Signature · 9.4% low-access (19th pct)
Broward County, FL
Broward County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.4%
- low-access pop.
- 18
- food-desert tracts
- 13.2%
- on SNAP
- 2.0M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Broward County, FL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 9.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.7 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 18 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dixie County ( -0.8 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Broward County lands in the lower national band (9.4%, #2,525 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,525
- national by low-access %
- #58
- in FL
- 72
- low-access tracts
- 42K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.4% low-access (19th pct) (-12.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Broward County compares nationally
Broward County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.4% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,525).
Broward County's lower-band USDA tier split
361 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 18 LILA.
Broward County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (358 urban, 3 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 3 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Broward 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
- DeSoto 10.6
DeSoto 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Jackson 10.3
Jackson 10.3%
10.3 % low-access
- Broward 9.4
Broward 9.4%
9.4 % low-access
- Dixie 8.6
Dixie 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Levy 8.4
Levy 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 361 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,748,066 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 72 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 18 |
| Low-Access Population | 164,286 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 41,583 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,977,129 |
| Median Household Income | $77,633 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 99,630 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Broward County
Broward County has 1,063 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 428 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
41 towns share the 1,063 authorized stores; Fort Lauderdale holds 14% of them. 6 of the 41 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: West Park, Hallandale, Hollywood Beach, Miami, Pompano, Sea Ranch Lakes.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | 146 | 26 |
| Hollywood | 120 | 33 |
| Pompano Beach | 87 | 25 |
| Pembroke Pines | 65 | 32 |
| Coral Springs | 64 | 27 |
| Deerfield Beach | 50 | 20 |
| Miramar | 50 | 15 |
| Davie | 46 | 14 |
| Plantation | 45 | 19 |
| Sunrise | 45 | 18 |
Top 10 of 41 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 428 (250 shown)
- 10 terrace discount food & deli, fort lauderdale
- 19th street food, fort lauderdale
- 1st food & deli market, deerfield beach
- 24 hours live bait & tackle, fort lauderdale
- 4142 dr, davie
- 441 marathon, lauderdale lakes
- 5600 food market 1, hollywood
- 6th street market, fort lauderdale
- 7 days food mart, miramar
- 7 eleven 25420a, fort lauderdale
- 7 eleven 26304, fort lauderdale
- 7 eleven 32881b, tamarac
- 7 eleven store 25350b, pompano beach
- 7- eleven 32245a, coconut creek
- 7-eleven 10407b, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 10437a, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 21026b, deerfield beach
- 7-eleven 22825 a, hollywood
- 7-eleven 24644a, wilton manors
- 7-eleven 30002b, hollywood
- 7-eleven #34782a, deerfield beach
- 7-eleven 10439j, pompano beach
- 7-eleven 10440b, deerfield beach
- 7-eleven 10557j, hallandale beach
- 7-eleven 17320a, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 18580j, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 23498j, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 23656a, oakland park
- 7-eleven 25569a, plantation
- 7-eleven 25956j, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 26169a, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 30007k, pompano beach
- 7-eleven 33248j, pembroke pines
- 7-eleven 34692a, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 34777j, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 34821, coral springs
- 7-eleven 34854a, cooper city
- 7-eleven 34860j, miramar
- 7-eleven 34941j, coconut creek
- 7-eleven 34956a, davie
- 7-eleven 37288j, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 38045h, pompano beach
- 7-eleven 38068h, dania beach
- 7-eleven 41121h, dania
- 7-eleven store 30004j, pembroke pines
- 7-eleven store 32763a, coral springs
- 7-eleven store 32768j, sunrise
- 7-eleven store 34766c, plantation
- 7-eleven store 34827l, north lauderdale
- 7-eleven store 34836a, hollywood
- 7-eleven store 34962j, plantation
- 7-eleven store 42276a, coral springs
- 7-eleven, inc. 32173j, coral springs
- 7-eleven, inc. 34820j, sunrise
- 7-eleven #25077b, hallandale beach
- 7-eleven #25359b, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven #33317, coconut creek
- 7-eleven #34784a, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven #34843b, coral springs
- 7-eleven #37222b, davie
- 7-eleven #41538a, pompano beach
- 7-eleven 23309a, davie
- 7-eleven 24350b, oakland park
- 7-eleven 25357b, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 32619b, davie
- 7-eleven 32773b, coral springs
- 7-eleven 34756b, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 34789a, sunrise
- 7-eleven 34825b, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 34839a, deerfield beach
- 7-eleven 34849a, sunrise
- 7-eleven 34859b, miramar
- 7-eleven 34942a, fort lauderdale
- 7-eleven 38063b, lauderhill
- 7-eleven 38236a, pompano beach
- 7-eleven 38663a, coral springs
- 7-eleven store #29371c 29371c, margate
- 7-eleven store #41999a 41999a, coral springs
- 7-eleven store 25603c, davie
- 7-eleven store 34822b, pembroke pines
- 99 cents plus, margate
- a & s oil inc, sunrise
- a1 food mart, hollywood
- akel market, pompano beach
- aldo's supermarket, hallandale beach
- ali market, deerfield beach
- am pm food store, pompano beach
- america latina market, davie
- american miami invest. dba county line shop & save, miramar
- ami 53 food mart, fort lauderdale
- amigo's food store, pompano beach
- amoco, margate
- amp gas, pompano beach
- arifas marathon food shop, lauderdale lakes
- atara family inc, sunrise
- aunty molly 's food store, north lauderdale
- aziz discount food stop and beauty supply number 4, plantation
- b and m bakery and west indian grocery 1, miramar
- b.o.f community market, fort lauderdale
- banyan food store, hollywood
- bayview grab & go, fort lauderdale
- best value food store, plantation
- broomfield grocery, fort lauderdale
- brother's food market, dania
- brown sugar, lauderhill
- buddy's foodmart, tamarac
- chevron bin jebbly inc, lauderhill
- christys food mart, pompano beach
- circle k 2701722, pompano beach
- circle k 2708534, sunrise
- circle k 2708717, hollywood
- circle t food store, ft lauderdale
- cumberland farms 9578, davie
- cumberland farms 9623, hollywood
- cumberland farms 9793, fort lauderdale
- chevron, margate
- chevron, pembroke pines
- chevron, southwest ranches
- chevron, north lauderdale
- chevron, davie
- chevron food mart, fort lauderdale
- chevron food mart, lauderhill
- chevron food mart, fort lauderdale
- circle k 7643, north lauderdale
- circle k 7695, fort lauderdale
- citgo, hollywood
- coconut creek circle k, coral springs
- comet food store llc, fort lauderdale
- commercial shell, fort lauderdale
- community food store 1, fort lauderdale
- community store 8, ft lauderdale
- copans marathon, pompano beach
- cumberland farms 9768, deerfield beach
- cumberland farms 9782, coral springs
- cumberland farms, inc. 9784, margate
- cumberland farms, inc. 9788, coral springs
- dollar city, sunrise
- dave meat & fish market, fort lauderdale
- davie food mart, fort lauderdale
- davie supermarket, hollywood
- deerfield shell, deerfield beach
- discount beverages and food, pompano beach
- dixie market, fort lauderdale
- dixie way super store & deli, pompano beach
- dollar & up, miramar
- dollar plus, oakland park
- dollar star, hollywood
- downstairs, pompano beach
- downstairs, oakland park
- downstairs, hollywood
- drive thru food mart, fort lauderdale
- drive thru food mart, hollywood
- durga fuel inc, pompano beach
- east west indian grocery, margate
- easy shop food store, pembroke pines
- el dollar money station, hallandale beach
- express drive thru inc, hollywood
- express lane food store, margate
- exprezo, north lauderdale
- exxon 108515, hallandale beach
- familia food market, oakland park
- family grocery, hollywood
- family market, hollywood
- fast stop food store, sunrise
- fiesta food market, fort lauderdale
- fiesta food market, fort lauderdale
- fiesta food market #3, lauderdale lakes
- fiesta quick mart, fort lauderdale
- flowers bakery outlet 68, hollywood
- flpz1 llc, pompano beach
- fm mini mart 1, fort lauderdale
- food express, pompano beach
- food meat and produce, lauderdale lakes
- food place, hollywood
- food plus, fort lauderdale
- food point, hallandale beach
- food stop 8224, davie
- food store, fort lauderdale
- freeze food mart, pompano beach
- general food store, deerfield beach
- grab n go, coral springs
- grand 7th sheridan, hollywood
- green land food market, west park
- griffin discount food market, ft lauderdale
- guatemex grocery, pompano beach
- hallandale texaco, hallandale beach
- handy food store, coral springs
- hanoun 2 inc, fort lauderdale
- heat food inc, hollywood
- hillsboro food mart, deerfield beach
- hollywood food mart, hollywood
- international grocers, wilton manors
- inverrary ice cream n convenience, lauderhill
- j mar food store, pompano beach
- jacaranda car wash, plantation
- joe's market, hollywood
- juty market & whole sale, inc, fort lauderdale
- kwik stop, hollywood
- kwik stop, hollywood
- kwik stop, lauderhill
- kwik stop 6960, pembroke park
- kwik stop 814, hollywood
- kwik stop food store, deerfield beach
- kent kwik 962, davie
- kent kwik 963, southwest ranches
- kids petrol, coral springs
- kiko oil, hollywood
- kimberly farm store, north lauderdale
- kings market, hollywood
- kwick mart, lauderdale lakes
- kwick serve food mart, pompano beach
- kwik stop, pompano beach
- kwik stop, deerfield beach
- kwik stop, hallandale beach
- kwik stop, miramar
- kwik stop, fort lauderdale
- kwik stop, lauderhill
- kwik stop 1401, lauderhill
- kwik stop 48, hollywood
- kwik stop 72, hollywood
- kwik stop 920, hollywood
- kwik stop food market, lauderdale lakes
- kwik stop food mart, margate
- kwik stop food store, fort lauderdale
- kwik stop food store, dania
- kwik stop food store, fort lauderdale
- kwik stop food store 899, pembroke pines
- kwik stop food store n/a, north lauderdale
- kwik stop grocery & deli, fort lauderdale
- kwik stop hillsboro, deerfield beach
- l & s food store, margate
- little food store, oakland park
- lucy meat market, ft lauderdale
- la merci caribbean market, miramar
- la ranchera meat market 2, fort lauderdale
- lalani grocery, hollywood
- lincoln road enterprise, pompano beach
- los paisas, davie
- lotus food store, oakland park
- lyons market, coconut creek
- lyons shell, coconut creek
- mac donald's grocery store, pompano beach
- marathon, north lauderdale
- marathon gas station, coral springs
- marathon quick stop, pompano beach
- marathon- 118, fort lauderdale
- margate mini mart, margate
- margate shell, margate
- marina discount beverage & food, fort lauderdale
- mars market, sunrise
Showing 250 of 1,063 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 Broward County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Broward 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 (9.4% here).
- Summit County, CO · 9.4% low-access
- Cheboygan County, MI · 9.4% low-access
- Chickasaw County, MS · 9.4% low-access
- Benton County, MO · 9.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (13.2% here).
- Sutter County, CA · 13.2% SNAP
- Ashley County, AR · 13.2% SNAP
- Franklin County, KY · 13.2% SNAP
- Larue County, KY · 13.2% 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.
Florida among South Atlantic states
Florida ranks 4th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (25.1%). Broward County, at 9.4%, runs 15.7 pts below the Florida rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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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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