Signature · 41.5% low-access (89th pct)
Okaloosa County, FL
Okaloosa County sits in the upper national band on low-access (41.5%, +19.4 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 41.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 7.9%
- on SNAP
- 217K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Okaloosa County, FL
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-SEVERE 41.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +19.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Brevard County (+ 0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Okaloosa County sits in the upper national band (41.5%, #352 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #352
- national by low-access %
- #13
- in FL
- 26
- low-access tracts
- 20K
- 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: 41.5% low-access (89th pct) (+19.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Okaloosa County compares nationally
Okaloosa County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 41.5% low-access share outpaces 89% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #353 most-affected nationwide.
Okaloosa County's elevated USDA tier split
41 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Okaloosa County has 37 urban and 4 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.
Okaloosa 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
- Brevard
Brevard 41.8%
41.8 % low-access
- Okaloosa
Okaloosa 41.5%
41.5 % low-access
- Escambia
Escambia 41%
41 % low-access
- Washington
Washington 40.7%
40.7 % low-access
- Pasco
Pasco 40.4%
40.4 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 41 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 180,822 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 26 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 75,060 |
| Low-Access Share | 41.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 20,079 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 216,599 |
| Median Household Income | $81,998 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,711 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.9%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Okaloosa County
Okaloosa County has 174 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 91 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 91
- a&c food mart, niceville
- browns grocery, holt
- big boss stores 220, niceville
- bluewater food mart, niceville
- brake time, fort walton beach
- brothers destin harbor 301, destin
- browns grocery, holt
- brummeyers general store inc. 1, crestview
- cefco 407, niceville
- cefco 408, crestview
- cefco 409, niceville
- cefco 410, fort walton beach
- cefco 412, ft walton beach
- cefco 415, crestview
- cefco 419, fort walton beach
- cefco 422, baker
- circle k 2707210, ft. walton beach
- circle k 2707315, crestview
- circle k 8347, destin
- circle k 2708349, fort walton beach
- circle k 2723851, destin
- circle k 2723852, niceville
- circle k store 2707069, crestview
- circle k store 2709083, niceville
- diyaa food stores 2059, shalimar
- dodge store 9106, fort walton beach
- duke food mart, crestview
- fla convenience, crestview
- flowers bakery outlet 366, fort walton beach
- flowers bakery outlet 850, crestview
- friendly express, fort walton beach
- fwb gas llc, mary esther
- green acres food max, fort walton beach
- hollywood food mart, fort walton beach
- hollywood food mart se, fort walton beach
- maynila asian market, crestview
- mobile fwb, fort walton beach
- murphy express 8707, niceville
- murphy express 8871, fort walton beach
- murphy usa 7689, destin
- murphy usa 7893, crestview
- murphy usa 7993, fort walton beach
- murphy usa 8658, mary esther
- murphy usa 8667, fort walton beach
- navi food mart, fort walton beach
- newcastle quick stop, fort walton beach
- quick food mart 4, fort walton beach
- quick food mart 8, fort walton beach
- quick food mart 9, fort walton beach
- quick stop no, crestview
- quik stop market 900157, shalimar
- raceway 769, fort walton beach
- rizzy store 5 5, fort walton beach
- shalimar raceway, shalimar
- shell food mart, fort walton beach
- six brothers meat market & grocery, fort walton beach
- store 434, destin
- store 436, destin
- sunoco fwb, fort walton beach
- sunshine food mart 474, crestview
- sunshine foodmart 459, crestview
- super station 5, niceville
- super station 6 llc, destin
- synergy oil partners llc, fort walton beach
- tienda la mexicana y taqueria, destin
- tom thumb 0118, crestview
- tom thumb 900013, crestview
- tom thumb 900037, niceville
- tom thumb 900048, laurel hill
- tom thumb 900056, crestview
- tom thumb 900057, crestview
- tom thumb 900059, valparaiso
- tom thumb 900061, fort walton beach
- tom thumb 900076, crestview
- tom thumb 900081, crestview
- tom thumb 900085, crestview
- tom thumb 900094, laurel hill
- tom thumb 900100, niceville
- tom thumb 900115, crestview
- tom thumb 900116, destin
- tom thumb food store 900023, fort walton beach
- tom thumb food store 900058, fort walton beach
- tom thumb food store 900132, mary esther
- tom thumb food store 900144, niceville
- tom thumb food store 900148, crestview
- tom thumb food store 900154, mary esther
- tom thumb food store inc. 900066, fort walton beach
- tom thumb food stores 900010, fort walton beach
- tom thumb food stores 900039, fort walton beach
- tom thumb food stores 900046, fort walton beach
- tom thumb food stores 900077, fort walton beach
Combination Grocery/Other · 47
- cvs pharmacy 3003, mary esther
- cvs pharmacy 3513, destin
- cvs pharmacy 4015, crestview
- cvs pharmacy 4440, fort walton beach
- cvs pharmacy 4612, niceville
- cvs pharmacy 5178, niceville
- cvs pharmacy 5194, fort walton beach
- dollar general 0792, crestview
- dollar general 14316, crestview
- dollar general 1524, fort walton beach
- dollar general 3876, niceville
- dollar general 7064, fort walton beach
- dollar general 7232, crestview
- dollar general 7703, niceville
- dollar general 9241, mary esther
- dollar general 9563, mary esther
- dollar general 11687, baker
- dollar general 12055, crestview
- dollar general 12513, laurel hill
- dollar general 13556, shalimar
- dollar general 16051, crestview
- dollar general 17340, holt
- dollar general 19810, crestview
- dollar general 20964, crestview
- dollar general 21467, crestview
- dollar general 24795, baker
- dollar general 24827, crestview
- dollar general 30168, baker
- dollar general 30209, crestview
- dollar general 30350, fort walton beach
- dollar tree 0270, mary esther
- dollar tree 277, destin
- dollar tree 3121, crestview
- dollar tree 3577, fort walton beach
- dollar tree 4200, niceville
- dollar tree 6632, fort walton beach
- family dollar 13199, laurel hill
- family dollar store 514, fort walton beach
- grocery in and out, fort walton beach
- k-2 oriental food and gifts, mary esther
- new world oriental market, crestview
- walgreens 04848, fort walton beach
- walgreens 04913, destin
- walgreens 05582, fort walton beach
- walgreens 06578, destin
- walgreens 06811, crestview
- walgreens 06978, niceville
Supermarket · 18
- aldi 82033, fort walton beach
- aldi 82060, crestview
- aldi 82241, fort walton beach
- aldi 76161, niceville
- publix 0383, ft walton beach
- publix 0677, destin
- publix 0766, fort walton beach
- publix 0801, crestview
- publix 1303, fort walton beach
- pic n sav 617, crestview
- publix 1461, niceville
- publix super markets inc 1602, crestview
- publix super markets, inc. 2023, destin
- the fresh market 076, destin
- winn dixie 0558, crestview
- winn dixie 0560, destin
- winn dixie 566, fort walton beach
- winn-dixie 0551, niceville
Super Store · 10
- grocery outlet 7715, niceville
- piggly wiggly of fwb llc, mary esther
- sam's club 6361, fort walton beach
- target store t-2085, destin
- target store t-740, mary esther
- walmart 1362, destin
- walmart 919, fort walton beach
- walmart s/c 944, crestview
- walmart supercenter 5845, niceville
- whole foods market 10621, destin
Large Grocery Store · 2
- 6-b thrifty foods, inc., crestview
- pic n sav, baker
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- burke's orient express, fort walton beach
- thai market, fort walton beach
Military Commissary · 2
- eglin afb commissary 511, eglin afb
- hurlburt field commissary 526, hurlburt field
Small Grocery Store · 2
- c & c international market, llc, crestview
- goshen foods, fort walton beach
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
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Counties near Okaloosa County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Okaloosa County, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside FL (41.5% here).
- Pueblo County, CO · 41.6% low-access
- Plymouth County, MA · 41.6% low-access
- Taney County, MO · 41.4% low-access
- Park County, MT · 41.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (7.9% here).
- Bryan County, GA · 7.9% SNAP
- Bryan County, GA · 7.9% SNAP
- Guthrie County, IA · 7.9% SNAP
- Guthrie County, IA · 7.9% 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.
Okaloosa County inside a higher low-access state context
Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12091. 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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