Signature · 131 SNAP-authorized stores
Kent County, RI
Kent County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.2%, +10.1 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.2%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 12.0%
- on SNAP
- 171K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Kent County, RI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 32.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Washington County ( -1.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Kent County sits in the upper national band (32.2%, #801 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #801
- national by low-access %
- #3
- in RI
- 22
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 131 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Kent County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Kent County's 32.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 74% of them and ranked #803 most-affected nationwide.
Kent County's elevated USDA tier split
39 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Kent County has 36 urban and 3 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.
Kent County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Rhode Island, not a full county-board reprint
- Bristol
Bristol 56%
56 % low-access
- Newport
Newport 33.5%
33.5 % low-access
- Kent
Kent 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Washington
Washington 31.2%
31.2 % low-access
- Providence 15.9
Providence 15.9%
15.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 39 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 166,158 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 22 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 53,423 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.2%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,201 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 171,456 |
| Median Household Income | $94,345 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 8,756 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Kent County
Kent County has 131 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 62 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 62
- 7-eleven 33176c 33176c, warwick
- a&d green energy, warwick
- aanya llc - dan's convenience store, warwick
- aisha llc - dba coventry mart, coventry
- american dream mart smoke shop, warwick
- back to basics, east greenwich
- buttonwoods one stop, warwick
- cumberland farms 1104, west warwick
- cumberland farms 1127, west warwick
- cumberland farms 1205, west warwick
- cumberland farms 1219, coventry
- cumberland farms 1236, warwick
- cumberland farms 1247, coventry
- cumberland farms 1250, coventry
- cumberland farms 1276, west warwick
- colbea enterprises llc 19, warwick
- colbea enterprises llc 27, east greenwich
- colbea enterprises llc 28, warwick
- colbea enterprises llc 32, west greenwich
- colbea enterprises llc 35, east greenwich
- colbea enterprises llc 39, warwick
- colbea enterprises llc 41, warwick
- cumberland farms 1290, coventry
- cumberland farms 1291, warwick
- cumberland farms 1292, warwick
- cumberland farms 1298, warwick
- cumberland farms 1305, warwick
- cumberland farms 1307, east greenwich
- cumberland farms, inc 1217, e greenwich
- cumberland farms, inc 1257, e greenwich
- drsm warwick mart llc, warwick
- fast freddies post road 210, warwick
- flowers bakery outlet 1136, warwick
- gulf express, warwick
- jad bald hill gas inc, warwick
- jefferson blvd mini mart inc, warwick
- jk west warwick corporation, west warwick
- joe's kwik mart 5015, warwick
- mahant bread n stuff inc, west warwick
- main street convenience store, east greenwich
- mk fuel & mart 1, west warwick
- oakies, warwick
- pinoy lane food mart inc, warwick
- prince food mart, west warwick
- providence street shell llc, west warwick
- saversmart3, west warwick
- seeno mini mart inc, warwick
- shahid 3 llc, west warwick
- shop n go, warwick
- shop smart, warwick
- speedway 2816, warwick
- speedway 2819, west warwick
- speedway 2825, coventry
- speedway 2834, warwick
- summer smoke and market, warwick
- sunny hill convenience store, east greenwich
- sunoco mart, warwick
- sunoco/makalu gas and mart, warwick
- ta west greewich 0253, west greenwich
- tiogue food and snack, coventry
- warwick gas, warwick
- zero point, warwick
Combination Grocery/Other · 41
- cvs 311, east greenwich
- cvs pharmacy 2323, west warwick
- cvs pharmacy 2384, west warwick
- cvs pharmacy 621, coventry
- cvs pharmacy 642, warwick
- cvs pharmacy 689, warwick
- cvs pharmacy 733, warwick
- cvs pharmacy 397, west warwick
- cvs pharmacy 5107, east greenwich
- cvs pharmacy 852, coventry
- dollar general 18664, west warwick
- dollar tree 3580, coventry
- dollar general 18709, coventry
- dollar general 23299, coventry
- dollar general 24188, warwick
- dollar general 24787, coventry
- dollar general store 17325, warwick
- dollar tree 1477, warwick
- dollar tree 5217, warwick
- dollar tree 5350, warwick
- dollar tree 7429, west warwick
- dollar tree 7988, warwick
- dollar tree 8552, west warwick
- dollar tree 8569, warwick
- family dollar 11982, west warwick
- family dollar 12421, warwick
- family dollar 2120, warwick
- family dollar 2924, warwick
- family dollar 3538, west warwick
- family dollar 4947, coventry
- family dollar 8015, coventry
- fishboy llc - captain's catch warwick, warwick
- ocean state job lot 104, coventry
- ocean state job lot 118, warwick
- ocean state job lot 126, warwick
- ocean state job lot 128, warwick
- walgreens 06592, warwick
- walgreens 11128, coventry
- walgreens 19838, warwick
- walgreens 3345, warwick
- walgreens 3704, warwick
Super Store · 12
- bj's wholesale club 119, coventry
- bj's wholesale club, inc. 393, warwick
- daves marketplace 1, warwick
- daves marketplace 9, coventry
- daves marketplace e greenwich sq 7, e greenwich
- daves marketplace of airport road 4, warwick
- market basket 89, warwick
- target 1188, warwick
- target 2430, warwick
- walmart 2373, warwick
- walmart 2747, warwick
- walmart supercenter 2283, coventry
Supermarket · 10
- aldi 67032 67032, warwick
- better val-u supermarkets inc/jerry's supermarket 1522, west warwick
- dockside, warwick
- rochs arnold farm inc, west greenwich
- shaw's supermarket 441, warwick
- stop & shop 709, warwick
- stop & shop 720, coventry
- stop & shop 726, warwick
- stop & shop 739, warwick
- trader joe's 518, warwick
Farmers' Market · 2
- goddard park farmers market, east greenwich
- thundermist west warwick farmers mkt/farm fresh ri, west warwick
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- kaloo halal market 1, warwick
- sandy lane meat market llc, warwick
Large Grocery Store · 1
- tom's fruit & deli inc, coventry
Seafood Specialty · 1
- metro lobster and seafood, warwick
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Rhode Island
One of 4 counties in Rhode Island, 4 are shown here.
Compare Kent County vs Bristol County → · All Rhode Island counties →
Counties near Kent County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Kent County, both outside Rhode Island so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside RI (32.2% here).
- Cameron County, TX · 32.2% low-access
- Cameron County, TX · 32.2% low-access
- Marion County, OH · 32.2% low-access
- Marion County, OH · 32.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside RI (12.0% here).
- Hockley County, TX · 12.0% SNAP
- Hockley County, TX · 12.0% SNAP
- Pickaway County, OH · 12.0% SNAP
- Pickaway County, OH · 12.0% 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.
Kent County inside a higher low-access state context
Kent County sits inside Rhode Island (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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