Signature · 21.7% SNAP (91st pct in CA)
Madera County, CA
Madera County stands out on SNAP (21.7%, +9.6 pts vs U.S.) with 14.5% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 14.5%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 21.7%
- on SNAP
- 161K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Madera County, CA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 14.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Mendocino County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Madera County lands in the lower national band (14.5%, #2,150 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,150
- national by low-access %
- #37
- in CA
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 21.7% SNAP (91st pct in CA) (+9.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Madera County compares nationally
Madera County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.5% low-access share that beats 31% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,157).
Madera County's lower-band USDA tier split
23 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Madera County has 10 urban and 13 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.
Madera County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in California, not a full county-board reprint
- Sierra
Sierra 88.2%
88.2 % low-access
- San Diego 14.9
San Diego 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Calaveras 14.7
Calaveras 14.7%
14.7 % low-access
- Madera 14.5
Madera 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Mendocino 14.5
Mendocino 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- San Joaquin 14.4
San Joaquin 14.4%
14.4 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 23 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 150,865 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 21,867 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.5%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,175 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 160,940 |
| Median Household Income | $76,627 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 9,864 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Madera County
Madera County has 150 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 77 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 77
- 1 stop liquor & gas, madera
- 41 gas food & liquor, madera
- 7 eleven 2368 37940a, oakhurst
- 99 cents & more, madera
- ampm, madera
- bj's gas and liquor, madera
- bass fork star, north fork
- be sweet & treats llc, chowchilla
- bonita market, madera
- central sales & services llc, madera
- chowchilla star mart, chowchilla
- chowchilla valero, chowchilla
- convience store with gas station, coarsegold
- country club food mart, madera
- county mini mart, madera
- e-z trip, madera
- el changarro mx2, madera
- emma's taqueria y carniceria, madera
- farmers market, madera
- fast n esy 10, madera
- fast n esy 32, chowchilla
- gmg food store 101, madera
- grocery plus llc, madera
- gateway market 1, madera
- gateway xpress, madera
- harry's liqour and gas, madera
- hwy 41 arco am pm, madera
- jb family food center inc., madera
- jiffy food mart, chowchilla
- joes food mart, chowchilla
- junction 209 travel center, madera
- ker's gas & lube inc, madera
- la plaza 24, madera
- liquor locker, madera
- love's travel stop 736, madera
- lucky7 #2, madera
- madera mobil, madera
- madera ave market, madera
- madera mini mart 1, madera
- madera u save liquor, madera
- madera valero, madera
- madtown dino mart, madera
- mexicali market, madera
- mi oaxaquena, madera
- mi reina market, madera
- monty's liquor, madera
- nim nobe general store, north fork
- o'neals marketplace, o'neals
- oakhurst mini mart & liquor llc, oakhurst
- pj express mart, madera
- pal brothers llc, madera
- parkwood mart, madera
- pilot 1275, madera
- pilot travel center 365, madera
- pioneer market 1, chowchilla
- plaza market & restaurant, madera
- quality liquor & food, chowchilla
- rancho market, madera
- rancho valero, madera
- rk family mart, madera
- rocket #0251 0251, madera
- s & k mini market, chowchilla
- s & k mini mart 3, madera
- s & k mini mart 4, madera
- s.a.n. partnership, madera
- six star chevron, madera
- six star food mart, madera
- sunny market & liquor, madera
- sunrise food mart, madera
- sws fuel inc, madera
- tackle box, madera
- the 3 kings bakery, madera
- ta madera 919, madera
- the old corral grocery and tackle shop, oakhurst
- united park, inc., chowchilla
- vallee food store 2, coarsegold
- yosemite fuel stop, coarsegold
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- cvs pharmacy 9159, madera
- cvs pharmacy 9935, oakhurst
- cvs pharmacy 9986, madera
- dollar general 13620, madera
- dollar general 16945, coarsegold
- dollar general 18287, madera
- dollar general 14907, madera
- dollar general 15374, madera
- dollar tree 1220, madera
- dollar tree 4566, oakhurst
- dollar tree 5835, chowchilla
- dollar tree 6451, madera
- dollar tree 7959, madera
- family dollar 9310, madera
- los tres hermanos ranch 2, madera
- patiala shahi indian restaurant & grocery inc, madera
- punjabi kitchen and grocers, madera
- walgreens 11242, madera
- walgreens 6453, madera
Medium Grocery Store · 13
- baby nutrition #5 5, madera
- bills quick stop inc, madera
- carniceria & taqueria don chuy, madera
- coarsegold market, coarsegold
- dulceria mojica #3 3, madera
- el vecino market, madera
- la carniceria y taqueria jalisco, madera
- la mexicana carniceria y taqueria, chowchilla
- la mexicana grocery 2, chowchilla
- mercado las palmas, madera
- mi rancho market, madera
- trujillo's meat market, madera
- yosemite mostly 99 cent & dis cig, madera
Supermarket · 10
- burg health pharmacy, inc 11, madera
- grocery outlet of madera 270, madera
- hillside supermarket, coarsegold
- raley's 340, oakhurst
- rancho san miguel 24, madera
- save mart 77, madera
- save mart 103, chowchilla
- state foods chowchilla, chowchilla
- state foods madera, madera
- vons 2409, oakhurst
Small Grocery Store · 7
- baby's nutrition care, chowchilla
- carniceria y taqueria mexico, madera
- la vina market, madera
- primetime 555, madera
- south c market, madera
- the gnarly carrot, north fork
- the pines market, bass lake
Super Store · 7
- dollar general market 14298, chowchilla
- food 4 less 101, madera
- la esperanza food center, madera
- oakhurst grocery outlet, oakhurst
- smart & final store 831, madera
- vallarta supermarket 52, madera
- walmart 1583, madera
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 6
- carniceria el mercado, madera
- carniceria y taqueria tio chema, madera
- el realito de oro market, madera
- gus' meat locker, madera
- jj meats, madera
- the butcher boss, madera
Large Grocery Store · 4
- carniceria mi pueblo, madera
- el mercado, madera
- food fair market, madera
- north fork supermarket, north fork
Bakery Specialty · 3
- papa murphy's 102, madera
- papa murphy's take n bake ca-327, oakhurst
- romeo's take-n-bake pizza, madera
Farmers' Market · 2
- chowchilla's farmers market, chowchilla
- neighborhood farmers market #810, madera
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- eddie's farm market, chowchilla
Seafood Specialty · 1
- av food distribution, madera
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in California
One of 57 counties in California, 6 are shown here.
Compare Madera County vs Alameda County → · All California counties →
Counties near Madera County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Madera County (21.7%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside California.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CA (14.5% here).
- Marion County, MS · 14.5% low-access
- Marion County, MS · 14.5% low-access
- Rutherford County, NC · 14.5% low-access
- Rutherford County, NC · 14.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (21.7% here).
- St. Landry Parish, LA · 21.7% SNAP
- St. Landry Parish, LA · 21.7% SNAP
- Caddo Parish, LA · 21.6% SNAP
- Otero County, NM · 21.6% 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.
Madera County inside a lower low-access state context
Madera County sits inside California (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 Madera County, CA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 06039. 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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