County food-access profile · Florida
Palm Beach County, FL
Palm Beach County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 18.6%
- low-access pop.
- 13
- food-desert tracts
- 10.0%
- on SNAP
- 1.5M
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
18.6% of Palm Beach County residents live in a low-access area, and 13 of its 333 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 106
- low-access tracts
- 55K
- food-desert residents
- 6.0%
- households, no vehicle
- 11.3%
- 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).
Palm Beach County's low-access share sits near the national share, at 18.6% per the USDA Atlas. 106 of the county's 333 census tracts are flagged low-access, covering roughly 245,446 residents who live far from a supermarket. 13 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 54,523 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 Palm Beach County compares nationally
Palm Beach County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.6% low-access share that beats 42% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,809).
Palm Beach County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 333 census tracts in Palm Beach County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Palm Beach County vs. other Florida counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Florida
- Palm Beach 18.6
Palm Beach County, FL
18.6 % 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 | 333 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,320,134 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 106 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 13 |
| Low-Access Population | 245,446 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 54,523 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,533,806 |
| Median Household Income | $83,581 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 60,523 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
About 10.0% of Palm Beach County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 18.6% of residents are low-access, near the national share for U.S. counties.
- 10.0% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 60,523 households here.
- 6.0% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 13 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 Palm Beach County
near the national share
13 of Palm Beach County's 333 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 3.9% of all its tracts.
A further 93 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 106.
An estimated 245,446 residents, roughly 18.6% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 54,523 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 227 tracts (68.2%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County has 804 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 195 locations (24% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 195
- boca russian market 1, boca raton
- cvs pharmacy 3158, boynton beach
- cvs pharmacy 3226, west palm beach
- cvs pharmacy 4076, boca raton
- cvs pharmacy 5141, palm beach gardens
- cvs pharmacy 5401, delray beach
- cvs pharmacy 7173, boca raton
- cvs pharmacy 7886, tequesta
- cvs pharmacy 7993, greenacres
- cvs pharmacy 03887, delray beach
- cvs pharmacy 0770, boca raton
- cvs pharmacy 10504, jupiter
- cvs pharmacy 10973, west palm beach
- cvs pharmacy 1821, delray beach
- cvs pharmacy 2303, lake worth
- cvs pharmacy 2966, delray beach
- cvs pharmacy 3119, boynton beach
- cvs pharmacy 3222, lake worth
- cvs pharmacy 3269, palm beach garden
- cvs pharmacy 3275, boca raton
- cvs pharmacy 3400, west palm beach
- cvs pharmacy 3418, royal palm beach
- cvs pharmacy 3437, jupiter
- cvs pharmacy 3601, wellington
- cvs pharmacy 3642, lake worth
- cvs pharmacy 3652, parkland
- cvs pharmacy 3818, boca raton
- cvs pharmacy 3819, west palm beach
- cvs pharmacy 3854, palm beach gard
- cvs pharmacy 3866, palm beach gardens
- cvs pharmacy 3919, west palm beach
- cvs pharmacy 3964, lake worth
- cvs pharmacy 4188, wellington
- cvs pharmacy 4980, boynton beach
- cvs pharmacy 4989, palm beach gardens
- cvs pharmacy 5080, n palm beach
- cvs pharmacy 5109, juno beach
- cvs pharmacy 5111, boca raton
- cvs pharmacy 5112, belle glade
- cvs pharmacy 5140, west palm beach
- cvs pharmacy 5205, boynton beach
- cvs pharmacy 5223, boca raton
- cvs pharmacy 5238, jupiter
- cvs pharmacy 536, palm springs
- cvs pharmacy 583, west palm beach
- cvs pharmacy 7891, lake worth
- cvs pharmacy 7919, boynton beach
- cvs pharmacy 7982, boca raton
- cvs pharmacy 8367, lake worth
- cvs pharmacy 8372, boca raton
- cvs pharmacy 8373, west palm beach
- dollar general 0136, west palm beach
- dollar general 10592, lake worth
- dollar general 13999, delray beach
- dollar general 18311, lake worth
- dollar general 7494, tequesta
- dollar general 9402, west palm beach
- dollar general 9424, greenacres
- dollar tree 0583, west palm beach
- dollar tree 2081, lake park
- dollar tree 4597, delray beach
- dollartree 11067, boca raton
- dollartree 4114, boynton beach
- dollartree 8103, lake worth
- dollartree 8261, west palm beach
- dollartree 8709, north palm beach
- dollartree 8711, wellington
- dollartree 9124, riviera beach
- dollar general 10506, lake worth
- dollar general 12701, palm springs
- dollar general 1414, lantana
- dollar general 14512, south bay
- dollar general 14663, belle glade
- dollar general 14781, pahokee
- dollar general 15269, west palm beach
- dollar general 15277, west palm beach
- dollar general 17116, riviera beach
- dollar general 21101, delray beach
- dollar general 22683, belle glade
- dollar general 23064, boynton beach
- dollar tree 1287, tequesta
- dollar tree 2159, west palm beach
- dollar tree 2201, delray beach
- dollar tree 278, west palm beach
- dollar tree 290, lake worth
- dollar tree 3786, boca raton
- dollar tree 3792, boca raton
- dollar tree 3845, w palm beach
- dollar tree 4001, palm springs
- dollar tree 4104, royal palm beach
- dollar tree 4199, delray beach
- dollar tree 4261, boca raton
- dollar tree 4401, lake worth
- dollar tree 4581, royal palm beach
- dollar tree 5051, west palm beach
- dollar tree 5065, lake worth
- dollar tree 5215, delray beach
- dollar tree 5478, boynton beach
- dollar tree 5590, greenacres
- dollar tree 6108, boynton beach
- dollar tree 7309, lake worth
- dollar tree 7378, lantana
- dollar tree 8295, lake worth
- dollar tree 8315, lantana
- dollartree 8864, jupiter
- don victorio's market, west palm beach
- eliane caribbean market inc, delray beach
- family dollar 10786, belle glade
- family dollar 11711, greenacres
- family dollar 12513, boca raton
- family dollar 2413, west palm beach
- family dollar 2832, lantana
- family dollar 7903, west palm beach
- family dollar 9138, riviera beach
- family dollar store 1024, belle glade
- family dollar store 1593, pahokee
- family dollar store 2004, riviera beach
- family dollar store 2373, west palm beach
- family dollar store 2841, west palm beach
- family dollar store 2948, lake worth
- family dollar store 3135, west palm beach
- family dollar store 5911, lake worth
- family dollar store 7071, west palm beach
- family dollar store 7414, lake worth
- family dollar store 7630, west palm beach
- family dollar store 7634, lake park
- family dollar store 767, west palm beach
- family dollar store 8004, west palm beach
- family matters, greenacres
- family matters, mangonia park
- family matters 0748050, lantana
- glick's, delray beach
- kelseys market 1, west palm beach
- la espiga supermarket, west palm beach
- la olanchana grocery, west palm beach
- la tapatia supermarket iii, jupiter
- neighbors market, palm beach garden
- okap lakay'nm store, belle glade
- riggins seafood market, lantana
- rorabeck's plants and produce, lake worth
- walgreen 00074, boynton beach
- walgreen 01938, royal palm beach
- walgreen 03331, lake worth
- walgreen 03455, riviera beach
- walgreen 03487, lake worth
- walgreen 04618, loxahatchee
- walgreen 06016, belle glade
- walgreens 04765, west palm beach
- walgreens 05067, west palm beach
- walgreens 4280, palm springs
- walgreens 4594, lake worth
- walgreens 6014, delray beach
- walgreens 02292, boca raton
- walgreens 04593, west palm beach
- walgreens 05174, lantana
- walgreens 09044, palm beach gardens
- walgreens 10576, palm beach gardens
- walgreens 10760, palm springs
- walgreens 10791, boynton beach
- walgreens 12342, loxahatchee
- walgreens 1411, boca raton
- walgreens 15138, lake worth
- walgreens 15208, wellington
- walgreens 15209, west palm beach
- walgreens 15248, boca raton
- walgreens 15395, boca raton
- walgreens 15619, greenacres
- walgreens 15900, delray beach
- walgreens 1622, jupiter
- walgreens 16388, west palm beach
- walgreens 2547, delray beach
- walgreens 2664, boca raton
- walgreens 3546, boynton beach
- walgreens 3713, lake worth
- walgreens 4176, boynton beach
- walgreens 4177, west palm beach
- walgreens 4279, jupiter
- walgreens 4652, delray beach
- walgreens 4916, tequesta
- walgreens 4954, boynton beach
- walgreens 5068, delray beach
- walgreens 5078, lake worth
- walgreens 5173, jupiter
- walgreens 5254, north palm beach
- walgreens 5433, boca raton
- walgreens 5489, delray beach
- walgreens 5490, boynton beach
- walgreens 5519, boca raton
- walgreens 5681, delray beach
- walgreens 5795, boynton beach
- walgreens 6015, delray beach
- walgreens 6123, lantana
- walgreens 6405, palm beach gardens
- walgreens 7265, west palm beach
- walgreens 9384, wellington
Convenience Store · 55
- 1 stop shop, riviera beach
- 4 stop food mart, lake worth beach
- 7 days, royal palm beach
- 7 days food mart, lake worth
- 7 eleven 34800b, boca raton
- 7 eleven 34857a, boynton beach
- 7 eleven 34861a, west palm beach
- 7 eleven store 19111b, boca raton
- 7 eleven store 40338b, lake worth beach
- 7-eleven 25514 b, lantana
- 7-eleven 25973 a, royal palm beach
- 7-eleven 32362b, haverhill
- 7-eleven 32388a, boynton beach
- 7-eleven 32425a, boynton beach
- 7-eleven 33002b, loxahatchee
- 7-eleven 34590 a, palm springs
- 7-eleven #38034a, west palm beach
- 7-eleven #41309h 41361h, lake worth beach
- 7-eleven 25402a, jupiter
- 7-eleven 34794a, palm beach gardens
- 7-eleven 37095a, riviera beach
- 7-eleven 37534a, lake worth
- 7-eleven 37699a, loxahatchee
- 7-eleven 38142a, lantana
- 7-eleven 39565j, lake worth
- 7-eleven 39784a, west palm beach
- 7-eleven 40335a, jupiter
- 7-eleven 41529a, west palm beach
- 7-eleven 41621h, west palm beach
- 7-eleven store #40359b 40359b, palm beach gardens
- 7-eleven store 10454b, boca raton
- 7-eleven store 34835b, lake worth
- 7-eleven store 37019a, palm springs
- 7-eleven store 41265h, westlake
- 7-eleven, inc. 37252h, west palm beach
- 7-eleven #34798a, delray beach
- 7-eleven 18325b, riviera beach
- 7-eleven 26779c, west palm beach
- 7-eleven 32674c, west palm beach
- 7-eleven 34582, royal palm beach
- 7-eleven 34785a, boynton beach
- 7-eleven 34793a, delray beach
- 7-eleven 34829a, tequesta
- 7-eleven 34858a, west palm beach
- 7-eleven 36439a, royal palm beach
- 7-eleven 37169a, west palm beach
- 7-eleven 37223a, west palm beach
- 7-eleven 37574a, royal palm beach
- 7-eleven 37633a, lake worth
- 7-eleven 37734a, lake worth
- 7-eleven 38664a, westlake
- 7-eleven 40339a, lake worth
- 7-eleven 40366a, west palm beach
- 7-eleven 41524a, west palm beach
- 7-eleven store #32254c 32254c, lake worth
Showing 250 of 804 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Florida
Compare Palm Beach County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Food access nationally, Florida in context
Palm Beach 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).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.