County food-access profile · Oregon
Clackamas County, OR
Clackamas County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 17.3%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 10.1%
- on SNAP
- 424K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
17.3% of Clackamas County residents live in a low-access area, and 7 of its 80 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 33
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- food-desert residents
- 4.8%
- households, no vehicle
- 7.7%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
Clackamas County's low-access share sits near the national share, at 17.3% per the USDA Atlas. 33 of the county's 80 census tracts are flagged low-access, covering roughly 64,987 residents who live far from a supermarket. 7 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 12,591 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Clackamas County compares nationally
Clackamas County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 17.3% low-access share that beats 38% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,928).
Clackamas County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 80 census tracts in Clackamas County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Clackamas County vs. other Oregon counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Oregon
- Clackamas
Clackamas County, OR
17.3 % low-access
- Baker
Baker County, OR
37.9 % low-access
- Benton
Benton County, OR
27.9 % low-access
- Clatsop 12.4
Clatsop County, OR
12.4 % low-access
- Columbia 6.1
Columbia County, OR
6.1 % low-access
- Coos 10.6
Coos County, OR
10.6 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 80 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 375,992 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 33 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 64,987 |
| Low-Access Share | 17.3%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 12,591 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 423,975 |
| Median Household Income | $103,517 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.7%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 16,492 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
About 10.1% of Clackamas County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 17.3% of residents are low-access, near the national share for U.S. counties.
- 10.1% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 16,492 households here.
- 4.8% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 7 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Clackamas County
near the national share
7 of Clackamas County's 80 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 8.8% of all its tracts.
A further 26 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 33.
An estimated 64,987 residents, roughly 17.3% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 12,591 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 47 tracts (58.8%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Clackamas County
Clackamas County has 234 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 117 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 117
- 24/7 market, gladstone
- 7-eleven 29539c, milwaukie
- 7-eleven # 2363-19325 f, portland
- 7-eleven #27453d 27453d, wilsonville
- 7-eleven 14497 e, lake oswego
- 7-eleven 17422f, portland
- 7-eleven 18786g, portland
- 7-eleven 20175c, clackamas
- 7-eleven 20349d, oregon city
- 7-eleven 20716b, portland
- 7-eleven 25840f, sandy
- 7-eleven #19222f 19222f, lake oswego
- 7-eleven 14508f, portland
- 7-eleven 19345k, west linn
- 7-eleven 23071d 23071d, portland
- 82nd food mart, happy valley
- a & l quick mart, oregon city
- a-1 food mart 1, portland
- annapurna mart, portland
- astro express mart & deli 210, molalla
- astro express mart 216, west linn
- big apple market, sandy
- barton food mart, boring
- beavercreek grocery 1, beavercreek
- big jims market, estacada
- boones ferry chevron, lake oswego
- boring chevron, boring
- brightwood store, brightwood
- bryson energy, llc, colton
- buy2 32, canby
- canby food market, canby
- capitol mart, oregon city
- carman drive chevron, lake oswego
- carver store, damascus
- center market 36, molalla
- clackamas extra mile chevron 21, clackamas
- clackamas food market, clackamas
- eagle creek food mart, eagle creek
- eric's market, portland
- everyday deals, happy valley
- fred's food o mart, molalla
- family mart 10, wilsonville
- fasktrak, portland
- fred meyer fuel 51, wilsonville
- govy general inc, government camp
- get & go groceries 1, estacada
- get and go grocery, oregon city
- green food mart, boring
- h&s energy products, llc 3091, beavercreek
- h&s energy products, llc 3092, oregon city
- h&s energy products, llc 3093, oregon city
- h&s energy products, llc 3094, gladstone
- h&s energy products, llc 3096, portland
- happy valley chevron extra mile oregon 4192, happy valley
- in n out market 1, wilsonville
- jacksons food stores 532, lake oswego
- jacksons food stores 535, portland
- kearns market #1, gladstone
- kelly's corner market, boring
- khan oil clackamas llc, clackamas
- king road market, portland
- la espiga llc a, oregon city
- la mixteca market llc n/a, canby
- lake oswego chevron 19, lake oswego
- leo's mini market, portland
- lone elder market, canby
- mciver outpost, estacada
- mcloughlin market place, gladstone
- milwaukie 76 65, portland
- milwaukie extra mile chevron 23, portland
- milwaukie food market n/a, portland
- morrow's mart, portland
- mt hood arco gas station, sandy
- mulino store enterprises, mulino
- oak grove chevron, portland
- oregon city chevron, oregon city
- plaid pantry 054, oregon city
- plaid pantry 058, oregon city
- plaid pantry 093, clackamas
- plaid pantry 094, oregon city
- plaid pantry 121, sandy
- plaid pantry 129, wilsonville
- plaid pantry 142, oregon city
- plaid pantry 177, milwaukie
- plaid pantry 181, clackamas
- plaid pantry 204, lake oswego
- plaid pantry 226, portland
- prl llc, boring
- quick mart, canby
- ray's market, gladstone
- real deal grocery, molalla
- real deal grocery, estacada
- redland station llc, oregon city
- redland store inc, oregon city
- river rd mart, portland
- rocket #5454 5454, clackamas
- roswell market, portland
- royal mart #108 24, oregon city
- royal mart #110 51, sandy
- south end market, oregon city
- stop n go grocery deli, damascus
- sania food mart, inc, clackamas
- self service market o, happy valley
- shortys corner, sandy
- smoker friendly 1, happy valley
- south wilsonville, wilsonville
- space age sandy #29 29, boring
- sunrise market 1, milwaukie
- sunrise market 2 2, milwaukie
- sunset market, west linn
- the healthy bread store 1255, portland
- tnt market, canby
- toor food market inc., estacada
- town deli & grocery, portland
- us market 475 llc, portland
- villebois market, wilsonville
- vista grocery, portland
Combination Grocery/Other · 33
- bi-mart 622, oregon city
- bi-mart 657, damascus
- bi-mart 659, molalla
- bi-mart 677, sandy
- cvs pharmacy 11283, lake oswego
- cvs pharmacy 11639, lake oswego
- cvs pharmacy 11694, clackamas
- dollar general 18121, estacada
- dollar general 20076, welches
- dollar general 20588, molalla
- dollar tree 1837, oregon city
- dollar tree 1843, milwaukie
- dollar tree 2035, sandy
- dollar tree 2118, canby
- dollar tree 2534, damascus
- dollar tree 3734, happy valley
- dollar tree 4882, wilsonville
- dollar tree 5032, clackamas
- dollartree 8728, molalla
- dollartree 8866, portland
- estacada thriftway, estacada
- happy valley grocery outlet 323, clackamas
- hoodland thriftway, welches
- justy's produce & flowers, portland
- walgreens 01100, happy valley
- walgreens 03801, oregon city
- walgreens 09544, milwaukie
- walgreens 09625, lake oswego
- walgreens 10137, sandy
- walgreens 10893, canby
- walgreens 13727, gladstone
- walgreens 15927, happy valley
- walgreens 7688, wilsonville
Supermarket · 26
- albertson's 3531, lake oswego
- albertsons 571, oregon city
- canby grocery outlet 577, canby
- new seasons market - mountain park 1107, lake oswego
- new seasons market happy valley 1109, happy valley
- new seasons market milwaukie 21, portland
- new seasons market palisades 1119, lake oswego
- safeway 1047, lake oswego
- safeway 1231, clackamas
- safeway 1713, west linn
- safeway 1751, molalla
- safeway 2604, canby
- safeway 2696, milwaukie
- safeway 4387, gladstone
- safeway 521, boring
- safeway 782, sandy
- safeway 2690, milwaukie
- safeway 285, wilsonville
- safeway 2993, oregon city
- safeway 508, lake oswego
- sandy grocery outlet 114, sandy
- trader joe's milwaukie 275, milwaukie
- trader joe's 142, lake oswego
- trader joe's 152, happy valley
- vitamin cottage u084, happy valley
- winco foods 009, portland
Super Store · 23
- 365 by whole foods market 10654, lake oswego
- costco wholesale 0097, clackamas
- costco wholesale 0766, wilsonville
- cutsforth thriftway, canby
- fred meyer 153, portland
- fred meyer 240, milwaukie
- fred meyer 242, oregon city
- fred meyer 63, clackamas
- fred meyer 651, canby
- fred meyer 663, sandy
- fred meyer 516, wilsonville
- fred meyer 694, happy valley
- grocery outlet of molalla 429, molalla
- market of choice 5, west linn
- oak grove grocery outlet 156, portland
- oregon city grocery outlet, oregon city
- target store t-0346, clackamas
- target store t-1847, wilsonville
- walmart 5440, happy valley
- walmart 5994, west linn
- walmart neighborhood market 3144, milwaukie
- winco foods 154, oregon city
- zupans enterprises, inc, lake oswego
Bakery Specialty · 13
- papa murphys or-047, oregon city
- papa murphy's or007, portland
- papa murphy's or009, canby
- papa murphy's or036, lake oswego
- papa murphy's or069, wilsonville
- papa murphy's or076, clackamas
- papa murphy's or109, damascus
- papa murphy's or126, happy valley
- papa murphy's pizza or-31, portland
- papa murphys or117, sandy
- papa murphys or119, molalla
- papa murphys pizza or-116, portland
- xanadu restaurant mgmt, inc. 38100, west linn
Medium Grocery Store · 7
- el torito market llc, portland
- food depot, happy valley
- holcomb market, oregon city
- san francisco tienda mexicana inc, wilsonville
- villa's market, happy valley
- wild west smokehouse, clackamas
- yuca marketplace 1, happy valley
Farmers' Market · 6
- happy valley farmers market, clackamas
- hoodland farmers market, welches
- lake oswego farmers market, lake oswego
- milwaukie sunday farmers market, portland
- mount hood farmers market, sandy
- oregon city farmer's market, oregon city
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 5
- carniceria del rastro, canby
- ebner custom meat, canby
- malco's buxton meat company, sandy
- the wurst market, portland
- timberline meat, sandy
Small Grocery Store · 2
- ggk philippine sweets & treats asian market, gladstone
- plenty international food and deli, happy valley
Large Grocery Store · 1
- la conasuper meat market #2, canby
Seafood Specialty · 1
- tonys smoke house & cannery, oregon city
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Oregon
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Food access nationally, Oregon in context
Clackamas County sits inside Oregon (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
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