County food-access profile · New York
Westchester County, NY
Westchester County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 14.0%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 9.4%
- on SNAP
- 1000K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
14.0% of Westchester County residents live in a low-access area, and 2 of its 221 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 58
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- food-desert residents
- 14.3%
- households, no vehicle
- 9.0%
- 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).
Westchester County's low-access share sits near the national share, at 14.0% per the USDA Atlas. 58 of the county's 221 census tracts are flagged low-access, covering roughly 133,301 residents who live far from a supermarket. 2 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 12,894 low-income residents.
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 Westchester County compares nationally
Westchester County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.0% low-access share that beats 30% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,204).
Westchester County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 221 census tracts in Westchester County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Westchester County vs. other New York counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in New York
- Westchester
Westchester County, NY
14 % 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 | 221 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 949,113 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 58 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 133,301 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 12,894 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 999,677 |
| Median Household Income | $118,976 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 34,921 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 14.3%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.6% |
About 9.4% of Westchester County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 14.0% of residents are low-access, near the national share for U.S. counties.
- 9.4% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 34,921 households here.
- 14.3% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 2 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
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 Westchester County
near the national share
2 of Westchester County's 221 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 0.9% of all its tracts.
A further 56 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 58.
An estimated 133,301 residents, roughly 14.0% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 12,894 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 163 tracts (73.8%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Westchester County
Westchester County has 540 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 159 locations (29% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 159
- 112 royal market & deli corp, yonkers
- 120 washington street llc, peekskill
- 131 highland deli grocery corp, yonkers
- 169 mk grocery corp, mount vernon
- 179 warburton grocery corp, yonkers
- 215 ameer deli grocery inc, mount vernon
- 264 riverdale deli grocery corp, yonkers
- 277 gourmet deli & mini market inc, mount vernon
- 30cks deli corp, yonkers
- 352 riverdale food center corp, yonkers
- 370 north avenue deli, new rochelle
- 397 kingston deli inc. n/a, mount vernon
- 457 a & s gourmet deli inc., yonkers
- 4th ave snack plus inc, mount vernon
- 54 van cortlandt deli grocery inc, yonkers
- 655 vernon harvest delicatessen & grocery, inc., mount vernon
- 7 eleven store #25773e, ossining
- 7 eleven store #26784e, yorktown heights
- 7 eleven store #38181a, scarsdale
- 7 eleven store #41113a, elmsford
- 7 eleven store #41637a, mount vernon
- 7 eleven store #41789a, ossining
- 7 eleven store 16309e, somers
- 7 eleven store 25986b, yonkers
- 7 eleven store 34233c, white plains
- 7-eleven 40227a, jefferson valley
- 7-eleven inc #24485, tarrytown
- 7-eleven 25680c, pleasantville
- 84 pelham quickstop corp, pelham
- 943 family deli grocery corp, peekskill
- amg 118, mount vernon
- amg 130, mount vernon
- amg 92, elmsford
- aa express mart inc, mount vernon
- abe grill & mini mart inc, yonkers
- ash deli & grocery corp, yonkers
- ayu inc, white plains
- aziz grocery deli inc, new rochelle
- buena vista deli, yonkers
- beekman 99 cents and up corp, tarrytown
- bj convenience, port chester
- broad deli & grill inc, ossining
- buchanan mini market and deli corp, buchanan
- bus stop deli inc, yonkers
- buy smart mv llc, mount vernon
- camila & a deli grocery corp, yonkers
- columbus & elliot express deli, mount vernon
- court street conv n deli, white plains
- cross county petroleum inc, yonkers
- d & t deli, inc. 1, yonkers
- d j & c deli corp, yonkers
- duartes deli, yonkers
- deli brothers corp, peekskill
- deli grocery bueno guzman inc, port chester
- deli grocery commercial mexicana corp, yonkers
- delico 21 gourmet deli corp, new rochelle
- dock street fresh gourmet deli, llc, yonkers
- dollar variety llc, yonkers
- drake petroleum company, inc 10153, white plains
- east 3rd street corner inc., mount vernon
- ekam shop deli grocery corp, mount vernon
- el rincon deli grocery corp, yonkers
- elmsford mini market, elmsford
- esperanza cocina and deli corporation, yonkers
- express deli, new rochelle
- ferris food service inc, white plains
- ferris mini market inc, tuckahoe
- frank's deli, mount vernon
- fresh food deli & grill corp, yonkers
- gr gas and food mart inc., elmsford
- garden deli grocery 1 corp., yonkers
- garfield deli & grocery, peekskill
- garfield grocery corp, yonkers
- gio's mini market, white plains
- good deli & grocery inc, yonkers
- gordo's deli inc, white plains
- grand food market corp, mount vernon
- h & e convenience store corp, mount vernon
- h & m smoke & snack corp, mount vernon
- hamid sons grocery inc, peekskill
- healthsmart inc, ossining
- highclass one llc, new rochelle
- highland gourmet deli corp, peekskill
- hollywood farfan deli corp., yonkers
- i basket market corp, mount vernon
- jacob grocery corp, yonkers
- jimzo mini mart corp, mount vernon
- jordaan madaaba deli & grocery, llc, hastings on hudson
- jose's fresh fruits & vegetables, yonkers
- juan supermarket, yonkers
- k ingram yard inna foreign llc, mount vernon
- kasado grocery & deli corp, yonkers
- kelmendi market & deli inc, yonkers
- kiara deli grocery corp, sleepy hollow
- king gourmet deli and food mart corp, mount vernon
- la mexicana grocery 93 inc, new rochelle
- la nueva mazamitla, new rochelle
- la nueva nana grocery corp, port chester
- lake ave pharmacy, yonkers
- lake ave variety discount inc., yonkers
- landscape deli market corp, yonkers
- larchmont mini mart, larchmont
- lincoln energy services inc, mount vernon
- lotto plus corporation, yonkers
- lundes grocery, tuckahoe
- lux deli, mount vernon
- m & h #2 deli & grocery corp, yonkers
- m & v petroleum, buchanan
- mabker discount, mount vernon
- madaba deli & grocery iii, ardsley
- maria sazon deli, grocery corp., yonkers
- mclean best deli inc, yonkers
- mex fresh gourmet corp., yonkers
- midland rs 1 corp, yonkers
- midrag nine pharmacy inc., white plains
- mobil, yonkers
- mt vernon mini market corp, mount vernon
- nepperhan grocery & deli, yonkers
- new roc deli, new rochelle
- new rochelle food corp, new rochelle
- newport market, mount kisco
- nice town deli corp, eastchester
- omkar ny inc., new rochelle
- ossining family 99 plus corp, ossining
- p & k candy store inc, peekskill
- pgd inc-pelham plaza grocery gourmet deli, pelham
- pragat pramuk swami corporation, yonkers
- palmer road lizzie's, yonkers
- peekskill gas & food inc, peekskill
- peekskill service station inc, peekskill
- pit stop 819 inc, new rochelle
- rancheritos, new rochelle
- randy's deli grocery corp, yonkers
- razan tasty deli inc, new rochelle
- rebel 897, bedford hills
- reyes delli llc 4, yonkers
- riverside gourmet deli inc, yonkers
- sawmill market, yonkers
- sebastian grocery & deli corp., yonkers
- soco petro llc 3, mount vernon
- south side mini market & deli, ossining
- southside deli inc, mount vernon
- speedway 7631, mamaroneck
- speedway 7863, scarsdale
- st. kirollos corp, mount vernon
- tuzantlan grocery, yonkers
- tepeyac deli corporation, yonkers
- tesco convenience store i inc, yonkers
- the golden delii corp., mount vernon
- the twins grocery & deli corp, yonkers
- three sisters deli & grocery corp, mount vernon
- tlaxcala la bella inc, yonkers
- trails deli grocery inc, verplanck
- union family foodmart, new rochelle
- up hudson gourmet deli grocery corp, yonkers
- valley market no, jefferson valley
- veronicas dairy and deli, yonkers
- villa 323 deli grocery corp, yonkers
- xavis deli, mount vernon
Combination Grocery/Other · 90
- cvs 10166, yonkers
- cvs 3067, briarcliff manor
- cvs 489, rye
- cvs pharmacy 106, bronxville
- cvs pharmacy 1185, yorktown hts
- cvs pharmacy 1231, scarsdale
- cvs pharmacy 1940, yonkers
- cvs pharmacy 1949, larchmont
- cvs pharmacy 2080, ossining
- cvs pharmacy 223, white plains
- cvs pharmacy 2432, eastchester
- cvs pharmacy 2550, mohegan lake
- cvs pharmacy 2579, elmsford
- cvs pharmacy 300, ardsley
- cvs pharmacy 366, tarrytown
- cvs pharmacy 4609, white plains
- cvs pharmacy 482, scarsdale
- cvs pharmacy 490, rye brook
- cvs pharmacy 5048, peekskill
- cvs pharmacy 5058, croton hdsn
- cvs pharmacy 522, new rochelle
- cvs pharmacy 530, new rochelle
- cvs pharmacy 534, yonkers
- cvs pharmacy 5350, rye brook
- cvs pharmacy 616, mamaroneck
- cvs pharmacy 630, hartsdale
- cvs pharmacy 697, mamaroneck
- cvs pharmacy 776, bronxville
- cvs pharmacy inc. 1770, white plains
- cvs phamacy 2164, mount vernon
- cvs pharmacy 10040, yonkers
- cvs pharmacy 10283, peekskill
- cvs pharmacy 10689, scarsdale
- cvs pharmacy 1134, mount kisco
- cvs pharmacy 1997, mount kisco
- cvs pharmacy 3148, larchmont
- cvs pharmacy 4539, yonkers
- cvs pharmacy 4745, white plains
- cvs pharmacy 531, somers
- cvs pharmacy 5454, new rochelle
- cvs pharmacy 5861, mount vernon
- cvs pharmacy 7032, armonk
- cvs pharmacy 7087, yonkers
- cvs pharmacy 7130, tarrytown
- cvs pharmacy 807, thornwood
- cvs pharmacy 8317, harrison
- cvs pharmacy 8447, new rochelle
- cvs/pharmacy 1959, pelham manor
- cvs/pharmacy 2047, thornwood
- dollar general 19009, mount vernon
- dollar tree 3105, peekskill
- dollartree 11034, yorktown heights
- decicco & sons, somers
- decicco family markets, armonk
- dollar general 12866, peekskill
- dollar tree 5012, yonkers
- dollar tree 5146, mount vernon
- dollar tree 5472, new rochelle
- dollar tree 5775, pelham
- dollar tree 5983, mount vernon
- dollar tree 6111, yonkers
- dollar tree 6326, white plains
- el trigal bakery, new rochelle
- family dollar 10878, peekskill
- family dollar 11344, mount vernon
- family dollar 11382, yonkers
- family dollar 13003, yonkers
- family dollar 8839, mount vernon
- family dollar store 10727, yonkers
- family dollar store 3992, peekskill
- isk fish market corp, mount vernon
- lion of judah african foods wholesale llc, mount vernon
- primizia foods llc, ardsley
- produttiva llc, millwood
- sin dulce bakery, yonkers
- walgreen 15104, larchmont
- walgreens 02122, yonkers
- walgreens 02758, tarrytown
- walgreens 07485, port chester
- walgreens 09866, eastchester
- walgreens 09972, yonkers
- walgreens 10464, thornwood
- walgreens 11291, dobbs ferry
- walgreens 11509, yonkers
- walgreens 12760, peekskill
- walgreens 12871, ossining
- walgreens 15212, chappaqua
- walgreens 21443, yorktown heights
- water front on the go inc., yonkers
- yonkers grocery & convenience store inc., yonkers
Bakery Specialty · 1
- ashleyssweettreats, mount vernon
Showing 250 of 540 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in New York
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Food access nationally, New York in context
Westchester 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.