Signature · 41 SNAP-authorized stores
Calaveras County, CA
Calaveras County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 9.5%
- on SNAP
- 46K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Calaveras County, CA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 14.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Madera County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Calaveras County lands in the lower national band (14.7%, #2,136 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,136
- national by low-access %
- #36
- in CA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 41 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Calaveras County compares nationally
Calaveras County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.7% low-access share that beats 32% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,140).
Calaveras County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Calaveras County has 2 urban and 8 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.
Calaveras County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in California, not a full county-board reprint
- Sierra
Sierra 88.2%
88.2 % low-access
- San Diego 14.9
San Diego 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Ventura 14.9
Ventura 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Calaveras 14.7
Calaveras 14.7%
14.7 % low-access
- Madera 14.5
Madera 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Mendocino 14.5
Mendocino 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 45,578 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,716 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.7%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,730 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 46,248 |
| Median Household Income | $78,647 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,760 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Calaveras County
Calaveras County has 41 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 20 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 20
- 7-eleven, inc. 42036h, san andreas
- altaville food & liquor market, altaville
- angles camp sierra energy, angels camp
- arnold chevron, arnold
- baljit singh & charanjit singh, san andreas
- fast and easy mart, mokelumne hill
- h&s energy products llc 3033, angeles camp
- h&s energy products llc 3036, san andreas
- kc's korner, west point
- motherlode co general store, valley springs
- pari mart gas, san andreas
- pic n save 1, arnold
- rocket 5264, arnold
- rocket 5266, copperopolis
- s a m m, san andreas
- the grizzly bear, arnold
- valley springs chevron, valley springs
- valley springs mini mart, valley springs
- village gas n mart, valley springs
- wallace sierra energy, wallace
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs pharmacy 9390, valley springs
- cvs pharmacy 9539, angels camp
- dollar general 17096, west point
- dollar general 17653, angels camp
- dollar geneal 17118, valley springs
- dollar general store 16311, arnold
- family dollar store 11389, copperopolis
- payless market, copperopolis
Supermarket · 5
- angels food market, angels camp
- save mart 46, angels camp
- sierra hills market, murphys
- sender's market inc, mountain ranch
- treats general store, san andreas
Super Store · 3
- big trees market, arnold
- mar-val food store #4, valley springs
- valley springs grocery outlet 378, valley springs
Farmers' Market · 2
- calaverasgrown certified farmers market, san andreas
- west point farmers market, west point
Small Grocery Store · 2
- burson market, burson
- rail road flat general store, rail road flat
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- moke hill market, mokelumne hill
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in California
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Counties near Calaveras County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Calaveras County, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CA (14.7% here).
- Marion County, KY · 14.7% low-access
- Marion County, KY · 14.7% low-access
- Mercer County, KY · 14.7% low-access
- Mercer County, KY · 14.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (9.5% here).
- Lee County, GA · 9.5% SNAP
- Lee County, GA · 9.5% SNAP
- Madison County, ID · 9.5% SNAP
- Madison County, ID · 9.5% 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.
Calaveras County inside a lower low-access state context
Calaveras County sits inside California (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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