Signature · 6.5% SNAP (13th pct in MD)

Anne Arundel County, MD

Anne Arundel County sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.7%, +11.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.

33.7%
low-access pop.
10
food-desert tracts
6.5%
on SNAP
598K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 MD

USDA FARA access plate

County Anne Arundel County, MD

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN

  • LA-ELEVATED 33.7% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.6 pts vs US
  • LILA-CLUSTER 10 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-LIGHT 6.5% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 4.1% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-THIN 10% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Worcester County ( -3.0 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Anne Arundel County sits in the upper national band (33.7%, #688 of 3,079) with 10 LILA tracts.

#688
national by low-access %
#3
in MD
65
low-access tracts
22K
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: 6.5% SNAP (13th pct in MD) (-5.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .

How Anne Arundel County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Anne Arundel County's 33.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #696 most-affected nationwide.

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Anne Arundel County's elevated USDA tier split

104 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 10 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Anne Arundel County, MD USDA-defined food-access tiers: 39 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 55 limited, 10 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 104 tracts evaluated. 39 tracts adequate (37.5%) 55 tracts limited (52.9%) 10 tracts severe / food desert (9.6%) Adequate 38% Limited 53% Severe 10% Food-access tier distribution: Anne Arundel County, MD
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Anne Arundel County has 97 urban and 7 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.

Anne Arundel County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Maryland, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Anne Arundel County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts104
Atlas Population (2010 basis)537,656
Low-Access Tracts65
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)10
Low-Access Population181,108
Low-Access Share33.7%well above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population22,244

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Anne Arundel County
IndicatorValue
Population598,166
Median Household Income$124,911
Poverty Rate5.6%well below the national average
SNAP Households14,710
SNAP Participation Rate6.5%well below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle4.1%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population2.2%

Thick SNAP store book in Anne Arundel County

Anne Arundel County has 309 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 139 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 139

  • 24/7 camp convenience tobacco 1, linthicum heights
  • 4th street deli & grocery, brooklyn
  • 7-eleven 11533b, glen burnie
  • 7-eleven 11540b, glen burnie
  • 7-eleven 11548k, odenton
  • 7-eleven 20871b, pasadena
  • 7-eleven 23700c, severna park
  • 7-eleven 26817j, severn
  • 7-eleven 28953j, deale
  • 7-eleven 32332a, hanover
  • 7-eleven 32909t, glen burnie
  • 7-eleven 36784a, glen burnie
  • 7-eleven 41610a, edgewater
  • 7-eleven 41975h, glen burnie
  • 7-eleven inc f 11534, crofton
  • 7-eleven inc f 18110a, millersville
  • 7-eleven inc f 20640, severna park
  • 7-eleven inc f 21148a, crofton
  • 7-eleven inc f 23428e, brooklyn
  • 7-eleven inc f 23705, annapolis
  • 7-eleven inc f 23753, brooklyn
  • 7-eleven inc f 25410b, severn
  • 7-eleven inc f 34279a, linthicum heights
  • 7-eleven inc f 34355a, annapolis
  • 7-eleven inc f 34992, odenton
  • 7-eleven inc f 39345a, glen burnie
  • 7-eleven, severna park
  • 7-eleven 11542c, glen burnie
  • 7-eleven 11546b, annapolis
  • 7-eleven 17214c, annapolis
  • 7-eleven 23439e, glen burnie
  • 7-eleven 23699b, severna park
  • 7-eleven 25856b, annapolis
  • 7-eleven 26152c, pasadena
  • 7-eleven 32228a, gambrills
  • 7-eleven 32311c, pasadena
  • 7-eleven 32390c, laurel
  • 7-eleven 34748b, glen burnie
  • 7-eleven 38378b, gambrills
  • 7-eleven 38930a, pasadena
  • 7-eleven 39168a, gambrills
  • 7-eleven 39388a, harwood
  • 7-eleven store 33378c, annapolis
  • 7-eleven store 39130a, edgewater
  • 7-eleven store 39502a, annapolis
  • bwa convenience store, lothian
  • bwi exxon, linthicum heights
  • brooklyn park carrol fuel, brooklyn
  • buy-n-go convenience & food store, glen burnie
  • c mart & tobacco shop, curtis bay
  • catherine ave exxon, pasadena
  • chesapeake market citgo, annapolis
  • crain highway sunoco, glen burnie
  • crownsville exxon, crownsville
  • devens deli, glen burnie
  • daddy pa's mart, brooklyn
  • dash in 1079, severn
  • dash in 1084, edgewater
  • dash in 134, lothian
  • dash in 1423, glen burnie
  • dash in 1505, annapolis
  • dash in 1526, linthicum heights
  • dash in 1530, pasadena
  • dash in 1531, pasadena
  • dash in 1532, pasadena
  • dash in 1533, pasadena
  • dorsey shell dash in 551, hanover
  • exxon at the mill, hanover
  • exxon on the mill, hanover
  • ez quick food market, pasadena
  • forest dr. sunoco, annapolis
  • furndale carroll fuels, glen burnie
  • green tree exxon, glen burnie
  • highs of baltimore, llc 17, west river
  • highs of baltimore, llc 24, deale
  • highs of baltimore, llc 36, annapolis
  • highs of baltimore, llc 48, odenton
  • highs of baltimore, llc 71, edgewater
  • highs of baltimore, llc. 54, millersville
  • highs of baltimore, llc. 62, jessup
  • highs of baltimore, llc. 92, gambrills
  • hospital sunoco, glen burnie
  • lee's market, laurel
  • linthicum market, linthicum heights
  • lothian mart, lothian
  • luckies market marley, glen burnie
  • luckies severn, severn
  • lucky superette, odenton
  • m&r convenience 1, edgewater
  • marathon ritchie hwy, brooklyn
  • nursery gas and convenience store, linthicum heights
  • one stop shop 7444, glen burnie
  • one stop shop 7448, glen burnie
  • pantry one food mart, annapolis
  • pops grocery and deli, glen burnie
  • quick mart of annapolis, annapolis
  • quick save mart, annapolis
  • ray convenience store, brooklyn
  • rennos market, shady side
  • rivera latino market, lothian
  • royal farm 190, churchton
  • royal farms 133, glen burnie
  • royal farms 148, gambrills
  • royal farms 149, odenton
  • royal farms 16, glen burnie
  • royal farms 183, pasadena
  • royal farms 193, linthicum heights
  • royal farms 206, millersville
  • royal farms 211, laurel
  • royal farms 22, glen burnie
  • royal farms 23, baltimore
  • royal farms 235, hanover
  • royal farms 28, annapolis
  • royal farms 319, jessup
  • royal farms 32, pasadena
  • royal farms 378, glen burnie
  • royal farms 39, pasadena
  • royal farms 40, severn
  • royal farms 45, linthicum heights
  • royal farms 497, millersville
  • royal farms 56, edgewater
  • royal farms 67, glen burnie
  • royal farms 82, severna park
  • royal farms 98, millersville
  • rubio express, edgewater
  • rubio latin market, glen burnie
  • sheetz 869, linthicum heights
  • slide in mart, glen burnie
  • soda pop shop, glen burnie
  • steakhouse food market, brooklyn
  • telegraph exxon, severn
  • wawa 549, annapolis
  • wawa 569, annapolis
  • wawa 572, millersville
  • wawa 577, edgewater
  • wawa 595, gambrills
  • wawa store 8525, hanover
  • wawa 8503, glen burnie
  • wawa 8507, glen burnie

Combination Grocery/Other · 66

  • cvs 1735, glen burnie
  • cvs 2883, severn
  • cvs 3043, arnold
  • cvs pharmacy 1510, severn
  • cvs pharmacy 2010, odenton
  • cvs pharmacy 2033, edgewater
  • cvs pharmacy 2775, annapolis
  • cvs pharmacy 2779, annapolis
  • cvs pharmacy 4225, annapolis
  • cvs pharmacy 5706, glen burnie
  • cvs pharmacy 5926, annapolis
  • cvs pharmacey 10564, hanover
  • cvs pharmacy 03045, severna park
  • cvs pharmacy 4017, pasadena
  • cvs pharmacy 4418, pasadena
  • cvs pharmacy 5733, millersville
  • cvs pharmacy 6765, crofton
  • dollar general 0899, glen burnie
  • dollar general 14562, annapolis
  • dollar tree 1775, severna park
  • dollartree 10046, glen burnie
  • dollartree 10119, glen burnie
  • dollartree 10335, glen burnie
  • dollartree 8739, glen burnie
  • dollartree 8801, glen burnie
  • dollar general 11965, pasadena
  • dollar general 13991, millersville
  • dollar general 14452, churchton
  • dollar general 14630, lothian
  • dollar general 1472, glen burnie
  • dollar general 24455, crofton
  • dollar general 6579, glen burnie
  • dollar general 7636, pasadena
  • dollar tree 1669, glen burnie
  • dollar tree 1681, odenton
  • dollar tree 1710, annapolis
  • dollar tree 1933, pasadena
  • dollar tree 380, crofton
  • dollar tree 3814, pasadena
  • dollar tree 4000, hanover
  • dollar tree 4137, hanover
  • dollar tree 447, edgewater
  • dollar tree 6014, glen burnie
  • dollar tree 9089, laurel
  • el-shadaih international market, severn
  • family dollar 11860, glen burnie
  • family dollar 6625, glen burnie
  • family dollar 7848, glen burnie
  • grauls market, annapolis
  • heph international food store, glen burnie
  • jalapenos market inc, glen burnie
  • kalpana bazzaar, glen burnie
  • walgreens 09490, edgewater
  • walgreens 07554, glen burnie
  • walgreens 09028, glen burnie
  • walgreens 11501, severna park
  • walgreens 13816, odenton
  • walgreens 17610, arnold
  • walgreens 17944, edgewater
  • walgreens 18160, pasadena
  • walgreens 18951, gambrills
  • walgreens 19249, annapolis
  • walgreens 19313, annapolis
  • walgreens 19427, severn
  • walgreens 19843, pasadena
  • walgreens 7701, glen burnie

Super Store · 14

  • amazon fresh mat8, glen burnie
  • b js wholesale club 59, pasadena
  • christopher's fine foods, churchton
  • costco wholesale 0203, glen burnie
  • costco wholesale 0325, hanover
  • giant food 167, annapolis
  • giant food 194, annapolis
  • giant food 324, pasadena
  • giant food 358, severna park
  • geresbeck's food market, glen burnie
  • geresbeck's food market 708, pasadena
  • giant food 141, glen burnie
  • giant food 2311, odenton
  • giant food 2312, glen burnie

Medium Grocery Store · 12

  • bismillah halal meat & grocery, gambrills
  • bismillah kabob and karahi house, glen burnie
  • ch & aj llc dba super 24 latino, glen burnie
  • el granjero supermarket, millersville
  • gloria indian and spanish grocery 4432924376, crofton
  • hispa food market, edgewater
  • isla pacific grocery, crofton
  • la divina providencia, glen burnie
  • onestop wholesale and retail market, laurel
  • shady side market, shady side
  • super 24 market, glen burnie
  • surtimax, brooklyn

Small Grocery Store · 12

  • al-arabi mediterranean food stores inc 1, glen burnie
  • blas market, glen burnie
  • crofton bazaar, crofton
  • deli & grocery super 24, brooklyn
  • la vicentina mercado latino llc, linthicum heights
  • latina family mart & tabaco, glen burnie
  • oak african market, pasadena
  • odenton african food & international market, odenton
  • orchard food market, severn
  • sams market, edgewater
  • santisima trinidad, pasadena
  • tessa and sons philippine market 1, glen burnie

Seafood Specialty · 4

  • chesapeake seafood, edgewater
  • glen burnie seafood, glen burnie
  • nbs seafood, glen burnie
  • pit boys, annapolis

Military Commissary · 2

  • annapolis commissary store 2403, annapolis
  • fort meade commissary 2517, fort meade

Large Grocery Store · 1

  • la divina providencia, annapolis

Showing 250 of 309 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 Maryland

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Counties near Anne Arundel County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

SNAP-led peer set first for Anne Arundel County (6.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Maryland.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside MD (33.7% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside MD (6.5% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Anne Arundel County inside a higher low-access state context

Anne Arundel County sits inside Maryland (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 Anne Arundel County, MD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 24003. 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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