Signature · 41.0% low-access (88th pct)
Escambia County, FL
Escambia County sits in the upper national band on low-access (41.0%, +18.9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 41.0%
- low-access pop.
- 16
- food-desert tracts
- 15.0%
- on SNAP
- 326K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Escambia County, FL
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-SEVERE 41.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +18.9 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 16 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 23% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Washington County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Escambia County sits in the upper national band (41.0%, #366 of 3,079) with 16 LILA tracts.
- #366
- national by low-access %
- #14
- in FL
- 48
- low-access tracts
- 37K
- 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: 41.0% low-access (88th pct) (+18.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Escambia County compares nationally
Escambia County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 41.0% low-access share outpaces 88% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #367 most-affected nationwide.
Escambia County's elevated USDA tier split
71 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 16 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Escambia County has 65 urban and 6 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.
Escambia 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
- Brevard
Brevard 41.8%
41.8 % low-access
- Okaloosa
Okaloosa 41.5%
41.5 % low-access
- Escambia
Escambia 41%
41 % low-access
- Washington
Washington 40.7%
40.7 % low-access
- Pasco
Pasco 40.4%
40.4 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 71 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 297,619 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 48 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 16 |
| Low-Access Population | 121,964 |
| Low-Access Share | 41.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 36,630 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 325,923 |
| Median Household Income | $67,500 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.7%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 19,304 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Escambia County
Escambia County has 313 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 151 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 151
- 24 saven food mart #2, pensacola
- 87 food mart llc, pensacola
- 9mile urban market, pensacola
- 9th ave food mart 1, pensacola
- abdullah al-selwady, pensacola
- avery grocery market, pensacola
- beacon on mobile llc, pensacola
- beacon on navy 1, pensacola
- beer city #003, pensacola
- blue sky convenience store inc, pensacola
- blue sky groceries, pensacola
- budget deli, pensacola
- burgess quick stop, pensacola
- cefco 421, pensacola
- cefco 425, pensacola
- cefco 429, pensacola
- cefco 436, pensacola
- cefco 438, pensacola
- cervates bp, pensacola
- circle k 1720, pensacola
- circle k 2704457, pensacola
- circle k 2704957, pensacola
- circle k 2704966, cantonment
- circle k 2704969, pensacola
- circle k 2707278, pensacola
- circle k 2707680, pensacola
- circle k 2708235, pensacola
- circle k 2709079, pensacola
- circle k 2709080, pensacola
- circle k 4620, pensacola
- circle k 4727, pensacola
- circle k 4790, pensacola
- circle k 4958, pensacola
- circle k 8223, gulf breeze
- circle k 8224, pensacola
- circle k 8232, pensacola
- cantonment raceway, cantonment
- century food mart, century
- cervantes food mart, pensacola
- circle a, pensacola
- circle food mart, pensacola
- circle k 2704392, pensacola
- circle k 2704960, pensacola
- circle k 2707345, cantonment
- circle k 2707746, pensacola
- circle k 2721587, pensacola
- circle k 2721591, pensacola
- circle k 2721592, pensacola
- circle k store 2709092, cantonment
- circle k stores 2704964, pensacola
- e&jordan, pensacola
- ez deli store, pensacola
- fairfield mart, pensacola
- falcon food mart, pensacola
- filler falcon, pensacola
- flowers bakery outlet 103, pensacola
- flowers bakery outlet 105, pensacola
- food mart, pensacola
- food mart, pensacola
- food mart, pensacola
- franks superette llc, pensacola
- goco 2, pensacola
- goco 3, pensacola
- goco 4, pensacola
- goco1, pensacola
- grab n go, pensacola
- happy 7 #008, pensacola
- happy 7 food store 9, pensacola
- happy nicks store, pensacola
- happy shoppers mart 2, pensacola
- happy shoppers mart 3 8, pensacola
- in and out#3, pensacola
- johnson quick stop, pensacola
- k express market, pensacola
- lillian food mart, pensacola
- maxwell foodmart, pensacola
- mbb food mart, cantonment
- molino food mart inc, molino
- murphy express 8557, pensacola
- murphy express 8666, pensacola
- murphy express 8736, pensacola
- murphy oil 7719, pensacola
- murphy usa 6750, pensacola
- murphy usa 6751, pensacola
- navy base food mart, pensacola
- navy grocery, pensacola
- navy shell, pensacola
- olive road food mart, pensacola
- on the run 1, pensacola
- on the run 2 2, pensacola
- palafox food mart, pensacola
- penny patch, pensacola
- quicki food mart 3, pensacola
- quick food mart 2, pensacola
- quickstop 25, pensacola
- quickstop 26, pensacola
- quickstop 27, pensacola
- quickstop 28, pensacola
- quickstop 29, pensacola
- rfm mobilehwy, pensacola
- robert and mike emmons store, pensacola
- raceway 6877, pensacola
- raceway 6964, pensacola
- raceway 993, pensacola
- raceway6716 llc, pensacola
- red dot 9176262353, pensacola
- rfm cantonment llc, cantonment
- rita market inc, cantonment
- rockys, pensacola
- rod's food mart, pensacola
- royal vape mart llc, pensacola
- s food mart two no, pensacola
- sai krupa, pensacola
- save a penny, pensacola
- shell, pensacola
- shiv ck 2350 investment llc, pensacola
- smart fill 3, pensacola
- snack and vape, pensacola
- sorrento shell, pensacola
- southern pit stop, century
- sp food mart 1, pensacola
- sp food mart 2, pensacola
- speedmart, cantonment
- sunstop 778, pensacola
- sunflower foodmart, pensacola
- sunrise food mart, pensacola
- tom thumb 900126, pensacola
- texas food mart # b, pensacola
- texas food mart #a, pensacola
- tom thumb 900017, pensacola
- tom thumb 900019, pensacola
- tom thumb 900020, pensacola
- tom thumb 900021, pensacola
- tom thumb 900051, pensacola
- tom thumb 900062, molino
- tom thumb 900067, pensacola
- tom thumb 900075, pensacola
- tom thumb 900082, pensacola
- tom thumb 900083, pensacola
- tom thumb 900096, pensacola
- tom thumb 900098, pensacola
- tom thumb 900099, cantonment
- tom thumb 900111, pensacola
- tom thumb 900117, gulf breeze
- tom thumb 900120, pensacola
- tom thumb 900125, pensacola
- tom thumb 900127, pensacola
- tom thumb 900135, pensacola
- tom thumb 900138, pensacola
- tom thumb 900141, pensacola
- tom thumb 900143, pensacola
Combination Grocery/Other · 98
- apple market inc, pensacola
- cvs pharmacy 1055, cantonment
- cvs pharmacy 3675, pensacola
- cvs pharmacy 4027, century
- cvs pharmacy 3283, pensacola
- cvs pharmacy 4171, pensacola
- cvs pharmacy 4430, pensacola
- cvs pharmacy 4461, pensacola
- cvs pharmacy 5158, pensacola
- cvs pharmacy 5175, pensacola
- cvs pharmacy 5180, pensacola
- dollar general 0772, pensacola
- dollar general 14315, pensacola
- dollar general 15234, pensacola
- dollar general 19555, pensacola
- dollar general 2877, pensacola
- dollar general 3478, pensacola
- dollar general 3833, pensacola
- dollar general 4127, cantonment
- dollar general 6088, pensacola
- dollar general 7049, cantonment
- dollar general 7400, pensacola
- dollar general 7598, pensacola
- dollar general 8590, century
- dollar general 9271, pensacola
- dollartree 10620, pensacola
- dollartree 10710, pensacola
- dollartree 11001, pensacola
- dollartree plus 8725, pensacola
- dollar general 11499, pensacola
- dollar general 12189, pensacola
- dollar general 12226, molino
- dollar general 12631, pensacola
- dollar general 13138, pensacola
- dollar general 13553, pensacola
- dollar general 13677, bonifay
- dollar general 14778, pensacola
- dollar general 15794, cantonment
- dollar general 15893, pensacola
- dollar general 17221, pensacola
- dollar general 17440, pensacola
- dollar general 18397, pensacola
- dollar general 20481, cantonment
- dollar general 20561, pensacola
- dollar general 20575, pensacola
- dollar general 22344, cantonment
- dollar general 22360, pensacola
- dollar general 22802, century
- dollar general 23278, cantonment
- dollar general 23873, pensacola
- dollar general 24009, mcdavid
- dollar general 24239, molino
- dollar general 24746, pensacola
- dollar general 24747, pensacola
- dollar general 24913, pensacola
- dollar general 25369, pensacola
- dollar general 30038, pensacola
- dollar general 31120, pensacola
- dollar general 31220, pensacola
- dollar general 3687, pensacola
- dollar tree 0321, pensacola
- dollar tree 1977, pensacola
- dollar tree 3636, pensacola
- dollar tree 4466, pensacola
- dollar tree 4869, pensacola
- dollar tree 6794, pensacola
- dollar tree 7182, pensacola
- dollar tree 948, pensacola
- ever'man cooperative grocery & cafe, pensacola
- everman natural foods cooperative, pensacola
- family dollar 12267, pensacola
- family dollar 3964, pensacola
- family dollar 9021, century
- family dollar store 10227, pensacola
- family dollar store 11647, pensacola
- family dollar store 1321, cantonment
- family dollar store 1889, pensacola
- family dollar store 431, pensacola
- family dollar store 432, pensacola
- family dollar store 4505, pensacola
- family dollar store 4876, walnut hill
- family dollar store 5345, pensacola
- family dollar store 5346, pensacola
- family dollar store 7418, pensacola
- family dollar store 7690, pensacola
- family dollar store 911, pensacola
- l & l fresh seafood, pensacola
- roses express 677, pensacola
- saigon oriental market & deli, pensacola
- walgreen 09916, pensacola
- walgreens 05659, pensacola
- walgreens 7344, pensacola
- walgreens 01042, pensacola
- walgreens 01222, pensacola
- walgreens 05581, pensacola
- walgreens 09917, pensacola
- walgreens 10181, pensacola
- walgreens 10312, pensacola
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza fl056, pensacola
Showing 250 of 313 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Escambia County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Escambia 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 (41.0% here).
- Bryan County, GA · 41.1% low-access
- Archuleta County, CO · 40.9% low-access
- Forsyth County, NC · 40.9% low-access
- Cherokee County, GA · 41.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (15.0% here).
- Randolph County, IN · 15.0% SNAP
- Randolph County, IN · 15.0% SNAP
- Shiawassee County, MI · 15.0% SNAP
- Shiawassee County, MI · 15.0% 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.
Escambia County inside a higher low-access state context
Escambia 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 Escambia County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12033. 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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