Signature · 8.4% low-access (17th pct)
Levy County, FL
Levy County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 17.2%
- on SNAP
- 45K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Levy County, FL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 8.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 22% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dixie County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Levy County lands in the lower national band (8.4%, #2,611 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,611
- national by low-access %
- #60
- in FL
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.4% low-access (17th pct) (-13.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Levy County compares nationally
Levy County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.4% low-access share that beats 17% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,614).
Levy County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Levy County has 1 urban and 8 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.
Levy County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint
- Glades
Glades 56.2%
56.2 % low-access
- Broward 9.4
Broward 9.4%
9.4 % low-access
- Dixie 8.6
Dixie 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Levy 8.4
Levy 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Gulf 8
Gulf 8%
8 % low-access
- Lafayette 7.9
Lafayette 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 40,801 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,416 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,718 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 45,391 |
| Median Household Income | $56,750 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,201 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Levy County
Levy County has 50 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 25 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 25
- big pineapple country store, morriston
- bronson noble food mart, bronson
- circle k 2709087, chiefland
- circle k 2721181, williston
- circle k 2721182, williston
- circle k 2726274, inglis
- discount food mart & 99 cent store 1, archer
- h & r shop n hop, chiefland
- jiffy 1121, williston
- jiffy 1527, williston
- jiffy 1530, bronson
- jiffy 1543, chiefland
- jiffy 1552, chiefland
- jiffy 1590, chiefland
- jiffy 2280, chiefland
- jiffy 2948, chiefland
- jiffy 3246, cedar key
- kangroo express 2658014 2658014, bronson
- kwik stop, inglis
- murphy express 8652, chiefland
- nitya cjd, chiefland
- noble ave food mart, inc, williston
- quick king food store #17, morriston
- tienda mexicana mari, fanning springs
- wawa 5300, inglis
Combination Grocery/Other · 16
- cvs pharmacy 5173, williston
- cvs pharmacy 3000, chiefland
- dollar general 1337, chiefland
- dollar general 1526, williston
- dollar general 2458, inglis
- dollar general 12307, fanning springs
- dollar general 17309, morriston
- dollar general 19646, williston
- dollar general 25000, morriston
- dollar general 9975, cedar key
- dollar tree 519, chiefland
- family dollar 8974, inglis
- family dollar store 11358, morriston
- family dollar stores 457, williston
- walgreens 11306, williston
- walgreens 9787, chiefland
Supermarket · 6
- aldi 74216, chiefland
- chiefland save-a-lot 24703, chiefland
- food ranch, inglis
- save a lot 24971, bronson
- winn dixie 0171, williston
- winn dixie 102, williston
Super Store · 2
- dollar general market 13176, bronson
- walmart 1297, chiefland
Seafood Specialty · 1
- got blues 2, chiefland
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 Levy County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Counties near Levy County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Levy 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 (8.4% here).
- Fountain County, IN · 8.4% low-access
- Fountain County, IN · 8.4% low-access
- Dickinson County, IA · 8.4% low-access
- Dickinson County, IA · 8.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (17.2% here).
- Wicomico County, MD · 17.2% SNAP
- Wicomico County, MD · 17.2% SNAP
- Kay County, OK · 17.2% SNAP
- Kay County, OK · 17.2% 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.
Levy County inside a lower low-access state context
Levy 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 Levy County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12075. 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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