Signature · 1.1% low-access (4th pct)
Bradford County, FL
Bradford County lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.1%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 17.3%
- on SNAP
- 28K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bradford County, FL
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.0 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Gilchrist County ( -1.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Bradford County lands in the lower national band (1.1%, #3,000 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,000
- national by low-access %
- #66
- in FL
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 107
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.1% low-access (4th pct) (-21 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Bradford County compares nationally
Food access in Bradford County compares favorably nationally: its 1.1% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 4% of them (rank #3,008).
Bradford County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bradford County has 0 urban and 4 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.
Bradford County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint
- Glades
Glades 56.2%
56.2 % low-access
- Miami-Dade 6.1
Miami-Dade 6.1%
6.1 % low-access
- Gadsden 4.5
Gadsden 4.5%
4.5 % low-access
- Franklin 3.3
Franklin 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Bradford 1.1
Bradford 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 28,520 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 302 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 107 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 27,885 |
| Median Household Income | $63,050 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,603 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 13.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bradford County
Bradford County has 29 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- 1stop, starke
- circle k 2721294, starke
- circle k 2722356, starke
- circle k 2722548, brooker
- circle k 2726051, melrose
- discount variety store, starke
- fast track foods 342, lawtey
- greattreat 4, starke
- j&a united inc, hampton
- krishna food mart, starke
- lawtey community food store, lawtey
- mjm food store #6 6, hampton
- murphy usa 7907, starke
- parth food mart, starke
- racetrac 2655, starke
- wawa store 5459, starke
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs pharmacy 2188, starke
- dollar general 1705, starke
- dollar general 18279, hampton
- dollar general 7253, melrose
- dollar general 11752, lawtey
- dollar general 12635, booker
- dollar general 14933, starke
- dollar tree 6357, starke
- walgreens 9231, starke
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 74171, starke
- winn dixie 0085, starke
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- roy's market, starke
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 1283, starke
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Florida
One of 66 counties in Florida, 6 are shown here.
Compare Bradford County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Counties near Bradford County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bradford County, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside FL (1.1% here).
- Orange County, IN · 1.1% low-access
- Orange County, IN · 1.1% low-access
- Louisa County, IA · 1.1% low-access
- Louisa County, IA · 1.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (17.3% here).
- Polk County, GA · 17.3% SNAP
- Polk County, GA · 17.3% SNAP
- Fulton County, IL · 17.3% SNAP
- Fulton County, IL · 17.3% 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.
Bradford County inside a lower low-access state context
Bradford County sits inside Florida (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 Bradford County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12007. 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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