Signature · 221 SNAP-authorized stores
Leon County, FL
Leon County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.3%, +10.2 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.3%
- low-access pop.
- 13
- food-desert tracts
- 11.7%
- on SNAP
- 298K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Leon County, FL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 32.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.2 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 13 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 19% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Volusia County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Leon County sits in the upper national band (32.3%, #789 of 3,079) with 13 LILA tracts.
- #789
- national by low-access %
- #32
- in FL
- 33
- low-access tracts
- 26K
- 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: 221 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Leon County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Leon County's 32.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #795 most-affected nationwide.
Leon County's elevated USDA tier split
68 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 13 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Leon County has 56 urban and 12 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.
Leon 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
- Monroe
Monroe 33%
33 % low-access
- Sarasota
Sarasota 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Marion
Marion 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Leon
Leon 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Volusia
Volusia 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 68 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 275,487 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 33 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 13 |
| Low-Access Population | 88,981 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 25,892 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 297,542 |
| Median Household Income | $66,287 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 14,294 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.7%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Leon County
Leon County has 221 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 110 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 110
- 24/7, tallahassee
- akp food mart, tallahassee
- alen fay foodmart, tallahassee
- ami 65 foodmart, tallahassee
- ami 70 food mart 70, tallahassee
- ami 76 foodmart, tallahassee
- ami 95 food mart, tallahassee
- ami 96 food mart, tallahassee
- ami 97 food mart, tallahassee
- bradfordville susie q's foods, tallahassee
- bryant's neigborhood marketplace, tallahassee
- circle k 2705074, tallahassee
- circle k 2705165, tallahassee
- circle k 2705166, tallahassee
- circle k 2705168, tallahassee
- circle k 2705169, tallahassee
- circle k 2705170, tallahassee
- circle k 2705171, tallahassee
- circle k 2705172, tallahassee
- circle k 2705173, tallahassee
- circle k 2705174, tallahassee
- circle k 2705175, tallahassee
- circle k 2705176, tallahassee
- circle k 2705177, tallahassee
- circle k 2705178, tallahassee
- circle k 2705180, tallahassee
- circle k 2705986, tallahassee
- circle k 2705987, tallahassee
- circle k 2705988, tallahassee
- circle k 2705989, tallahassee
- circle k 2705990, tallahassee
- circle k 2705991, tallahassee
- capital circle chevron, tallahassee
- circle k 2721442, tallahassee
- circle k 2723890, tallahassee
- circle k 2723900, tallahassee
- circle k 2723907, tallahassee
- commonwealth shell 1002, tallahassee
- country corner shell, tallahassee
- fair price food store, tallahassee
- fastlane mart, tallahassee
- florida state university, tallahassee
- florida state university 19281, tallahassee
- flowers bakery outlet 94, tallahassee
- four point station, tallahassee
- fred george chevron 4015, tallahassee
- freebirds emporium, tallahassee
- friendly food mart, tallahassee
- gaines street shell 1005, tallahassee
- gate service station 1194, tallahassee
- gate service station 1210, tallahassee
- harry's market, tallahassee
- hwy 20 food mart llc, tallahassee
- king food store, tallahassee
- king food store, tallahassee
- lake talquin store, tallahassee
- lakeshore shell 1010, tallahassee
- mahan petro, tallahassee
- marathon, tallahassee
- marks 9 food & gas, tallahassee
- maxwell's grocery, tallahassee
- mckenzie markets 11, tallahassee
- mckenzie oil company 14, tallahassee
- miccosukee market, tallahassee
- monroe chevron, tallahassee
- murphy express 8670, tallahassee
- murphy usa 6913, tallahassee
- murphy usa 7785, tallahassee
- northside shell, tallahassee
- onmark food store, tallahassee
- pan food stores 1, tallahassee
- pan food stores 2, tallahassee
- pat's supermarket, tallahassee
- quick n save, tallahassee
- racetrac 2508, palm coast
- ram food & gas, tallahassee
- san marcos shell 1013, tallahassee
- saveway food store, tallahassee
- seminole shell, tallahassee
- south city food mart, tallahassee
- speed's grocery, tallahassee
- speedy mart, tallahassee
- st augustine food mart, tallahassee
- sunstop 518, tallahassee
- sunstop 526, tallahassee
- sunstop 527, tallahassee
- sunstop 590, tallahassee
- sunstop 592, tallahassee
- sunstop urban market 584, tallahassee
- sunoco, tallahassee
- sunoco, tallahassee
- sunoco, tallahassee
- sunoco 13, tallahassee
- tallahassee express, tallahassee
- tennessee chevron # 5899 inc, tallahassee
- tharpe st chevron 380 inc, tallahassee
- the spot #1, tallahassee
- time saver, tallahassee
- time saver, tallahassee
- tom thumb 900164, tallahassee
- tony mart, tallahassee
- tony's corner, tallahassee
- usa grocers, tallahassee
- victory food mart, tallahassee
- vineyard shell 1009, tallahassee
- wawa store 5431, tallahassee
- wawa store 5440, tallahassee
- wawa store 5445, tallahassee
- wawa store 5447, tallahassee
- westwood shell 1008, tallahassee
Combination Grocery/Other · 58
- cvs 10482, tallahassee
- cvs pharmacy 1256, tallahassee
- cvs pharmacy 3910, tallahassee
- cvs pharmacy 7958, tallahassee
- cvs pharmacy 4024, tallahassee
- cvs pharmacy 4469, tallahassee
- cvs pharmacy 4478, tallahassee
- cvs pharmacy 4639, tallahassee
- cvs pharmacy 5025, tallahassee
- cvs pharmacy 710, tallahassee
- cvs pharmacy 7895, tallahassee
- dollar general 10983, tallahassee
- dollar general 4734, tallahassee
- dollar general 7396, tallahassee
- dollar general 7722, tallahassee
- dollar general 8485, tallahassee
- dollar general 8729, tallahassee
- dollar general 8996, tallahassee
- dollar general 9280, tallahassee
- dollartree 2222, tallahassee
- dollar general 11663, tallahassee
- dollar general 11990, tallahassee
- dollar general 12395, tallahassee
- dollar general 12718, tallahassee
- dollar general 12943, tallahassee
- dollar general 14317, tallahassee
- dollar general 16814, tallahassee
- dollar general 21572, tallahassee
- dollar general 22735, tallahassee
- dollar general 22953, tallahassee
- dollar general 23381, tallahassee
- dollar general 30437, tallahassee
- dollar tree 0350, tallahassee
- dollar tree 0429, tallahassee
- dollar tree 1135, tallahassee
- dollar tree 4128, tallahassee
- dollar tree 5205, tallahassee
- dollar tree 5678, tallahassee
- dollar tree 7079, tallahassee
- dollar tree 7465, tallahassee
- dollar tree 7520, tallahassee
- family dollar 4030, tallahassee
- family dollar store 10781, tallahassee
- family dollar store 2118, tallahassee
- family dollar store 525, tallahassee
- family dollar store 5267, tallahassee
- family dollar store 5560, tallahassee
- family dollar store 8484, tallahassee
- nisub international foods, tallahassee
- nihao seafood market, tallahassee
- walgreen 02074, tallahassee
- walgreens 11537, tallahassee
- walgreens 07583, tallahassee
- walgreens 10717, tallahassee
- walgreens 10901, tallahassee
- walgreens 1902, tallahassee
- walgreens 4091, tallahassee
- walgreens 4311, tallahassee
Supermarket · 21
- aldi 74190, tallahassee
- aldi 74195, tallahassee
- capital seafood market, tallahassee
- community co-op market, tallahassee
- food giant 652, tallahassee
- publix 0610, tallahassee
- publix 0782, tallahassee
- publix 0852, tallahassee
- publix 0857, tallahassee
- publix 0887, tallahassee
- publix 1051, tallahassee
- publix 533, tallahassee
- publix 1306, tallahassee
- publix 1401, tallahassee
- publix 1427, tallahassee
- publix super markets 1573, tallahassee
- publix super markets, inc. 1656, tallahassee
- publix super markets, inc. 1836, tallahassee
- the fresh market 047, tallahassee
- trader joe's 763, tallahassee
- winn-dixie 0086, tallahassee
Super Store · 13
- costco wholesale 1026, tallahassee
- fresh for less no 1 inc, tallahassee
- piggly wiggly 292, tallahassee
- sam's club 8120, tallahassee
- target store t-1973, tallahassee
- target store 844, tallahassee
- target t3273, tallahassee
- walmart 1077, tallahassee
- walmart s/c 1223, tallahassee
- walmart supercenter 1408, tallahassee
- walmart supercenter 4427, tallahassee
- walmart supercenter 4520, tallahassee
- whole foods market 10478, tallahassee
Medium Grocery Store · 7
- apna agora international grocery llc, tallahassee
- butcher sam meat market, tallahassee
- my neighborhood meats market, tallahassee
- revel's meats, tallahassee
- rajdhani, tallahassee
- southern growers, tallahassee
- star's meat market 1, tallahassee
Small Grocery Store · 4
- chez blums international llc, tallahassee
- little india grocery, tallahassee
- pier seafood & grocery, tallahassee
- the discount grocery store, tallahassee
Seafood Specialty · 3
- ck crabhouse, tallahassee
- southern seafood marketing, incorporated, tallahassee
- spears seafood inc, tallahassee
Farmers' Market · 2
- frenchtown heritage market place, tallahassee
- southside farmers market, tallahassee
Large Grocery Store · 2
- lynns oriental market, tallahassee
- silver lake grocery, tallahassee
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- red hills online market, tallahassee
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.
Compare Leon County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Counties near Leon County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Leon 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 (32.3% here).
- Bingham County, ID · 32.3% low-access
- Bingham County, ID · 32.3% low-access
- Williamson County, IL · 32.3% low-access
- Williamson County, IL · 32.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (11.7% here).
- Jasper County, GA · 11.7% SNAP
- Jasper County, GA · 11.7% SNAP
- Crawford County, IN · 11.7% SNAP
- Crawford County, IN · 11.7% 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.
Leon County inside a higher low-access state context
Leon 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 Leon County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12073. 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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