbor
- washtenaw fuel, ann arbor
- washtenaw liquor store, ypsilanti
- willow run party store, ypsilanti
- ypsi convenience, ypsilanti
- ypsi highlander market inc, ypsilanti
- ypsilanti business ventures, llc, ypsilanti
- zaitona gas station, inc., ann arbor
- zhkm corporation inc, ann arbor
Combination Grocery/Other · 38
- arbor farms inc, ann arbor
- cvs 1758, ypsilanti
- cvs 28, milan
- cvs 3584, ann arbor
- cvs 7137, ann arbor
- cvs 8003, saline
- cvs 8006, ann arbor
- cvs 8023, ypsilanti
- cvs 8088, ann arbor
- cvs 8089, chelsea
- cvs 8097, ann arbor
- cvs 8165, ypsilanti
- cvs 8216, ann arbor
- dollar general 13875, manchester
- dollar general 9633, ann arbor
- dollar tree 1587, saline
- dollar tree 3044, ann arbor
- dollartree 8657, dexter
- dollartree 9987, ann arbor
- dollar general 18635, saline
- dollar general 23331, milan
- dollar general store 10780, ypsilanti
- dollar tree 217, ypsilanti
- dollar tree 2708, ypsilanti
- dollar tree 6002, chelsea
- dollar tree 7878, ann arbor
- dollar tree 8509, ypsilanti
- family dollar 10970, ypsilanti
- family dollar 12670, whitmore lake
- family dollar 2222, ypsilanti
- new huaxing asia market, ypsilanti
- om market na, ann arbor
- peoples food cooperative, ann arbor
- produce station, ann arbor
- walgreens 5398, ypsilanti
- walgreens 05842, ann arbor
- walgreens 11197, ann arbor
- walgreens 15650, ann arbor
Super Store · 22
- costco wholesale 1106, ann arbor
- fresh thyme market 608yps, ypsilanti
- kroger 576, milan
- kroger 707, ypsilanti
- kroger store 520, ypsilanti
- kroger store 605, ann arbor
- kroger store 688, ann arbor
- kroger store 689, ypsilanti
- kroger 365, ann arbor
- meijer inc 027, ypsilanti
- meijer inc 064, ann arbor
- meijer inc 173, ann arbor
- plum market, ann arbor
- plum market, ann arbor
- polly's country store 12, chelsea
- sam's club 6667, ypsilanti
- target store 1285, ypsilanti
- target store 634, ann arbor
- target store t3415, ann arbor
- walmart supercenter 5472, saline
- whole foods market 10167, ann arbor
- whole foods market 10315, ann arbor
Medium Grocery Store · 17
- aiam, ann arbor
- alez market, ypsilanti
- ann arbor mediterranean market 1, ann arbor
- argus farm stop, ann arbor
- ariob llc, ypsilanti
- bombay grocers, ann arbor
- borimex llc, ypsilanti
- by the pound, ann arbor
- dos hermanos market, ypsilanti
- fatou african carribbean market, ypsilanti
- galleria asian market, ann arbor
- la casa latina llc, ypsilanti
- milan market, milan
- mira international market 1, ann arbor
- super perky pantry 12, manchester
- ypsilanti food cooperative, ypsilanti
- zzs produce, ann arbor
Supermarket · 13
- aldi 48, ypsilanti
- aldi 67062, ypsilanti
- aldi 52, ann arbor
- better health market ann arbor, ann arbor
- busch's fresh food market 1035, ann arbor
- busch's fresh food market 1043, saline
- busch's fresh food market 1048, ann arbor
- busch's fresh food market 1467, dexter
- gordon food service store mp027, ypsilanti
- save a lot - ypsilanti 24346, ypsilanti
- shoppers market, ypsilanti
- trader joe's 678, ann arbor
- way 1 supermarket, ann arbor
Farmers' Market · 12
- ann arbor farmers market, ann arbor
- argus farm stop l3c, ann arbor
- chelsea farmers market, chelsea
- city of dexter farmers market, dexter
- depot town farmers market/growing hope inc, ypsilanti
- dixboro village green inc dba dixboro farm market, ann arbor
- downtown ypsilanti farmers mkt-growning hope, ypsilanti
- manchester farmers market, manchester
- pittsfield charter township farmers market, ann arbor
- saline farmers market, saline
- west willow farmers market, ypsilanti
- whitmore lake farmers market, whitmore lake
Small Grocery Store · 5
- african & caribbean food market, ann arbor
- agricole farm stop, chelsea
- hamel's euro market, ann arbor
- kasoa africa market, ann arbor
- la expiga dorada market, ypsilanti
Large Grocery Store · 2
- mk market inc, whitmore lake
- patel brothers of ann arbor llc, ann arbor
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Michigan
One of 82 counties in Michigan, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Washtenaw County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Washtenaw County (8.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Michigan.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MI (25.2% here).
- Clay County, KY · 25.2% low-access
- Clay County, KY · 25.2% low-access
- Jennings County, IN · 25.2% low-access
- Jennings County, IN · 25.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (8.5% here).
- Knox County, ME · 8.5% SNAP
- Knox County, ME · 8.5% SNAP
- Woodford County, KY · 8.5% SNAP
- Woodford County, KY · 8.5% 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, Michigan in context
Washtenaw County sits inside Michigan (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 Washtenaw County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26161. 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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