Signature · 0.2% low-access (2nd pct)
Amador County, CA
Amador County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 9.8%
- on SNAP
- 41K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Amador County, CA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: San Francisco County (+ 0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Amador County lands in the lower national band (0.2%, #3,062 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,062
- national by low-access %
- #58
- in CA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 36
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.2% low-access (2nd pct) (-21.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Amador County compares nationally
Food access in Amador County compares favorably nationally: its 0.2% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 2% of them (rank #3,062).
Amador County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 9 of Amador 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.
Amador County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in California, not a full county-board reprint
- Sierra
Sierra 88.2%
88.2 % low-access
- Los Angeles 6.5
Los Angeles 6.5%
6.5 % low-access
- Plumas 6.3
Plumas 6.3%
6.3 % low-access
- Lake 4.2
Lake 4.2%
4.2 % low-access
- San Francisco 0.6
San Francisco 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 38,091 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 66 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 36 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 41,428 |
| Median Household Income | $88,044 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.2%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,575 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Amador County
Amador County has 28 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (32% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 28 authorized stores; Jackson holds 46% of them. 2 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Ione, Sutter Creek.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 13 | 7 |
| Ione | 4 | none |
| Pioneer | 4 | 1 |
| Pine Grove | 3 | 1 |
| Sutter Creek | 3 | none |
| Plymouth | 1 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 9
- buena vista store, ione
- camanche blues store 1, ione
- day & night food mart, sutter creek
- ione trading post, ione
- jackson am pm 83826, jackson
- jon's pit stop, jackson
- pine grove stage shop, pine grove
- red corral mini mart, pioneer
- sutter creek trading post, sutter creek
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- cvs pharmacy 9233, jackson
- dollar general 15506, pine grove
- dollar general 25955, pioneer
- dollar tree 1735, jackson
- ione plaza market, ione
- walgreens 12528, sutter creek
Super Store · 4
- cost less food company #8-jackson, jackson
- jackson grocery outlet 37, jackson
- payless market, pioneer
- walmart 2054, jackson
Supermarket · 4
- pokerville market, plymouth
- raley's 426, jackson
- safeway 2778, jackson
- save mart 609, jackson
Bakery Specialty · 3
- papa murphy 174, jackson
- ray's pizza, pioneer
- ray's pizza jackson, jackson
Large Grocery Store · 1
- orlando's pine grove, pine grove
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- gold trail natural foods, jackson
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in California
One of 57 counties in California, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Amador County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Amador County, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CA (0.2% here).
- Antrim County, MI · 0.2% low-access
- Marion County, SC · 0.2% low-access
- Dodge County, GA · 0.3% low-access
- Avery County, NC · 0.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (9.8% here).
- Howard County, AR · 9.8% SNAP
- New Castle County, DE · 9.8% SNAP
- St. Joseph County, IN · 9.8% SNAP
- Polk County, IA · 9.8% 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.
California among Pacific states
California ranks 5th of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (13.3%). Amador County, at 0.2%, runs 13.1 pts below the California rate.
- Alaska 30.9%
- Hawaii 26.7%
- Washington 23.1%
- Oregon 16.9%
- California 13.3%
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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