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Signature · 22.8% SNAP (94th pct in FL)

Miami-Dade County, FL

Miami-Dade County stands out on SNAP (22.8%, +10.7 pts vs U.S.) with 6.1% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.

6.1%
low-access pop.
16
food-desert tracts
22.8%
on SNAP
2.7M
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 FL

USDA FARA access plate

County Miami-Dade County, FL

LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN

  • LA-ADEQUATE 6.1% low-access
  • BELOW-NATIONAL -16.0 pts vs US
  • LILA-CLUSTER 16 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-HEAVY 22.8% SNAP
  • VEH-GAP 9.8% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-THIN 3% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Gadsden County ( -1.6 pts)

Lower-band low-access

Miami-Dade County lands in the lower national band (6.1%, #2,756 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.

#2,756
national by low-access %
#63
in FL
67
low-access tracts
45K
food-desert residents

Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.

Signature read: 22.8% SNAP (94th pct in FL) (+10.7 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .

How Miami-Dade County compares nationally

Food access in Miami-Dade County compares favorably nationally: its 6.1% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 12% of them (rank #2,756).

lower low-accesshigher low-access

Miami-Dade County's lower-band USDA tier split

515 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 16 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Miami-Dade County, FL USDA-defined food-access tiers: 448 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 51 limited, 16 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 515 tracts evaluated. 448 tracts adequate (87.0%) 51 tracts limited (9.9%) 16 tracts severe / food desert (3.1%) Adequate 87% Limited 10% Severe 3% Food-access tier distribution: Miami-Dade County, FL
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

Miami-Dade County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (507 urban, 8 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 8 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.

Miami-Dade County vs nearby low low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · lower low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Miami-Dade County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts515
Atlas Population (2010 basis)2,496,435
Low-Access Tracts67
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)16
Low-Access Population152,784
Low-Access Share6.1%well below the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population45,403

ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Miami-Dade County
IndicatorValue
Population2,738,356
Median Household Income$71,753
Poverty Rate14.7%near the national average
SNAP Households222,489
SNAP Participation Rate22.8%well above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle9.8%above the national average
Group-Quarters Population1.6%

Other Counties in Florida

One of 66 counties in Florida, 6 are shown here.

Alachua County
19.2% low-access · 9.2% SNAP
Baker County
55.6% low-access · 16.7% SNAP
Bay County
31.5% low-access · 12.6% SNAP
Bradford County
1.1% low-access · 17.3% SNAP
Brevard County
41.8% low-access · 9.4% SNAP
Broward County
9.4% low-access · 13.2% SNAP

Compare Miami-Dade County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →

Counties near Miami-Dade County's lower low-access or SNAP band

SNAP-led peer set first for Miami-Dade County (22.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Florida.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside FL (6.1% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (22.8% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Florida among South Atlantic states

Florida ranks 4th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (25.1%). Miami-Dade County, at 6.1%, runs 19.0 pts below the Florida rate.

  1. Georgia 30.9%
  2. South Carolina 28.7%
  3. Delaware 27.3%
  4. Florida 25.1%
  5. North Carolina 22.9%
  6. Maryland 22.7%
  7. West Virginia 21.3%
  8. Virginia 20.4%
  9. District of Columbia 4.6%

Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map

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 Miami-Dade County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12086. 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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