Signature · 12 LILA tracts (27.3% of tracts)
Hernando County, FL
Hernando County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 12 LILA tracts (27.3% of the book) alongside 34.4% low-access.
- 34.4%
- low-access pop.
- 12
- food-desert tracts
- 12.4%
- on SNAP
- 207K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hernando County, FL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 12 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 27% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lake County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Hernando County sits in the upper national band (34.4%, #635 of 3,079) with 12 LILA tracts.
- #635
- national by low-access %
- #25
- in FL
- 25
- low-access tracts
- 21K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 12 LILA tracts (27.3% of tracts) .
How Hernando County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hernando County's 34.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #646 most-affected nationwide.
Hernando County's elevated USDA tier split
44 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 12 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hernando County has 31 urban and 13 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.
Hernando County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint
- Glades
Glades 56.2%
56.2 % low-access
- Clay
Clay 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Walton
Walton 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Hernando
Hernando 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Lake
Lake 34.3%
34.3 % low-access
- Holmes
Holmes 34%
34 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 44 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 172,778 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 25 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 12 |
| Low-Access Population | 59,430 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 21,319 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 207,018 |
| Median Household Income | $66,058 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 10,208 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.4%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hernando County
Hernando County has 140 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 52 locations (37% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 52
- 7 eleven 38836, weeki wachee
- 7-eleven 32718 a, spring hill
- 7-eleven 32791a, spring hill
- 7-eleven 32859a, brooksville
- 7-eleven 35369a, brooksville
- 7-eleven 38418a, spring hill
- 7-eleven 41950h, brooksville
- 7-eleven store #38419a, spring hill
- 7-eleven, inc. 38750j, brooksville
- 7-eleven 24069, spring hill
- 7-eleven 38986a, brooksville
- 7-eleven 40331a, brooksville
- 7-eleven 41588a, brooksville
- 7-eleven store #40330b #40330b, spring hill
- ama mart inc, brooksville
- bp gas, weeki wachee
- breakwater marathon, spring hill
- broad street bp, brooksville
- circle k 2705992, spring hill
- circle k 2707484, spring hill
- circle k 2707485, spring hill
- circle k 2707486, spring hill
- circle k 2707508, brooksville
- country express, brooksville
- camp a wylie, weeki wachee
- campers mini mart, brooksville
- circle k 2726288, brooksville
- circle k 9218, spring hill
- daltona food & beverage inc, spring hill
- durray petroleum llc, brooksville
- etroz mart, weeki wachee
- gasia, brooksville
- great treat#1, spring hill
- howell mart, brooksville
- jefferson marathon, brooksville
- jefferson marathon, brooksville
- murphy usa 6845, brooksville
- quickcheck, dade city
- race trac 109, brooksville
- race trac 2587, brooksville
- rebel 828, masaryktown
- snack king mart & deli, brooksville
- speedway 6441, spring hill
- speedway 6530, brooksville
- speedway 6531, brooksville
- speedway 6533, spring hill
- speedway 6534, spring hill
- spring hill shell, spring hill
- spring hill shell, spring hill
- stop n go spring hill, spring hill
- wawa 5184, brooksville
- wawa 5259, brooksville
Combination Grocery/Other · 47
- cvs pharmacy 1812, brooksville
- cvs pharmacy 3528, brooksville
- cvs pharmacy 3746, spring hill
- cvs pharmacy 3758, weeki wachee
- cvs pharmacy 8380, spring hill
- dollar general 1332, brooksville
- dollar general 13910, masaryktown
- dollar general 13928, brooksville
- dollar general 19461, spring hill
- dollar general 2433, brooksville
- dollar general 2762, brooksville
- dollar general 4447, spring hill
- dollar general 9149, weeki wachee
- dollar general 11479, brooksville
- dollar general 14944, weeki wachee
- dollar general 15787, dade city
- dollar general 16766, hernando beach
- dollar general 17073, spring hill
- dollar general 17868, spring hill
- dollar general 20682, spring hill
- dollar general 21730, brooksville
- dollar general 22353, brooksville
- dollar general 23226, spring hill
- dollar general 23405, brooksville
- dollar general 25691, brooksville
- dollar general 4341, spring hill
- dollar tree 2357, brooksville
- dollar tree 405, brooksville
- dollar tree 4498, spring hill
- dollar tree 5196, spring hill
- dollar tree 6866, spring hill
- dollar tree 786, spring hill
- family dollar 10135, brooksville
- family dollar 11307, spring hill
- family dollar 9299, spring hill
- family dollar store 10724, spring hill
- family dollar store 6969, spring hill
- walgreen 07916, brooksville
- walgreens 05858, spring hill
- walgreens 6540, brooksville
- walgreens 02192, spring hill
- walgreens 04289, spring hill
- walgreens 12103, weeki wachee
- walgreens 12391, spring hill
- walgreens 16262, spring hill
- walgreens 7733, spring hill
- wholesome harvest market, spring hill
Supermarket · 19
- aldi 74046, brooksville
- aldi 74066, spring hill
- hl asian market, spring hill
- publix 0457, spring hill
- publix 0813, spring hill
- publix 1132, brooksville
- publix 1198, weeki wachee
- publix 1282, spring hill
- publix 630, spring hill
- publix super markets 1871, spring hill
- save a lot 30005, brooksville
- save a lot 30020, spring hill
- save a lot 30029, brooksville
- sprouts farmers market 661, brooksville
- winn dixie 0702, brooksville
- winn dixie 0708, spring hill
- winn dixie 652, brooksville
- winn dixie 711, spring hill
- winn-dixie 750, weeki wachee
Super Store · 9
- bj's wholesale club 238, brooksville
- sam's club 4818, brooksville
- target store t-919, spring hill
- target store 2489, brooksville
- walmart 1213, brooksville
- walmart neighborhood market 6207, spring hill
- walmart s/c 3526, brooksville
- walmart s/c 967, spring hill
- winn-dixie 2484, spring hill
Small Grocery Store · 5
- brooksville natural foods, inc, brooksville
- fiesta foods market 1, spring hill
- la plazita llc, spring hill
- latinos meat market and deli, spring hill
- market menocal, spring hill
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- el frezco supermarket n/a, spring hill
- eneida's meat market, spring hill
- miguels latin market, spring hill
Seafood Specialty · 2
- aripeka stone crab company, spring hill
- trader bay seafood company llc, hernando beach
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- dj produce gift & things, weeki wachee
Large Grocery Store · 1
- murphy's market, inc., spring hill
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- hart's meat market, brooksville
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.
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Counties near Hernando County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hernando 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 (34.4% here).
- Glynn County, GA · 34.4% low-access
- Glynn County, GA · 34.4% low-access
- Lake County, IL · 34.4% low-access
- Lake County, IL · 34.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (12.4% here).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT · 12.4% SNAP
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT · 12.4% SNAP
- Adams County, IL · 12.4% SNAP
- Adams County, IL · 12.4% 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.
Hernando County inside a higher low-access state context
Hernando County sits inside Florida (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 Hernando County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12053. 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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