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.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wayne County has 602 urban and 4 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.
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 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 245 locations (12% of the total), followed by bakery specialty.
Combination Grocery/Other · 245
- 5 stars royal fish & chicken, detroit
- arbor drugs inc 8199, detroit
- abdu market, canton
- al hussein supermarket inc, detroit
- alghadeer bakery & market, detroit
- alreef poultry ii llc, detroit
- anand bazaar 1, northville
- bisher market inc., dearborn
- bosco fish & poultry, detroit
- cvs 103, northville
- cvs 8001, dearborn
- cvs 8009, northville
- cvs 8010, westland
- cvs 8015, livonia
- cvs 8027, dearborn
- cvs 8028, southgate
- cvs 8029, wyandotte
- cvs 8031, livonia
- cvs 8042, belleville
- cvs 8052, harper woods
- cvs 8056, dearborn hts
- cvs 8059, westland
- cvs 8064, trenton
- cvs 8072, flat rock
- cvs 8075, garden city
- cvs 8077, plymouth
- cvs 8081, grosse pointe
- cvs 8085, plymouth
- cvs 8094, detroit
- cvs 8107, grosse pointe woods
- cvs 8114, southgate
- cvs 8115, detroit
- cvs 8121, livonia
- cvs 8128, dearborn
- cvs 8131, lincoln park
- cvs 8141, detroit
- cvs 8157, redford
- cvs 8160, brownstown twp
- cvs 8163, northville
- cvs 8167, canton twp
- cvs 8172, redford
- cvs 8175, detroit
- cvs 8176, livonia
- cvs 8181, allen park
- cvs 8186, detroit
- cvs 8190, canton
- cvs 8200, detroit
- cvs 8208, plymouth
- cvs 8211, wayne
- cvs 8212, westland
- cvs 8221, dearborn hts
- cvs 8225, canton
- cvs 8231, detroit
- cvs 8269, detroit
- cvs 8275, detroit
- cvs 8283, detroit
- cvs 8307, detroit
- cvs 927, westland
- cvs pharmacy 11245, grosse ile
- cvs pharmacy 11249, romulus
- cvs pharmacy 211, brownstown
- cvs pharmacy 8008, westland
- cvs pharmacy 8137, hamtramck
- cvs pharmacy 8152, dearborn
- cvs pharmacy 8399, detroit
- cvs/pharmacy 8073, grosse pointe
- cantoro's market, plymouth
- captain jay fish & chicken 102, detroit
- cedar fruit & vegetables of canton, canton
- dollar daze, detroit
- dollar general 14276, detroit
- dollar general 14569, detroit
- dollar general 19897, redford
- dollar general 24084, dearborn heights
- dollar general 6060, redford
- dollar general 8139, livonia
- dollar general 8490, wyandotte
- dollar general 8667, flat rock
- dollar general 9142, livonia
- dollar general 9568, belleville
- dollar general 9736, westland
- dollar tree 0663, westland
- dollar tree 0688, southgate
- dollar tree 1833, dearborn
- dollar tree 2359, allen park
- dollar tree 2457, canton
- dollar tree 2908, dearborn
- dollar tree 4502, highland park
- dollar tree 4664, detroit
- dollartree 10735, southgate
- dollartree 10835, rockwood
- dollartree 4277, detroit
- dollartree 6271, detroit
- dollartree 6367, livonia
- dollartree 8036, dearborn heights
- dollartree 8883, detroit
- dollartree 8940, harper woods
- dollartree 9041, flat rock
- dollartree 9055, canton
- dollartree 9240, inkster
- dollartree 9344, taylor
- dollartree 9467, allen park
- dollartree 9573, westland
- dollartree 9963, wayne
- dollartree plus 9239, lincoln park
- dearborn fresh supermarket llc, dearborn
- dearborn sausage company, dearborn
- dollar general 11984, lincoln park
- dollar general 12047, detroit
- dollar general 12058, allen park
- dollar general 12060, dearborn heights
- dollar general 12197, dearborn
- dollar general 12198, dearborn
- dollar general 12250, detroit
- dollar general 13021, romulus
- dollar general 13385, detroit
- dollar general 13492, detroit
- dollar general 13505, detroit
- dollar general 13537, westland
- dollar general 13679, allen park
- dollar general 13843, detroit
- dollar general 13925, westland
- dollar general 15333, rockwood
- dollar general 15556, detroit
- dollar general 15743, detroit
- dollar general 16935, taylor
- dollar general 17016, new boston
- dollar general 19024, detroit
- dollar general 19151, detroit
- dollar general 19156, hamtramck
- dollar general 19158, highland park
- dollar general 19160, inkster
- dollar general 19165, westland
- dollar general 19927, romulus
- dollar general 21058, dearborn heights
- dollar general 21597, detroit
- dollar general 23509, detroit
- dollar general 23821, detroit
- dollar general 23848, romulus
- dollar general 25420, redford
- dollar general 25426, detroit
- dollar general 25557, wyandotte
- dollar general 31684, gibraltar
- dollar general 6019, livonia
- dollar general 8603, melvindale
- dollar save, detroit
- dollar tree 1526, taylor
- dollar tree 1570, belleville
- dollar tree 1895, livonia
- dollar tree 1956, redford
- dollar tree 3037, trenton
- dollar tree 3873, livonia
- dollar tree 4111, detroit
- dollar tree 4262, westland
- dollar tree 4319, detroit
- dollar tree 4329, taylor
- dollar tree 4614, livonia
- dollar tree 4877, westland
- dollar tree 4950, brownstown township
- dollar tree 5047, canton
- dollar tree 5271, taylor
- dollar tree 5442, westland
- dollar tree 5816, livonia
- dollar tree 5841, hamtramck
- dollar tree 6158, detroit
- dollar tree 6224, detroit
- dollar tree 6365, romulus
- dollar tree 6436, detroit
- dollar tree 677, redford
- dollar tree 6826, livonia
- dollar tree 692, livonia
- dollar tree 7229, detroit
- dollar tree 7264, detroit
- dollar tree 738, garden city
- dollar tree 742, lincoln park
- dollar tree 7455, dearborn
- dollar tree 757, dearborn
- dollar tree 7759, belleville
- dollar tree 8326, southgate
- dollar tree 8406, westland
- dollar tree 920, lincoln park
- dollar tree 9880, taylor
- e & l meat co, detroit
- express poultry & fish inc, dearborn
- family dollar 10099, flat rock
- family dollar 10223, detroit
- family dollar 10303, detroit
- family dollar 10339, detroit
- family dollar 10350, detroit
- family dollar 10381, detroit
- family dollar 10723, westland
- family dollar 11639, detroit
- family dollar 11756, detroit
- family dollar 11825, detroit
- family dollar 11866, detroit
- family dollar 11943, wayne
- family dollar 12003, taylor
- family dollar 12084, highland park
- family dollar 12144, detroit
- family dollar 12198, detroit
- family dollar 12243, detroit
- family dollar 12298, westland
- family dollar 12339, southgate
- family dollar 12366, detroit
- family dollar 12509, redford
- family dollar 1271, lincoln park
- family dollar 13686, livonia
- family dollar 13994, inkster
- family dollar 1592, taylor
- family dollar 1638, detroit
- family dollar 1656, ecorse
- family dollar 2140, inkster
- family dollar 2366, westland
- family dollar 4759, dearborn heights
- family dollar 4793, riverview
- family dollar 4851, taylor
- family dollar 4922, lincoln park
- family dollar 5198, garden city
- family dollar 5202, river rouge
- family dollar 5413, detroit
- family dollar 5439, detroit
- family dollar 5442, detroit
- family dollar 5547, detroit
- family dollar 5637, detroit
- family dollar 5703, southgate
- family dollar 6004, detroit
- family dollar 6084, detroit
- family dollar 6085, detroit
- family dollar 6199, detroit
- family dollar 6209, detroit
- family dollar 6235, detroit
- family dollar 6240, detroit
- family dollar 6303, trenton
- family dollar 6434, detroit
- family dollar 6502, detroit
- family dollar 6572, detroit
- family dollar 7011, detroit
- family dollar 7101, detroit
- family dollar 7102, detroit
- family dollar 7122, dearborn
- family dollar 7125, detroit
- family dollar 7139, lincoln park
- family dollar 7160, detroit
- family dollar 7266, detroit
- family dollar 7291, detroit
Bakery Specialty · 5
- al khabbaz bakery, dearborn
- bash mansour, dearborn
- bimbo bakeries 7505, livonia
- italia bakery, dearborn
- new palace bakery, hamtramck
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.
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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
- Shelby County, OH · 14.8% low-access
- Okfuskee County, OK · 14.8% low-access
- Okfuskee County, OK · 14.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (23.0% here).
- Tallahatchie County, MS · 23.0% SNAP
- Tallahatchie County, MS · 23.0% SNAP
- Powell County, KY · 23.0% SNAP
- Powell County, KY · 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.
Wayne County inside a lower low-access state context
Wayne 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 Wayne County, MI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 26163. 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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