Signature · 46.2% low-access (92nd pct)
Citrus County, FL
Citrus County sits in the upper national band on low-access (46.2%, +24.1 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 46.2%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 12.0%
- on SNAP
- 162K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Citrus County, FL
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-SEVERE 46.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +24.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 15% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: St. Lucie County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Citrus County sits in the upper national band (46.2%, #258 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #258
- national by low-access %
- #6
- in FL
- 14
- low-access tracts
- 22K
- 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: 46.2% low-access (92nd pct) (+24.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Citrus County compares nationally
Citrus County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 46.2% low-access share outpaces 92% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #260 most-affected nationwide.
Citrus County's elevated USDA tier split
27 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Citrus County has 15 urban and 12 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.
Citrus 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
- Citrus
Citrus 46.2%
46.2 % low-access
- St. Lucie
St. Lucie 45.9%
45.9 % low-access
- Indian River
Indian River 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Calhoun
Calhoun 45.4%
45.4 % low-access
- Nassau
Nassau 44%
44 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 27 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 141,236 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 14 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 65,214 |
| Low-Access Share | 46.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 22,123 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 162,472 |
| Median Household Income | $56,546 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 8,574 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Citrus County
Citrus County has 117 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 55 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 55
- 7 eleven store 42245a, lecanto
- 7-eleven 38561a, homosassa
- 7-eleven 38841h, inverness
- 7-eleven 38669a, homosassa
- circle k 2705995, lecanto
- circle k 2707211, floral city
- circle k 2707489, crystal river
- circle k 2707497, homosassa
- circle k 2707696, inverness
- circle k 2721286, crystal river
- circle k 2722119, hernando
- circle k 2726279, crystal river
- citgo gas station, inverness
- citgo hernando food mart, hernando
- community shop of withlapopka islands, floral city
- crystal river shell 173, crystal river
- dunnellon sunoco, dunnellon
- floral city foods, floral city
- flowers bakery outlet 50000021, inverness
- ganesha food store, floral city
- hilltop food store, inverness
- holder food store, holder
- homosossa country store, homosassa
- ibad food mart, citrus springs
- jiffy 1575, homosassa
- kwik king, crystal river
- kwik king (lecanto food mart), lecanto
- kwik stop citgo, homosassa
- lakeside convenience store, hernando
- lecanto food mart, lecanto
- liquor plus, floral city
- murphy usa 7867, inverness
- party store hernando, hernando
- quick save 2 discount beverage, homosassa
- quick save discount beverages, homosassa
- quik stop, hernando
- quik trip mobil, hernando
- race trac 195, homosassa
- race trac 286, crystal river
- race trac 59, crystal river
- race trac 97, inverness
- racetrac 2456, lecanto
- rutabaga's etc., inverness
- s & s food and bev 1, inverness
- sai food mart, inverness
- shell circle k homosassa, homosassa
- shell food mart, beverly hills
- speedway 6528, inverness
- stricklands convenient store, homosassa
- suncoast gas, llc 42257a, homosassa
- sunoco crystal river, crystal river
- super discount, crystal river
- texaco food mart, homosassa springs
- wawa store 5320, lecanto
- zavian food mart, inverness
Combination Grocery/Other · 36
- cvs pharmacy 7998, hernando
- cvs pharmacy 3103, crystal river
- cvs pharmacy 3171, inverness
- chopping block, lecanto
- dollar general 10975, crystal river
- dollar general 13280, crystal river
- dollar general 13792, crystal river
- dollar general 1392, inverness
- dollar general 14249, hernando
- dollar general 14308, homosassa
- dollar general 1560, crystal river
- dollar general 4017, beverly hills
- dollar general 4852, homosassa
- dollar general 6090, floral city
- dollar general 9269, hernando
- darren's discount groceries of floral city, floral city
- dollar general 11449, dunnellon
- dollar general 12325, hernando
- dollar general 12992, lecanto
- dollar general 13397, hernando
- dollar general 15031, inverness
- dollar tree 2808, crystal river
- dollar tree 312, inverness
- dollar tree 5736, homosassa
- dollar tree 6500, beverly hills
- family dollar 8714, crystal river
- family dollar 9211, floral city
- family dollar store 10558, homosassa
- family dollar store 10719, citrus springs
- family dollar store 5329, inverness
- walgreens 4217, homosassa
- walgreens 5338, crystal river
- walgreens 5691, inverness
- walgreens 5980, hernando
- walgreens 9747, homosassa
- walgreens 9847, beverly hills
Supermarket · 12
- aldi 74090, lecanto
- aldi 74198, homosassa
- aldi 74224, crystal river
- publix 0475, hernando
- publix 0797, crystal river
- publix 1193, homosassa
- publix 518, homosassa
- publix 1448, inverness
- save a lot 30012, inverness
- save a lot 30028, crystal river
- winn dixie 2220, beverly hills
- winn dixie 2210, inverness
Super Store · 5
- target store t2900, lecanto
- walmart s/c 1104, inverness
- walmart supercenter 1029, homosassa
- walmart supercenter 5772, lecanto
- winn-dixie 2445, inverness
Seafood Specialty · 3
- rios blue crab schack, crystal river
- shelly's seafood, homosassa
- tje seafood, floral city
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- dixie harvest, homosassa
- greens and goodness, inverness
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- angus wholesale meats, dunnellon
- stacy's groceries, homosassa
Small Grocery Store · 2
- hernando farmers market, hernando
- tony's produce market, crystal river
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.
Compare Citrus County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Counties near Citrus County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Citrus 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 (46.2% here).
- Cherokee County, KS · 46.4% low-access
- Hampshire County, MA · 46.5% low-access
- Richland County, SC · 46.5% low-access
- Juab County, UT · 46.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (12.0% here).
- Walker County, GA · 12.0% SNAP
- Walker County, GA · 12.0% SNAP
- Moffat County, CO · 12.0% SNAP
- Moffat County, CO · 12.0% 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.
Citrus County inside a higher low-access state context
Citrus 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 .
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 Citrus County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12017. 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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