County food-access profile · Utah
Davis County, UT
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Davis County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 31.6%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 4.6%
- on SNAP
- 371K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
31.6% of Davis County residents live in a low-access area, and 2 of its 54 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 33
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- food-desert residents
- 2.6%
- households, no vehicle
- 6.4%
- 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).
USDA data puts Davis County's low-access share at 31.6%, above the national share. 33 of the county's 54 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 96,727 people. 2 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 14,213 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 Davis County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Davis County's 31.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 73% of them and ranked #843 most-affected nationwide.
Davis County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 54 census tracts in Davis County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Davis County vs. other Utah counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Utah
- Davis 31.6
Davis County, UT
31.6 % low-access
- Beaver 14.4
Beaver County, UT
14.4 % low-access
- Box Elder 16.8
Box Elder County, UT
16.8 % low-access
- Cache 33.3
Cache County, UT
33.3 % low-access
- Carbon 26
Carbon County, UT
26 % low-access
- Daggett
Daggett County, UT
100 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 54 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 306,479 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 33 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 96,727 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,213 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 370,924 |
| Median Household Income | $110,884 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,317 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
About 4.6% of Davis County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 31.6% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 4.6% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 5,317 households here.
- 2.6% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 2 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 Davis County
above the national share
2 of Davis County's 54 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 3.7% of all its tracts.
A further 31 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 33.
An estimated 96,727 residents, roughly 31.6% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 14,213 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 21 tracts (38.9%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Davis County
Davis County has 131 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 64 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 64
- 7-eleven 34755b, woods cross
- 7-eleven store 35034a, clearfield
- 7-eleven 32705c 32705c, clearfield
- 7-eleven store #22099c 22099c, woods cross
- 7-eleven store #24075c 24075c, bountiful
- 7-eleven store #33981b 33981b, centerville
- 7-eleven store #33986b 33986b, kaysville
- 7-eleven store #38552a 38852a, layton
- 7-eleven store #38710a 38710a, layton
- 7-eleven store 23550 c, layton
- 7-eleven store 35432a, clearfield
- 7-eleven store 38442a 38442a, syracuse
- apple store, woods cross
- chevron875, bountiful
- clearfield chevron, clearfield
- common cents food store 252, bountiful
- east layton chevron, layton
- express mart, north salt lake
- extramile convenience stores 0165, centerville
- fast stop 1106, clearfield
- fast stop 1110, layton
- fast stop 1111, clearfield
- fast stop 1112, layton
- fast stop 1128, north salt lake
- friends # 3, layton
- holiday oil 73, clearfield
- holiday oil 75, clearfield
- holiday oil 76, clearfield
- holiday oil company 61, north salt lake
- jacksons food stores # 246 246, woods cross
- kings market clearfield, clearfield
- last chance store 11, layton
- maverik 542, centerville
- maverik 705, syracuse
- maverik, inc 130, bountiful
- maverik, inc 168, bountiful
- maverik, inc 184, layton
- maverik, inc 197, layton
- maverik, inc 269, clinton
- maverik, inc 283, syracuse
- maverik, inc 299, layton
- maverik, inc 302, clearfield
- maverik, inc 303, clearfield
- maverik, inc 349, clearfield
- maverik, inc 369, clearfield
- maverik, inc 381, layton
- maverik, inc 386, north salt lake
- maverik, inc 397, farmington
- maverik, inc 507, kaysville
- maverik, inc 513, sunset
- maverik, inc 581, clearfield
- maverik, inc 625, north salt lake
- maverik, inc 772, farmington
- north salt lake food mart, north salt lake
- park lane chevron, farmington
- pilot travel center 772, north salt lake
- qwik stop, layton
- sh & sons, clearfield
- sinclair gas station, bountiful
- sinclair/ ajay investment, bountiful
- speedway 9416, layton
- sunset minimart, clearfield
- super stop texaco 2, clearfield
- super stop texaco 3, bountiful
Combination Grocery/Other · 22
- asian foods llc, clearfield
- cvs pharmacy 10662, layton
- cvs pharmacy 10927, syracuse
- dollartree 9722, layton
- dollar tree 2603, layton
- dollar tree 2604, bountiful
- dollar tree 2669, clearfield
- dollar tree 3529, centerville
- dollar tree 3869, syracuse
- dollar tree 6704, kaysville
- dollar tree 7051, clearfield
- dollar tree 7932, layton
- dons meats llc., clearfield
- family dollar 6187, woods cross
- good earth markets, layton
- mi ranchito produce, clearfield
- walgreens 02519, clinton
- walgreens 02523, layton
- walgreens 02529, syracuse
- walgreens 06183, bountiful
- walgreens 07982, kaysville
- walgreens 12452, woods cross
Super Store · 21
- bowman's superstore, kaysville
- costco wholesale 0735, w bountiful
- lee's marketplace - foxboro 10812, north salt lake
- rancho markets 8, clearfield
- sam's club 6682, layton
- smith's 272, clearfield
- smith's 93, woods cross
- smith's food & drug 277, kaysville
- smith's marketplace 444, bountiful
- smiths food & drug center 135, farmington
- smiths food & drug center 140, sunset
- smiths food & drug center 142, syracuse
- smiths food & drug center 149, layton
- target stores t- 1750, centerville
- target stores t- 1755, layton
- walmart 1699, layton
- walmart nm 5205, layton
- walmart sc 3366, centerville
- walmart sc 3848, syracuse
- walmart sc 5234, clinton
- winegars supermarket #3, clearfield
Bakery Specialty · 9
- franz family bakery outlet 9066, layton
- papa murphy's farmington ut063, farmington
- papa murphy's lytn ut015, layton
- papa murphy's pizza of layton ut066, layton
- papa murphys pizza 025, centerville
- papa murphys ut023, syracuse
- papa murphys ut051, clinton
- papa murphys ut052, layton
- papamurphy's bountiful ut029, bountiful
Supermarket · 8
- big deal outlet #103, layton
- dicks market 10565, centerville
- dicks market 10567, bountiful
- fresh market east layton 12377, layton
- harmons station park 007, farmington
- sprouts farmers market 607, bountiful
- vitamin cottage natural food market u107, bountiful
- winco foods 139, layton
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- garcia's mini market 1, layton
- la nueva favorita market, layton
- the final markdown 03, layton
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- centerville meats #, centerville
- dons meats south, syracuse
Military Commissary · 1
- hill afb commissary 1415, hill afb
Small Grocery Store · 1
- ola's polynesian market, layton
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Utah
Compare Davis County vs Beaver County → · All Utah counties →
Food access nationally, Utah in context
Davis County sits inside Utah (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
Understand the Data
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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).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.