Signature · 5.2% low-access (10th pct)
Windsor County, VT
Windsor County lands in the lower national band on low-access (5.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 5.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 9.6%
- on SNAP
- 58K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Windsor County, VT
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ADEQUATE 5.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -16.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Caledonia County (+ 0.6 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Windsor County lands in the lower national band (5.2%, #2,805 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,805
- national by low-access %
- #12
- in VT
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 656
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.2% low-access (10th pct) (-16.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Windsor County compares nationally
Food access in Windsor County compares favorably nationally: its 5.2% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,805).
Windsor County's lower-band USDA tier split
18 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Windsor County has 2 urban and 16 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.
Windsor 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
- Bennington 8.2
Bennington 8.2%
8.2 % low-access
- Addison 6.2
Addison 6.2%
6.2 % low-access
- Caledonia 5.8
Caledonia 5.8%
5.8 % low-access
- Windsor 5.2
Windsor 5.2%
5.2 % low-access
- Grand Isle 2.7
Grand Isle 2.7%
2.7 % 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) | 56,670 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,943 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 656 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 57,990 |
| Median Household Income | $77,594 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,437 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Windsor County
Windsor County has 46 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 18 locations (39% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 18
- barnard general store, barnard
- black river kwik stop, springfield
- champlain farms 120, bethel
- cumberland farms 8005, windsor
- circle k 4707404, springfield
- corner stop mini mart, south royalton
- cumberland farms 8007, white riv jct
- cumberland farms, inc 8008, woodstock
- jiffy mart 437, perkinsville
- jiffy mart 463, chester
- jiffy mart 466, ascutney
- khalsa market inc, bethel
- mina mart, springfield
- north springfield irving 500, north springfield
- penguin market llc, springfield
- rb's delicatessen, south royalton
- sandri energy llc - dba/ chester sunoco 225 225, chester
- wilder smartshop 975, white river junction
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- dollar general 11221, springfield
- dollar general 12793, windsor
- dollar general 13119, chester
- dollar general 24101, south royalton
- family dollar 1613, springfield
- jake's quechee market, quechee
- kinney drugs 152, springfield
- south royalton market, south royalton
- woodstock farmers market, woodstock
Farmers' Market · 5
- hartland farmers' market, hartland
- ludlow farmers market inc 80-0385000, ludlow
- ludlow farmers market inc., ludlow
- norwich farmers market, norwich
- rochester farmers market and exchange, rochester
Supermarket · 5
- price chopper windsor 177, windsor
- shaw's supermarket 2527, ludlow
- shaw's supermarket 2531, springfield
- white river junction coop food store, white river junction
- woodstock village market 10827, woodstock
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- 3 corners market, hartland
- ar thetford corp, windsor
- singletons vt inc, proctorsville
- village grocery, rochester
Large Grocery Store · 3
- springfield food co-op inc, springfield
- smitty's chester market, chester
- upper valley co op, white riv jct
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- stern's quality produce and more llc, white river junction
Small Grocery Store · 1
- mr gs liquidation center, windsor
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 Windsor County vs Addison County → · All Vermont counties →
Counties near Windsor County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Windsor 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 (5.2% here).
- Wilson County, TX · 5.2% low-access
- Wilson County, TX · 5.2% low-access
- Armstrong County, PA · 5.2% low-access
- Armstrong County, PA · 5.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VT (9.6% here).
- Tom Green County, TX · 9.6% SNAP
- Tom Green County, TX · 9.6% SNAP
- Tarrant County, TX · 9.6% SNAP
- Tarrant County, TX · 9.6% 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.
Windsor County inside a lower low-access state context
Windsor County sits inside Vermont (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 Windsor County, VT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 50027. 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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