Signature · 7.5% SNAP (14th pct in FL)
Manatee County, FL
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Manatee County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 26.7%
- low-access pop.
- 10
- food-desert tracts
- 7.5%
- on SNAP
- 430K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Manatee County, FL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 26.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +4.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 10 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Collier County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Manatee County ranks #1,174 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #41 of 67 counties in FL (26.7% low-access; 10 food-desert tracts).
- #1,174
- national by low-access %
- #41
- in FL
- 42
- low-access tracts
- 20K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 7.5% SNAP (14th pct in FL) (-4.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Manatee County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Manatee County's 26.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 62% of them and ranked #1,176 most-affected nationwide.
Manatee County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
78 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 10 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Manatee County has 67 urban and 11 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.
Manatee County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint
- Glades
Glades 56.2%
56.2 % low-access
- St. Johns
St. Johns 28.6%
28.6 % low-access
- Collier
Collier 26.9%
26.9 % low-access
- Manatee
Manatee 26.7%
26.7 % low-access
- Liberty
Liberty 25.9%
25.9 % low-access
- Hardee
Hardee 24.7%
24.7 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 78 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 322,833 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 42 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 10 |
| Low-Access Population | 86,200 |
| Low-Access Share | 26.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 19,827 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 429,792 |
| Median Household Income | $78,457 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 13,315 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Manatee County
Manatee County has 262 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 124 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 124
- 7 eleven 30044a, bradenton
- 7 eleven 32860b, sarasota
- 7 eleven store 38281a, palmetto
- 7 eleven store 38565a, bradenton
- 7-eleven, inc. 32762j, bradenton
- 7-eleven 16827b, sarasota
- 7-eleven 16998j, palmetto
- 7-eleven 25990h, sarasota
- 7-eleven 26065a, bradenton
- 7-eleven 33110a, palmetto
- 7-eleven 33185a, bradenton
- 7-eleven 34149j, bradenton
- 7-eleven 38777h, parrish
- 7-eleven 41101h, palmetto
- 7-eleven store #41371b 41371b, bradenton
- 7-eleven store 34328j, bradenton
- 7-eleven store 34864a, bradenton
- 7-eleven store 38483a, bradenton
- 7-eleven store 41712, bradenton
- 7-eleven #23035c, bradenton
- 7-eleven 10298a, bradenton
- 7-eleven 22769b, bradenton
- 7-eleven 23413b, sarasota
- 7-eleven 34895a, palmetto
- 7-eleven 38144a, ellenton
- 7-eleven 41322a, bradenton
- 7-eleven store #33107b 33107b, parrish
- 7-eleven store 38991a, bradenton
- 7-eleven store 42258a, palmetto
- 9th st country store, bradenton
- a plus (bradenton sunoco), bradenton
- a1a food store & discount beverages, bradenton
- ali's mini mart llc, palmetto
- bradenton quick mart, bradenton
- bradenton quick mart 2, bradenton
- bud's mini mart, bradenton
- c store, bradenton
- circle k 2700075, bradenton
- circle k 2701683, palmetto
- circle k 2701686, bradenton
- circle k 2705097, palmetto
- circle k 2707231, bradenton beach
- circle k 2707520, bradenton bch
- circle k 2707570, ellenton
- circle k 2707629, parrish
- circle k 2707683, bradenton
- cantarero mini store, bradenton
- chevron 786, bradenton
- chevron bradenton 6724, bradenton
- circle k 2709006, palmetto
- circle k 7217, bradenton
- circle k 9097, bradenton
- circle k 9215, palmetto
- circle k 9711, bradenton
- circle k 9832, bradenton
- citgo palmetto, palmetto
- cottage mini mart, bradenton
- cummings mini mart, bradenton
- diamond gas express, sarasota
- eddie s foor mart llc, bradenton
- fair mart, bradenton
- family discount beverage, bradenton
- flowers bakery outlet 15, sarasota
- giant food (marathon) store, bradenton
- in & out- bp inc, bradenton
- india bazaar, bradenton
- k and s discount food and beverage, bradenton
- kabayan oriental market, bradenton
- kangaroo express 388, bradenton
- kwik stop, sarasota
- kwik stop #2009, bradenton
- kwik stop of bradenton, bradenton
- la bonanza store, sarasota
- lit'le country store, bradenton
- magic discount beverage, bradenton
- manatee bp, bradenton
- marina food and fuel lnc 1, bradenton
- mikes mini mart, bradenton
- murphy usa 7322, palmetto
- murphy usa 7670, bradenton
- nick & moes 2, bradenton
- nick & moes 5 nick&moes, bradenton
- om mini mart, bradenton
- one stop food store, palmetto
- palmetto sunoco, palmetto
- pilot travel center 89, ellenton
- race trac 100, bradenton
- race trac 2394, brandenton
- race trac 2402, sarasota
- race trac 2412, bradenton
- race trac 549, palmetto
- racetrac 2381, bradenton
- racetrac 2472, ellenton
- rays food mart, bradenton
- rebel 862, sarasota
- rose park deli, parrish
- srq citgo, sarasota
- sandra food mart, bradenton
- sandra shell 2658241, bradenton
- sarasota rally, sarasota
- somoset food mart, bradenton
- speedway 6406, bradenton
- speedway 6595, bradenton
- speedway 6887, bradenton
- speedy food mart 0, bradenton
- sunoco, palmetto
- sur myakka inc n/a, myakka city
- thorntons llc 181706, bradenton
- value king discount beverages, palmetto
- value king discount beverages ii, bradenton
- value king discount bevrages, bradenton
- vp enterprise of bradenton inc, bradenton
- wawa 5165, bradenton
- wawa 5177, bradenton
- wawa 5178, bradenton
- wawa 5185, lakewood ranch
- wawa 5203, bradenton
- wawa 5224, sarasota
- wawa 5258, bradenton
- wawa 5271, bradenton
- wawa store 5346, bradenton
- wawa store 5413, sarasota
- xpress food mart, bradenton
- your market, bradenton
Combination Grocery/Other · 61
- cvs pharmacy 7937, parrish
- cvs pharmacy 1047, bradenton
- cvs pharmacy 3111, palmetto
- cvs pharmacy 3267, longboat key
- cvs pharmacy 3953, holmes beach
- cvs pharmacy 4616, bradenton
- cvs pharmacy 5229, university park
- cvs pharmacy 5780, bradenton
- cvs pharmacy 5823, bradenton
- cvs pharmacy 5859, bradenton
- cvs pharmacy 7892, bradenton
- cvs/pharmacy 11239, bradenton
- dollar general 4597, bradenton
- dollar general 6132, ellenton
- dollar general 8116, bradenton
- dollar general 9435, bradenton
- dollar tree 2180, ellenton
- dollar tree 6573, bradenton
- dollartree 10277, bradenton
- dollartree 8126, palmetto
- dollar general 11440, bradenton
- dollar general 13316, myakka city
- dollar general 14735, parrish
- dollar general 14960, bradenton
- dollar general 15177, palmetto
- dollar general 15273, palmetto
- dollar general 15468, palmetto
- dollar general 19623, bradenton
- dollar general 21217, sarasota
- dollar general 22011, palmetto
- dollar general 3572, ellenton
- dollar general 7809, bradenton
- dollar tree 211, university park
- dollar tree 2155, bradenton
- dollar tree 298, bradenton
- dollar tree 4110, bradenton
- dollar tree 4392, bradenton
- dollar tree 4710, bradenton
- dollar tree 5133, holmes beach
- dollar tree 6639, palmetto
- family dollar 11165, bradenton
- family dollar 8005, bradenton
- family dollar store 2876, bradenton
- family dollar store 7704, bradenton
- family dollar store 7764, bradenton
- los laureles supermarket, bradenton
- mp markets bradenton, bradenton
- walgreen 04812, palmetto
- walgreens 3613, bradenton
- walgreens 4282, bradenton
- walgreens 4841, bradenton
- walgreens 6515, ellenton
- walgreens 02083, sarasota
- walgreens 09980, bradenton
- walgreens 12102, lakewood ranch
- walgreens 13850, holmes beach
- walgreens 3963, bradenton
- walgreens 4379, bradenton
- walgreens 5641, bradenton
- walgreens 6135, lakewood ranch
- walgreens 7106, bradenton
Supermarket · 29
- aldi 74054 74054, bradenton
- aldi 74056, bradenton
- aldi 74107 74107, palmetto
- aldi 74145, bradenton
- aldi 74153, parrish
- aldi 74240, bradenton
- acapulco tropical investments inc 2, bradenton
- aldi 47, bradenton
- el mariachi market, sarasota
- gordon food service store mp154, bradenton
- mp markets palmetto llc, palmetto
- publix 0491, bradenton
- publix 0709, lakewood ranch
- publix 0746, bradenton
- publix 0780, bradenton
- publix 0828, sarasota
- publix 1004, bradenton
- publix 1152, parrish
- publix 1153, lakewood ranch
- publix 1305, parrish
- publix 1342, palmetto
- publix 681, holmes beach
- publix 0798, bradenton
- publix 1326, bradenton
- publix 1437, ponte vedra beach
- publix 1447, bradenton
- publix 1600, lakewood ranch
- publix 1723, bradenton
- publix super markets 1666, palmetto
Super Store · 23
- acapulco tropical y mas, ellenton
- bj's wholesale club 128, university park
- costco wholesale 1364, bradenton
- detwiler's farm market # 6 6, bradenton
- detwiler's farm market iv 4, palmetto
- dollar general market 13685, bradenton
- f & j family corp/ key food, west bradenton
- sam's club 8201, bradenton
- supermarket acapulco tropical, bradenton
- target store t-2034, sarasota
- target store t-817, bradenton
- target store t2927, bradenton
- target store t3396, bradenton
- walmart 1004, bradenton
- walmart 528, bradenton
- walmart 5727, bradenton
- walmart neighborhood market 7307, bradenton
- walmart supercenter 3370, palmetto
- walmart supercenter 1171, sarasota
- walmart supercenter 3474, bradenton
- whole foods market 10642, sarasota
- winn-dixie 2448, palmetto
- winn-dixie 2519, bradenton
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- dans market, bradenton
- jerusalem gate international food market, bradenton
- la marketa, bradenton
- mp markets samoset, bradenton
- tortilleria la rancherita, palmetto
- tortilleria la rancherita, bradenton
Small Grocery Store · 3
- chavela's market, bradenton
- european foods gourmet deli store, bradenton
- latino fashions, bradenton
Delivery Route · 1
- pinch n pinch blue crabs and seafood, bradenton
Farmers' Market · 1
- bradenton farmers market, bradenton
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- ellenton produce market inc, ellenton
Seafood Specialty · 1
- ab seafood, ellenton
Showing 250 of 262 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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.
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Nationwide peers for Manatee County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Manatee County (7.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Florida.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside FL (26.7% here).
- Jefferson County, ID · 26.7% low-access
- Jefferson County, ID · 26.7% low-access
- Bourbon County, KY · 26.7% low-access
- Bourbon County, KY · 26.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (7.5% here).
- Jackson County, GA · 7.5% SNAP
- Jackson County, GA · 7.5% SNAP
- Towns County, GA · 7.5% SNAP
- Towns County, GA · 7.5% 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.
Food access nationally, Florida in context
Manatee 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 Manatee County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12081. 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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