Signature · 6.9% SNAP (11th pct in CA)
Napa County, CA
Napa County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.1%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 6.9%
- on SNAP
- 135K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Napa County, CA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 12.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.0 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Santa Barbara County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Napa County lands in the lower national band (12.1%, #2,331 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,331
- national by low-access %
- #44
- in CA
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.9% SNAP (11th pct in CA) (-5.2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Napa County compares nationally
Napa County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.1% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,335).
Napa County's lower-band USDA tier split
40 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Napa County has 31 urban and 9 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.
Napa 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 | 40 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 136,484 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 16,493 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,589 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 134,869 |
| Median Household Income | $111,471 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,425 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.9%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Napa County
Napa County has 65 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 25 locations (38% of the total), followed by supermarket.
Convenience Store · 25
- 7 eleven 14135b 14135b, napa
- 7 eleven 14152g 14152g, napa
- 7 eleven 18813e 18813e, napa
- 7 eleven 41611a, napa
- 7 eleven store 35704b, american canyon
- 7-eleven 14138 b, napa
- 7-eleven 16640 d, american canyon
- 7-eleven 14129a, napa
- 7-eleven 14131b, napa
- bellair shell 108, napa
- chevron 1541, napa
- chevron 1774, napa
- chevron 2206, american canyon
- circle k stores 2709226, american canyon
- conserv fuel 40, napa
- fairview market, napa
- fast & easy mart 59, napa
- i s gasmart inc, calistoga
- jefferson market, napa
- kwikee mart, napa
- more for less 21, calistoga
- pueblo market, napa
- val's liquor, napa
- valley liquor & gas station, napa
- vintage food mart, saint helena
Supermarket · 11
- azteca market - napa, napa
- economy market, napa
- lucky 730, napa
- lucky 731, napa
- nob hill foods 623, napa
- napa grocery outlet 271, napa
- raley's 319, napa
- safeway 1883, american canyon
- safeway 2449, napa
- safeway 2605, saint helena
- trader joe's 128, napa
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- brown's valley market, inc., napa
- cvs pharmacy 1804, napa
- cvs pharmacy 7141, napa
- cvs pharmacy 9214, napa
- dollar tree 5987, napa
- howell mountain market, angwin
- la tapatia market napa inc 2, napa
- napa valley farm, napa
- walgreens 11365, american canyon
- walgreens 11822, napa
Super Store · 10
- cal mart, calistoga
- costco wholesale 1679, napa
- la morenita market, napa
- mi familia market inc, napa
- north napa grocery outlet 435, napa
- target store t-1026, napa
- target store t-1438, napa
- walmart 1651, american canyon
- walmart 2925, napa
- whole foods market 10288, napa
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- azteca market, saint helena
- la corona market, calistoga
- puerto vallarta market, calistoga
- radio shark, napa
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphy's pizza-napa-ca033 ca033, napa
- papa murphy's take and bake pizza ca195, american canyon
Farmers' Market · 2
- downtown napa farmers' market, napa
- st helena farmers market, st helena
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lola's market 4, napa
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 Napa County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Napa County (6.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside California.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CA (12.1% here).
- Independence County, AR · 12.1% low-access
- Independence County, AR · 12.1% low-access
- Routt County, CO · 12.1% low-access
- Routt County, CO · 12.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (6.9% here).
- Archuleta County, CO · 6.9% SNAP
- Archuleta County, CO · 6.9% SNAP
- Nassau County, FL · 6.9% SNAP
- Nassau County, FL · 6.9% 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.
Napa County inside a lower low-access state context
Napa 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 Napa County, CA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 06055. 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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