County food-access profile · Florida
Brevard County, FL
Brevard County sits among the counties with the widest food-access gaps the USDA tracks, most residents here live well outside a comfortable walk or drive to a supermarket. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 41.8%
- low-access pop.
- 22
- food-desert tracts
- 9.4%
- on SNAP
- 633K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
41.8% of Brevard County residents live in a low-access area, and 22 of its 112 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 79
- low-access tracts
- 66K
- food-desert residents
- 4.9%
- households, no vehicle
- 10.2%
- below poverty line
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).
Brevard County carries one of the more serious food-access burdens the USDA Atlas tracks: its low-access share of 41.8% is well above the national share. 79 of the county's 112 census tracts fall into that category, areas where residents live far from a supermarket, covering about 227,163 people. 22 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 65,514 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Brevard County compares nationally
Brevard County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 41.8% low-access share outpaces 89% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #347 most-affected nationwide.
Brevard County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 112 census tracts in Brevard County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Brevard County vs. other Florida counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Florida
- Brevard
Brevard County, FL
41.8 % low-access
- Alachua 19.2
Alachua County, FL
19.2 % low-access
- Baker
Baker County, FL
55.6 % low-access
- Bay
Bay County, FL
31.5 % low-access
- Bradford 1.1
Bradford County, FL
1.1 % low-access
- Broward 9.4
Broward County, FL
9.4 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 112 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 543,376 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 79 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 22 |
| Low-Access Population | 227,163 |
| Low-Access Share | 41.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 65,514 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 632,780 |
| Median Household Income | $78,476 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 24,283 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
About 9.4% of Brevard County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 41.8% of residents are low-access, well above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 9.4% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 24,283 households here.
- 4.9% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 22 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Brevard County
well above the national share
22 of Brevard County's 112 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 19.6% of all its tracts.
A further 57 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 79.
An estimated 227,163 residents, roughly 41.8% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 65,514 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 33 tracts (29.5%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Brevard County
Brevard County has 462 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 127 locations (27% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 127
- asian grocery, melbourne
- aurora food mart, melbourne
- cvs pharmacy 3151, indialantic
- cvs pharmacy 3294, palm bay
- cvs pharmacy 4219, palm bay
- cvs pharmacy 4686, melbourne
- cvs pharmacy 4998, melbourne
- cvs pharmacy 4999, melbourne
- cvs pharmacy 5439, melbourne
- cvs pharmacy 6014, rockledge
- cvs pharmacy 11516, melbourne
- cvs pharmacy 1318, satellite beach
- cvs pharmacy 246, cocoa beach
- cvs pharmacy 3640, merritt island
- cvs pharmacy 3668, titusville
- cvs pharmacy 3709, cocoa
- cvs pharmacy 4280, cocoa
- cvs pharmacy 5177, merritt island
- cvs pharmacy 5230, palm bay
- cvs pharmacy 573, melbourne
- cvs pharmacy 5864, titusville
- cedars food 1, melbourne
- dollar general 10104, palm bay
- dollar general 1342, cocoa
- dollar general 13655, titusville
- dollar general 14359, melbourne
- dollar general 1513, titusville
- dollar general 1522, melbourne
- dollar general 18210, palm bay
- dollar general 18211, cocoa
- dollar general 18285, palm bay
- dollar general 18734, mims
- dollar general 20861, palm bay
- dollar general 2705, melbourne
- dollar general 3588, indialantic
- dollar general 4037, melbourne
- dollar general 5844, cocoa beach
- dollar general 7573, titusville
- dollar general 8401, melbourne
- dollar general 8492, titusville
- dollar tree 0810, merritt island
- dollar tree 3052, titusville
- dollar tree 3976, cocoa
- dollartree 8082, mims
- dollartree 8083, titusville
- dollartree 8092, cocoa
- dollartree 9739, melbourne
- dollar general 11875, cocoa
- dollar general 11998, palm bay
- dollar general 12956, mims
- dollar general 13311, palm bay
- dollar general 14776, indian harbour beach
- dollar general 14918, cocoa
- dollar general 15100, cape canaveral
- dollar general 15487, palm bay
- dollar general 16987, melbourne
- dollar general 17121, merritt island
- dollar general 17725, palm bay
- dollar general 17773, merritt island
- dollar general 17817, titusville
- dollar general 19650, cocoa
- dollar general 20623, melbourne
- dollar general 20812, palm bay
- dollar general 21595, palm bay
- dollar general 22318, melbourne
- dollar general 22457, cocoa
- dollar general 22975, mims
- dollar general 23488, palm bay
- dollar general 23809, melbourne
- dollar general 23849, cocoa
- dollar general 24610, cocoa
- dollar general 25239, melbourne
- dollar general 30190, cocoa
- dollar general 30654, rockledge
- dollar general 31047, rockledge
- dollar general store 17930, micco
- dollar tree 1087, melbourne
- dollar tree 1459, melbourne
- dollar tree 1500, melbourne
- dollar tree 343, indian harbor
- dollar tree 3592, rockledge
- dollar tree 3934, viera
- dollar tree 4321, melbourne
- dollar tree 5043, titusville
- dollar tree 5236, cocoa beach
- dollar tree 6419, melbourne
- dollar tree 6501, palm bay
- dollar tree 6852, rockledge
- dollar tree 6864, cocoa
- dollar tree 7249, palm bay
- dollar tree 892, palm bay
- dollar tree 9719, titusville
- family dollar 11328, melbourne
- family dollar 11374, cocoa
- family dollar 11931, palm bay
- family dollar store 10725, melbourne
- family dollar store 4186, titusville
- family dollar store 6273, palm bay
- lamb & co fishmongers, melbourne
- rj farms, melbourne
- sunseed food coop inc, cape canaveral
- walgreen 01990, titusville
- walgreens 5341, melbourne
- wassi's meat market, melbourne
- walgreens 02284, cocoa beach
- walgreens 03492, titusville
- walgreens 04193, melbourne
- walgreens 04259, melbourne
- walgreens 04401, merritt island
- walgreens 04644, titusville
- walgreens 04815, melbourne
- walgreens 05018, melbourne
- walgreens 06149, satellite beach
- walgreens 06181, rockledge
- walgreens 06463, palm bay
- walgreens 06797, rockledge
- walgreens 07386, melbourne
- walgreens 09959, merritt island
- walgreens 10882, mims
- walgreens 11992, cocoa
- walgreens 3079, west melbourne
- walgreens 3080, melbourne
- walgreens 4303, cocoa
- walgreens 4378, rockledge
- walgreens 4816, palm bay
- walgreens 6487, palm bay
- walgreens 6704, palm bay
Convenience Store · 123
- 7 eleven 25737b, merritt island
- 7 eleven 29951a, melbourne
- 7 eleven 39088a, titusville
- 7 eleven 41184, melbourne
- 7- eleven 38450a, melbourne
- 7-eleven 32103a, palm bay
- 7-eleven 32232b, rockledge
- 7-eleven 32274b, merritt island
- 7-eleven 32756 a, palm bay
- 7-eleven 22388j, melbourne
- 7-eleven 24254a, indian harbour beach
- 7-eleven 25182, cocoa
- 7-eleven 25721j, palm bay
- 7-eleven 26338j, satellite beach
- 7-eleven 32774a, palm bay
- 7-eleven 33357a, melbourne
- 7-eleven 40328j, cocoa
- 7-eleven 41784, melbourne
- 7-eleven store 22407b, cape canaveral
- 7-eleven, inc. 22244l, merritt island
- 7-eleven #10114 10114 b, titusville
- 7-eleven #25181a, cocoa
- 7-eleven #37235a, cocoa
- 7-eleven #38782a, rockledge
- 7-eleven 10115a, indialantic
- 7-eleven 22141a, melbourne
- 7-eleven 23081b, cocoa beach
- 7-eleven 24053b, cape canaveral
- 7-eleven 25191b, cocoa beach
- 7-eleven 29373c, melbourne
- 7-eleven 32138a, rockledge
- 7-eleven 32144a, melbourne
- 7-eleven 32165a, rockledge
- 7-eleven 32409b, melbourne beach
- 7-eleven 32693a, palm bay
- 7-eleven 32795a, merritt island
- 7-eleven 33326b, palm bay
- 7-eleven 38347a, melbourne
- 7-eleven 39108, sebastian
- 7-eleven store #32142b 32142b, melbourne
- 7-eleven store 26300c 26300c, titusville
- 7-eleven store 26858b 26858b, melbourne
- 7days, cocoa
- 800 food mart, cocoa
- a1a quick stop, melbourne beach
- aplus 2516, cocoa beach
- akshay food mart, cocoa
- ambemaa 24 inc, titusville
- ami 77 circle k, melbourne
- ami 78 circle k, cocoa
- b p gas station, melbourne
- barefoot bay food store, barefoot bay
- beach food store, cape canaveral
- bp shop, palm bay
- babcock mobil, melbourne
- bayside petro inc, indian harbour beach
- beachside produce plus, indialantic
- best india, melbourne
- bp, indian harbour beach
- brake time 561, melbourne beach
- breezethru minimart, satellite beach
- circle k 2701805, indian harbour beach
- circle k 2704633, rockledge
- circle k 2704658, titusville
- circle k 2704724, merritt island
- circle k 2704774, merritt island
- circle k 2704882, rockledge
- circle k 2704971, cape canaveral
- circle k 2704975, cape canaveral
- circle k 2707302, palm bay
- circle k 2707421, melbourne
- circle k 2707423, cocoa
- circle k 2707436, palm bay
- cumberland farms 9636, titusville
- cumberland farms 9747, micco
- cumberland farms 9750, titusville
- cumberland farms 9792, titusville
- carniceria 3 hermanos, palm bay
- cheney marathon 827, titusville
- chevron, melbourne
- chevron, palm bay
- chevron 196, merritt island
- chevron 60, melbourne
- chevron food mart, titusville
- china citgo, mims
- circle a food mart, rockledge
- circle k 2721291, melbourne
- circle k 2721651, palm bay
- circle k 2722005, mims
- circle k 2722111, mims
- circle k 2722427, starke
- circle k 2726086, titusville
- circle k 2726087, melbourne
- circle k 2726093, satellite beach
- circle k 2726128, merritt island
- circle k 2726228, cocoa
- circle k 2726542, melbourne
- circle k 2726549, rockledge
- circle k 6513, palm bay
- circle k 7687, palm bay
- citgo palm bay, palm bay
- clearlake petro, cocoa
- cocoa beach food mart, cocoa beach
- cocoa west end grocery inc, cocoa
- country farm 2, merritt island
- cox citgo, cocoa
- cumberland farms 9764, melbourne
- cumberland farms 9765, palm bay
- cumberland farms 9767, w melbourne
- cumberland farms 9769, melbourne
- cumberland farms 9770, merritt island
- cumberland farms 9778, palm bay
- cumberland farms 9779, cape canaveral
- cumberland farms 9783, titusville
- cumberland farms 9789, rockledge
- cumberland farms inc 9766, west melbourne
- cumberland farms inc 9787, melbourne
- cumberland farms, inc 9775, titusville
- cumberland farms, inc. 9774, cocoa
- cumberland farms, inc. 9780, palm bay
- d's food & beverages, cocoa
- diya food store, palm bay
- fiske grocery, rockledge
Showing 250 of 462 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Florida
Compare Brevard County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Food access nationally, Florida in context
Brevard County sits inside Florida (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.