Signature · 6.5% SNAP (7th pct in CA)
El Dorado County, CA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of El Dorado 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).
- 25.2%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 6.5%
- on SNAP
- 193K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County El Dorado County, CA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 25.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: San Bernardino County ( -0.5 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, El Dorado County ranks #1,278 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #15 of 58 counties in CA (25.2% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,278
- national by low-access %
- #15
- in CA
- 17
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 6.5% SNAP (7th pct in CA) (-5.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How El Dorado County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, El Dorado County's 25.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 59% of them and ranked #1,282 most-affected nationwide.
El Dorado County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
42 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, El Dorado County has 20 urban and 22 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.
El Dorado County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in California, not a full county-board reprint
- Sierra
Sierra 88.2%
88.2 % low-access
- Sutter 26.5
Sutter 26.5%
26.5 % low-access
- El Dorado 25.2
El Dorado 25.2%
25.2 % low-access
- San Bernardino 24.7
San Bernardino 24.7%
24.7 % low-access
- Riverside 24.5
Riverside 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Kern 23.8
Kern 23.8%
23.8 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 42 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 181,058 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 17 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 45,668 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.2%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,710 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 192,662 |
| Median Household Income | $108,845 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,965 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.5%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in El Dorado County
El Dorado County has 120 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 56 locations (47% of the total), followed by supermarket.
Convenience Store · 56
- 49er liquors, placerville
- 7 eleven 14078g, south lake tahoe
- 7 eleven 41230a 41230a, el dorado hills
- 7 eleven 41607a, placerville
- 7 eleven store 15047f, south lake tahoe
- 7-eleven 42031h, garden valley
- am pm 83656, el dorado hills
- alpine liquors, south lake tahoe
- american gas, south lake tahoe
- avorys 13 mile post, pollock pines
- cambridge chevron extramile, cameron park
- cameron park petroleum, cameron park
- chevron, camino
- cold springs foodmart, placerville
- cool general store, cool
- creek view mini mart, placerville
- discount food and liquor, shingle springs
- el dorado grocery & deli, el dorado
- el dorado hills shell 54, el dorado hills
- georgetown gas & go, georgetown
- gold harvest market, shingle springs
- green tahoe, south lake tahoe
- h & s energy products 3064, south lake tahoe
- h & s energy products 3073, cameron park
- h&s energy products llc 3032, diamond springs
- happy hour food & liquor, camino
- hassan & sons 1006, cameron park
- j & r brothers inc, placerville
- jiffy mart, diamond springs
- kings beverage company, south lake tahoe
- lakhdata inc no, cameron park
- logtown country market, el dorado
- maruti placerville, placerville
- mill creek market, placerville
- mother lode market, placerville
- mt aukum store, mount aukum
- placerville 76, placerville
- placerville drive market, placerville
- pleasant valley chevron, placerville
- quik stop market 550161, diamond springs
- rancho convenience center inc., placerville
- raymond liquor, placerville
- riverside mini mart, lotus
- rocket #7237 7237, shingle springs
- rocket #7966 7966, cameron park
- rubicon liquor and wine, georgetown
- safeway 5823 fuel center, south lake tahoe
- safeway fuel center 5815, san jose
- shell, pollock pines
- shell at placerville, placerville
- snowline station, camino
- speedway 1495, placerville
- sutter center market, coloma
- vineyard market, cameron park
- vp racing fuels, placerville
- worton's market, georgetown
Supermarket · 18
- bel air 515, cameron park
- fork lift-cameron park 21, cameron park
- holiday market 57, placerville
- holiday market 62, cool
- holiday market 65, south lake tahoe
- nugget market 9, el dorado hills
- raley's 127, south lake tahoe
- raley's 422, placerville
- raley's o.n.e. market 424, el dorado hills
- safeway 1618, cameron park
- safeway 1724, placerville
- safeway 1824, south lake tahoe
- safeway 1825, pollock pines
- safeway 0748, el dorado hills
- safeway 2683, el dorado hills
- safeway 5809, el dorado hills
- save mart 614, placerville
- save mart 615, placerville
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- cvs pharmacy 3009, cameron park
- cvs pharmacy 3909, el dorado hills
- cvs pharmacy 6793, cameron park
- cvs pharmacy 9184, placerville
- cvs pharmacy 9376, south lake tahoe
- cvs pharmacy 9490, pollock pines
- cvs pharmacy 9713, south lake tahoe
- dollartree 10684, placerville
- dollartree 10778, cameron park
- dollar general 21281, cool
- dollar general 22942, somerset
- dollar tree 1244, placerville
- dollar tree 4242, cameron park
- family dollar store 10709, pollock pines
- overland meat and seafood company, south lake tahoe
- south lake tahoe grocery outlet, south lake tahoe
- walgreens 12840, el dorado hills
Super Store · 10
- grocery outlet cameron park 491, cameron park
- grocery outlet of placerville 103, placerville
- mar-val food #6, georgetown
- smart & final 787, south lake tahoe
- target store t-2270, el dorado hills
- target store t3355, placerville
- target store t3452, south lake tahoe
- walmart 2418, placerville
- west placerville grocery outlet 583, placerville
- whole foods market 10703, south lake tahoe
Farmers' Market · 6
- cameron park certified farmers market nafmnp, cameron park
- main street farmers' market, placerville
- people's mountain market, garden valley
- placerville certified farmers market, placerville
- placerville community farmers' market, placerville
- south lake tahoe certified farmers market nafmnp, south lake tahoe
Bakery Specialty · 5
- papa murphys 48, cameron park
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza ca226, el dorado hills
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza inc ca064, placerville
- pollock pines papa murphy's pizza, pollock pines
- the local take and bake pizzeria 1, garden valley
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- la mexicana tahoe market llc, south lake tahoe
- mi pueblo meat market, south lake tahoe
- placerville food co-op, placerville
- santa maria taqueria, meat y groceris, placerville
Large Grocery Store · 2
- grass roots natural foods, south lake tahoe
- kings meats, diamond springs
Small Grocery Store · 2
- busy spot market, diamond springs
- nina's market, cameron 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 California
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Nationwide peers for El Dorado County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for El Dorado County (6.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside California.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CA (25.2% here).
- Honolulu County, HI · 25.2% low-access
- Honolulu County, HI · 25.2% low-access
- Marion County, IL · 25.2% low-access
- Marion County, IL · 25.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (6.5% here).
- Johnson County, IN · 6.5% SNAP
- Johnson County, IN · 6.5% SNAP
- Whitley County, IN · 6.5% SNAP
- Whitley County, IN · 6.5% 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.
Food access nationally, California in context
El Dorado County sits inside California (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 El Dorado County, CA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 06017. 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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