Signature · 41.8% low-access (89th pct)
Brevard County, FL
Brevard County sits in the upper national band on low-access (41.8%, +19.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 41.8%
- low-access pop.
- 22
- food-desert tracts
- 9.4%
- on SNAP
- 633K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Brevard County, FL
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-SEVERE 41.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +19.7 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 22 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Okaloosa County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Brevard County sits in the upper national band (41.8%, #344 of 3,079) with 22 LILA tracts.
- #344
- national by low-access %
- #12
- in FL
- 79
- low-access tracts
- 66K
- 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: 41.8% low-access (89th pct) (+19.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
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's elevated USDA tier split
112 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 22 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Brevard County has 103 urban and 9 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.
Brevard County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint
- Glades
Glades 56.2%
56.2 % low-access
- Union
Union 42.7%
42.7 % low-access
- Brevard
Brevard 41.8%
41.8 % low-access
- Okaloosa
Okaloosa 41.5%
41.5 % low-access
- Escambia
Escambia 41%
41 % low-access
- Washington
Washington 40.7%
40.7 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| 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 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| 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% |
Thick SNAP store book 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 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.
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Counties near Brevard County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Brevard 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 (41.8% here).
- Madison County, IL · 41.8% low-access
- Madison County, IL · 41.8% low-access
- Adams County, WA · 41.7% low-access
- Edgar County, IL · 41.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (9.4% here).
- Clarke County, GA · 9.4% SNAP
- Clarke County, GA · 9.4% SNAP
- Lake County, IL · 9.4% SNAP
- Lake County, IL · 9.4% 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.
Brevard County inside a higher low-access state context
Brevard 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 .
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