Signature · 5.5% SNAP (4th pct in CA)
Marin County, CA
Marin County lands in the lower national band on low-access (11.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 11.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 5.5%
- on SNAP
- 258K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Marin County, CA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 11.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Napa County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Marin County lands in the lower national band (11.9%, #2,351 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,351
- national by low-access %
- #45
- in CA
- 15
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.5% SNAP (4th pct in CA) (-6.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Marin County compares nationally
Marin County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.9% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,353).
Marin County's lower-band USDA tier split
55 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Marin County has 48 urban and 7 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.
Marin 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
- Santa Barbara 12.2
Santa Barbara 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Napa 12.1
Napa 12.1%
12.1 % low-access
- Marin 11.9
Marin 11.9%
11.9 % low-access
- Humboldt 11.2
Humboldt 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Tulare 11.2
Tulare 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 55 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 252,409 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 15 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 30,005 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,943 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 257,969 |
| Median Household Income | $149,091 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.3%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,615 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.5%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Marin County
Marin County has 121 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 34 locations (28% of the total), followed by super store.
Convenience Store · 34
- 4th street shell 119, san rafael
- 7 eleven 14130e, sausalito
- 7 eleven 14136e, mill valley
- 7 eleven 15957f, fairfax
- 7 eleven 19157d 19157d, novato
- 7 eleven 2366 14143f, novato
- 7 eleven inc 14157c, mill valley
- 7 eleven store 14128b, fairfax
- 7 eleven store 14132e, san rafael
- 7 eleven store 14146f, san rafael
- 7-eleven #14154e, mill valley
- 7-eleven 14139, san rafael
- alcos famous market & deli, novato
- chevron 1548, greenbrae
- chevron 1551, novato
- chevron station 1570, corte madera
- chevron station 2208, san rafael
- circle k 2705784, san rafael
- delong avenue shell 112, novato
- don's market & liquor, fairfax
- drake shell 106, greenbrae
- enfrente shell 113, novato
- famous market & deli, san rafael
- fuel 24/7 at woodlands, kentfield
- inverness store, inverness
- irwin shell 117, san rafael
- miwok shell 109, novato
- more for less 4, san rafael
- new bait shop & deli market 1, sausalito
- northgate shell 118, san rafael
- novato 76, novato
- novato shell 110, novato
- rossi's black point station, novato
- west novato shell 111, novato
Super Store · 27
- cardenas 216, san rafael
- costco wholesale 0141, novato
- fairfax market, fairfax
- good earth natural foods, fairfax
- good earth natural foods, mill valley
- grocery outlet of san rafael 459, san rafael
- harvest market, novato
- marin scottys market inc, san rafael
- mill valley market, mill valley
- mollie stone's markets, sausalito
- mollie stone's markets #4, greenbrae
- marin city grocery outlet 544, sausalito
- marinwood market, san rafael
- novato grocery outlet, novato
- smart & final 526, san rafael
- supermercado mi tierra llc #6, san rafael
- target 3240, sausalito
- target store 2772, san rafael
- target store t-0692, novato
- united markets, inc., san anselmo
- united markets, inc., san rafael
- whole foods market 10009, mill valley
- whole foods market 10071, san rafael
- whole foods market 10234, novato
- whole foods market 10337, mill valley
- woodlands market kf, kentfield
- woodlands market tib, belvedere tiburon
Supermarket · 18
- andronicos community market 2455, san anselmo
- driver's market, sausalito
- lucky 732, novato
- nugget market 14, tiburon
- nugget market 15, corte madera
- nugget market 16, novato
- safeway 1723, san anselmo
- safeway 2318, corte madera
- safeway 2718, mill valley
- safeway 653, san rafael
- safeway 788, mill valley
- safeway 932, san rafael
- safeway 979, novato
- safeway 2828, novato
- spouts farmers market 288, san rafael
- trader joe's 198, novato
- trader joe's 235, greenbrae
- trader joe's 61, san rafael
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- cvs pharmacy 1483, belvedere tiburon
- cvs pharmacy 9219, greenbrae
- cvs pharmacy 9316, novato
- cvs pharmacy 9370, san anselmo
- cvs pharmacy 9529, san rafael
- cvs pharmacy 9913, mill valley
- cvs pharmacy 9947, novato
- dollartree 9694, san rafael
- dollar tree 3480, novato
- dollar tree 4393, novato
- dollar tree 4724, san rafael
- palace market, point reyes station
- santa venetia market, san rafael
- stinson beach market, stinson beach
- walgreens 04559, mill valley
- walgreens 13584, san rafael
- walgreens 4625, san rafael
Farmers' Market · 8
- agricultural institute of marin farmers market, san rafael
- downtown novato community farmers market, novato
- downtown san rafael mkt/ag institute of marin, san rafael
- fairfax community farmers market, fairfax
- marin farmers market/ag institute of marin, san rafael
- novato hamilton landing farmers' market, novato
- pt reyes farmers market, point reyes station
- tomales farmers market, tomales
Medium Grocery Store · 8
- asian market 0, san rafael
- bolinas people's store, bolinas
- brothers farmer market, novato
- casa del palmar 6, novato
- jasmin market, san rafael
- la chulada market, novato
- lotus market, san rafael
- rojas mexican market, novato
Small Grocery Store · 5
- el prado market, san rafael
- la carreta market, novato
- primetime nutrition 527, san rafael
- sausalito market, sausalito
- woodacre market and deli, woodacre
Large Grocery Store · 2
- bolinas supermarket, bolinas
- quezada market and deli, novato
Delivery Route · 1
- rollin root/ag institute of marin, san rafael
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- central food carnicerias #4, novato
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.
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Counties near Marin County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Marin County (5.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside California.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CA (11.9% here).
- Putnam County, IN · 11.9% low-access
- Putnam County, IN · 11.9% low-access
- Kanabec County, MN · 11.9% low-access
- Kanabec County, MN · 11.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (5.5% here).
- Jefferson County, CO · 5.5% SNAP
- Jefferson County, CO · 5.5% SNAP
- Woodford County, IL · 5.5% SNAP
- Woodford County, IL · 5.5% 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.
Marin County inside a lower low-access state context
Marin 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 Marin County, CA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 06041. 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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