Signature · 1,057 SNAP-authorized stores
Hillsborough County, FL
Hillsborough County sits in the upper national band on low-access (29.9%, +7.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 29.9%
- low-access pop.
- 45
- food-desert tracts
- 13.3%
- on SNAP
- 1.5M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hillsborough County, FL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 29.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 45 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Taylor County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Hillsborough County sits in the upper national band (29.9%, #936 of 3,079) with 45 LILA tracts.
- #936
- national by low-access %
- #35
- in FL
- 153
- low-access tracts
- 101K
- 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: 1,057 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Hillsborough County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hillsborough County's 29.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 70% of them and ranked #941 most-affected nationwide.
Hillsborough County's elevated USDA tier split
316 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 45 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hillsborough County has 292 urban and 24 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.
Hillsborough 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
- Hillsborough
Hillsborough 29.9%
29.9 % low-access
- Taylor
Taylor 29.7%
29.7 % low-access
- Duval
Duval 29.4%
29.4 % low-access
- Seminole
Seminole 29.3%
29.3 % low-access
- St. Johns
St. Johns 28.6%
28.6 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 316 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,229,226 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 153 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 45 |
| Low-Access Population | 366,983 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 101,032 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,522,748 |
| Median Household Income | $79,540 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 77,704 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County has 1,057 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 221 locations (21% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 221
- african place market, tampa
- apna bazaar, tampa
- big lots 3348, brandon
- bb mart of tampa bay, tampa
- cvs 5783, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 2760, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 3520, apollo beach
- cvs pharmacy 5201, plant city
- cvs pharmacy 579, temple terrace
- cvs pharmacy 998, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 11236, odessa
- cvs pharmacy 11483, riverview
- cvs pharmacy 2802, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 2825, brandon
- cvs pharmacy 2875, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 2898, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 3257, seffner
- cvs pharmacy 3638, riverview
- cvs pharmacy 3650, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 3660, valrico
- cvs pharmacy 3662, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 3664, valrico
- cvs pharmacy 3814, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 3930, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 4181, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 4701, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 5110, sun city center
- cvs pharmacy 5148, brandon
- cvs pharmacy 5149, temple terrace
- cvs pharmacy 5207, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 5251, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 5253, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 538, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 5784, riverview
- cvs pharmacy 6007, tampa
- cvs pharmacy 7225, riverview
- cvs pharmacy cvs11367, tampa
- dollar general 10814, valrico
- dollar general 13198, plant city
- dollar general 1331, brandon
- dollar general 13893, tampa
- dollar general 1420, lutz
- dollar general 14240, riverview
- dollar general 1499, sun city ctr
- dollar general 18280, tampa
- dollar general 18604, plant city
- dollar general 18719, tampa
- dollar general 19077, tampa
- dollar general 19078, tampa
- dollar general 3699, tampa
- dollar general 6435, plant city
- dollar general 7370, tampa
- dollar general 7499, brandon
- dollar general 7584, tampa
- dollar general 7753, riverview
- dollar general 7818, tampa
- dollar general 8800, tampa
- dollar tree 0209, tampa
- dollar tree 0241, brandon
- dollar tree 1023, plant city
- dollar tree 247, tampa
- dollar tree 6738, tampa
- dollartree 10068, brandon
- dollartree 10276, tampa
- dollartree 1520, brandon
- dollartree 6979, brandon
- dollartree 8051, tampa
- dollartree 9941, tampa
- daily bread bakery, tampa
- dollar general 11398, dover
- dollar general 12243, tampa
- dollar general 12537, tampa
- dollar general 12676, seffner
- dollar general 13559, tampa
- dollar general 13940, wimauma
- dollar general 14777, tampa
- dollar general 14974, gibsonton
- dollar general 15006, tampa
- dollar general 15012, riverview
- dollar general 15027, temple terrace
- dollar general 15294, tampa
- dollar general 15578, ruskin
- dollar general 15583, ruskin
- dollar general 19447, plant city
- dollar general 19629, dover
- dollar general 20163, dover
- dollar general 20679, seffner
- dollar general 20898, tampa
- dollar general 21781, ruskin
- dollar general 21929, dover
- dollar general 22516, tampa
- dollar general 22979, riverview
- dollar general 22981, plant city
- dollar general 23006, plant city
- dollar general 25051, tampa
- dollar general 30444, tampa
- dollar general 7662, ruskin
- dollar general 7988, tampa
- dollar general 8976, apollo beach
- dollar general store 1052, plant city
- dollar tree 1019, tampa
- dollar tree 1343, tampa
- dollar tree 1942, tampa
- dollar tree 196, tampa
- dollar tree 2034, sun city center
- dollar tree 2154, tampa
- dollar tree 2354, tampa
- dollar tree 4181, riverview
- dollar tree 4465, tampa
- dollar tree 4511, seffner
- dollar tree 4557, riverview
- dollar tree 4744, valrico
- dollar tree 4855, tampa
- dollar tree 4953, tampa
- dollar tree 5076, thonotosassa
- dollar tree 5230, lutz
- dollar tree 5660, tampa
- dollar tree 5731, brandon
- dollar tree 601, tampa
- dollar tree 6616, tampa
- dollar tree 6624, riverview
- dollar tree 6651, tampa
- dollar tree 6769, tampa
- dollar tree 7034, plant city
- dollar tree 7248, tampa
- dollar tree 7456, gibsonton
- dollar tree 7816, lutz
- dollar tree 8370, ruskin
- dollar tree 8596, tampa
- dollar tree 974, tampa
- el mirasol, plant city
- family dollar 10226, tampa
- family dollar 10243, tampa
- family dollar 10633, tampa
- family dollar 11357, seffner
- family dollar 11430, tampa
- family dollar 11920, dover
- family dollar 11987, tampa
- family dollar 12186, tampa
- family dollar 3533, temple terrace
- family dollar 3821, tampa
- family dollar 4292, tampa
- family dollar 8833, tampa
- family dollar 9085, tampa
- family dollar 9258, tampa
- family dollar store 1080, tampa
- family dollar store 1660, tampa
- family dollar store 1800, plant city
- family dollar store 3052, tampa
- family dollar store 3467, tampa
- family dollar store 3884, tampa
- family dollar store 5361, tampa
- family dollar store 5550, tampa
- family dollar store 5595, tampa
- family dollar store 6732, plant city
- family dollar store 7665, tampa
- family dollar store 773, gibsonton
- family dollar store 7779, tampa
- family dollar store 8053, tampa
- family dollar store 8088, brandon
- family dollar store 8412, tampa
- family dollar store 8507, tampa
- family dollar store 8635, tampa
- family dollar store 982, seffner
- hangook mart, tampa
- india bazaar, tampa
- la mexicana latin store, inc, tampa
- oriental fish company, tampa
- portales latin american market, gibsonton
- rick's custom meats 1, lithia
- riverside seafood market, tampa
- roasted nuts, temple terrace
- rocha's fruteria's produce market, inc, wimauma
- siempre fresco llc 1, tampa
- walgreen 04962, brandon
- walgreen 05437, tampa
- walgreen 09300, lutz
- walgreen 1925, tampa
- walgreens 06192, tampa
- walgreens 06732, plant city
- walgreens 06751, brandon
- walgreens 07105, riverview
- walgreens 3863, tampa
- walgreens 4573, temple terrace
- walgreens 5576, tampa
- walgreens 5695, tampa
- walgreens 6029, seffner
- walgreens 6611, tampa
- walgreens 03459, tampa
- walgreens 04523, brandon
- walgreens 09297, riverview
- walgreens 10398, tampa
- walgreens 10484, lithia
- walgreens 12673, tampa
- walgreens 13031, tampa
- walgreens 13824, lutz
- walgreens 15129, tampa
- walgreens 15236, tampa
- walgreens 1934, plant city
- walgreens 21458, lutz
- walgreens 2818, tampa
- walgreens 2887, tampa
- walgreens 2975, tampa
- walgreens 3128, tampa
- walgreens 3145, tampa
- walgreens 3351, tampa
- walgreens 3743, tampa
- walgreens 3744, tampa
- walgreens 3829, tampa
- walgreens 4034, valrico
- walgreens 5451, tampa
- walgreens 6674, tampa
- walgreens 6860, valrico
- walgreens 7010, valrico
- walgreens 7177, sun city center
- walgreens 7569, tampa
- walgreens 7815, tampa
- walgreens 9475, riverview
- woori oriental market / kimbrothers, tampa
- yh asian supermarket, tampa
- young texas, seffner
Convenience Store · 27
- 14k food mart, tampa
- 2 k express no 2, tampa
- 22nd food max inc, tampa
- 24k express, tampa
- 301 petrol mart, thonotosassa
- 50th street texaco, tampa
- 6503 truck stop, tampa
- 7 days food mart, tampa
- 7 eleven, gibsonton
- 7 eleven 24305a, tampa
- 7 eleven 33018a, tampa
- 7 eleven store 23403b, lutz
- 7 eleven store 41528a, riverview
- 7- eleven 32799a, tampa
- 7-eleven 10202b, tampa
- 7-eleven 22836a, tampa
- 7-eleven 24451a, tampa
- 7-eleven 25060a, tampa
- 7-eleven 32328a, tampa
- 7-eleven 32702a, dover
- 7-eleven 32744 a, tampa
- 7-eleven 32854a, riverview
- 7-eleven 32973a, tampa
- 7-eleven 32984 a, riverview
- 7-eleven 33105a, valrico
- 7-eleven 23397a, tampa
- 7-eleven 23770j, brandon
Bakery Specialty · 2
- ramallah produce & bakery, temple terrace
- sami's pita bakery, inc., tampa
Showing 250 of 1,057 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 Florida
One of 66 counties in Florida, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Hillsborough County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hillsborough 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 (29.9% here).
- Whitfield County, GA · 29.9% low-access
- Whitfield County, GA · 29.9% low-access
- Prowers County, CO · 29.9% low-access
- Prowers County, CO · 29.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (13.3% here).
- Hancock County, IL · 13.3% SNAP
- Hancock County, IL · 13.3% SNAP
- Henry County, IL · 13.3% SNAP
- Henry County, IL · 13.3% 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.
Hillsborough County inside a higher low-access state context
Hillsborough 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 .
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