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 #2,251).
Fresno County's lower-band USDA tier split
199 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 27 LILA.
Fresno County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (170 urban, 29 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 29 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
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 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 475 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
34 towns share the 890 authorized stores; Fresno holds 61% of them. 12 of the 34 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Squaw Valley, Biola, Del Rey, Friant, Raisin City, Cantua Creek and 6 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno | 546 | 110 |
| Clovis | 72 | 22 |
| Selma | 36 | 9 |
| Sanger | 35 | 7 |
| Reedley | 26 | 7 |
| Kerman | 18 | 7 |
| Mendota | 17 | 3 |
| Kingsburg | 16 | 2 |
| Parlier | 16 | 4 |
| Coalinga | 14 | 5 |
Top 10 of 34 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 475 (250 shown)
- 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
- central market, fresno
- canyon food mart, sanger
- cargo mart, laton
- caruthers food and liquor, caruthers
- cavalier liquor 2, fresno
- cedar food mart, fresno
- central food mart, fresno
- cherry market, fresno
- chestnut arco, fresno
- chevron 1553, coalinga
- chevron 1554, firebaugh
- chevron extramile, fresno
- chill n go liquor, fresno
- church market, fresno
- circle c market, sanger
- circle k 2706060, freseno
- circle k 2723608, san juaquin
- circle k 2728734, fresno
- circle k 2728755, selma
- circle six, fresno
- city food & gas, clovis
- city wash, fresno
- clingan's grocery & gas, squaw valley
- clovis 1 valero, clovis
- clovis fair deal liquor, clovis
- clovis jenson food & gas 157, fresno
- clovis mart & gas, clovis
- colimas carniceria y taqueria, parlier
- copper market, fresno
- cork-n-bottle liquor 1, selma
- country corner market and deli inc, reedley
- country market, fresno
- country store food and liquor, fresno
- d and d liquor store inc, fowler
- dorsey's liquor, fresno
- dan's liquor, fresno
- db ashlan, fresno
- deep market, fresno
- del rey market, del rey
- del rey super market, del rey
- didier's liquor, fresno
- discount liquor, fresno
- discount liquor store, fresno
- dk food mart, fresno
- dos amigos market, fresno
- ds minimart, san joaquin
- dulceria maggis, fresno
- e-z trip, fresno
- e-z trip, fresno
- eagle market, clovis
- eagle mart, fresno
- easyquick, reedley
- el camino market, fresno
- elite liquors, fresno
- ernies liquor, clovis
- evergreen market, fresno
- expressry deli & market, fresno
- extramile 6060, selma
- ez mart # 4, sanger
- ez mart liquor, reedley
- ez stop mini mart, selma
- fair price food store, fresno
- friant depot shell, friant
- fair price food store 2, fresno
- fair price food store no.3 inc. 3, fresno
- family express food & deli, fresno
- family express food & liquor, fresno
- family food market, fresno
- family market 1, parlier
- fast n easy 5, fresno
- fast n esy 11, fresno
- fast n esy 15, kingsburg
- fast n esy 17, fresno
- fast n esy 18, fresno
- fast n esy 20, fresno
- fast n esy 22, fresno
- fast n esy 23, fresno
- fast n esy 24, fresno
- fast n esy 25, fresno
- fast n esy 26, fresno
- fast n esy 28, fresno
- fast n esy 29, fresno
- fast n esy 31, fresno
- fast n esy 35, fresno
- fast n esy 4, fresno
- fast n esy 6, fresno
- fast n esy 7, fresno
- fast n esy 9, clovis
- fast n save market, fresno
- fastrip #365, mendota
- fastrip 357, fresno
- fastrip 918, kerman
- fastrip food store, sanger
- fastrip food store 4, coalinga
- fastrip hughes, fresno
- fatboy market, fresno
- fiesta latino, huron
- firebaugh mart llc, firebaugh
- food king, fresno
- fresno arco, fresno
- fresno ashlan gas & mart, fresno
- fresno mart, fresno
- fresno mart, fresno
- friant trading post, friant
- friendly market, fresno
- friendly store 1, fresno
- g & g liquor & deli, fresno
- g mart, fresno
- get n go 4, fresno
- gs market, fresno
- gallegos market, reedley
- gateway market, fresno
- get go liquor & food, fresno
- get n go, fresno
- get n go, selma
- goel t corporation 7 eleven 35732, fresno
- golden boy market, fresno
- grant market, fresno
- grizzly liquor and food, fresno
- h & h liquor, fresno
- handi stop # 6, clovis
- handi stop 9, fresno
- helm market and gas, helm
- handi stop # 8, fresno
- handi stop liquor 3, kerman
- handi stop market 15, caruthers
- handi stop mini mart, fresno
- hut market, fresno
- hwy 145 market, kerman
- ideal mini mart, parlier
- j market and gas, reedley
- jk cigarettes, fresno
- jacks gas 2, inc. 2, fresno
- jacks gas, inc., fresno
- jacks mart, fresno
- jag's liquor, fresno
- jayne travel center, coalinga
- jensen & walnut market, fresno
- jensen shell, fresno
- jet stop 5597636001, huron
- jet stop market, huron
- jiffy food, coalinga
- jiffy food stop, fresno
- jl gas and food, fresno
- johnny liquor inc, sanger
- johnny quick 175, fresno
- johnny quik #149, clovis
- johnny quik #187, clovis
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
- Cass County, MI · 13.3% low-access
- Roscommon County, MI · 13.3% low-access
- Huron County, OH · 13.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (21.8% here).
- Otero County, CO · 21.8% SNAP
- McIntosh County, GA · 21.8% SNAP
- Wasco County, OR · 21.8% SNAP
- Val Verde County, TX · 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.
California among Pacific states
California ranks 5th of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (13.3%). Fresno County matches its state's rate.
- Alaska 30.9%
- Hawaii 26.7%
- Washington 23.1%
- Oregon 16.9%
- California 13.3%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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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