Signature · 9.2% low-access (19th pct)
Windham County, VT
Windham County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.3%
- on SNAP
- 46K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Windham County, VT
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 9.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Franklin County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Windham County lands in the lower national band (9.2%, #2,552 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,552
- national by low-access %
- #8
- in VT
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.2% low-access (19th pct) (-12.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Windham County compares nationally
Windham County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.2% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,552).
Windham County's lower-band USDA tier split
18 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Windham County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (15 rural, 3 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 3 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Windham County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Vermont, not a full county-board reprint
- Essex
Essex 28.2%
28.2 % low-access
- Orleans 10.1
Orleans 10.1%
10.1 % low-access
- Orange 9.8
Orange 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Windham 9.2
Windham 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Franklin 9.2
Franklin 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Bennington 8.2
Bennington 8.2%
8.2 % low-access
- Lamoille 0.9
Lamoille 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 18 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 44,513 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,093 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,645 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 45,923 |
| Median Household Income | $72,217 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,624 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Windham County
Windham County has 44 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (39% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
13 towns share the 44 authorized stores; Brattleboro holds 41% of them. 6 of the 13 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Westminster, Dummerston, Guilford, Jamaica, Saxtons River, West Townshend.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Brattleboro | 18 | 3 |
| Bellows Falls | 6 | 1 |
| Wilmington | 6 | 2 |
| Putney | 3 | 1 |
| Londonderry | 2 | 1 |
| Westminster | 2 | none |
| Dummerston | 1 | none |
| Guilford | 1 | none |
| Jamaica | 1 | none |
| Saxtons River | 1 | none |
Top 10 of 13 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 17
- allen bros inc., westminster
- circle k 4707409, brattleboro
- changezi food mart inc 1, brattleboro
- circle k 4707406, dummerston
- cuda inc dba gouger's market & deli, brattleboro
- cumberland farms 8030, brattleboro
- jiffy mart 464, bellows falls
- jolley 547, wilmington
- one stop, brattleboro
- penguin market 2 llc, bellows falls
- putney general store, putney
- river valley market at mount snow, wilmington
- smoke n munch, brattleboro
- stanch's place, llc, bellows falls
- west river provisions, jamaica
- westminster station market, westminster
- yazzy's market inc, brattleboro
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- brattleboro food co-op, brattleboro
- dollar general 12210, brattleboro
- dollar tree 5657, brattleboro
- family dollar 8524, wilmington
- family dollar 8626, brattleboro
- kinney drugs 153, brattleboro
- walgreens 7270, brattleboro
- walgreens 17379, wilmington
- walgreens 18418, brattleboro
- walgreens 19233, bellows falls
Supermarket · 6
- aldi 73032, brattleboro
- lisai market, bellows falls
- londonderry village market 10820, londonderry
- market 32 by price chopper 136, brattleboro
- putney consumers cooperative, putney
- shaw's supermarket 222, wilmington
Farmers' Market · 5
- greater falls farmers market, bellows falls
- putney farmers' market, putney
- west river farmers market, londonderry
- west townshend farmer's market, west townshend
- winter farmers market, brattleboro
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- farmhouse market, inc., wilmington
- river bend farm market, townshend
- wardsboro country store, wardsboro
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- neighborhood roots food collective, guilford
Small Grocery Store · 1
- saxtons river village market, saxtons river
Super Store · 1
- hannaford supermarket 8397, brattleboro
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Vermont
One of 13 counties in Vermont, 6 are shown here.
Compare Windham County vs Addison County → · All Vermont counties →
Counties near Windham County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Windham County, both outside Vermont so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VT (9.2% here).
- Goochland County, VA · 9.2% low-access
- Orleans County, NY · 9.2% low-access
- Isabella County, MI · 9.2% low-access
- Caroline County, MD · 9.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VT (13.3% here).
- Chester County, TN · 13.3% SNAP
- Delaware County, PA · 13.3% SNAP
- Dauphin County, PA · 13.3% SNAP
- Benton County, OR · 13.3% 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.
Vermont among New England states
Vermont ranks 5th of 5 New England states by population-weighted low-access (11.2%). Windham County, at 9.2%, runs 2.0 pts below the Vermont rate.
- Massachusetts 27.8%
- New Hampshire 27.5%
- Rhode Island 23.6%
- Maine 13.4%
- Vermont 11.2%
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 .
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 Windham County, VT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 50025. 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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