Signature · 147 SNAP-authorized stores
Frederick County, MD
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Frederick 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).
- 25.9%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 7.4%
- on SNAP
- 287K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Frederick County, MD
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 25.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cecil County ( -1.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Frederick County ranks #1,220 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #10 of 24 counties in MD (25.9% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,220
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in MD
- 24
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 147 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Frederick County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Frederick County's 25.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 61% of them and ranked #1,225 most-affected nationwide.
Frederick County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
61 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Frederick County has 39 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.
Frederick County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Maryland, not a full county-board reprint
- Calvert
Calvert 38.6%
38.6 % low-access
- Harford
Harford 28.2%
28.2 % low-access
- Frederick
Frederick 25.9%
25.9 % low-access
- Cecil
Cecil 24.7%
24.7 % low-access
- Prince George…
Prince George… 24%
24 % low-access
- Queen Anne's
Queen Anne's 23.5%
23.5 % low-access
- Kent 1.7
Kent 1.7%
1.7 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 61 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 233,385 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 24 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 60,439 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,267 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 287,048 |
| Median Household Income | $122,002 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,732 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Frederick County
Frederick County has 147 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 59 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 59
- 7-eleven 28936c, monrovia
- 7-eleven 28960k, thurmont
- 7-eleven inc f 16849d, frederick
- 7-eleven inc f 22002, frederick
- 7-eleven inc f 28961, libertytown
- 7-eleven inc f 39220a, frederick
- 7-eleven 16342e, frederick
- 7-eleven 26706c, frederick
- 7-eleven 28816b, frederick
- 7-eleven 33046b, frederick
- 7-eleven 38646a, walkersville
- 7-eleven 42083a, ijamsville
- a1 choice no, frederick
- asian supermarket 1, frederick
- corner store, brunswick
- dash in 1896, frederick
- fdk groceries, frederick
- frederick bazaar, frederick
- getgo 3841, frederick
- getgo 3843, frederick
- highs of baltimore, llc 10, mt airy
- highs of baltimore, llc 13, middletown
- highs of baltimore, llc 31, woodsboro
- highs of baltimore, llc 49, thurmont
- highs of baltimore, llc 83, new market
- jasmine al-sham mediterranean grill & market, frederick
- jefferson bp, jefferson
- joy convenience, frederick
- mountainview convenience & foodmart, thurmont
- myersville sunoco / springbrook associates 9264, myersville
- new monrovia mart 0, monrovia
- one stop food mart, frederick
- penny mart, frederick
- penny mart 09, emmitsburg
- royal farms 217, urbana
- royal farms 239, frederick
- royal farms 307, frederick
- royal farms 321, frederick
- royal farms 332, frederick
- royal farms 347, frederick
- royal farms 357, frederick
- rutter's 75, walkersville
- rutter's 84, emmitsburg
- rutter's 86, frederick
- sheetz 161, frederick
- sheetz 176, knoxville
- sheetz 200, thurmont
- sheetz 210, walkersville
- sheetz 242, frederick
- sheetz 249, frederick
- sheetz 519, frederick
- sheetz 696, frederick
- sheetz 704, frederick
- sheetz 886, ijamsville
- sheetz 900, ijamsville
- toniq, frederick
- wawa 554, frederick
- wawa 8505, frederick
- wawa 8513, frederick
Combination Grocery/Other · 34
- 7 eleven store 27643c, frederick
- bargain bin, frederick
- cvs 2230, frederick
- cvs 2335, frederick
- cvs pharmacy 1484, frederick
- cvs pharmacy 10203, frederick
- cvs pharmacy 1437, frederick
- cvs pharmacy 1503, middletown
- cvs pharmacy 1509, walkersville
- cvs pharmacy 1518, frederick
- cvs pharmacy 2956, new market
- cvs pharmacy 4650, frederick
- cvs pharmacy 6041, thurmont
- dollar tree 1701, frederick
- dollartree 11025, frederick
- dollar general 11725, frederick
- dollar general 11831, thurmont
- dollar general 11988, frederick
- dollar general 15062, emmitsburg
- dollar general 15987, frederick
- dollar general 21977, walkersville
- dollar general 2437, frederick
- dollar general 4811, brunswick
- dollar tree 1691, frederick
- dollar tree 3991, frederick
- dollar tree 5888, walkersville
- dollar tree 6797, thurmont
- dollar tree 8304, brunswick
- family dollar 13998, frederick
- family dollar store 2274, brunswick
- walgreens 12324, frederick
- walgreens 17333, frederick
- walgreens 18052, brunswick
- walgreens 19380, frederick
Super Store · 19
- common market 007, frederick
- common market food co-op, frederick
- costco wholesale 0330, frederick
- giant eagle 1841, frederick
- giant food 335, frederick
- giant food 346, frederick
- giant eagle 1842, frederick
- h mart frederick, llc, frederick
- hilcres latino market, frederick
- jubilee foods, emmitsburg
- lidl 1488, frederick
- mom's organic market 5, frederick
- megamart supermarket, frederick
- super giant 349, frederick
- sam's club 6652, frederick
- target store 1137, frederick
- walmart 2551, mount airy
- walmart supercenter 2233, frederick
- walmart supercenter 2756, frederick
Supermarket · 19
- aldi 70057 70057, frederick
- aldi 71051, frederick
- food lion 1162, frederick
- food lion 1216, thurmont
- food lion 1238, new market
- food lion 1442, frederick
- food lion 1465, mount airy
- safeway 128, walkersville
- safeway 1559, middletown
- trouts market, woodsboro
- wegmans 54, frederick
- weis markets #90 90, ijamsville
- weis markets 100, frederick
- weis markets 110, frederick
- weis markets 119, mount airy
- weis markets 149, frederick
- weis markets 179, thurmont
- weis markets 239, brunswick
- weis markets 60, frederick
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- halal market, frederick
- international bazaar, frederick
- international market, frederick
- las comadres grocery, frederick
- mi pueblo internatiional market, frederick
- mini market el mana, mount airy
Small Grocery Store · 4
- akwaaba international market, frederick
- ebenezer international store, frederick
- el chapito grocery store llc, walkersville
- el eden international market 2, frederick
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- hemp's meats, jefferson
- shuffs meat market inc, thurmont
Delivery Route · 1
- farm to school frederick veggie van, frederick
Farmers' Market · 1
- field fresh farmers market nafmnp, frederick
Large Grocery Store · 1
- nelia african market, frederick
Military Commissary · 1
- fort detrick commissary 2514, frederick
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Maryland
One of 23 counties in Maryland, 6 are shown here.
Compare Frederick County vs Allegany County → · All Maryland counties →
Nationwide peers for Frederick County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Frederick County, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MD (25.9% here).
- Franklin Parish, LA · 25.9% low-access
- Franklin Parish, LA · 25.9% low-access
- Wright County, MN · 25.9% low-access
- Wright County, MN · 25.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MD (7.4% here).
- Emmet County, MI · 7.4% SNAP
- Emmet County, MI · 7.4% SNAP
- Carlton County, MN · 7.4% SNAP
- Carlton County, MN · 7.4% 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, Maryland in context
Frederick County sits inside Maryland (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 Frederick County, MD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 24021. 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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