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 #1,194 most-affected nationwide.
Bristol County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
125 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 8 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bristol County has 108 urban and 17 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.
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 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 146 locations (28% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 146
- 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
Combination Grocery/Other · 102
- cvs 394, seekonk
- cvs pharamcy 335, raynham
- cvs pharmacy 1110, fall river
- cvs pharmacy 1866, mansfield
- cvs pharmacy 1877, norton
- cvs pharmacy 1896, attleboro
- cvs pharmacy 1955, south dartmouth
- cvs pharmacy 207, fall river
- cvs pharmacy 2206, south attleboro
- cvs pharmacy 2878, fall river
- cvs pharmacy 41, taunton
- cvs pharmacy 492, new bedford
- cvs pharmacy 5826, north easton
- cvs pharmacy 610, fairhaven
- cvs pharmacy 685, new bedford
- cvs pharmacy 938, north attleboro
- cvs pharmacy 1041, taunton
- cvs pharmacy 1864, attleboro
- cvs pharmacy 20, fall river
- cvs pharmacy 237, somerset
- cvs pharmacy 513, raynham
- cvs pharmacy 5402, taunton
- cvs pharmacy 6466, swansea
- cvs pharmacy 7140, westport
- cvs pharmacy 7232, north easton
- cvs pharmacy 789, new bedford
- cvs pharmacy 799, new bedford
- cvs pharmacy 972, south easton
- capt frank's seafood market, new bedford
- chartleys country store, rehoboth
- david's fish market, fall river
- dollar tree 1478, fairhaven
- dollar tree 2471, swansea
- dollar tree 3018, n attleboro
- dollartree 6381, new bedford
- dollartree 8979, somerset
- dollartree 9516, new bedford
- dollartree 9791, norton
- dollar general 15668, new bedford
- dollar general 19125, new bedford
- dollar general 20343, seekonk
- dollar general 20417, mansfield
- dollar general 20509, south dartmouth
- dollar general 20530, seekonk
- dollar general 20701, north attleboro
- dollar general 25399, rehoboth
- dollar tree 1335, raynham
- dollar tree 1434, taunton
- dollar tree 1923, fall river
- dollar tree 3199, seekonk
- dollar tree 3281, attleboro
- dollar tree 4124, new bedford
- dollar tree 4213, north easton
- dollar tree 4402, taunton
- dollar tree 4453, north dartmouth
- dollar tree 4688, fall river
- dollar tree 7708, taunton
- dollar tree 7967, new bedford
- dollar tree 8400, north easton
- dt empire aa family farm, fall river
- family dollar 11497, new bedford
- family dollar 11833, taunton
- family dollar 12482, fairhaven
- family dollar 13294, new bedford
- family dollar 13902, fall river
- family dollar 2066, new bedford
- family dollar 2127, fall river
- family dollar 2217, fall river
- family dollar 2412, somerset
- family dollar 3716, fall river
- family dollar 5536, new beford
- family dollar 6146, new bedford
- family dollar store 2421, attleboro
- mello's finest chourico & linguica, fall river
- new bedford meats supermarket inc, new bedford
- ocean state job lot 253, fairhaven
- ocean state job lot 212, new bedford
- ocean state job lot 224, seekonk
- ocean state job lot 235, somerset
- ocean state job lot 249, taunton
- ocean state job lot 254, fall river
- ocean state job lot 257, north dartmouth
- ocean state job lot 263, north attleboro
- pj mart 3, attleboro
- patel brothers, north attleboro
- planiteats dartmouth, north dartmouth
- produce barn, norton
- sams food store, north attleboro
- walgreens 06850, new bedford
- walgreens 10375, new bedford
- walgreens 03020, attleboro
- walgreens 06226, fairhaven
- walgreens 10802, fall river
- walgreens 11885, north dartmouth
- walgreens 12399, taunton
- walgreens 12869, somerset
- walgreens 17925, s dartmouth
- walgreens 19441, mansfield
- walgreens 3021, new bedford
- walgreens 3090, new bedford
- walgreens 3469, fall river
- westport meats 2, westport
Bakery Specialty · 2
- nova bakery, new bedford
- terminal bakery, 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
- Winnebago County, IL · 26.4% low-access
- Spalding County, GA · 26.4% low-access
- Spalding County, GA · 26.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MA (19.8% here).
- Ouachita Parish, LA · 19.8% SNAP
- Ouachita Parish, LA · 19.8% SNAP
- Marion County, IL · 19.8% SNAP
- Marion County, IL · 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.
Food access nationally, Massachusetts in context
Bristol County sits inside Massachusetts (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 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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