Signature · 21.8% SNAP (93rd pct in CA)
Fresno County, CA
Fresno County stands out on SNAP (21.8%, +9.7 pts vs U.S.) with 13.3% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 13.3%
- low-access pop.
- 27
- food-desert tracts
- 21.8%
- on SNAP
- 1.0M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Fresno County, CA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 13.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 27 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sonoma County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Fresno County lands in the lower national band (13.3%, #2,251 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,251
- national by low-access %
- #41
- in CA
- 53
- low-access tracts
- 50K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 21.8% SNAP (93rd pct in CA) (+9.7 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Fresno County compares nationally
Fresno County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.3% low-access share that beats 28% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,255).
Fresno County's lower-band USDA tier split
199 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 27 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Fresno County has 170 urban and 29 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.
Fresno County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in California, not a full county-board reprint
- Sierra
Sierra 88.2%
88.2 % low-access
- San Joaquin 14.4
San Joaquin 14.4%
14.4 % low-access
- Yolo 13.7
Yolo 13.7%
13.7 % low-access
- Fresno 13.3
Fresno 13.3%
13.3 % low-access
- Sonoma 13.3
Sonoma 13.3%
13.3 % low-access
- Santa Barbara 12.2
Santa Barbara 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 199 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 930,450 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 53 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 27 |
| Low-Access Population | 124,002 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.3%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 49,773 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,016,725 |
| Median Household Income | $74,201 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 70,903 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.8%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Fresno County
Fresno County has 890 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 131 locations (15% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 131
- amigos food market, fresno
- apna bazar, fresno
- asian one grocery, fresno
- cvs pharmacy 10074, fresno
- cvs pharmacy 10801, fresno
- cvs pharmacy 3034, sanger
- cvs pharmacy 3925, clovis
- cvs pharmacy 3940, clovis
- cvs pharmacy 5422, fresno
- cvs pharmacy 6772, fresno
- cvs pharmacy 7553, fresno
- cvs pharmacy 7910, clovis
- cvs pharmacy 9149, fresno
- cvs pharmacy 9377, reedley
- cvs pharmacy 9391, fresno
- cvs pharmacy 9399, prather
- cvs pharmacy 9537, fresno
- cvs pharmacy 9801, clovis
- cvs pharmacy 9846, fresno
- cvs pharmacy 9865, fresno
- cvs pharmacy 9933, clovis
- cvs pharmacy 9983, kingsburg
- cvs pharmacy 9994, fresno
- dollar general 14278, mendota
- dollar general 15412, reedley
- dollar general 17879, firebaugh
- dollar general 18220, parlier
- dollar general 19018, fresno
- dollar general 19503, orange cove
- dollartree 10074, fresno
- dollartree 10431, fresno
- dollartree 10512, clovis
- dollartree 10624, fresno
- dollartree 11510, fresno
- dollartree 8812, fresno
- dollartree 9752, fresno
- dollar general 13673, coalinga
- dollar general 15299, fowler
- dollar general 15320, fresno
- dollar general 15336, fresno
- dollar general 16266, laton
- dollar general 17184, prather
- dollar general 18155, fresno
- dollar general 18529, fresno
- dollar general 19853, squaw valley
- dollar general 20153, huron
- dollar general store 16004, riverdale
- dollar general store 16487, caruthers
- dollar tree 1217, fresno
- dollar tree 1231, fresno
- dollar tree 1232, fresno
- dollar tree 1234, clovis
- dollar tree 1239, fresno
- dollar tree 1241, fresno
- dollar tree 1261, fresno
- dollar tree 1358, clovis
- dollar tree 1517, selma
- dollar tree 1730, fresno
- dollar tree 1964, fresno
- dollar tree 2093, fresno
- dollar tree 2600, fresno
- dollar tree 2811, reedley
- dollar tree 2955, kerman
- dollar tree 3676, fresno
- dollar tree 4299, sanger
- dollar tree 4395, coalinga
- dollar tree 5404, clovis
- dollar tree 5788, fresno
- dollar tree 5789, kingsburg
- dollar tree 6452, mendota
- dollar tree 6584, fresno
- dollar tree 7214, fresno
- dollar tree 8308, orange cove
- dollar tree 8732, fresno
- el primo market, kerman
- family dollar 10017, kerman
- family dollar 10098, fresno
- family dollar 10122, firebaugh
- family dollar 10180, fresno
- family dollar 10505, kingsburg
- family dollar 11743, fresno
- family dollar 11898, fresno
- family dollar 8901, reedley
- family dollar 8968, parlier
- family dollar 9064, fresno
- family dollar 9077, mendota
- family dollar 9128, fresno
- family dollar 9183, san joaquin
- family dollar 9204, selma
- family dollar 9213, huron
- family dollar 9223, fresno
- family dollar 9245, orange cove
- family dollar store 10403, fresno
- family dollar store 10435, fresno
- family dollar store 11189, sanger
- freshco food center #2, fresno
- india express sweet & spice, inc, fowler
- india sweets & spices, fresno
- indian grocery superstore, fresno
- kingsburg supermarket inc, kingsburg
- kohinoor indian bazaar, clovis
- korea mart, fresno
- moga mandi, fresno
- new india sweets & spices, fresno
- new india sweets & spices 2, selma
- noor market, clovis
- passage too india inc, fresno
- saavedra's bakery, fresno
- sher e punjab music & grocery, fresno
- tc fresh meat super market khw, fresno
- the meat market, fresno
- tsim neej llc, fresno
- turban studio and grocery store, fresno
- walgreens 05847, fresno
- walgreens 06387, clovis
- walgreens 06942, fresno
- walgreens 07266, fresno
- walgreens 09702, fresno
- walgreens 09815, kingsburg
- walgreens 10334, clovis
- walgreens 10335, fresno
- walgreens 10481, coalinga
- walgreens 11877, fresno
- walgreens 12282, sanger
- walgreens 12337, selma
- walgreens 12574, fresno
- walgreens 12707, fresno
- walgreens 13871, fresno
- walgreens 6082, fresno
- walgreens 6386, fresno
- walgreens 7830, clovis
Convenience Store · 102
- 1 star mini mart, fresno
- 1 stop shop, fresno
- 180 market, sanger
- 3 j's mart, kingsburg
- 7 eleven 16999 e, clovis
- 7 eleven 13926f 13926f, fresno
- 7 eleven 16947c 16947c, fresno
- 7 eleven 16970 c, fresno
- 7 eleven 19835f, fresno
- 7 eleven 2368 35665a, fresno
- 7 eleven 2368 37941a, fresno
- 7 eleven 2368 37944a, reedley
- 7 eleven 2368-13913c 13913c, fresno
- 7 eleven 2368-37955a 37955a, clovis
- 7 eleven 23947d 23947d, fresno
- 7 eleven 25585b 25585b, clovis
- 7 eleven 38600a 38600a, fresno
- 7 eleven 38683a, fresno
- 7 eleven 38756a, clovis
- 7 eleven 38937a, fresno
- 7 eleven 38969a, fresno
- 7 eleven 41159a 41159a, fresno
- 7 eleven store 2368 35711a, reedley
- 7 eleven store 38673a, fresno
- 7 star mini mart, fresno
- 7-eleven #18922 b, fresno
- 7-eleven #32625 a, fresno
- 7-eleven 13916 c, fresno
- 7-eleven 24180 c, fresno
- 7-eleven 22541e, fresno
- 7-eleven 2368-25141c, fresno
- 7-eleven 24526 d, fresno
- 7-eleven store 13925e, fresno
- 7-eleven store 2368-23948d 23948d, sanger
- 98 cents plus, reedley
- a & m westside market, fresno
- a 2 z mart, fresno
- a1 liquor & gas, parlier
- aaa gill, fresno
- aj country store, yokutus valley
- am pm mini market 82072, fresno
- arco am pm, fresno
- ashlan cedar gas & liquor, fresno
- abe's liqour & food, clovis
- adam's mini mart, fresno
- adams market, fresno
- aiden's quick mart inc, riverdale
- airport liquor, fresno
- ait venture selma, selma
- aj's bakery & donuts, orange cove
- ale fresno inc, fresno
- alex food mart, sanger
- amigos market, fresno
- amigos market, mendota
- amigos market #1, parlier
- andres liquor, fresno
- arco am pm, fowler
- arco am/pm, fresno
- arco am/pm store no 42845, fresno
- arco am/pm, fresno
- arco ampm, fresno
- arco ampm 42926, fresno
- arco ampm 42946, coalinga
- arco ampm 47007 ampm 47007, fresno
- arco ampm 47020, fresno
- arco ampm 47046, clovis
- arco clovis, clovis
- arco gas and foodmart, fresno
- arco am pm, fresno
- ashlan fuel & convenience, fresno
- az market, fresno
- belmont market, fresno
- bj's food & liquor inc 2, fresno
- bye n bye market, sanger
- bye n bye mini mart, sanger
- baba ji express mart, parlier
- bag o bag, fresno
- bal valero, fresno
- beacon gas and food, fresno
- bee's market, raisin city
- belmont car wash market place, fresno
- belmont community market and tony's, fresno
- belmont fuel mart, fresno
- ben's beer & wine, fowler
- best buy liquor, sanger
- best price food store, fresno
- bishop liquor, fresno
- bobs villa mart, clovis
- bond street market, fresno
- broadway liquor mart, fresno
- broadway liquor mart #2 2, fresno
- broadway liquor stop, fresno
- bubbas food & liquor, fresno
- bulldog gas & mart, fresno
- bulldog gas & mart 2, fresno
- bulldog liquor, fresno
- bulldog liquor 2, fresno
- butler chevron, fresno
- buy rite liquors, fresno
- c's oasis 8, inc., fresno
- ca fresno oil co calno #4, fresno
- cavalier foods store, fresno
Bakery Specialty · 17
- el manantial bakery, huron
- gabys bakery #3 3, fresno
- la tapatia, fresno
- panaderia la morena, sanger
- papa murphy 228, fresno
- papa murphy's ca289, fresno
- papa murphy's ca103 ca103, clovis
- papa murphy's pizza 106, reedley
- papa murphy's pizza ca105, fresno
- papa murphy's pizza ca309, fresno
- papa murphy's pizza ca107 ca107, selma
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza ca271, fresno
- papa murphys take n bake ca276, fresno
- romeo's clovis, clovis
- romeo's take & bake, llc, fresno
- romeo's take-n-bake pizza, sanger
- take-n-bake pizza, fresno
Showing 250 of 890 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 California
One of 57 counties in California, 6 are shown here.
Compare Fresno County vs Alameda County → · All California counties →
Counties near Fresno County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Fresno County (21.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside California.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CA (13.3% here).
- Mills County, IA · 13.3% low-access
- Mills County, IA · 13.3% low-access
- Cass County, MI · 13.3% low-access
- Cass County, MI · 13.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (21.8% here).
- Otero County, CO · 21.8% SNAP
- Otero County, CO · 21.8% SNAP
- McIntosh County, GA · 21.8% SNAP
- McIntosh County, GA · 21.8% 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.
Fresno County inside a lower low-access state context
Fresno 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 .
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