Signature · 40.7% low-access (88th pct)
Kitsap County, WA
Kitsap County sits in the upper national band on low-access (40.7%, +18.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 40.7%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 10.0%
- on SNAP
- 278K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Kitsap County, WA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-SEVERE 40.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +18.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Adams County (+ 1.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Kitsap County sits in the upper national band (40.7%, #372 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #372
- national by low-access %
- #5
- in WA
- 31
- low-access tracts
- 20K
- 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: 40.7% low-access (88th pct) (+18.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Kitsap County compares nationally
Kitsap County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 40.7% low-access share outpaces 88% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #375 most-affected nationwide.
Kitsap County's elevated USDA tier split
54 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Kitsap County has 44 urban and 10 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.
Kitsap County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Washington, not a full county-board reprint
- Douglas
Douglas 55.5%
55.5 % low-access
- Adams
Adams 41.7%
41.7 % low-access
- Kitsap
Kitsap 40.7%
40.7 % low-access
- Lincoln
Lincoln 39.4%
39.4 % low-access
- Clallam
Clallam 38.2%
38.2 % low-access
- Stevens
Stevens 36%
36 % low-access
- San Juan 0
San Juan 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 54 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 251,133 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 31 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 102,156 |
| Low-Access Share | 40.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 19,693 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 277,881 |
| Median Household Income | $104,158 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.2%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 10,833 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Kitsap County
Kitsap County has 144 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 74 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 74
- 7-eleven 25125d, bremerton
- 7-eleven 34690 a, silverdale
- 7-eleven 34691 a, bremerton
- 7-eleven 25332d, port orchard
- 7-eleven 34638a, port orchard
- akshar, llc, arco ampm 82829, port orchard
- alfadys super gas, bremerton
- aman&ankit inc 2, bremerton
- arco am pm, bremerton
- arco ampm 7032, poulsbo
- arco ampm 7056, silverdale
- arco am/pm, bremerton
- bremerton 76, bremerton
- bremerton food mart, bremerton
- bremerton gas chevron, bremerton
- brownsville mart, bremerton
- burley store, port orchard
- c & c super save, bremerton
- cj's evergreen general store, bremerton
- central valley texaco, poulsbo
- chico fuel and minimart, bremerton
- ci sedgwick one stop, port orchard
- dean straley's bremerton, bremerton
- el campesino, bremerton
- five star, bremerton
- four corner grocery & deli 204612, poulsbo
- gliding eagle market, kingston
- good stuff grocery, port orchard
- gorst gas mart, bremerton
- handy andys, bremerton
- hanks grocery, bremerton
- harborside market, bremerton
- hi way market, port orchard
- hill top 76, poulsbo
- in & out grocery, bremerton
- j-c grocery deli, suquamish
- kingston food mart, kingston
- manette mart & deli, bremerton
- marina market, poulsbo
- mile hill quick stop, port orchard
- mini stop, keyport
- olalla food center, olalla
- orchard place 76, port orchard
- oyster bay chevron, bremerton
- perry stop, bremerton
- port orchard chevron, port orchard
- port orchard market and deli, port orchard
- quickstop, bremerton
- r and h market, bremerton
- rk mart, bremerton
- ridgetop market, silverdale
- rob's quick stop, bremerton
- rocket #5402 5402, port orchard
- rocket #5522 5522, silverdale
- rocket #5523 5523, silverdale
- rocket #5536 5536, silverdale
- s & s petroleum 62513, port orchard
- s & s petroleum 62514, bremerton
- s & s petroleum 62516, kingston
- sunny slope grocery, port orchard
- seabeck chevron, silverdale
- seabeck chevron, seabeck
- sedwick market, port orchard
- sg mart, bremerton
- sheridan mini mart, bremerton
- silver city mobil, silverdale
- silverdale chevron, silverdale
- southworth grocery, port orchard
- streibels deli mart, kingston
- tracyton market, bremerton
- the market at vintage, silverdale
- viking market, poulsbo
- west hills food mart, bremerton
- wildcat lake grocery, bremerton
Combination Grocery/Other · 16
- asian market silverdale, silverdale
- bi-mart 687, port orchard
- cvs 10473, poulsbo
- cvs pharmacy 11670, bainbridge island
- dollartree 9696, port orchard
- dollar tree 2584, bremerton
- dollar tree 2847, port orchard
- dollar tree 3024, silverdale
- dollar tree 4139, poulsbo
- la poblanita, bremerton
- the market 360, bremerton
- walgreens 05698, port orchard
- walgreens 05912, bremerton
- walgreens 06422, silverdale
- walgreens 12168, bremerton
- walgreens 15673, bainbridge island
Supermarket · 16
- albertsons 475, port orchard
- port orchard grocery outlet 412, port orchard
- ralphs red apple market, bremerton
- red apple market, poulsbo
- safeway 3148, poulsbo
- safeway 1252, bainbridge island
- safeway 1467, bremerton
- safeway 1524, bremerton
- safeway 1680, silverdale
- safeway 186, kingston
- safeway 3317, port orchard
- safeway 419, port orchard
- sprouts farmers market 458, silverdale
- trader joe's 158, silverdale
- winco foods 105, bremerton
- winco foods 169, silverdale
Super Store · 13
- costco wholesale 0013, silverdale
- fred meyer 171, bremerton
- fred meyer 655, port orchard
- grocery outlet of bremerton 535, bremerton
- grocery outlet of silverdale 126, silverdale
- kingston grocery outlet 534, kingston
- poulsbo central market 216, poulsbo
- saar's super saver foods 626, bremerton
- target store t-0606, silverdale
- town & country market bainbridge 215, bainbridge island
- walmart 2317, bremerton
- walmart 2325, port orchard
- walmart 5272, poulsbo
Bakery Specialty · 8
- franz bakery outlet 9034, bremerton
- franz bakery outlet 9035, bremerton
- los encantos world bakery 1, bremerton
- papa murphy's pizza wa082, bremerton
- papa murphy's pizza wa087, port orchard
- papa murphy's pizza wa100, bremerton
- papa murphy's pizza wa147, silverdale
- papa murphys poulsbo wa165, poulsbo
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- asian market international, bremerton
- colello's farm stand produce llc, port orchard
- el guero mini market, port orchard
- kitsap community food co-op, bremerton
- midtown market 1, bremerton
- rosana's asian market, bremerton
Farmers' Market · 4
- bainbridge island farmers market, bainbridge island
- bremerton community farmers market, bremerton
- port orchard farmers market, port orchard
- poulsbo farmers market, poulsbo
Small Grocery Store · 3
- la esperanza, bremerton
- meat market 5 de mayo, poulsbo
- oriental food & gift, bremerton
Military Commissary · 2
- bangor nbk commissary 1203, silverdale
- deca bremerton nbk commissary 1205, bremerton
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- minder meats, bremerton
Seafood Specialty · 1
- suquamish seafoods, poulsbo
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Washington
One of 38 counties in Washington, 6 are shown here.
Compare Kitsap County vs Adams County → · All Washington counties →
Counties near Kitsap County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Kitsap County, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WA (40.7% here).
- Torrance County, NM · 40.7% low-access
- Torrance County, NM · 40.7% low-access
- Washington County, FL · 40.7% low-access
- Washington County, FL · 40.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (10.0% here).
- Suffolk city, VA · 10.0% SNAP
- Suffolk city, VA · 10.0% SNAP
- Waupaca County, WI · 10.0% SNAP
- Waupaca County, WI · 10.0% 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.
Kitsap County inside a higher low-access state context
Kitsap County sits inside Washington (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 Kitsap County, WA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 53035. 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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