County food-access profile · Florida
Osceola County, FL
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Osceola 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).
- 35.3%
- low-access pop.
- 11
- food-desert tracts
- 17.2%
- on SNAP
- 427K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
35.3% of Osceola County residents live in a low-access area, and 11 of its 41 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 23
- low-access tracts
- 40K
- food-desert residents
- 4.3%
- households, no vehicle
- 12.8%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Osceola County's low-access share at 35.3%, above the national share. 23 of the county's 41 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 94,855 people. 11 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 39,985 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Osceola County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Osceola County's 35.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 81% of them and ranked #580 most-affected nationwide.
Osceola County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 41 census tracts in Osceola County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Osceola County vs. other Florida counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Florida
- Osceola
Osceola County, FL
35.3 % low-access
- Alachua 19.2
Alachua County, FL
19.2 % low-access
- Baker
Baker County, FL
55.6 % low-access
- Bay
Bay County, FL
31.5 % low-access
- Bradford 1.1
Bradford County, FL
1.1 % low-access
- Brevard
Brevard County, FL
41.8 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 41 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 268,685 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 23 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 11 |
| Low-Access Population | 94,855 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.3%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 39,985 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 427,415 |
| Median Household Income | $72,637 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 24,572 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
About 17.2% of Osceola County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 35.3% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 17.2% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 24,572 households here.
- 4.3% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 11 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Osceola County
above the national share
11 of Osceola County's 41 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 26.8% of all its tracts.
A further 12 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 23.
An estimated 94,855 residents, roughly 35.3% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 39,985 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 18 tracts (43.9%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Osceola County
Osceola County has 257 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 115 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 115
- 7 eleven store 22640b, kissimmee
- 7-elelven 34045a, davenport
- 7-eleven 20968 a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 27160a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 27449-a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 29728a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven #32857a 32857a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 24832, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 25267-b, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 27584a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 33007a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 34887, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 37209a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 41279h, kissimmee
- 7-eleven store #34165h 34165h, kissimmee
- 7-eleven store #35499b, kissimmee
- 7-eleven store 35613a, saint cloud
- 7-eleven store 38371a 38371a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven, inc. 34163j, kissimmee
- 7-eleven #25031b, kissimmee
- 7-eleven #32979b, kissimmee
- 7-eleven #38690a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven #40456a, saint cloud
- 7-eleven 29938a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 32174b, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 32645b, saint cloud
- 7-eleven 37213a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 37550a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 37563a, celebration
- 7-eleven 37676a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 38061a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 38227a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 38286a, davenport
- 7-eleven 39249b, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 41379a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 42007a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven inc 38252b, saint cloud
- 7-eleven store #39881b 39881b, kissimmee
- 7-eleven store #41992a 41992a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven store 34867a, saint cloud
- 7-eleven store 37204b, kissimmee
- 7-eleven store 38210a 38210a, champions gate
- aarian inc 32662a, kissimmee
- buenaventura express mart, kissimmee
- big ez market, kissimmee
- bronson shell, kissimmee
- circle k 2705976, saint cloud
- circle k 2707466, kissimmee
- circle k 2707471, kissimmee
- circle k 2708719, saint cloud
- circle k 2708958, kissimmee
- circle k 2708967, saint cloud
- circle k 2708968, champions gate
- circle k 2708977, kissimmee
- circle k 2709749, saint cloud
- circle k 2709750, kissimmee
- circle k 2709751, kissimmee
- circle k 2721205, kissimmee
- circle k 2721266, kissimmee
- deer run food & lotto, saint cloud
- dollar land, kissimmee
- dyer food mart, kissimmee
- flowers bakery outlet 30, kissimmee
- food mart, intercession
- food mart, kissimmee
- holopaw citgo, saint cloud
- jp food mart, saint cloud
- jp food mart ii, sait cloud
- jiffy food & video, saint cloud
- kcs farm store, kenansville
- kangaroo thacker, kissimmee
- kwick mini mart, kissimmee
- m & m supermarket, kissimmee
- maharaja, kissimmee
- mini mart, kissimmee
- mobil, kissimmee
- morse market usa, saint cloud
- murphy usa 6725, kissimmee
- murphy usa 6863, saint cloud
- murphy usa 7103, poinciana
- murphy usa 7190, kissimmee
- paps food mart, saint cloud
- pilot travel center 96, okeechobee
- race trac 160, kissimmee
- race trac 201, kissimmee
- race trac 2310, kissimmee
- race trac 2325, kissimmee
- race trac 246, kissimmee
- race trac 281, kissimmee
- race trac 604, kissimmee
- race trac 607, kissimmee
- race trac 86, kissimmee
- racetrac 2584, kissimmee
- racetrac2609 2609, okeechobee
- rebel 804, kissimmee
- rebel 806, kissimmee
- roger food store, saint cloud
- speedway 6434, kissimmee
- speedway 6459, saint cloud
- st cloud quick mart, saint cloud
- stop and go, kissimmee
- sunoco express, kissimmee
- sunrise foodmart, kissimmee
- sunshine food mart 143, kissimmee
- sunshine food mart 355, kissimmee
- vine shell, kissimmee
- wawa 5116, kissimmee
- wawa 5123, saint cloud
- wawa 5124, kissimmee
- wawa 5102, kissimmee
- wawa 5104, kissimmee
- wawa 5143, kissimmee
- wawa 5166, kissimmee
- wawa store 5429, st. cloud
- yeehaw junction bp, okeechobee
Combination Grocery/Other · 70
- cvs pharmacy 4806, kissimmee
- cvs pharmacy 5747, kissimmee
- cvs pharmacy 7973, kissimmee
- cvs pharmacy 10877, kissimmee
- cvs pharmacy 2761, kissimmee
- cvs pharmacy 3423, kissimmee
- cvs pharmacy 4128, kissimmee
- cvs pharmacy 476, kissimmee
- cvs pharmacy 4799, saint cloud
- cvs pharmacy 508, kissimmee
- dollar general 13810, kissimmee
- dollar general 14454, saint cloud
- dollar general 1482, saint cloud
- dollar general 18283, kissimmee
- dollar general 18447, saint cloud
- dollar general 19021, kissimmee
- dollar general 7540, kissimmee
- dollar tree 2270, kissimmee
- dollar tree 2596, saint cloud
- dollartree 8482, saint cloud
- dollartree 8653, kissimmee
- dollartree 9807, kissimmee
- dollar general 12627, kissimmee
- dollar general 14583, kissimmee
- dollar general 19891, kissimmee
- dollar general 20414, saint cloud
- dollar general 24439, kissimmee
- dollar general 24730, kissimmee
- dollar general 30828, kissimmee
- dollar tree 2929, kissimmee
- dollar tree 3548, kissimmee
- dollar tree 3912, kissimmee
- dollar tree 4803, kissimmee
- dollar tree 4952, kissimmee
- dollar tree 5017, kissimmee
- dollar tree 5147, kissimmee
- dollar tree 5547, kissimmee
- dollar tree 6310, saint cloud
- dollar tree 7098, kissimmee
- dollar tree 8301, kissimmee
- family dollar 10910, kissimmee
- family dollar 10913, kissimmee
- family dollar 11472, kissimmee
- family dollar 11676, kissimmee
- family dollar 11921, kissimmee
- family dollar 12480, kissimmee
- family dollar 1956, saint cloud
- family dollar 8485, kissimmee
- family dollar 9072, kissimmee
- family dollar store 10439, kissimmee
- family dollar store 10818, kissimmee
- family dollar store 8725, kissimmee
- michigan donegan mom's food store, kissimmee
- walgreen 03106, kissimmee
- walgreen 09509, poinciana
- walgreens 04442, kissimmee
- walgreens 07074, kissimmee
- walgreens 07726, kissimmee
- walgreens 10372, kissimee
- walgreens 11683, kissimmee
- walgreens 15995, kissimmee
- walgreens 21229, kissimmee
- walgreens 4168, kissimmee
- walgreens 5945, kissimmee
- walgreens 6486, kissimmee
- walgreens 6568, kissimmee
- walgreens 7163, saint cloud
- walgreens 7436, saint cloud
- walgreens 7493, kissimmee
- walgreens 9333, saint cloud
Supermarket · 28
- aldi 18, davenport
- aldi 44043 44043, saint cloud
- aldi 74025 74025, kissimmee
- aldi 74026, kissimmee
- aldi 74028, kissimmee
- aldi 74029 74029, kissimmee
- aldi 74192, saint cloud
- aldi 74088, saint cloud
- jason best asian market 1, kissimmee
- key food supermarket, saint cloud
- publix 0235, saint cloud
- publix 0707, kissimmee
- publix 0758, kissimmee
- publix 0770, champions gate
- publix 1045, saint cloud
- publix 1179, kissimmee
- publix 1181, kissimmee
- publix 1194, kissimmee
- publix 1216, saint cloud
- publix 716, jacksonville
- plaza popular supermarket, kissimmee
- poinciana produce, kissimmee
- presidente supermarket 47, kissimmee
- publix 1408, kissimmee
- publix 1431, kissimmee
- publix 1502, kissimmee
- publix 1607, kissimmee
- publix super markets, inc. 1849, kissimmee
Super Store · 21
- 4108 k&d food corp/ bravo supermarket, kissimmee
- bj's wholesale club 154, kissimmee
- bravo poinciana, kissimmee
- compare foods, kissimmee
- el aguila supermarket inc, kissimmee
- fj supermarket inc, kissimmee
- key food supermarket, kissimmee
- kissimmee meat & produce, kissimmee
- sam's club 4782, kissimmee
- target store t-1918, kissimmee
- target store 2370, kissimmee
- thrifty fancy produce inc, kissimmee
- walmart 817, kissimmee
- walmart neighborhood market 4159, kissimmee
- walmart neighborhood market 5265, st cloud
- walmart neighborhood market 5846, kissimmee
- walmart supercenter 5420, kissimmee
- walmart supercenter 1086, saint cloud
- walmart supercenter 2881, kissimmee
- walmart supercenter 5214, kissimmee
- walmart supercenter 5250, kissimmee
Large Grocery Store · 5
- goodies supermarket, kissimmee
- holyland international market, kissimmee
- kissimmee produce la chiquita, kissimmee
- la mexicana supermarket, kissimmee
- the mexican market & restaurant, kissimmee
Small Grocery Store · 5
- caribbean seafood fish, kissimmee
- european foods, kissimmee
- jerusalem deli & grocery, kissimmee
- medina bazaar, kissimmee
- super caribbean, kissimmee
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- cafetal minimarket, kissimmee
- chamberlin's natural foods kis, kissimmee
- somofresh market, saint cloud
- tomato express no, kissimmee
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- beef jerky experience #170, kissimmee
Seafood Specialty · 1
- la perla seafood market, kissimmee
Showing 250 of 257 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Florida
Compare Osceola County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Food access nationally, Florida in context
Osceola County sits inside Florida (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
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