Signature · 308 SNAP-authorized stores
York County, PA
York County sits in the upper national band on low-access (29.5%, +7.4 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 29.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 11.3%
- on SNAP
- 463K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County York County, PA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 29.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 2% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Montgomery County (+ 1.8 pts)
Upper-band low-access
York County sits in the upper national band (29.5%, #967 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #967
- national by low-access %
- #11
- in PA
- 37
- low-access tracts
- 24K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 308 SNAP-authorized stores .
How York County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, York County's 29.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #967 most-affected nationwide.
York County's elevated USDA tier split
90 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
York County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (67 urban, 23 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 23 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
York County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Pennsylvania, not a full county-board reprint
- Chester
Chester 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Beaver
Beaver 32.5%
32.5 % low-access
- Montgomery
Montgomery 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- York
York 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Cumberland
Cumberland 27%
27 % low-access
- Allegheny
Allegheny 26.4%
26.4 % low-access
- Wyoming 0.9
Wyoming 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 90 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 434,972 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 37 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 128,255 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 23,656 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 462,924 |
| Median Household Income | $84,829 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 20,436 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in York County
York County has 308 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 140 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
35 towns share the 308 authorized stores; York holds 51% of them. 20 of the 35 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Stewartstown, Dallastown, Glen Rock, Brogue, Delta, Fawn Grove and 14 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| York | 157 | 29 |
| Hanover | 32 | 10 |
| Red Lion | 14 | 5 |
| Dover | 12 | 3 |
| New Cumberland | 9 | 2 |
| Manchester | 8 | 2 |
| Shrewsbury | 8 | 3 |
| Etters | 7 | 1 |
| Wrightsville | 7 | 1 |
| Dillsburg | 6 | 2 |
Top 10 of 35 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 140
- 4 the family 1, york
- 4 thee family ii, york
- 7-eleven store 40159b, york
- aplus 40449h, york
- american food mart no, york
- aplus 40446, york
- aplus 40455, new cumberland
- b & c grocery deli llc, york
- bigmouth on the run, york
- broadway minimart, hanover
- c s convenience store 3, glen rock
- capitol mart, york
- carroll mart, york
- carroll mart, emigsville
- carroll motor fuels, stewartstown
- central mart, york
- city convenience, york
- cs convenience store #1, glenville
- cs convenience store #2, codorus
- d & r food market llc, york
- e w food llc 162, york
- e w food llc 272, york
- gas station -etters, etters
- hs fuel and convenience llc, york
- j&a grocery & deli llc, york
- jackson street grocery llc, york
- jay ambe 17, dover
- joe's kwik mart 1038, new cumberland
- lees food mkt, york
- lewisberry mart, lewisberry
- lin konvie mart, york
- los brothers mini market ii llc, york
- m&jl mini market llc, york
- main st market, glen rock
- maple store, york
- nayla grocery deli llc, york
- parkway convenience, york
- phili convenience spot, york
- pick n pay mart, york
- punto latino grocery, york
- rivas grocery deli iii llc, york
- royal farms #162, york
- royal farms 118, hanover
- royal farms 122, york
- royal farms 126, wrightsville
- royal farms 144, dover
- royal farms 147, delta
- royal farms 214, stewartstown
- royal farms 272, york
- royal farms 418, new freedom
- rutter's 15, york
- rutters 1, york
- rutters 10, york
- rutters 11, york
- rutters 12, york
- rutters 14, dillsburg
- rutters 16, york
- rutters 18, york
- rutters 2, shrewsbury
- rutters 21, manchester
- rutters 22, dover
- rutters 24, brogue
- rutters 25, york
- rutters 26, shrewsbury
- rutters 28, red lion
- rutters 3, york
- rutters 30, new freedom
- rutters 32, dallastown
- rutters 33, hanover
- rutters 35, etters
- rutters 38, hallam
- rutters 39, windsor
- rutters 4, wrightsville
- rutters 42, stewartstown
- rutters 43, york
- rutters 44, glen rock
- rutters 45, stewartstown
- rutters 47, york
- rutters 48, red lion
- rutters 49, york
- rutters 50, spring grove
- rutters 51, jacobus
- rutters 52, hanover
- rutters 53, etters
- rutters 54, york
- rutters 56, new cumberland
- rutters 57, york
- rutters 59, fawn grove
- rutters 6, hanover
- rutters 60, york
- rutters 62, york
- rutters 7, york
- rutters 8, york
- rutters 9, red lion
- s&s mart llc, york new salem
- sheetz 199, hanover
- sheetz 224, york
- sheetz 268, red lion
- sheetz 348, york
- sheetz 373, york
- sheetz 423, york
- sheetz 448, hanover
- sheetz 462, york
- sheetz 615, york
- sheetz 683, york
- sheetz 856, manchester
- shell, york
- smoke & eat llc, westyork
- smoke and chill, york
- smoker's outlet iv, inc 4, hanover
- snack & smoke 1, york
- speedway 6760, etters
- stop & shop exxon exxon, etters
- stop n go 1, york
- sunoco a plus, york
- town mart, dallastown
- turkey hill minit market 950009, york
- turkey hill minit markets 950028, york
- turkey hill minit markets 950030, york
- turkey hill minit markets 950036, wrightsville
- turkey hill minit markets 950049, red lion
- turkey hill minit markets 950055, york
- turkey hill minit markets 950067, hanover
- turkey hill minit markets 950072, york
- turkey hill minit markets 950093, york
- turkey hill minit markets 950108, hanover
- turkey hill minit markets 950130, york
- turkey hill minit markets 950134, hanover
- turkey hill minit markets 950137, hanover
- turkey hill minit markets 950217, dallastown
- turkey hill minit markets 950218, dover
- turkey hill minit markets 950267, york
- turkey hill minit markets 950272, york
- wawa store 8185, hanover
- wawa store 8188, dover
- wawa store 8192, york
- wrightsville sunoco, wrightsville
- york family mart, york
- york mini martt inc, york
- zhou grocery inc, york
Combination Grocery/Other · 74
- big lots 3072, york
- big lots 3073, hanover
- cvs 1654, york
- cvs 2575, manchester
- cvs 5723, shrewsbury
- cvs pharmacy 1653, hanover
- cvs pharmacy 1657, york
- cvs pharmacy 4215, york
- cvs pharmacy 6042, dover
- cvs pharmacy 6916, new cumberland
- cvs pharmacy 7275, red lion
- dollar general 0137, manchester
- dollar general 14662, wellsville
- dollar general 16877, brogue
- dollar general 17276, fawn grove
- dollar general 18615, red lion
- dollar general 19782, wrightsville
- dollar general 2811, red lion
- dollar general 3569, hanover
- dollar general 3823, york
- dollar general 4976, york
- dollar general 8893, york
- dollar general 9060, york
- dollar tree 1684, york
- dada food mart, york
- dollar general 13128, dillsburg
- dollar general 14651, dover
- dollar general 15261, delta
- dollar general 15364, york
- dollar general 16648, new cumberland
- dollar general 19691, york haven
- dollar general 20131, wrightsville
- dollar general 20351, york
- dollar general 20359, abbottstown
- dollar general 20411, york
- dollar general 20686, york
- dollar general 20988, york
- dollar general 22688, loganville
- dollar general 24868, airville
- dollar general 4385, york
- dollar general 6059, york
- dollar general 6198, york
- dollar general 6513, dallastown
- dollar general 7073, hanover
- dollar general 8141, shrewsbury
- dollar general 9513, spring grove
- dollar general store 16326, stewartstown
- dollar general store 17109, spring grove
- dollar tree 0131, hanover
- dollar tree 0777, shrewsbury
- dollar tree 1770, york
- dollar tree 1873, red lion
- dollar tree 2446, dillsburg
- dollar tree 3978, manchester
- dollar tree 4336, hanover
- dollar tree 4622, etters
- dollar tree 5913, york
- dollar tree 6779, new cumberland
- dollar tree 716, york
- dollar tree 8347, york
- eden market, york
- family dollar store 2174, york
- family dollar store 2419, york
- family dollar store 3545, hanover
- family dollar store 4990, york
- glory-ash-abi groceries variety store, york
- hanover foods outlet store, hanover
- m & m groceries inc & c town, york
- roses 520, manchester
- s. clyde weaver, inc, york
- saubel's shurfine market, stewartstown
- walgreens 09591, york
- walgreens 09677, york
- walgreens 09673, dover
Supermarket · 35
- aldi 71081, york
- aldi 71178, red lion
- aldi 71197, new freedom
- aldi 80, york
- aldi 89, hanover
- browns orchards, loganville
- giant food store 6054, hanover
- giant food store 6079, york
- giant food store 6087, york
- giant food store 6253, new cumberland
- giant food store 6271, shrewsbury
- giant food store 6294, york
- giant food store 6300, red lion
- giant food store 6306, dover
- giant food store 6310, dillsburg
- giant food store 6449, manchester
- giant food store 6461, hanover
- grocery outlet bargain market 722, new cumberland
- grocery outlet of hanover 719, hanover
- grocery outlet of york 715, york
- leg up farmers market 001, york
- m e grocery corporation, york
- n&j grocery corporation, york
- north york grocery outlet, york
- save-a-lot 60064, york
- saubel's market - east york, york
- sprouts farmers market 857, york
- weis markets 104, york
- weis markets 16, hanover
- weis markets 173, red lion
- weis markets 240, hanover
- weis markets 43, york
- weis markets 5, york
- weis markets 71, york
- weis markets 92, dover
Super Store · 19 (1 shown)
- b js wholesale club 63, york
Showing 250 of 308 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 Pennsylvania
One of 66 counties in Pennsylvania, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near York County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for York County, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside PA (29.5% here).
- Fort Bend County, TX · 29.5% low-access
- Nobles County, MN · 29.5% low-access
- Carroll County, MD · 29.5% low-access
- Fulton County, GA · 29.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside PA (11.3% here).
- Logan County, OH · 11.3% SNAP
- Huron County, OH · 11.3% SNAP
- Clinton County, OH · 11.3% SNAP
- Beadle County, SD · 11.3% 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.
Pennsylvania among Middle Atlantic states
Pennsylvania ranks 2nd of 3 Middle Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (21.4%). York County, at 29.5%, runs 8.1 pts above the Pennsylvania 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 .
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