County food-access profile · Florida
Duval County, FL
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Duval 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).
- 29.4%
- low-access pop.
- 38
- food-desert tracts
- 14.3%
- on SNAP
- 1.0M
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
29.4% of Duval County residents live in a low-access area, and 38 of its 173 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 90
- low-access tracts
- 84K
- food-desert residents
- 7.2%
- households, no vehicle
- 14.1%
- 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 Duval County's low-access share at 29.4%, above the national share. 90 of the county's 173 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 253,896 people. 38 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 84,231 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 Duval County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Duval County's 29.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #972 most-affected nationwide.
Duval County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 173 census tracts in Duval County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Duval County vs. other Florida counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Florida
- Duval
Duval County, FL
29.4 % low-access
- Alachua 19.2
Alachua County, FL
19.2 % low-access
- Baker
Baker County, FL
55.6 % low-access
- Bay
Bay County, FL
31.5 % low-access
- Bradford 1.1
Bradford County, FL
1.1 % low-access
- Brevard
Brevard County, FL
41.8 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 173 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 864,263 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 90 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 38 |
| Low-Access Population | 253,896 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 84,231 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,023,153 |
| Median Household Income | $71,277 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 59,377 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.2% |
About 14.3% of Duval County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 29.4% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 14.3% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 59,377 households here.
- 7.2% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 38 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 Duval County
above the national share
38 of Duval County's 173 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 22.0% of all its tracts.
A further 52 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 90.
An estimated 253,896 residents, roughly 29.4% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 84,231 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 83 tracts (48.0%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Duval County
Duval County has 894 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 201 locations (22% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 201
- big lots 3343, jacksonville
- befikir enjera food mart, jacksonville
- blue sea crab house llc, jacksonville
- cvs 7129, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 3648, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 6456, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 850, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 8902, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 1077, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 1114, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 1811, jacksonville beach
- cvs pharmacy 3106, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 3118, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 3229, neptune beach
- cvs pharmacy 3445, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 3658, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 3685, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 3923, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 3957, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 4415, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 5006, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 5254, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 6801, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 727, jacksonville
- carroll's meat shoppe, jacksonville
- carrolls meat shoppe, jacksonville
- dollar general 0528, jacksonville
- dollar general 10861, jacksonville
- dollar general 11108, baldwin
- dollar general 11186, jacksonville
- dollar general 13746, jacksonville
- dollar general 19073, jacksonville
- dollar general 2404, jacksonville
- dollar general 2461, jacksonville
- dollar general 2614, jacksonville
- dollar general 3029, jacksonville
- dollar general 7268, jacksonville
- dollar general 7457, jacksonville
- dollar general 8007, jacksonville
- dollar tree 2134, jacksonville
- dollar tree 3993, jacksonville
- dollar tree 4153, jacksonville
- dollar tree 6685, jacksonville
- dollartree 10365, jacksonville
- dollartree 10827, jacksonville
- dollartree 8075, jacksonville
- dollartree 8162, jacksonville
- dollartree 9866, jacksonville
- dae ho oriental food store 31007, jacksonville
- dinosaur asian supermarket, jacksonville
- dollar general 10242, jacksonville
- dollar general 10258, jacksonville
- dollar general 10641, jacksonville
- dollar general 11667, jacksonville
- dollar general 11787, jacksonville
- dollar general 11826, jacksonville
- dollar general 11930, jacksonville
- dollar general 12397, jacksonville
- dollar general 12637, jacksonville beach
- dollar general 12954, jacksonville
- dollar general 13535, jacksonville
- dollar general 13863, jacksonville
- dollar general 1395, jacksonville
- dollar general 14932, jacksonville
- dollar general 15047, jacksonville
- dollar general 15115, jacksonville
- dollar general 16683, jacksonville
- dollar general 16712, jacksonville
- dollar general 17724, jacksonville
- dollar general 19072, jacksonville
- dollar general 19780, jacksonville
- dollar general 20041, jacksonville
- dollar general 21190, jacksonville
- dollar general 22145, jacksonville
- dollar general 22453, jacksonville
- dollar general 22783, jacksonville
- dollar general 23489, jacksonville
- dollar general 23525, jacksonville
- dollar general 23549, jacksonville
- dollar general 24982, jacksonville
- dollar general 24998, jacksonville
- dollar general 31460, jacksonville
- dollar general store 30515, jacksonville
- dollar tree 1010, atlantic beach
- dollar tree 1288, jacksonville
- dollar tree 1588, jacksonville
- dollar tree 1596, jacksonville
- dollar tree 1853, jacksonville
- dollar tree 260, jacksonville
- dollar tree 3013, jacksonville
- dollar tree 3080, jacksonville
- dollar tree 3260, jacksonville
- dollar tree 3289, jacksonville
- dollar tree 4165, jacksonville beach
- dollar tree 4212, jacksonville
- dollar tree 4250, jacksonville
- dollar tree 4291, jacksonville
- dollar tree 4308, jacksonville
- dollar tree 4887, jacksonville
- dollar tree 5104, jacksonville
- dollar tree 5303, jacksonville
- dollar tree 5443, jacksonville
- dollar tree 5670, jacksonville
- dollar tree 5993, atlantic beach
- dollar tree 6034, jacksonville
- dollar tree 6854, jacksonville
- dollar tree 6887, jacksonville
- dollar tree 7422, jacksonville
- dollar tree 7903, jacksonville
- dollar tree 7989, jacksonville
- family dollar 11199, jacksonville
- family dollar 11350, jacksonville
- family dollar 11723, jacksonville
- family dollar 11740, jacksonville
- family dollar 12232, jacksonville
- family dollar 12319, jacksonville
- family dollar 12372, jacksonville
- family dollar 12605, jacksonville
- family dollar 1690, jacksonville
- family dollar 4906, jacksonville
- family dollar 7378, jacksonville
- family dollar 7910, jacksonville
- family dollar 8062, jacksonville
- family dollar 8257, jacksonville
- family dollar 8403, jacksonville
- family dollar 8705, jacksonville
- family dollar store 10863, jacksonville
- family dollar store 1415, jacksonville
- family dollar store 1537, atlantic beach
- family dollar store 2015, jacksonville
- family dollar store 3230, jacksonville
- family dollar store 3631, jacksonville
- family dollar store 435, jacksonville
- family dollar store 5191, jacksonville
- family dollar store 5219, jacksonville
- family dollar store 5646, jacksonville
- family dollar store 6029, jacksonville
- family dollar store 619, jacksonville
- family dollar store 6393, jacksonville
- family dollar store 6627, jacksonville
- family dollar store 6968, jacksonville
- family dollar store 7254, jacksonville
- family dollar store 7534, jacksonville
- family dollar store 7714, jacksonville
- family dollar store 7874, jacksonville
- family dollar store 808, jacksonville
- family dollar store 8094, jacksonville
- family dollar store 8174, jacksonville
- family dollar store 8563, jacksonville
- freshfields jacksonville llc 002, jacksonville
- grassroots natural market, jacksonville
- indian grocery store n/a, jacksonville
- jackie's seafood market, jacksonville
- jcs seafood, jacksonville
- joe international market, jacksonville
- kelly's foods, inc, jacksonville
- lim fresh produce, jacksonville
- maxway 646, jacksonville
- merkato ethiopian market and fresh grocery, jacksonville
- ocean city seafood market, jacksonville
- raja indian spices, jacksonville
- rod's crab shack & more llc, jacksonville
- roses 499, jacksonville
- roses 524, jacksonville
- soriya food market, jacksonville
- southern seafood market, jacksonville
- texaco blanding, jacksonville
- viktor's payless, jacksonville
- walgreen 07350, jacksonville
- walgreen 07979, jacksonville
- walgreen 09025, jacksonville
- walgreen 09556, jacksonville
- walgreen 2220, jacksonville
- walgreens 3357, jacksonville
- walgreens 4736, jacksonville
- walgreens 5129, jacksonville
- walgreens 5788, jacksonville
- walgreens 6384, jacksonville
- walgreens 10286, jacksonville
- walgreens 10972, jacksonville
- walgreens 11137, jacksonville
- walgreens 12104, jacksonville
- walgreens 13028, atlantic beach
- walgreens 13450, jacksonville
- walgreens 3172, jacksonville
- walgreens 3382, jacksonville
- walgreens 3746, jacksonville
- walgreens 3755, jacksonville
- walgreens 3930, jacksonville
- walgreens 4056, jacksonville
- walgreens 4278, jacksonville
- walgreens 4281, jacksonville
- walgreens 4310, neptune beach
- walgreens 4325, jacksonville
- walgreens 4327, jacksonville
- walgreens 4638, jacksonville
- walgreens 4733, jacksonville beach
- walgreens 5448, jacksonville
- walgreens 9479, jacksonville
- walgreens 9528, jacksonville
- yara's seafood-beach blvd, jacksonville
Convenience Store · 49
- 1507 starratt, jacksonville
- 1st and huron food store, jacksonville
- 21st & port food store, jacksonville
- 3a family, jacksonville
- 4 way food mart, jacksonville
- 45th street convenient store, jacksonville
- 5111circlek 2652154, jacksonville
- 63rd food mart, jacksonville
- 7-eleven 36688j, jacksonville
- 7-eleven #35890c, jacksonville
- 7-eleven 35638a, jacksonville
- 7-eleven 35990a, jacksonville
- 7-eleven 36682b, jacksonville
- 7-eleven store #35661a 35661a, jacksonville
- 76 food market, jacksonville
- 8 till late, jacksonville
- 8838 atlantic inc, jacksonville
- a & m food store, jacksonville
- a1a food store, jacksonville
- arlington food mart (c-store), jacksonville
- abbey food store, jacksonville
- abel & andy express inc, jacksonville
- abyssinia food market, jacksonville
- abyssinia food store, jacksonville
- allstop food store 1, jacksonville
- amellia corner store, jacksonville
- ami 88 food mart, jacksonville
- anna food mart, jacksonville
- arlington discount beverage, jacksonville
- arlington food express, jacksonville
- arlington mobil, jacksonville
- aron food mart, jacksonville
- atlantic beach kwik trip, atlantic beach
- atlantic bp, jacksonville
- atlantic brookview food store, jacksonville
- avondale superette, jacksonville
- best price food store, jacksonville
- bp 371, jacksonville
- bp food mart 364, jacksonville
- buy rite 3, jacksonville
- beach food store 3, jacksonville
- beaver quick mart, jacksonville
- belen food mart llc, jacksonville
- best price food store, jacksonville
- bestway foods, jacksonville
- blanding mobil no, jacksonville
- blue ribbon food mart, jacksonville
- blue store discount, jacksonville
- bp food store 3, jacksonville
Showing 250 of 894 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Florida
Compare Duval County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Food access nationally, Florida in context
Duval County sits inside Florida (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.