Signature · 34.7% low-access (80th pct)
Clay County, FL
Clay County sits in the upper national band on low-access (34.7%, +12.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 34.7%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 8.6%
- on SNAP
- 228K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Clay County, FL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 34.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Walton County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Clay County sits in the upper national band (34.7%, #605 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #605
- national by low-access %
- #23
- in FL
- 20
- low-access tracts
- 16K
- 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: 34.7% low-access (80th pct) (+12.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Clay County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Clay County's 34.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 80% of them and ranked #612 most-affected nationwide.
Clay County's elevated USDA tier split
30 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Clay County has 22 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.
Clay 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
- Osceola
Osceola 35.3%
35.3 % low-access
- Clay
Clay 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Walton
Walton 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Hernando
Hernando 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Lake
Lake 34.3%
34.3 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 30 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 190,865 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 20 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 66,319 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 16,385 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 227,584 |
| Median Household Income | $87,820 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,240 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Clay County
Clay County has 131 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 61 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 61
- 7-eleven 35652b, middleburg
- amoco express food mart, orange park
- circle k 2721285, green cove springs
- circle k 2721297, middleburg
- circle k 2726065, middleburg
- circle k 2726100, orange park
- circle k 2726211, keystone heights
- circle k 2726234, middleburg
- circle k 2726267, orange park
- circle k 2726286, middleburg
- circle k 2726290, middleburg
- circle k 2726295, orange park
- circle k 2726501, fleming island
- circle k 2726502, green cove springs
- circle k 2726508, keystone heights
- circle k 2726519, orange park
- cougar express, green cove springs
- easy stop food store, green cove springs
- flash foods llc 2745091, middleburg
- g8 stop, orange park
- gate petroleum 1145, orange park
- gate service station 1160, fleming island
- gate service station 1198, orange park
- grassroots natural market ii, inc., fleming island
- green cove food store, green cove springs
- green cove mobil, green cove springs
- green cove sunoco, green cove springs
- h & h discount beverage, green cove springs
- healthy living 4 u, keystone heights
- highway 17 beverages, green cove springs
- jaladeep inc dba sunoco, starke
- kay peter caribbean store, green cove springs
- keystone tobacco express, keystone heights
- la sabrosa grocery, orange park
- lake asbury food mart, green cove springs
- middleburg bp, middleburg
- middleburg bp, middleburg
- murphy usa 6686, orange park
- murphy usa 7406, middleburg
- murphy usa 7564, orange park
- one stop, keystone heights
- prime stop food 1006, orange park
- prime time food store 9, orange park
- race trac 141, middleburg
- race trac 196, orange park
- race trac 585, green cove springs
- racetrac 2684, middleburg
- rebel 827, orange park
- safeway, fleming island
- speedway 6514, orange park
- speedway 6542, midway
- speedway 6856, green cove springs
- speedway 6869, green cove springs
- speedway 6890, middleburg
- sunshine food express, fleming island
- sunshine food mart, green cove springs
- u mart, orange park
- wawa 5263, orange park
- wawa 5289, middleburg
- wawa 5328, orange park
- wells road exxon, orange park
Combination Grocery/Other · 42
- asian grocers 1, orange park
- cvs pharmacy 4627, keystone heights
- cvs pharmacy 3254, orange park
- cvs pharmacy 3486, orange park
- cvs pharmacy 4344, middleburg
- cvs pharmacy 5189, orange park
- corbitt's produce grocery & more, keystone heights
- dollar general 1401, keystone heights
- dollar general 2465, green cove springs
- dollar general 2478, orange park
- dollar general 3473, middleburg
- dollartree 10697, middleburg
- dollar general 13014, middleburg
- dollar general 15013, green cove springs
- dollar general 15197, middleburg
- dollar general 20616, orange park
- dollar general 21025, middleburg
- dollar general 21780, keystone heights
- dollar general 24115, green cove springs
- dollar general 24116, green cove springs
- dollar general 24925, middleburg
- dollar general 25298, jacksonville
- dollar general 712, orange park
- dollar general 7847, orange park
- dollar tree 3563, fleming island
- dollar tree 3890, middleburg
- dollar tree 5697, orange park
- dollar tree 6711, green cove springs
- dollar tree 7414, middleburg
- dollar tree 967, orange park
- dusty's seafood, green cove springs
- eury's market, orange park
- family dollar store 1706, keystone hgts
- family dollar store 4704, middleburg
- walgreen 09421, keystone heights
- walgreens 06744, middleburg
- walgreens 06928, orange park
- walgreens 10469, green cove springs
- walgreens 4081, orange park
- walgreens 4440, orange park
- walgreens 5297, orange park
- walgreens 6385, fleming island
Supermarket · 15
- aldi 74203, fleming island
- aldi 68, middleburg
- aldi 74098, orange park
- publix 0502, fleming island
- publix 0736, middleburg
- publix 1115, orange park
- publix 1169, orange park
- publix 668, orange park
- publix 1210, fleming island
- the fresh market 235, fleming island
- winn dixie 0008, orange park
- winn dixie 0040, orange park
- winn dixie 0093, middleburg
- winn dixie 138, green cv spgs
- winn-dixie 0135, green cv spgs
Super Store · 7
- bj's wholesale club 125, orange park
- rowes supermarket 6355, orange park
- target store t-1497, orange park
- walmart neighborhood market 5820, middleburg
- walmart s/c 2920, orange park
- walmart supercenter 1225, orange park
- walmart supercenter 3308, middleburg
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- el supremo grocery & meat market, green cove springs
- el supremo grocery & meat market blanding, orange park
- granary whole foods, orange park
Seafood Specialty · 2
- fisherman's dock, orange park
- seafood market, orange park
Farmers' Market · 1
- orange park farmer's & arts market, orange park
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 Clay County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Clay 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 (34.7% here).
- Bannock County, ID · 34.7% low-access
- Bannock County, ID · 34.7% low-access
- Sharp County, AR · 34.7% low-access
- Sharp County, AR · 34.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (8.6% here).
- Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT · 8.6% SNAP
- Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT · 8.6% SNAP
- Canyon County, ID · 8.6% SNAP
- Canyon County, ID · 8.6% 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.
Clay County inside a higher low-access state context
Clay 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 Clay County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12019. 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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