Signature · 0.6% low-access (3rd pct)
Yates County, NY
Yates County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.7%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Yates County, NY
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.7% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 14.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bronx County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Yates County lands in the lower national band (0.6%, #3,047 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,047
- national by low-access %
- #60
- in NY
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 45
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.6% low-access (3rd pct) (-21.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Yates County compares nationally
Food access in Yates County compares favorably nationally: its 0.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 3% of them (rank #3,047).
Yates County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 5 of Yates County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Yates County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New York, not a full county-board reprint
- Putnam
Putnam 53.6%
53.6 % low-access
- Richmond 1
Richmond 1%
1 % low-access
- Schuyler 0.8
Schuyler 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
- Yates 0.6
Yates 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Bronx 0.6
Bronx 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Queens 0.6
Queens 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Kings 0
Kings 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 25,348 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 151 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 45 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 24,526 |
| Median Household Income | $69,701 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,012 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 14.0%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.7% |
SNAP retailers in Yates County
Yates County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 9 locations (41% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 22 authorized stores; Penn Yan holds 68% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Middlesex.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Yan | 15 | 3 |
| Dundee | 6 | 1 |
| Middlesex | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs pharmacy 5009, penn yan
- dollar general 10301, dundee
- dollar general 6948, penn yan
- dollar tree 7467, penn yan
- family dollar 12662, dundee
- family dollar 6100, penn yan
- morgan's grocery, penn yan
- oak hill farm bulk foods, inc., penn yan
- walgreens 10218, penn yan
Convenience Store · 7
- abarrotes ortiz llc, penn yan
- barleen food mart, penn yan
- byrne dairy penn yan 58, penn yan
- dandy mini mart 13, dundee
- horning surplus, penn yan
- kwik fill 143, penn yan
- patel & patel llc/ quikshoppe 109, dundee
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- dudley poultry company inc, middlesex
- timberline meats llc, dundee
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- dutch kuntry store llc, dundee
- sugar creek foods, penn yan
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 65039, penn yan
- tops pt, llc d/b/a tops pt 566, penn yan
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in New York
One of 61 counties in New York, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Yates County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Yates County, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NY (0.6% here).
- Pendleton County, KY · 0.6% low-access
- Rabun County, GA · 0.6% low-access
- Candler County, GA · 0.6% low-access
- San Francisco County, CA · 0.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NY (10.7% here).
- Logan County, OK · 10.7% SNAP
- Rogers County, OK · 10.7% SNAP
- Columbia County, PA · 10.7% SNAP
- Lake County, MT · 10.7% 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.
New York among Middle Atlantic states
New York ranks 3rd of 3 Middle Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (12.0%). Yates County, at 0.6%, runs 11.4 pts below the New York rate.
- New Jersey 23.8%
- Pennsylvania 21.4%
- New York 12.0%
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 Yates County, NY are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 36123. 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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