Signature · 118 SNAP-authorized stores
Maui County, HI
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Maui 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).
- 27.0%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 10.4%
- on SNAP
- 165K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Maui County, HI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 27.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +4.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Honolulu County ( -1.8 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Maui County ranks #1,148 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #3 of 4 counties in HI (27.0% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,148
- national by low-access %
- #3
- in HI
- 17
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 118 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Maui County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Maui County's 27.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 63% of them and ranked #1,151 most-affected nationwide.
Maui County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
34 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Maui County has 26 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.
Maui County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Hawaii, not a full county-board reprint
- Kauai
Kauai 34.2%
34.2 % low-access
- Hawaii
Hawaii 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Maui
Maui 27%
27 % low-access
- Honolulu
Honolulu 25.2%
25.2 % low-access
- Kalawao 0
Kalawao 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 34 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 154,834 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 17 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 41,845 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.0%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,918 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 164,522 |
| Median Household Income | $97,161 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,781 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Maui County
Maui County has 118 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 46 locations (39% of the total), followed by super store.
Convenience Store · 46
- 7-eleven 54216, kahului
- a touch of molokai, maunaloa
- abc store 43, lahaina
- abc store 47, lahaina
- abc store 48, lahaina
- abc store 51, kihei
- abc store 73, kihei
- abc store 74, kihei
- abc store 80, kihei
- aim kaahumanu shell 1334, kahului
- aim kahului hd maui 1118, kahului
- aim kihei shell 1321, kihei
- aim w maui shell 1320, lahaina
- aim waiehu shell 1322, wailuku
- accents 1490, lahaina
- dairy road tesoro, kahului
- hele hillside 61311, wailuku
- hele mauilani 61312, kahului
- hele stores 61071, kahului
- hele stores 61072, kihei
- hele stores 61073, kihei
- honolua store 89, lahaina
- island gourmet markets 92, kihei
- kihei 76, kihei
- kukui mini mart, kaunakakai
- lunch box u-turn, kaunakakai
- minit stop 1, kahului
- minit stop 10, kihei
- minit stop 11, lahaina
- minit stop 2, makawao
- minit stop 4, wailuku
- minit stop 5, paia
- minit stop 6, makawao
- minit stop 9, kahului
- molokai mini mart inc., kaunakakai
- paia shell, paia
- pauwela store, haiku
- port town texaco, kahului
- t komoda store & bakery, makawao
- the tobacco shack, maunaloa
- uptown texaco 91571, wailuku
- whaler's general store 1462, lahaina
- whalers general store 1211, lahaina
- whalers general store 1239, lahaina
- whalers general store 1252, kihei
- whalers general store 1260, kihei
Super Store · 18
- costco wholesale 0119, kahului
- foodland farms 42, lahaina
- foodland kaahumanu 20, kahului
- foodland kehalani 45, wailuku
- foodland kihei 23, kihei
- foodland pukalani 24, pukalani
- island grocery depot, kahului
- island grocery depot - lahaina, lahaina
- mana health foods, paia
- misaki's inc, kaunakakai
- napilli market napilihau st 1004, lahaina
- richard's market, lanai city
- tamura enterprises, inc., wailuku
- target store 2660, kahului
- times super mkt honokowai 24, lahaina
- times super mkt kihei 27, kihei
- walmart 3290, kahului
- whole foods market 10374, kahului
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cvs pharmacy 3059, makawao
- cvs pharmacy 9303, kihei
- cvs pharmacy 9663, kahului
- cvs pharmacy 9877, lahaina
- down to earth natural fd-kahului, kahului
- garcia's fishmarket inc, kahului
- hawaiian moons natural foods, kihei
- longs drugs 10060, wailuku
- pukalani superette, makawao
- rowena's produce, kahului
- something for everybody, kaunakakai
- walgreens 11192, lahaina
- walgreens 12786, kahului
- walgreens 15115, wailuku
Medium Grocery Store · 13
- 4-r oriental food mart & produce, kahului
- c. pascua store, kaunakakai
- cj mart 1, kahului
- da hotspot kaunakakai, kaunakakai
- hana ranch store, hana
- hanzawas variety store, haiku
- hasegawa general store, hana
- kalama mini mart, llc, wailuku
- mana'e goods & grindz, kaunakakai
- maunaloa general store by haleola, maunaloa
- philmart oriental & fastfood llc, kihei
- rexel pacific fish market & grocery llc, kahului
- sunrise food mart, kahului
Supermarket · 8
- friendly market center, kaunakakai
- haiku market 2809, haiku
- safeway 1222, lahaina
- safeway 1500, kihei
- safeway 280, kahului
- safeway 3092, wailuku
- seafood city supermarket 34, kahului
- takamiya market inc, wailuku
Small Grocery Store · 6
- 4a's mini mart 1, kahului
- 808 mini mart, wailuku
- mabuhay mart 8082507008, kihei
- maui asian minimart inc, wailuku
- oamil store, kaunakakai
- rodeo general store, makawao
Large Grocery Store · 5
- kualapuu market ltd, kualapuu
- maui greens market, kahului
- morihara store, kula
- pine isle market, lanai
- tj's warehouse outlet, wailuku
Delivery Route · 2
- maui hub, kahului
- sustainable molokai, kaunakakai
Farmers' Market · 2
- hana farmers market, hana
- the original wednesday farmers market nafmnp, makawao
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- farmers market maui, kihei
- oko'a farms, makawao
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- molokai livestock cooperative, hoolehua
- uncle louie's sausage co, inc, kahului
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Hawaii
One of 4 counties in Hawaii, 4 are shown here.
Compare Maui County vs Hawaii County → · All Hawaii counties →
Nationwide peers for Maui County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Maui County, both outside Hawaii so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside HI (27.0% here).
- Howard County, IN · 27.0% low-access
- Howard County, IN · 27.0% low-access
- McPherson County, KS · 27.0% low-access
- McPherson County, KS · 27.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside HI (10.4% here).
- Hart County, GA · 10.4% SNAP
- Hart County, GA · 10.4% SNAP
- Tazewell County, IL · 10.4% SNAP
- Tazewell County, IL · 10.4% 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, Hawaii in context
Maui County sits inside Hawaii (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 Maui County, HI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 15009. 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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