Signature · 19.8% SNAP (92nd pct in MA)
Bristol County, MA
Bristol County stands out on SNAP (19.8%, +7.7 pts vs U.S.) with 26.4% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 26.4%
- low-access pop.
- 8
- food-desert tracts
- 19.8%
- on SNAP
- 582K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bristol County, MA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 26.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +4.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 8 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.8% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Middlesex County ( -1.8 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Bristol County ranks #1,188 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #9 of 14 counties in MA (26.4% low-access; 8 food-desert tracts).
- #1,188
- national by low-access %
- #9
- in MA
- 46
- low-access tracts
- 22K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 19.8% SNAP (92nd pct in MA) (+7.7 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Bristol County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Bristol County's 26.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 62% of them and ranked #1,188 most-affected nationwide.
Bristol County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
125 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 8 LILA.
Bristol County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (108 urban, 17 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 17 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Bristol County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Massachusetts, not a full county-board reprint
- Barnstable
Barnstable 51%
51 % low-access
- Berkshire
Berkshire 30.9%
30.9 % low-access
- Essex
Essex 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- Bristol
Bristol 26.4%
26.4 % low-access
- Middlesex
Middlesex 24.6%
24.6 % low-access
- Hampden
Hampden 23.8%
23.8 % low-access
- Suffolk 1
Suffolk 1%
1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 125 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 548,285 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 46 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 8 |
| Low-Access Population | 144,930 |
| Low-Access Share | 26.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 22,462 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 582,270 |
| Median Household Income | $85,625 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 46,290 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.8%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.5%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bristol County
Bristol County has 514 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 283 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
33 towns share the 514 authorized stores; New Bedford holds 24% of them. 11 of the 33 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Norton, Rehoboth, Acushnet, Assonet, East Freetown, Berkley and 5 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| New Bedford | 122 | 22 |
| Fall River | 115 | 20 |
| Taunton | 47 | 8 |
| Attleboro | 34 | 5 |
| Seekonk | 21 | 8 |
| North Attleboro | 20 | 5 |
| Somerset | 18 | 2 |
| Raynham | 17 | 5 |
| Fairhaven | 15 | 2 |
| Westport | 13 | 2 |
Top 10 of 33 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 283 (250 shown)
- 1 daily stop, new bedford
- 1194 royal farm, new bedford
- 193 pine street attleboro llc, attleboro
- 1995 winthrop llc, north dighton
- 7 days food mart, fall river
- 7 days food mart, somerset
- 7- eleven 37443, fall river
- 7-eleven 33057a, fairhaven
- 7-eleven 37398h, taunton
- 7-eleven, inc. 33065h, new bedford
- 7-eleven 37393a, fall river
- aplus 40125, north attleboro
- aisha & locust llc/ highland mini mart, fall river
- aksharderi corporation, fall river
- alltown fresh easton 2726, north easton
- alltown raynham #2728, raynham
- alprime gas, fall river
- amaros market inc., east taunton
- ameristore, fall river
- ams food mart 1, fall river
- attleboro food mart, attleboro
- attleboro variety inc, attleboro
- b & e variety store, taunton
- berkley farms liquor 1, berkley
- bins mart, taunton
- bizarro foodmart, new bedford
- bonville's market, acushnet
- boot bhavani inc, fall river
- border bets & butts, attleboro
- bridge street mobile, fairhaven
- brock avenue market, new bedford
- c & e variety, new bedford
- cronin's spa, taunton
- cumberland farms 144, attleboro
- cumberland farms 2227, fall river
- cumberland farms 2233, acushnet
- cumberland farms 2275, new bedford
- cumberland farms 2277, new bedford
- cumberland farms 2286, fall river
- cumberland farms 2287, new bedford
- cumberland farms 2288, fairhaven
- cumberland farms 2324, south dartmouth
- cumberland farms 2325, taunton
- cumberland farms 6766, taunton
- cumberland farms 6785, new bedford
- campus market, norton
- canaan fuels, attleboro
- cedar convenience, new bedford
- cidade's service station, new bedford
- circle k 4707516, assonet
- circle k 4707518, east freetown
- cloverdale farms inc, fall river
- cloverdale market, fall river
- colbea enterprises llc 52, swansea
- colbea enterprises llc 55, north attleboro
- colbea enterprises llc 56, north attleboro
- colbea enterprises llc 62, attleboro
- colbea enterprises llc 64, fall river
- colbea enterprises llc 85, fall river
- colbea enterprises llc 91, somerset
- coletti's market, raynham
- corner mart, north attleboro
- corner stop, new bedford
- corner store convenience, fall river
- correla & sons market, somerset
- costa's cash express, new bedford
- costa's sunoco mini mart, new bedford
- costal fuel, fall river
- costas mini mart, new bedford
- country farm, taunton
- countryfarms, fall river
- county general convenience, new bedford
- county street. convenience store, new bedford
- cozy mini market, attleboro
- cumberland farm 6787, fall river
- cumberland farms 0150, norton
- cumberland farms 0187, mansfield
- cumberland farms 2244, fairhaven
- cumberland farms 2251, swansea
- cumberland farms 2301, north dartmouth
- cumberland farms 2314, rehoboth
- cumberland farms 2320, swansea
- cumberland farms 6732, somerset
- cumberland farms 6745, new bedford
- cumberland farms 6767, north attleboro
- cumberland farms 6788, norton
- cumberland farms 6792, seekonk
- cumberland farms 6793, assonet
- cumberland farms, inc 0135, attleboro
- cumberland farms, inc 0170, north attleboro
- cumberland farms, inc 0188, attleboro falls
- cumberland farms, inc 0199, seekonk
- cumberland farms, inc 0223, attleboro
- cumberland farms, inc 2234, westport
- cumberland farms, inc 2273, westport
- cumberland farms, inc 2294, south dartmouth
- cumberland farms, inc 6771, attleboro
- dairy carousel inc, attleboro
- dairy market, new bedford
- dattatreya corp, fall river
- discount food mart, fall river
- dodgeville country store, attleboro
- downtown market, new bedford
- e-market convenience & deli, north easton
- ez convenience & gas, new bedford
- eat africana, taunton
- elly convenience store 1, attleboro
- emmanuel mini market inc, new bedford
- expo's iii, new bedford
- fallriver mini mart, fall river
- family food mart, mansfield
- farm market, fall river
- farm market, fall river
- flint food variety, fall river
- four corners convenience store, mansfield
- friendly farm convenience, fairhaven
- friends food mart, fall river
- good seed corp, seekonk
- gas 44, raynham
- gas express mini mart inc, new bedford
- gas plus, attleboro
- geko, taunton
- geto corp., new bedford
- girlies veriety, taunton
- global montello group corp. #785 785, seekonk
- grace corner mini mart, new bedford
- greene market, new bedford
- guimond farms, fall river
- hari mart, new bedford
- harrys country store, westport
- hathaway service station inc 1, new bedford
- hb gas and convenience inc, fall river
- hi lo gas, new bedford
- home plate, east taunton
- ishan inc, westport
- jareks market, fall river
- jays corner convenience, south easton
- jayshiv corp, new bedford
- jnadel super market, taunton
- joe's gas, new bedford
- joe's gas, east taunton
- joe's kwik mart 517, swansea
- joes market, fall river
- k-mart, fall river
- kam's food mart, fall river
- kd food mart, fall river
- korner store, fall river
- la esquinita boricua borimexis, new bedford
- la familia market, new bedford
- la hispana market 001469846, new bedford
- lil audrey's, somerset
- lions mini mart, seekonk
- liquor palace, acushnet
- lola's asian mart, llc, raynham
- low price convinience store, fall river
- lucky 7 mini mart, new bedford
- lucky mart, new bedford
- luz elena mini market, new bedford
- m & a convenience, fall river
- m & m convenience, new bedford
- mama g's, fall river
- mansfield xtra mart 10027, mansfield
- marques market, fall river
- marseille market llc, fall river
- mason road food mart, east freetown
- mi tierra grocery panaderia, new bedford
- michelle's corner store, norton
- moes mini mart, fall river
- mufti inc, taunton
- muldoons mini mart, new bedford
- mutual gas, south easton
- n & w convenience mart, new bedford
- nb shop smart convenience store inc, new bedford
- nayou beauty store, fall river
- nenusha corporation, raynham
- neon marketplace 33-36, assonet
- new quick pic, new bedford
- nouria 1023 broadway street 1184, raynham
- nouria 145 myricks street 1156, berkley
- nouria 227 south lathrop street 1003, attleboro
- old village convenience, somerset
- one stop gas & mini mart, taunton
- p & d market, new bedford
- p & j market, attleboro
- perto mart inc, new bedford
- peters package store mini mart, fall river
- payless convenience store, new bedford
- pennys variety, new bedford
- petro mart 2 inc, new bedford
- petro plus, fall river
- pharaoh investment llc, attleboro
- pick & pay, north attleboro
- pramukh sunset variety inc, fall river
- pramukhswami inc, dba choice mini mart&smoke shop, fall river
- premier convenience, taunton
- quick mart 1, new bedford
- quick pic, east freetown
- quick pic, new bedford
- quick pic mini mart, new bedford
- quick stop shop, norton
- quickstop, taunton
- qwik mart variety, new bedford
- r & p variety inc, north dartmouth
- reds quick zone, fall river
- reis bakery & market, fall river
- racing mart, new bedford
- rapid refill 105, taunton
- red's somerset, somerset
- reds dairy store, fall river
- richdale food shops 126 26, new bedford
- richdale food shops 127, new bedford
- riverside farms no, fall river
- riverside gas & diesel, fall river
- riya inc, taunton
- rochelles convenience mart, seekonk
- rochelles market and deli, dighton
- route one gas, attleboro
- royal farm, new bedford
- ruby's convenience store, fall river
- rusty lantern market 0466, attleboro
- s & k convenience, fall river
- s&i market inc, fall river
- sunnys convenience llc, taunton
- safi salma & afsa corp, new bedford
- sam's food store 1122, new bedford
- sams food mart n/a, taunton
- save more gas and convenience, raynham
- scuttlebutts, fairhaven
- seabreeze mini mart n/a, fairhaven
- seasons corner market 84, raynham
- shopnsave, fall river
- shree umiyama inc dba hartwell quick stop, fall river
- silva's package store, fall river
- smart stop, taunton
- somerset country store, somerset
- somerset fuel inc 1, somerset
- south main convenience, fall river
- south main market of fall river llp, fall river
- speedway 2411, norton
- speedway 2420, seekonk
- speedway 2421, fall river
- speedway 2422, raynham
- speedway 2428, seekonk
- speedway 2432, taunton
- speedway 2433, attleboro
- speedway 2473, new bedford
- speedway 2474, north attleboro
- speedway 2476, north dartmouth
- speedway 2482, somerset
- speedway 2498, fall river
Showing 250 of 514 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 Massachusetts
One of 13 counties in Massachusetts, 6 are shown here.
Compare Bristol County vs Barnstable County → · All Massachusetts counties →
Nationwide peers for Bristol County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Bristol County (19.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Massachusetts.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MA (26.4% here).
- Winnebago County, IL · 26.4% low-access
- Spalding County, GA · 26.4% low-access
- Bryan County, OK · 26.4% low-access
- Allegheny County, PA · 26.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MA (19.8% here).
- Ouachita Parish, LA · 19.8% SNAP
- Marion County, IL · 19.8% SNAP
- Macon County, IL · 19.8% SNAP
- Lea County, NM · 19.8% 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.
Massachusetts among New England states
Massachusetts ranks 1st of 5 New England states by population-weighted low-access (27.8%). Bristol County, at 26.4%, runs 1.4 pts below the Massachusetts rate.
- Massachusetts 27.8%
- New Hampshire 27.5%
- Rhode Island 23.6%
- Maine 13.4%
- Vermont 11.2%
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 .
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 Bristol County, MA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 25005. 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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