U.S. Food Access & Food Desert Data
County-level food desert data from the USDA Economic Research Service. Explore food access, SNAP participation, and transportation barriers for 3,144 U.S. counties.
3,144
Counties Tracked
39.7%
Avg. Low Access Population
12.4%
Avg. SNAP Participation
128.0M
People in Food Deserts
Worst Food Deserts
| # | County | Low Access % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusilvak Census Area , AK | 79.8% |
| 2 | Oglala Lakota County , SD | 79.8% |
| 3 | Todd County , SD | 79.7% |
| 4 | Wolfe County , KY | 79.4% |
| 5 | Sioux County , ND | 79.2% |
| 6 | Lee County , KY | 79.0% |
| 7 | Buffalo County , SD | 79.0% |
| 8 | Jackson County , SD | 79.0% |
| 9 | Dimmit County , TX | 79.0% |
| 10 | Randolph County , GA | 78.9% |
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67 counties
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30 counties
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75 counties
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9 counties
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3 counties
District of Columbia
1 counties
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67 counties
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159 counties
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5 counties
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44 counties
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102 counties
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92 counties
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99 counties
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105 counties
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120 counties
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64 counties
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16 counties
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14 counties
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83 counties
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82 counties
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115 counties
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56 counties
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93 counties
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17 counties
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10 counties
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33 counties
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62 counties
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88 counties
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77 counties
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36 counties
Pennsylvania
67 counties
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5 counties
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46 counties
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66 counties
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95 counties
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254 counties
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29 counties
Vermont
14 counties
Virginia
133 counties
Washington
39 counties
West Virginia
55 counties
Wisconsin
72 counties
Wyoming
23 counties
What Are Food Deserts?
Food deserts are areas where residents have limited access to affordable, nutritious food. The USDA defines low food access as living more than 1 mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than 10 miles in rural areas.
This site uses data from the USDA Economic Research Service Food Access Research Atlas, combined with Census Bureau demographic data and SNAP participation statistics.