Signature · 23.0% SNAP (100th pct in MI)
Wayne County, MI
Wayne County stands out on SNAP (23.0%, +10.9 pts vs U.S.) with 14.8% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 14.8%
- low-access pop.
- 54
- food-desert tracts
- 23.0%
- on SNAP
- 1.8M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wayne County, MI
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 14.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 54 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Gogebic County (+ 0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Wayne County lands in the lower national band (14.8%, #2,135 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,135
- national by low-access %
- #49
- in MI
- 129
- low-access tracts
- 83K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 23.0% SNAP (100th pct in MI) (+10.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Wayne County compares nationally
Wayne County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.8% low-access share that beats 32% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,135).
Wayne County's lower-band USDA tier split
606 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 54 LILA.
Wayne County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (602 urban, 4 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 4 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Wayne County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Delta 15.3
Delta 15.3%
15.3 % low-access
- Tuscola 15.3
Tuscola 15.3%
15.3 % low-access
- St. Joseph 15.2
St. Joseph 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Gogebic 15.1
Gogebic 15.1%
15.1 % low-access
- Wayne 14.8
Wayne 14.8%
14.8 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 606 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,820,584 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 129 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 54 |
| Low-Access Population | 269,976 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.8%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 82,549 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,772,259 |
| Median Household Income | $60,539 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 161,357 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.6%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Wayne County
Wayne County has 2,076 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 13 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 1,262 locations (61% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
47 towns share the 2,076 authorized stores; Detroit holds 43% of them. 8 of the 47 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: River Rouge, Brownstown, Gibraltar, Van Buren Township, Brownstown Township, Canton Twp and 2 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 901 | 99 |
| Dearborn | 138 | 43 |
| Westland | 99 | 15 |
| Livonia | 83 | 21 |
| Taylor | 76 | 12 |
| Hamtramck | 66 | 29 |
| Redford | 62 | 4 |
| Dearborn Heights | 60 | 17 |
| Canton | 56 | 21 |
| Lincoln Park | 53 | 7 |
Top 10 of 47 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 1,262 (250 shown)
- 10001 express inc, dearborn
- 12850 express inc, dearborn
- 15140 express inc, detroit
- 15439 express inc 1, detroit
- 15893 telegraph llc, redford
- 17100 gas & go inc 1, detroit
- 19836 express inc, detroit
- 20400 grand river, detroit
- 24/7 c store, detroit
- 24k convenience, harper woods
- 26875 eight mile 1, redford
- 4 star fuel 1, detroit
- 4661 gas and more inc 1, detroit
- 5 barrels liquor, plymouth
- 5 mile & inkster petromart, livonia
- 6 & wyoming marathon, detroit
- 6 mile & greenfield, detroit
- 6 mile & telegraph mini mart inc 1, detroit
- 6 mile i-75 one stop, highland park
- 6 mile oil inc, livonia
- 6lodge corp, detroit
- 7 eleven 13464-f, trenton
- 7 eleven 19266-c, westland
- 7 eleven 33142-c, romulus
- 7 eleven 20409, redford
- 7 eleven 26508, garden city
- 7 eleven 33069b, taylor
- 7 mile market place, detroit
- 7 mile & coyle fuels-bp, detroit
- 7 mile & ferguson fuels, inc., detroit
- 7 mile & hoover gas & more, detroit
- 7 mile & tel mini mart inc, detroit
- 7 mile and outer drive fuels, detroit
- 7 mile food mart 1, detroit
- 7 mile fuel mart, detroit
- 7 mile future fuel, detroit
- 7 mille crown 7, detroit
- 7 tel party store, detroit
- 7 van drugs, detroit
- 7- eleven 13488, dearborn heights
- 7-eleven 13465, wayne
- 7-eleven 13465h, wayne
- 7-eleven 13466, trenton
- 7-eleven 13492g, westland
- 7-eleven 17636, livonia
- 7-eleven 19166e, lincoln park
- 7-eleven 19571b, woodhaven
- 7-eleven 19696, southgate
- 7-eleven 20630, westland
- 7-eleven 24822, canton
- 7-eleven 25867e, livonia
- 7-eleven 27467, dearborn
- 7-eleven 32680, wayne
- 7-eleven 32929, canton
- 7-eleven 33136, romulus
- 7-eleven 34340 a, southgate
- 7-eleven 34541-a, livonia
- 7-eleven 34544a, rockwood
- 7-eleven 36097, detroit
- 7-eleven 36097h, detroit
- 7-eleven 36661-a, detroit
- 7-eleven 38942a, detroit
- 7-eleven store 17022g, lincoln park
- 7-eleven store 33133d, brownstown twp
- 7-eleven 13489-e, southgate
- 7-eleven 18170, wyandotte
- 7-eleven 19262g, melvindale
- 7-eleven 25554-b, lincoln park
- 7-eleven 26636, livonia
- 7-eleven 27966, westland
- 7-eleven 32215, westland
- 7-eleven 32686, westland
- 7-eleven 32817, dearborn
- 7-eleven 32820f, dearborn
- 7-eleven 33373, taylor
- 7-eleven 33597, van buren twp
- 7-eleven 34156b, wayne
- 7-eleven store 32318b, canton
- 7-eleven, inc. (a texas corporation) & inaya, inc. 29008a, redford
- 7-eleven, inc. 19396d, garden city
- 7-eleven, inc. 32699b, livonia
- 7-eleven, inc. store #13482g, taylor
- 7-eleven, inc. store #16017a, garden city
- 75 and west road inc, woodhaven
- 75&94 truck stop, llc, detroit
- 7954 express inc, dearborn
- 8 & beech fuel, redford
- 8 mile & mitchell, inc., detroit
- 8 mile gas & food #1 inc, detroit
- 8 mile spirits inc, detroit
- 8901 gas & more mobil, detroit
- 94 & haggerty, van buren twp
- 9800 gas & go, detroit
- 9801 gas and more llc 1, detroit
- 99 plus express, detroit
- a & a, detroit
- a & a petro & mini mart inc, southgate
- a & a petro mart inc, detroit
- a & b fuel mart inc, livonia
- a & d market, detroit
- a & j fuel 1, detroit
- a & m party store, taylor
- a & n mobil, dearborn
- a & n petro mart, taylor
- a w food center, detroit
- a-2 express, detroit
- aaa party store, detroit
- aaa petroleum inc, romulus
- ab market 1, wayne
- ag harrison liquor, lincoln park
- ak fuel, highland park
- ak i inc, harper woods
- amc petro inc, detroit
- angelo's party stop & deli, southgate
- angelos party store, harper woods
- arp associates inc, flat rock
- aaa fuels, lincoln park
- abe's liquor, redford
- advanced fuel stop, garden city
- ai trenton inc, trenton
- ajr service, detroit
- al capone market, detroit
- alaswar petroleum, highland park
- alexander and polen meat market, grosse pointe woods
- alhalemi gas & mart inc, detroit
- alhalemi petro, detroit
- all in all one food mart llc 1, detroit
- alladin liquor shop, detroit
- allen fill-up llc, melvindale
- allen park one stop, inc., allen park
- alloush petroleum 1, detroit
- allstars beverage, detroit
- alm fuel, detroit
- alnaghoum mini mart inc, detroit
- alqadhi petroleum, detroit
- alshaif mini mart inc, redford
- alter inc, detroit
- alvarez party store, detroit
- amalia's fuel llc, dearborn
- aml gas ii inc, taylor
- aml gas inc, detroit
- amoco, detroit
- andy's market 3, detroit
- angelina's market, detroit
- anthony & joseph inc, detroit
- ar energy llc, dearborn heights
- arbor wayne bp, livonia
- ashleys market, detroit
- ashton liquor, detroit
- asms llc dba mirage market, livonia
- asp liquor, wyandotte
- audi fuel llc, lincoln park
- avenue brothers, detroit
- ayana gas & mart inc, flat rock
- azzow party store, highland park
- b & d gas mart, detroit
- b & s enterprise inc, river rouge
- b & s oil inc, detroit
- b pelican, lincoln park
- bellyzup, plymouth
- beverage 1, detroit
- big j market, detroit
- bp, detroit
- bp gas station, detroit
- bp westland, westland
- bacall enterprise, detroit
- bailey's liquor & food market, detroit
- bams investment, detroit
- barakat oil llc, detroit
- barney's convenience mart 2 3, southgate
- barneys convenience mart 2 inc 4, highland park
- barrel & bottle party store inc, detroit
- basil party store, detroit
- bast petro mart llc, allen park
- bazzi mobil inc, hamtramck
- beebe's #3 super mercado, detroit
- beech & 5 mile station, redford
- beech daly petro mart llc 1, dearborn heights
- beedy enterprises inc, detroit
- bejar, inc, romulus
- bellagio liquor shoppe, detroit
- belleville bp food shop, van buren twp
- belleville fuel llc, belleville
- belleville fuel mart, belleville
- belleville i94 gas inc 1, belleville
- belleville petroleum 1, belleville
- benchmark party shoppe, detroit
- benny's liquor, wyandotte
- best buy service inc, detroit
- beydoun service, inc, dearborn
- big bobby fuel, southgate
- big d liquor, detroit
- big daddy liquor, detroit
- big daddy liquor market, detroit
- big fuel & more, inkster
- big top inc, detroit
- big v party store, detroit
- billy's liquor depot 2, redford
- bissan oil, detroit
- bliss party hut, redford
- bny livonia inc 1, livonia
- boulevard marketplace, detroit
- bp e warren llc, detroit
- bp livernois, detroit
- braile mini mart, detroit
- brand liquor shoppe, detroit
- brandons beer & wine inc, detroit
- brightmoor liquor, detroit
- brightmoor petroleum inc 1, detroit
- brooklyn fish & seafood market, detroit
- brothers fuel 3 llc 1, detroit
- brothers fuel 7 llc, detroit
- brothers fuel one stop one, detroit
- brothers petro mart inc, detroit
- brownstown liquor store, romulus
- bulk foods of garden city, garden city
- busatti's party store, southgate
- buy n bye discount foods, detroit
- buy now gas & oil inc 2, dearborn
- c & a fuel stop, dearborn
- c & s liquor inc, detroit
- c h food mart, detroit
- c store 1 llc, hamtramck
- cheers liquor and deli, detroit
- chene & trombley market inc, detroit
- college liquor shoppe, detroit
- caesars liquor, detroit
- campau mini mart 04373y, hamtramck
- canton 275 petroleum, inc., canton
- canton fuel mart, canton
- canton fuel mart inc, canton
- canton liquors, canton
- canton petro inc, canton
- carmen's liquor & deli, detroit
- casino liquor shoppe, detroit
- cass corridor's midtown market llc, detroit
- central market holdings, detroit
- central petro mart llc, detroit
- chapp & bushey s02, new boston
- chapp's landing s04, new boston
- charaf oil, dearborn
- charlie liquor store, westland
- chelsea deli inc 1, detroit
- chene market, detroit
- cherry hill gas & go llc 1, westland
- cherry hill liquor, westland
- cherry hill mini mart, llc, dearborn heights
- cherrybelt party store, inkster
- chillbox 9015, llc n/a, lincoln park
- chillbox 9032, inkster
Showing 250 of 2,076 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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.
Compare Wayne County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near Wayne County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Wayne County (23.0%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Michigan.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MI (14.8% here).
- Shelby County, OH · 14.8% low-access
- Okfuskee County, OK · 14.8% low-access
- La Plata County, CO · 14.8% low-access
- Carbon County, MT · 14.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (23.0% here).
- Tallahatchie County, MS · 23.0% SNAP
- Powell County, KY · 23.0% SNAP
- Meriwether County, GA · 23.0% SNAP
- Marlboro County, SC · 23.0% 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.
Michigan among East North Central states
Michigan ranks 3rd of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (23.2%). Wayne County, at 14.8%, runs 8.4 pts below the Michigan rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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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