Signature · 509 SNAP-authorized stores
Pierce County, WA
Pierce County sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.7%, +11.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 33.7%
- low-access pop.
- 34
- food-desert tracts
- 12.3%
- on SNAP
- 930K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pierce County, WA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 33.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 34 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Thurston County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Pierce County sits in the upper national band (33.7%, #696 of 3,079) with 34 LILA tracts.
- #696
- national by low-access %
- #9
- in WA
- 97
- low-access tracts
- 58K
- 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: 509 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Pierce County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Pierce County's 33.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #696 most-affected nationwide.
Pierce County's elevated USDA tier split
172 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 34 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pierce County has 155 urban and 17 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.
Pierce County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Washington, not a full county-board reprint
- Douglas
Douglas 55.5%
55.5 % low-access
- Clallam
Clallam 38.2%
38.2 % low-access
- Stevens
Stevens 36%
36 % low-access
- Pierce
Pierce 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Thurston
Thurston 33.4%
33.4 % low-access
- Franklin
Franklin 31.6%
31.6 % low-access
- San Juan 0
San Juan 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 172 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 795,225 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 97 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 34 |
| Low-Access Population | 268,040 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 58,247 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 930,319 |
| Median Household Income | $99,564 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 43,291 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Pierce County
Pierce County has 509 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 169 locations (33% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 169
- 19th st chevron, tacoma
- 19th st grocery & deli, tacoma
- 56th street chevron, tacoma
- 6 ave gas 3, tacoma
- 6th ave grocery smoke & beer, tacoma
- 7 eleven #34587b, tacoma
- 7 eleven #38640a, sumner
- 7-12 grocery, tacoma
- 7-eleven #16686c, lakewood
- 7-eleven #24520e 24520, university place
- 7-eleven 16318e, tacoma
- 7-eleven 18863 c, lakewood
- 7-eleven 24449e, tacoma
- 7-eleven 32672 b, puyallup
- 7-eleven #15970f, spanaway
- 7-eleven #22622g, university place
- 7-eleven #26198d, lakewood
- 7-eleven #35603b, fife
- 7-eleven #38698b, puyallup
- 7-eleven #41705b, lakewood
- 7-eleven #42243a, bonney lake
- 7-eleven 17509g, tacoma
- 7-eleven 18563 f, lakewood
- 7-eleven 2361-18585d 2361-18585, tacoma
- 7-eleven 27298 a, tacoma
- 7-eleven 29989d, puyallup
- 7-eleven 32308c, tacoma
- 7-eleven 35274 a, tacoma
- 7-eleven 35356b, lakewood
- 7-eleven 35512a, tacoma
- 7-eleven 38722, fife
- 7-eleven 42047h, spanaway
- 7-eleven, inc 19614a, puyallup
- 7-eleven #14442f, tacoma
- 7-eleven #16319f, puyallup
- 7-eleven #20872g, spanaway
- 7-eleven #22433f, tacoma
- 7-eleven #22892a, puyallup
- 7-eleven #26153f, edgewood
- 7-eleven #35012c, tacoma
- 7-eleven #35360c, tacoma
- 7-eleven #38429a, puyallup
- 7-eleven #38557a, tacoma
- 7-eleven #38699b, tacoma
- 7-eleven #38701a, lakewood
- 7-eleven #38727a, bonney lake
- 7-eleven #41103b, fife
- 7-eleven 14457e, tacoma
- 7-eleven 18194d, tacoma
- 7-eleven 26857c, tacoma
- 7-eleven 32307d, tacoma
- 7-eleven 35013a, tacoma
- 7-eleven 38454a, tacoma
- 72nd st. chevron, tacoma
- 72nd street chevron, tacoma
- 72nd booze mart, tacoma
- 72nd deli & market, tacoma
- 76 golden given, tacoma
- 96th smoke & beer mini mart, tacoma
- a grocery, edgewood
- apex grocery & gas, tacoma
- alder 76, tacoma
- am / pm, tacoma
- american lake market, lakewood
- ampm mini mart, bonney lake
- anderson island general store, llc, anderson island
- arco ampm 7039, graham
- arco ampm 7053, graham
- arco ampm 7061, tacoma
- arco ampm 7065, puyallup
- arco ampm 7066, gig harbor
- arco ampm 7069, tacoma
- arco ampm 7072, spanaway
- arco ampm 83037, tacoma
- arnold's grocery, south prairie
- arsh vahora inc., auburn
- asal llc, tacoma
- ashford general store, ashford
- b&g ent inc, lakewood
- barney & bernie's grocery deli, spanaway
- barneys corner 76, eatonville
- bonney lake grocery, bonney lake
- bonneylake arco, bonney lake
- bridgeport chevron, lakewood
- bridgeway market, gig harbor
- buckley pit stop 2638957, buckley
- burnett store, buckley
- center street deli mart, tacoma
- canyon pizza & mini mart, puyallup
- canyon road gas & deli mart, puyallup
- cappy's produce, tacoma
- carrols corner, graham
- center & union arco ampm 83031, tacoma
- checkers food mart, tacoma
- chevron 1008, dupont
- chevron 1194, bonney lake
- chevron 1195, puyallup
- chevron best food mart, tacoma
- community food mart, spanaway
- corner store, tacoma
- day & night grocery, sumner
- dobashi market, tacoma
- dupont grocery inc, dupont
- el kora, puyallup
- elbe supply, elbe
- ez mart, tacoma
- ez shop, tacoma
- fern hill food mart, tacoma
- fields arco am pm 5490, tacoma
- fife shell food mart, fife
- five star deli, lakewood
- food store inc, tacoma
- four corners foodmart, lakewood
- frederickson market, puyallup
- g. fuel, tacoma
- garry's grocery store, tacoma
- gds northwest, tacoma
- golden food mart, tacoma
- golden rule grocery, puyallup
- graham's best store, graham
- gravelly lake 76/madhav inc, lakewood
- handy deli grocery, tacoma
- handymart grocery deli, tacoma
- hiway grocery, bonney lake
- handy corner food store, puyallup
- handy corner grocery, tacoma
- harvest time country store, gig harbor
- hassin mini market, tacoma
- high fife chevron, fife
- home country store, lakebay
- home shell food mart, lakebay
- hosmer 76, tacoma
- in n out grocery 1, tacoma
- in-&-out grocery-&-deli 1, tacoma
- inn & out grocery 1, tacoma
- j & p deli mart, tacoma
- j's market, lakewood
- jb bonney lake mart, bonney lake
- jj's deli & grocery, tacoma
- johnson's corner grocery, graham
- jacksons food store 658, milton
- jacksons food stores 639, edgewood
- jacksons food stores 641, tacoma
- jacksons food stores 642, tacoma
- jacksons food stores 644, tacoma
- jacksons food stores 646, tacoma
- jacksons food stores 647, sumner
- jacksons food stores 648, puyallup
- jacksons food stores 649, puyallup
- jacksons food stores 657, puyallup
- jb foodmart, tacoma
- juba african market 1, puyallup
- k & j mart, tacoma
- kings deli & mart, lakewood
- kapowsin gas & grocery, graham
- key center shell, gig harbor
- key peninsula station, gig harbor
- kings deli & grocery, tacoma
- kp smoke & beer & wine, lakebay
- ks mart, tacoma
- lake city food mart, lakewood
- lake tapps deli and gas inc, lake tapps
- lake tapps mini mart, lake tapps
- lakes grocery & gas, lakewood
- lakewood 76, lakewood
- lakewood food and gas, lakewood
- lakewood shell, lakewood
- lively market & deli, tacoma
- love's travel stop 448, tacoma
Combination Grocery/Other · 59
- aa meats inc, lakewood
- amazon go (bowser) iwa2, puyallup
- amazon go (bowser) iwa3, puyallup
- asian grocery store, tacoma
- bites of the world and groceries, tacoma
- cvs pharmacy 11023, lakewood
- cvs pharmacy 11653, tacoma
- cvs pharmacy 11662, puyallup
- cvs pharmacy 11673, gig harbor
- cvs pharmacy 11674, tacoma
- chez mama martha african market, lakewood
- dollartree 6273, puyallup
- dollartree 9419, puyallup
- dollar tree 2272, university place
- dollar tree 2282, spanaway
- dollar tree 2344, tacoma
- dollar tree 2450, puyallup
- dollar tree 2595, milton
- dollar tree 2816, tacoma
- dollar tree 2941, lakewood
- dollar tree 2987, tacoma
- dollar tree 4094, lakewood
- dollar tree 4435, puyallup
- dollar tree 4493, tacoma
- dollar tree 5819, graham
- dollar tree 5969, spanaway
- dollar tree 6009, tacoma
- dollar tree 6414, bonney lake
- dollar tree 7067, lakewood
- dollar tree 7133, fife
- dollar tree 8254, tacoma
- dollar tree 8313, gig harbor
- dona la patrona, tacoma
- gloria african store llc, tacoma
- maie 1, tacoma
- mama g intl african market, graham
- sari sari store, puyallup
- spice world, puyallup
- valley liquidation, tacoma
- walgreens 03514, tacoma
- walgreens 03519, tacoma
- walgreens 03723, university pl
- walgreens 04064, lakewood
- walgreens 04760, tacoma
- walgreens 05150, tacoma
- walgreens 05697, tacoma
- walgreens 05951, puyallup
- walgreens 06102, puyallup
- walgreens 06260, edgewood
- walgreens 06814, puyallup
- walgreens 07137, university place
- walgreens 07677, auburn
- walgreens 10304, puyallup
- walgreens 12910, gig harbor
- walgreens 3581, tacoma
- walgreens 7173, graham
- walgreens 7356, tacoma
- war pony fife, fife
- war pony xpress smoke shop, tacoma
Bakery Specialty · 22
- franz bakery 9032, tacoma
- franz bakery outlet 9031, tacoma
- papa murphys wa-096, parkland
- papa murphys wa-122, puyallup
- papa murphys wa-138, tacoma
- papa murphys wa-177, orting
- papa murphy pizza wa182, graham
- papa murphy's pizza wa090, lakewood
- papa murphy's pizza wa106, bonney lake
- papa murphy's pizza wa109, spanaway
- papa murphy's pizza wa118, tacoma
- papa murphy's pizza wa131, milton
- papa murphy's pizza wa141, university place
- papa murphy's pizza wa150, tacoma
- papa murphy's pizza wa160, puyallup
- papa murphy's pizza wa163, gig harbor
- papa murphy's pizza wa184, sumner
- papa murphy's pizza wa197, gig harbor
- papa murphy's take 'n' bake pizza wa083, tacoma
- papa murphy's wa-084, puyallup
- papa murphy's wa-146, puyallup
- papa murphys pizza wa195, puyallup
Showing 250 of 509 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Washington
One of 38 counties in Washington, 6 are shown here.
Compare Pierce County vs Adams County → · All Washington counties →
Counties near Pierce County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pierce County, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WA (33.7% here).
- Frederick County, VA · 33.7% low-access
- Frederick County, VA · 33.7% low-access
- Charlotte County, VA · 33.7% low-access
- Charlotte County, VA · 33.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (12.3% here).
- Campbell County, VA · 12.3% SNAP
- Campbell County, VA · 12.3% SNAP
- Racine County, WI · 12.3% SNAP
- Racine County, WI · 12.3% 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.
Pierce County inside a higher low-access state context
Pierce County sits inside Washington (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 .
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