Signature · 0.1% low-access (2nd pct)
Gilchrist County, FL
Gilchrist County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.1%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 17.1%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Gilchrist County, FL
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.0 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bradford County (+ 1.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Gilchrist County lands in the lower national band (0.1%, #3,070 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,070
- national by low-access %
- #67
- in FL
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 12
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.1% low-access (2nd pct) (-22 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Gilchrist County compares nationally
Food access in Gilchrist County compares favorably nationally: its 0.1% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 2% of them (rank #3,070).
Gilchrist County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 5 of Gilchrist County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Gilchrist County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint
- Glades
Glades 56.2%
56.2 % low-access
- Miami-Dade 6.1
Miami-Dade 6.1%
6.1 % low-access
- Gadsden 4.5
Gadsden 4.5%
4.5 % low-access
- Franklin 3.3
Franklin 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Bradford 1.1
Bradford 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,939 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 20 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 12 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,040 |
| Median Household Income | $63,523 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,223 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.9% |
SNAP retailers in Gilchrist County
Gilchrist County has 19 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 19 authorized stores; Trenton holds 47% of them. 2 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Fanning Springs, High Springs.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Trenton | 9 | 2 |
| Bell | 6 | 1 |
| Fanning Springs | 2 | none |
| High Springs | 2 | none |
Convenience Store · 10
- circle k 2721309, trenton
- country quick stop, bell
- discount food mart & 99 cent store, fanning springs
- jiffy food store 316, bell
- jiffy 1553, trenton
- jiffy 1580, high springs
- jiffy 1625, trenton
- ma n pa express, trenton
- noble food mart, fanning springs
- r&j fuel stop, bell
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 7616, bell
- dollar general 25858, high springs
- dollar general 818, trenton
- family dollar store 10146, trenton
- family dollar store 10718, bell
Supermarket · 2
- sunstop market 355, trenton
- trenton markets inc. 5527, trenton
Large Grocery Store · 1
- sunstop market 350, bell
Small Grocery Store · 1
- las dos amigas tienda latina, trenton
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.
Compare Gilchrist County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Counties near Gilchrist County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Gilchrist 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 (0.1% here).
- Spencer County, IN · 0.1% low-access
- Estill County, KY · 0.1% low-access
- Pike County, KY · 0.1% low-access
- Ogemaw County, MI · 0.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (17.1% here).
- Jeff Davis County, GA · 17.1% SNAP
- Jefferson County, IL · 17.1% SNAP
- Massac County, IL · 17.1% SNAP
- Pike County, AL · 17.1% 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.
Florida among South Atlantic states
Florida ranks 4th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (25.1%). Gilchrist County, at 0.1%, runs 25.0 pts below the Florida rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
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 .
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 Gilchrist County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12041. 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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