County food-access profile · Minnesota
Hennepin County, MN
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Hennepin 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).
- 25.5%
- low-access pop.
- 18
- food-desert tracts
- 8.1%
- on SNAP
- 1.3M
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
25.5% of Hennepin County residents live in a low-access area, and 18 of its 299 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 113
- low-access tracts
- 44K
- food-desert residents
- 9.3%
- households, no vehicle
- 10.0%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Hennepin County's low-access share at 25.5%, above the national share. 113 of the county's 299 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 293,801 people. 18 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 43,966 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Hennepin County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hennepin County's 25.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 60% of them and ranked #1,256 most-affected nationwide.
Hennepin County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 299 census tracts in Hennepin County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Hennepin County vs. other Minnesota counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Minnesota
- Hennepin
Hennepin County, MN
25.5 % low-access
- Aitkin
Aitkin County, MN
33.8 % low-access
- Anoka
Anoka County, MN
38.3 % low-access
- Becker
Becker County, MN
34.5 % low-access
- Beltrami
Beltrami County, MN
32.3 % low-access
- Benton
Benton County, MN
30 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 299 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,152,425 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 113 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 18 |
| Low-Access Population | 293,801 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 43,966 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,269,496 |
| Median Household Income | $97,653 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 43,784 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.1%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.3%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
About 8.1% of Hennepin County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 25.5% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 8.1% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 43,784 households here.
- 9.3% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 18 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Hennepin County
above the national share
18 of Hennepin County's 299 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 6.0% of all its tracts.
A further 95 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 113.
An estimated 293,801 residents, roughly 25.5% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 43,966 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 186 tracts (62.2%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Hennepin County
Hennepin County has 624 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 135 locations (22% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 135
- 1st quality market, minneapolis
- 2746343.0 343, eden prairie
- am pm corner market inc, minneapolis
- anderson market, eden prairie
- b line market, minneapolis
- bills superette 5, champlin
- bobby & steve's auto world, minneapolis
- broadway gas stop, minneapolis
- brooklyn amoco, minneapolis
- brooklyn grocery & tobacco llc 0, minneapolis
- brooklyn park bp, minneapolis
- casey's 3823, brooklyn center
- champlin superamerica f 4802, champlin
- caramel mini market llc 1, minneapolis
- casey's general store 3485, medina
- cedar bp 1, minneapolis
- circle k 2746560, minneapolis
- corner market & deli inc 1, minneapolis
- crosstown market, minneapolis
- dayton gas stop inc., dayton
- downtown market, minneapolis
- e&l supermarket & deli, minneapolis
- emerson food market, minneapolis
- express lane 5509, plymouth
- express lane 5520, hopkins
- family foods, minneapolis
- fast and fresh express 5401, maple grove
- freedom brooklyn park, minneapolis
- fremont market, minneapolis
- full stop 1, minneapolis
- glenwood market inc, minneapolis
- golden valley holiday 3520, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746069, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746260, saint bonifacius
- handy stop, minneapolis
- harks nicollet, minneapolis
- holiday #3826, minneapolis
- holiday station store 3586, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore # 3808 3808, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746002, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746015, osseo
- holiday stationstore 2746025, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746039, hopkins
- holiday stationstore 2746042, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746073, bloomington
- holiday stationstore 2746102, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746107, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746129, wayzata
- holiday stationstore 2746130, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746139, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746140, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746205, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746206, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746209, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746217, edina
- holiday stationstore 2746220, plymouth
- holiday stationstore 2746241, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746243, champlin
- holiday stationstore 2746245, bloomington
- holiday stationstore 2746256, medina
- holiday stationstore 2746261, hopkins
- holiday stationstore 2746291, champlin
- holiday stationstore 2746292, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746300, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746302, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746303, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746307, rogers
- holiday stationstore 2746312, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746317, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746319, osseo
- holiday stationstore 2746331, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746332, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746335, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746336, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746337, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746377, wayzata
- holiday stationstore 2746386, eden prairie
- holiday stationstore 2746392, hamel
- holiday stationstore 2746402, eden prairie
- holiday stationstore 2746404, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746405, rogers
- holiday stationstore 2746407, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746411, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746413, hopkins
- holiday stationstore 2746434, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746461, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746462, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746468, minneapolis
- holiday stationstore 2746473, plymouth
- holiday stationstore 2746508, maple grove
- holiday stationstore 2746515, excelsior
- holiday stationstore 2746516, wayzata
- holiday stationstore 2746523, plymouth
- holiday stationstores 2746589, minneapolis
- holiday stationstores 3553, minneapolis
- hy vee c store 5545, minneapolis
- hy-vee gas 5040, brooklyn park
- hy-vee gas 5439, new hope
- jimmys food, minneapolis
- jerry's service inc., minneapolis
- kwik trip 411, plymouth
- kwik trip 477, saint bonifacius
- kwik trip 1157, maple grove
- kwik trip 1187, dayton
- kwik trip 1775, maple plain
- kwik trip 448, minneapolis
- kwik trip 570, rockford
- kwik trip 880, brooklyn park
- kyles market, minneapolis
- l j multiservices llc 1, minneapolis
- la bamba bakery and grocery, hopkins
- lahore plaza llc, minneapolis
- lowry handy stop, minneapolis
- lucky's station 5, minnetonka
- lucky's station 9, eden prairie
- lumber express market, minneapolis
- m & r properties, minneapolis
- mahdi lake & park grocery inc, minneapolis
- marathon, minneapolis
- marathon, minneapolis
- marathon, new hope
- marathon on lyndale, minneapolis
- midnite market, hopkins
- minneapolis market, minneapolis
- minneapolis moto 3305, minneapolis
- neighporhood gas and food, minneapolis
- net supermarket, minneapolis
- nokomis market, minneapolis
- north side food market, minneapolis
- now mart, minneapolis
- orono station, long lake
- pantry food market, minneapolis
- penn food mart llc, minneapolis
- penn gas stop, minneapolis
- prime market & deli 1, minneapolis
Combination Grocery/Other · 102
- cvs 1129, robbinsdale
- cvs 3562, eden prairie
- cvs 4696, rogers
- cvs 5788, edina
- cvs 5996, minneapolis
- cvs 6649, minneapolis
- cvs 7197, maple grove
- cvs pharmacey 11070, minneapolis
- cvs pharmacy 11046, minneapolis
- cvs pharmacy 2152, richfield
- cvs pharmacy 3060, minneapolis
- cvs pharmacy 4658, new hope
- cvs pharmacy 6811, plymouth
- cvs pharmacy 8941, minneapolis
- chan oriental market, minneapolis
- dollartree 10252, minneapolis
- dollartree 8705, plymouth
- dollar general 19167, minneapolis
- dollar general 22315, minneapolis
- dollar general 22500, minneapolis
- dollar general 22670, minneapolis
- dollar genral 19170, minneapolis
- dollar tree 1013, st louis park
- dollar tree 2887, brooklyn center
- dollar tree 3503, brooklyn park
- dollar tree 3680, eden prairie
- dollar tree 3688, shorewood
- dollar tree 3841, maple grove
- dollar tree 3965, minneapolis
- dollar tree 4361, minneapolis
- dollar tree 4828, champlin
- dollar tree 5075, brooklyn park
- dollar tree 5275, minneapolis
- dollar tree 5330, minneapolis
- dollar tree 5492, maple grove
- dollar tree 5798, hopkins
- dollar tree 6386, minneapolis
- dollar tree 749, richfield
- dollar tree 750, robbinsdale
- dollar tree 7598, minneapolis
- dollar tree 7819, medina
- dollar tree 9469, plymouth
- duane reade 01479, maple grove
- family dollar 8395, minneapolis
- family dollar store 5110, brooklyn center
- family dollar store 6419, minneapolis
- family dollar store 7676, minneapolis
- family dollar store 893, minneapolis
- gab halal market 1, minneapolis
- happy cow, minneapolis
- india market, eden prairie
- katar river restaurant, minneapolis
- labbe african market, eden prairie
- lake and nicollet halaal l.l.c., minneapolis
- new world market llc, new hope
- nile halal market llc 0, minneapolis
- papa murphy's mn020, champlin
- phu bia produce llc, minneapolis
- poornanand foods, eden prairie
- shuang hur oriental market inc., minneapolis
- von hanson's meats of bloomington, minneapolis
- walgreens #1303 01303, minneapolis
- walgreens 00828, richfield
- walgreens 05882, new hope
- walgreens 09511, bloomington
- walgreens 3832, brooklyn park
- walgreens 4320, brooklyn center
- walgreens 00430, golden valley
- walgreens 01916, maple grove
- walgreens 02038, minneapolis
- walgreens 02316, brooklyn park
- walgreens 02509, minneapolis
- walgreens 02767, plymouth
- walgreens 03114, minneapolis
- walgreens 04119, minneapolis
- walgreens 04260, hopkins
- walgreens 04394, bloomington
- walgreens 04725, champlin
- walgreens 05080, eden prairie
- walgreens 06280, eden prairie
- walgreens 06730, hopkins
- walgreens 07812, rogers
- walgreens 09794, minneapolis
- walgreens 1002, plymouth
- walgreens 11250, minneapolis
- walgreens 11835, st louis park
- walgreens 12044, eden prairie
- walgreens 12434, excelsior
- walgreens 12510, minneapolis
- walgreens 13607, robbinsdale
- walgreens 13753, edina
- walgreens 13841, golden valley
- walgreens 13853, minnetonka
- walgreens 15150, mound
- walgreens 15655, minneapolis
- walgreens 15679, wayzata
- walgreens 15982, minneapolis
- walgreens 16057, minneapolis
- walgreens 16275, minneapolis
- walgreens 16279, minneapolis
- walgreens 16361, minneapolis
- walgreens 21174, minneapolis
Bakery Specialty · 13
- papa murphy's - bloomington (lyndale) mn030, minneapolis
- papa murphy's - plymouth mn039, minneapolis
- papa murphy's 059, minneapolis
- papa murphy's 068, plymouth
- papa murphy's 081, minneapolis
- papa murphy's mn012, minneapolis
- papa murphy's mn064, maple grove
- papa murphy's mn107, rogers
- papa murphy's pizza mn063, minneapolis
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza mn018, eden prairie
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza mn026, minneapolis
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza mn067, minneapolis
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza mn121, maple grove
Showing 250 of 624 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Minnesota
Compare Hennepin County vs Aitkin County → · All Minnesota counties →
Food access nationally, Minnesota in context
Hennepin County sits inside Minnesota (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.