Signature · 7.5% SNAP (12th pct in FL)
Monroe County, FL
Monroe County sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.0%, +10.9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 33.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 7.5%
- on SNAP
- 82K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Monroe County, FL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 33.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 3% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sarasota County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Monroe County sits in the upper national band (33.0%, #736 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #736
- national by low-access %
- #29
- in FL
- 15
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 7.5% SNAP (12th pct in FL) (-4.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Monroe County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Monroe County's 33.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #739 most-affected nationwide.
Monroe County's elevated USDA tier split
30 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Monroe County has 19 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.
Monroe County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint
- Glades
Glades 56.2%
56.2 % low-access
- Monroe
Monroe 33%
33 % low-access
- Sarasota
Sarasota 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Marion
Marion 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Leon
Leon 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Volusia
Volusia 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 30 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 73,090 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 15 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 24,153 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.0%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,644 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 81,860 |
| Median Household Income | $87,738 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,573 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Monroe County
Monroe County has 77 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 37 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 37
- 7-eleven 41148, tavernier
- atlantic grocery, inc, key west
- circle k 2701707, key west
- circle k 2702370, marathon
- circle k 2702371, key largo
- circle k 2702375, key largo
- circle k 2702382, tavernier
- circle k 2702386, marathon
- circle k 2705333, key west
- circle k 2707603, key largo
- circle k 2708815, key west
- circle k 2708819, key west
- circle k 2709000, marathon
- circle k 2709001, key west
- circle k 2709002, summerland key
- circle k 2709003, key west
- circle k 2709004, key west
- circle k 2709005, marathon
- circle k 2709008, islamorada
- circle k 2709010, big pine key
- circle k 2709011, key west
- kent kwik 954, key largo
- kent kwik 955, marathon
- kent kwik 956, big pine key
- kent kwik 957, key west
- kent kwik 958, tavernier
- kent kwik 959, key largo
- kent kwik 960, key largo
- kent kwik 961, marathon
- new market, key west
- racetrac 2624, marathon
- seaside grocery & deli, key west
- shell of big pine, big pine key
- shell of ramrod, summerland key
- shell of summerland, summerland key
- speedway 6527, key largo
- the corner grocery, key west
Combination Grocery/Other · 22
- cvs 10122, stock island
- cvs pharmacy 8368, key west
- cvs pharmacy 10169, key west
- cvs pharmacy 1103, key largo
- cvs pharmacy 1274, key west
- cvs pharmacy 3626, big pine key
- cvs pharmacy 3779, key west
- cvs pharmacy 3788, islamorada
- cvs pharmacy 3981, tavernier
- dollar tree 4326, key west
- dollar tree 5250, key largo
- dollar tree 5431, marathon
- family dollar 11758, key west
- family dollar 2792, tavernier
- family dollar 5795, key largo
- family dollar store 8450, key largo
- walgreen 6407, key largo
- walgreens 07936, big pine key
- walgreens 13078, marathon
- walgreens 2777, key west
- walgreens 3574, marathon
- walgreens 7089, key west
Supermarket · 14
- fausto's food palace, key west
- fausto's food palace ii, key west
- gordon food service store mp130, key west
- gordon food service store mp229, key largo
- publix 500, key west
- publix 575, marathon
- publix 1445, key west
- publix 1495, islamorada
- publix super markets, inc. 1813, key largo
- winn dixie 0317, key west
- winn dixie 328, tavernier
- winn dixie 352, key largo
- winn dixie 358, big pine key
- winn dixie 0267, marathon
Farmers' Market · 1
- key west truman waterfront farmers market, key west
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- dion c stores 206, key west
Military Commissary · 1
- key west nas commissary 429, key west
Small Grocery Store · 1
- la sincerite keys store, key west
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.
Compare Monroe County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Counties near Monroe County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Monroe County (7.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Florida.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside FL (33.0% here).
- Jackson County, IN · 33.0% low-access
- Jackson County, IN · 33.0% low-access
- Kings County, CA · 33.0% low-access
- Kings County, CA · 33.0% 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.
Monroe County inside a higher low-access state context
Monroe 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 Monroe County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12087. 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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