Signature · 596 SNAP-authorized stores
Pima County, AZ
Pima County sits in the upper national band on low-access (28.6%, +6.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 28.6%
- low-access pop.
- 29
- food-desert tracts
- 12.1%
- on SNAP
- 1.1M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pima County, AZ
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 28.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 29 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 12% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Gila County ( -0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Pima County sits in the upper national band (28.6%, #1,030 of 3,079) with 29 LILA tracts.
- #1,030
- national by low-access %
- #12
- in AZ
- 105
- low-access tracts
- 88K
- 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: 596 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Pima County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Pima County's 28.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 67% of them and ranked #1,034 most-affected nationwide.
Pima County's elevated USDA tier split
241 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 29 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pima County has 212 urban and 29 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.
Pima County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Arizona, not a full county-board reprint
- Apache
Apache 54.7%
54.7 % low-access
- Greenlee
Greenlee 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Coconino
Coconino 32.5%
32.5 % low-access
- Pima
Pima 28.6%
28.6 % low-access
- Gila
Gila 28.2%
28.2 % low-access
- Yuma
Yuma 24.7%
24.7 % low-access
- Maricopa 20.8
Maricopa 20.8%
20.8 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 241 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 980,263 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 105 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 29 |
| Low-Access Population | 280,814 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 87,525 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,060,490 |
| Median Household Income | $70,315 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 53,119 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Pima County
Pima County has 596 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 138 locations (23% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 138
- ada imports market llc, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 10006, oro valley
- cvs pharmacy 10184, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 10742, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 7841, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 7855, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 7859, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 7867, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 7876, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 8420, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 9211, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 9254, green valley
- cvs pharmacy 9272, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 9273, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 9274, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 9277, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 9302, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 9336, tucson
- cvs pharmacy 9374, tucson
- cvspharmacy 10307, tucson
- dollar general 13710, tucson
- dollar general 14055, tucson
- dollar general 14104, tucson
- dollar general 14192, tucson
- dollar general 14416, tucson
- dollar general 18866, tucson
- dollartree 10131, tucson
- dollartree 10238, tucson
- dollartree 10484, tucson
- dollartree 10492, tucson
- dollartree 10516, tucson
- dollartree 9695, tucson
- dollartree 9833, tucson
- dollartree plus 9008, tucson
- del rancho carniceria & tacos, tucson
- destiny african market llc, tucson
- dollar general 10369, ajo
- dollar general 12366, tucson
- dollar general 14667, marana
- dollar general 14756, tucson
- dollar general 14937, tucson
- dollar general 14973, tucson
- dollar general 17583, tucson
- dollar general 19372, amado
- dollar general 20680, marana
- dollar general 20744, tucson
- dollar general 22864, tucson
- dollar general 30375, marana
- dollar general 31423, tucson
- dollar tree 2631, tucson
- dollar tree 2634, tucson
- dollar tree 2635, tucson
- dollar tree 2644, tucson
- dollar tree 2952, tucson
- dollar tree 2973, tucson
- dollar tree 3229, tucson
- dollar tree 3468, tucson
- dollar tree 4013, tucson
- dollar tree 4161, oro valley
- dollar tree 4345, tucson
- dollar tree 5346, tucson
- dollar tree 5470, tucson
- dollar tree 5745, tucson
- dollar tree 5878, tucson
- dollar tree 6461, tucson
- dollar tree 6481, sahuarita
- dollar tree 6544, tucson
- dollar tree 6700, tucson
- dollar tree 7766, tucson
- dollar tree 8625, tucson
- dollartree 8860, tucson
- family dollar 10887, tucson
- family dollar 13846, tucson
- family dollar 7696, marana
- family dollar 7994, tucson
- family dollar store 10188, tucson
- family dollar store 4662, tucson
- family dollar store 4903, tucson
- family dollar store 5088, tucson
- family dollar store 5343, tucson
- family dollar store 5793, tucson
- family dollar store 5829, tucson
- family dollar store 6053, tucson
- family dollar store 6302, tucson
- family dollar store 6521, ajo
- family dollar store 7243, tucson
- family dollar store 7362, tucson
- family dollar store 7499, tucson
- family dollar store 880, tucson
- india dukaan, tucson
- indian food & gifts, tucson
- islas meat market, tucson
- mcgary's discount groceries, tucson
- otto african market & beauty, tucson
- sandyi oriental market, tucson
- sonora market, tucson
- sun oriental market, tucson
- tortilleria dona esperanza, tucson
- tucson csa, tucson
- walgreens 02372, tucson
- walgreens 03097, tucson
- walgreens 03249, tucson
- walgreens 03447, tucson
- walgreens 03463, tucson
- walgreens 03630, tucson
- walgreens 04045, tucson
- walgreens 04102, tucson
- walgreens 04103, oro valley
- walgreens 04266, tucson
- walgreens 05156, tucson
- walgreens 05312, green valley
- walgreens 05892, tucson
- walgreens 06245, tucson
- walgreens 06411, oro valley
- walgreens 06645, tucson
- walgreens 07104, tucson
- walgreens 07209, tucson
- walgreens 07232, tucson
- walgreens 09186, green valley
- walgreens 09952, marana
- walgreens 09953, tucson
- walgreens 10684, vail
- walgreens 10879, tucson
- walgreens 11183, tucson
- walgreens 13822, tucson
- walgreens 15363, tucson
- walgreens 15502, tucson
- walgreens 2232, green valley
- walgreens 3007, tucson
- walgreens 3377, tucson
- walgreens 3837, tucson
- walgreens 5209, tucson
- walgreens 5532, tucson
- walgreens 6244, tucson
- walgreens 6571, tucson
- walgreens 6766, tucson
- walgreens 6953, tucson
- walgreens 7041, tucson
Convenience Store · 102
- 5th st chevron, tucson
- 7 eleven 13035c, tucson
- 7- eleven 23347d, tucson
- 7-eleven #21043b, tucson
- 7-eleven 17766d, tucson
- 7-eleven 17403e, tucson
- 7-eleven 17426d, tucson
- 7-eleven 20196c, tucson
- 7-eleven 21814c, tucson
- 7-eleven 23823c, tucson
- 7-eleven 27143c, tucson
- 7-eleven store 18981d, tucson
- 7-eleven 13048a, tucson
- 7-eleven 24418d, tucson
- 7-eleven 46258a, tucson
- amado mini market, amado
- apache shell, tucson
- arco am/pm 82297, tucson
- arco am/pm 82504, tucson
- arco am/pm 82508, tucson
- arco ampm 42422, tucson
- arco ampm 42440, tucson
- arco ampm 42441, tucson
- arco am/pm 42500 42500, tucson
- arcoampm 42331, tucson
- arizona market, tucson
- beverage store, tucson
- circle k 2703493, tucson
- circle k 2709539, marana
- circle k 2709554, tucson
- chevron, tucson
- chevron, tucson
- chevron 22nd craycroft llc, tucson
- chevron food mart 1, tucson
- chihuahua market, tucson
- circle k 2700166, tucson
- circle k 2700228, ajo
- circle k 2700483, tucson
- circle k 2700517, tucson
- circle k 2700580, tucson
- circle k 2700581, tucson
- circle k 2700592, tucson
- circle k 2700719, tucson
- circle k 2700779, green valley
- circle k 2700785, tucson
- circle k 2700805, tucson
- circle k 2700809, tucson
- circle k 2700811, tucson
- circle k 2700843, tucson
- circle k 2701140, tucson
- circle k 2701422, tucson
- circle k 2701449, tucson
- circle k 2701520, tucson
- circle k 2701557, tucson
- circle k 2701581, tucson
- circle k 2701583, tucson
- circle k 2701606, tucson
- circle k 2701631, tucson
- circle k 2701632, tucson
- circle k 2701633, tucson
- circle k 2701634, tucson
- circle k 2701635, tucson
- circle k 2701737, tucson
- circle k 2701773, tucson
- circle k 2701789, tucson
- circle k 2701793, tucson
- circle k 2701796, tucson
- circle k 2701798, tucson
- circle k 2701832, tucson
- circle k 2701848, tucson
- circle k 2701850, tucson
- circle k 2701933, tucson
- circle k 2701944, tucson
- circle k 2701946, tucson
- circle k 2701953, tucson
- circle k 2701957, tucson
- circle k 2701985, tucson
- circle k 2702902, tucson
- circle k 2702907, tucson
- circle k 2702912, tucson
- circle k 2702915, tucson
- circle k 2702917, tucson
- circle k 2702936, tucson
- circle k 2702939, tucson
- circle k 2702944, tucson
- circle k 2702948, tucson
- circle k 2703386, tucson
- circle k 2703387, tucson
- circle k 2703391, tucson
- circle k 2703394, marana
- circle k 2703400, tucson
- circle k 2703401, tucson
- circle k 2703404, tucson
- circle k 2703406, tucson
- circle k 2703415, tucson
- circle k 2703424, tucson
- circle k 2703439, tucson
- circle k 2703458, tucson
- circle k 2703482, green valley
- circle k 2703483, tucson
- circle k 2703484, tucson
- circle k 2703494, tucson
Bakery Specialty · 10
- bimbo bakeries 9144, tucson
- papa murphy's az032, green valley
- papa murphy's az068, tucson
- papa murphy's az082, tucson
- papa murphy's pizza az022, tucson
- papa murphy's pizza az031, tucson
- papa murphy's pizza az038, tucson
- papa murphy's pizza az041, tucson
- papa murphy's pizza az083, tucson
- tortilleria dona esperanza, tucson
Showing 250 of 596 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 Arizona
One of 14 counties in Arizona, 6 are shown here.
Compare Pima County vs Apache County → · All Arizona counties →
Counties near Pima County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pima County, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AZ (28.6% here).
- Siskiyou County, CA · 28.6% low-access
- Siskiyou County, CA · 28.6% low-access
- Sussex County, DE · 28.6% low-access
- Sussex County, DE · 28.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AZ (12.1% here).
- Oglethorpe County, GA · 12.1% SNAP
- Oglethorpe County, GA · 12.1% SNAP
- Muscatine County, IA · 12.1% SNAP
- Muscatine County, IA · 12.1% 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.
Pima County inside a higher low-access state context
Pima County sits inside Arizona (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 Pima County, AZ are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 04019. 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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