County food-access profile · Florida
Pasco County, FL
Pasco County sits among the counties with the widest food-access gaps the USDA tracks, most residents here live well outside a comfortable walk or drive to a supermarket. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 40.4%
- low-access pop.
- 29
- food-desert tracts
- 10.7%
- on SNAP
- 611K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
40.4% of Pasco County residents live in a low-access area, and 29 of its 133 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 73
- low-access tracts
- 56K
- food-desert residents
- 4.7%
- households, no vehicle
- 11.1%
- 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).
Pasco County carries one of the more serious food-access burdens the USDA Atlas tracks: its low-access share of 40.4% is well above the national share. 73 of the county's 133 census tracts fall into that category, areas where residents live far from a supermarket, covering about 187,920 people. 29 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 56,097 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 Pasco County compares nationally
Pasco County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 40.4% low-access share outpaces 88% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #388 most-affected nationwide.
Pasco County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 133 census tracts in Pasco County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Pasco County vs. other Florida counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Florida
- Pasco
Pasco County, FL
40.4 % 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 | 133 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 464,697 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 73 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 29 |
| Low-Access Population | 187,920 |
| Low-Access Share | 40.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 56,097 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 611,444 |
| Median Household Income | $70,492 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 25,322 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
About 10.7% of Pasco County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 40.4% of residents are low-access, well above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 10.7% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 25,322 households here.
- 4.7% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 29 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 Pasco County
well above the national share
29 of Pasco County's 133 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 21.8% of all its tracts.
A further 44 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 73.
An estimated 187,920 residents, roughly 40.4% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 56,097 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 60 tracts (45.1%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Pasco County
Pasco County has 377 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 151 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 151
- 1 best price 1, holiday
- 20400 us 98 llc, dade city
- 4 b market, spring hill
- 54 food mart, lutz
- 54 gas & food mart, new port richey
- 5sparrows fla 102, hudson
- 7- eleven 32297a, new port richey
- 7-eleven 32725 a, port richey
- 7-eleven 32782a, wesley chapel
- 7-eleven 17223a, new port richey
- 7-eleven 23662a, new port richey
- 7-eleven 32351a, new port richey
- 7-eleven 32358b, hudson
- 7-eleven 32648a, new port richey
- 7-eleven 32714j, land o lakes
- 7-eleven 32726j, new port richey
- 7-eleven 32852a, holiday
- 7-eleven 32876a, new port richey
- 7-eleven 38189, wesley chapel
- 7-eleven 41299h, wesley chapel
- 7-eleven 41951h, hudson
- 7-eleven franchise 38423a, wesley chapel
- 7-eleven store 32738c, hudson
- 7-eleven store 41596a, new port richey
- 7-eleven # 38299, lutz
- 7-eleven 16533a, zephyrhills
- 7-eleven 29178a, port richey
- 7-eleven 32609a, hudson
- 7-eleven 32611a, new port richey
- 7-eleven 32627b, odessa
- 7-eleven 34284b, holiday
- 7-eleven 35375a, new port richey
- 7-eleven 37677a, wesley chapel
- 7-eleven 37745a, zephyrhills
- 7-eleven 38128, holiday
- 7-eleven 38455a, zephyrhills
- 7-eleven 38576a, land o lakes
- 7-eleven 40364a, zephyrhills
- 7-eleven 41221a, land o' lakes
- 7-eleven 41566a, zephyrhills
- 7-eleven store #23333b 23333b, holiday
- 7-eleven store #41870a 41870a, wesley chapel
- 7-eleven store #42025a 42025a, san antonio
- 7-eleven store 41955a, port richey
- 76 gas station, port richey
- amoco gas & food mart, zephyrhills
- bp 2 go enterprises 105, hudson
- bass lake trading, new port richey
- beverage express 1, holiday
- bp foodmart & vapeshop of land o lakes, land o lakes
- buddies discount, holiday
- circle k 2701861, hudson
- circle k 2705321, port richey
- circle k 2705931, dade city
- circle k 2705937, ridge manor
- circle k 2707059, dade city
- circle k 2707447, hudson
- circle k 2707475, wesley chapel
- circle k 2707641, land o lakes
- circle k 2707644, spring hill
- circle k 2708541, hudson
- charlies st joe market, dade city
- chevron 491, zephyrhills
- chevron food store, land o lakes
- chill food mart, spring hill
- circle k 2705977, zephyrhills
- circle k 2707523, hudson
- circle k 2726516, hudson
- circle k 7065, new port richey
- circle k 7221, wesley chapel
- circle k 7252, odessa
- circle k 7253, wesley chapel
- circle k 7314, port richey
- circle k 7575, land o lakes
- circle k 7688, lutz
- circle k 9830, new port richey
- citgo 52, hudson
- clark marathon, port richey
- corner food & deli, holiday
- curbelo's bakery, port richey
- d mart, dade city
- dade city go mart inc 1, dade city
- darlington express inc 1, holiday
- daybreak market d1119, odessa
- embassy food & gas grab & go, port richey
- eriny food mart, inc, holiday
- ez mart, zephyrhills
- five stars express, dade city
- floramar citgo, new port richey
- flowers bakery outlet 18, holiday
- flowers bakery outlet 19, hudson
- gall shell, zephyrhills
- gate service station 1220, wesley chapel
- golden seven grocery, holiday
- grand shell 334, new port richey
- holiday mobile, holiday
- handy food stores 68, zephyrhills
- harrys food mart 2, dade city
- hicks discount beverage, hudson
- hilltop marathon, dade city
- holiday shell, holiday
- hudson beach mini mart, hudson
- hudson shell circle k, hudson
- in & out, new port richey
- in and out food store 4, new port richey
- j's food store, zephyrhills
- jasmine discount beverage, port richey
- jj discount beverage, hudson
- kalindi enterprises llc, land o lakes
- kamala food store, hudson
- land o lakes food master, land o lakes
- latitude ventures jv llc d11990, wesley chapel
- little champ, spring hill
- little road mobil, hudson
- little road mobil, new port richey
- mags mini mart 1, port richey
- metro food mart, lutz
- midtown mart, new port richey
- moon lake sunoco, new port richey
- murphy usa 6660, port richey
- murphy usa 6836, zephyrhills
- murphy usa 7475, hudson
- myra mart, zephyrhills
- ned's food mart, lutz
- new port richey shell, new port richey
- oasis gas plus, hudson
- oasis on the run, holiday
- oasis village 0, new port richey
- paul and michelle enterprises, trinity
- pete discount beverage, hudson
- pilot travel center 624, san antonio
- pk's food store, dade city
- presco food store, wesley chapel
- quick mart no, zephyrhills
- quick stop inc. of kissimmee, new port richey
- race trac 2387, hudson
- race trac 2416, port richey
- race trac 336, land o lakes
- race trac 442, land o lakes
- race trac 592, port richey
- racetrac 2390, wesley chapel
- racetrac 2529 2529, san antonio
- racetrac petroleum, inc. 2496, wesley chapel
- racetrack 2458, lutz
- raceway 974, dade city
- rays of light llc, port richey
- rebel 802, new port richey
- rebel 829, new port richey
- rebel 830, odessa
- rebel 860, new port richey
- ridge food mart, port richey
Combination Grocery/Other · 99
- acropolis meats 2, hudson
- cvs pharmacy 1771, lutz
- cvs pharmacy 3703, new port richey
- cvs pharmacy 4362, wesley chapel
- cvs pharmacy 0651, zephyrhills
- cvs pharmacy 1293, dade city
- cvs pharmacy 1328, holiday
- cvs pharmacy 1527, wesley chapel
- cvs pharmacy 306, new port richey
- cvs pharmacy 3217, port richey
- cvs pharmacy 3260, new port richey
- cvs pharmacy 3583, hudson
- cvs pharmacy 3619, zephyrhills
- cvs pharmacy 5146, new port richey
- cvs pharmacy 5660, port richey
- cvs pharmacy 8396, wesley chapel
- dollar general 0955, new port richey
- dollar general 11155, dade city
- dollar general 1348, dade city
- dollar general 13732, new port richey
- dollar general 1383, holiday
- dollar general 13844, new port richey
- dollar general 1389, hudson
- dollar general 14273, port richey
- dollar general 14327, new port richey
- dollar general 1530, zephyrhills
- dollar general 2434, new port richey
- dollar general 3072, hudson
- dollar general 3419, zephyrhills
- dollar general 3970, new port richey
- dollar general 6443, lutz
- dollar general 9343, port richey
- dollar general 9391, port richey
- dollar tree 0240, new port richey
- dollar tree 0581, zephyrhills
- dollar tree 6819, zephyrhills
- dollartree 10152, new port richey
- dollartree 10666, new port richey
- dollartree 10877, zephyrhills
- dollartree 9205, odessa
- dollar general 12152, zephyrhills
- dollar general 12471, dade city
- dollar general 13325, hudson
- dollar general 13606, san antonio
- dollar general 15477, spring hill
- dollar general 16584, zephyrhills
- dollar general 17872, hudson
- dollar general 20360, zephyrhills
- dollar general 20973, hudson
- dollar general 21542, new port richey
- dollar general 21932, new port richey
- dollar general 22412, dade city
- dollar general 23227, zephyrhills
- dollar general 23378, dade city
- dollar general 24024, holiday
- dollar general 25821, dade city
- dollar general 6524, land o lakes
- dollar general 7377, new port richey
- dollar general 8187, new port richey
- dollar tree 216, new port richey
- dollar tree 371, hudson
- dollar tree 3921, land o lakes
- dollar tree 3983, wesley chapel
- dollar tree 4033, dade city
- dollar tree 4489, new port richey
- dollar tree 4964, port richey
- dollar tree 5681, hudson
- dollar tree 5939, new port richey
- dollar tree 9940, new port richey
- family dollar 8612, hudson
- family dollar 8711, hudson
- family dollar 8782, wesley chapel
- family dollar 8910, holiday
- family dollar 8912, holiday
- family dollar store 4720, new port richey
- family dollar store 473, dade city
- family dollar store 4875, holiday
- family dollar store 8059, port richey
- family dollar store 8733, zephyrhills
- nutrition s'mart of new tampa, llc 5, wesley chapel
- quisqueya mercado y mas, port richey
- walgreen 03629, hudson
- walgreen 05414, new port richey
- walgreens 06494, land o lakes
- walgreens 4400, hudson
- walgreens 5415, new port richey
- walgreens 5857, new port richey
- walgreens 6886, new port richey
- walgreens 03793, new port richey
- walgreens 05604, zephyrhills
- walgreens 06412, zephyrhills
- walgreens 06752, trinity
- walgreens 11246, land o lakes
- walgreens 11790, zephyrhills
- walgreens 12318, holiday
- walgreens 12577, lutz
- walgreens 16526, port richey
- walgreens 4811, dade city
- walgreens 7466, hudson
Showing 250 of 377 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Florida
Compare Pasco County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Food access nationally, Florida in context
Pasco 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.