Signature · 45.7% low-access (91st pct)
Pinal County, AZ
Pinal County sits in the upper national band on low-access (45.7%, +23.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 45.7%
- low-access pop.
- 19
- food-desert tracts
- 10.8%
- on SNAP
- 469K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pinal County, AZ
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 45.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +23.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 19 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Mohave County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Pinal County sits in the upper national band (45.7%, #271 of 3,079) with 19 LILA tracts.
- #271
- national by low-access %
- #4
- in AZ
- 48
- low-access tracts
- 53K
- 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: 45.7% low-access (91st pct) (+23.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Pinal County compares nationally
Pinal County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 45.7% low-access share outpaces 91% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #272 most-affected nationwide.
Pinal County's elevated USDA tier split
75 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 19 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pinal County has 50 urban and 25 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.
Pinal 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
- Mohave
Mohave 45.9%
45.9 % low-access
- Pinal
Pinal 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Navajo
Navajo 44.5%
44.5 % low-access
- Cochise
Cochise 43.9%
43.9 % low-access
- Graham
Graham 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Maricopa 20.8
Maricopa 20.8%
20.8 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 75 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 375,770 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 48 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 19 |
| Low-Access Population | 171,858 |
| Low-Access Share | 45.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 53,409 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 469,006 |
| Median Household Income | $80,266 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 17,512 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Pinal County
Pinal County has 173 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 84 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 84
- 7-eleven #17312e, casa grande
- apache mini mart, apache junction
- apache shell, apache junction
- arco ampm 66574, apache junction
- bottle stop drive in, coolidge
- brown and brown mercantile, casa grande
- circle k 2709535, stanfield
- circle k 2709544, florence
- circle k 2709548, eloy
- cactus mini mart, kearny
- canyon food mart, apache junction
- casa blanca market, bapchule
- circle k 2700853, mammoth
- circle k 2700867, casa grande
- circle k 2701556, apache junction
- circle k 2701989, apache junction
- circle k 2702910, casa grande
- circle k 2702928, oracle
- circle k 2702930, casa grande
- circle k 2702943, coolidge
- circle k 2702947, eloy
- circle k 2703390, maricopa
- circle k 2703440, san tan valley
- circle k 2703442, apache junction
- circle k 2703444, apache jct
- circle k 2703470, casa grande
- circle k 2703472, superior
- circle k 2703473, coolidge
- circle k 2703485, casa grande
- circle k 2703486, maricopa
- circle k 2703492, florence
- circle k 2703499, gold canyon
- circle k 2705918, queen creek
- circle k 2706639, maricopa
- circle k 2708746, apache junction
- circle k 3385, casa grande
- circle k store 2741647, apache junction
- eloy ok market, eloy
- fast market 4596, san tan valley
- fast mart, casa grande
- fastrip food store, casa grande
- gantzel farms country store, llc 209972, san tan valley
- gila river service station 808, sacaton
- goldfield chevron, apache junction
- good 2 go store 504, casa grande
- good 2 go store 514, eloy
- good 2 go store 515, superior
- grande market - fuel & food n/a, casa grande
- guru sahai investments, inc., casa grande
- jb farmer's convenience store inc, maricopa
- jc mart, casa grande
- kashish llc, coolidge
- lee's foodland market, coolidge
- love's travel stop 972, eloy
- love's travel stops 265, eloy
- lucky star market, eloy
- maverik 773, gold canyon
- mia's ok market, arizona city
- new island liquor, casa grande
- old corral carniceria, mammoth
- petro eloy 306, eloy
- pilot 1264, eloy
- pilot travel center 458, eloy
- pilot travel center 609, eloy
- princy investments ,inc 42427, casa grande
- pyramid smoke shop & mini market, apache junction
- quiktrip 437, apache junction
- quiktrip 482, casa grande
- quiktrip 489, casa grande
- quiktrip 495, queen creek
- quiktrip 499, maricopa
- robs convenience, maricopa
- safeway fuel station 5821, florence
- salt n pepper # 3 llc, san manuel
- shell food mart, maricopa
- skyline market 2, san tan valley
- speedway 2964, florence
- speedway 2967, florence
- store 1216, eloy
- sunlite market, arizona city
- t&l convenience, llc, coolidge
- ta eloy 007, eloy
- vekol market 1, maricopa
- ventura market, san tan valley
Combination Grocery/Other · 45
- cvs pharmacy 6719, maricopa
- cvs pharmacy 86, casa grande
- cvs pharmacy 9293, apache junction
- dollar general 18902, red rock
- dollartree 10394, casa grande
- dollar general 10333, oracle
- dollar general 10339, casa grande
- dollar general 10351, arizona city
- dollar general 10353, san manuel
- dollar general 12042, eloy
- dollar general 13383, mammoth
- dollar general 15728, casa grande
- dollar general 17976, eloy
- dollar general 18365, maricopa
- dollar general 22253, casa grande
- dollar general 22286, arizona city
- dollar general 6710, apache junction
- dollar general 7336, florence
- dollar general store 13396, coolidge
- dollar tree 2656, casa grande
- dollar tree 3298, coolidge
- dollar tree 3719, apache junction
- dollar tree 7064, casa grande
- dollar tree 7537, maricopa
- family dollar 12235, stanfield
- family dollar 12313, arizona city
- family dollar 13445, oracle
- family dollar 8172, superior
- family dollar store 4147, eloy
- family dollar store 4463, coolidge
- family dollar store 4943, san manuel
- family dollar store 5602, casa grande
- family dollar store 6541, kearny
- walgreens 01076, queen creek
- walgreens 04188, apache junction
- walgreens 04344, casa grande
- walgreens 06333, apache junction
- walgreens 09264, maricopa
- walgreens 09460, san tan valley
- walgreens 09652, coolidge
- walgreens 10505, casa grande
- walgreens 10998, casa grande
- walgreens 21293, maricopa
- walgreens 6129, casa grande
- walgreens 6440, gold canyon
Super Store · 16
- bashas' 109, maricopa
- bashas' 82, gold canyon
- fry's 48, casa grande
- fry's 84, queen creek
- food city 21, casa grande
- food city 4, casa grande
- fry's 665, apache junction
- fry's 669, casa grande
- fry's 672, maricopa
- fry's 682, queen creek
- target store t2920, queen creek
- walmart 1218, casa grande
- walmart 1381, apache junction
- walmart 2778, coolidge
- walmart 3751, san tan valley
- walmart 4430, maricopa
Supermarket · 13
- aldi 79170, casa grande
- food town iga, arizona city
- food town iga, eloy
- norms iga, kearny
- safeway 1706, casa grande
- safeway 1732, coolidge
- safeway 253, apache junction
- safeway 2835, florence
- safeway 3173, queen creek
- shope's iga, coolidge
- sprouts farmers market 45, maricopa
- sprouts farmers market 48, queen creek
- winco foods 175, san tan valley
Small Grocery Store · 5
- carniceria el torito, coolidge
- el rancho alegre meat market llc meat marke, casa grande
- pacific pearl market, casa grande
- pinal food market, florence
- the kosher canyon shop 1, casa grande
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- carniceria sonora, maricopa
- el rancho barajas llc, stanfield
- el tapatio market llc, san tan valley
- mercado y carniceria el pima, casa grande
Bakery Specialty · 3
- papa murphy's az007, apache junction
- papa murphy's az059, maricopa
- papa murphy's pizza az025, casa grande
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- chop it up meat shop, apache junction
- the pork shop, san tan valley
Large Grocery Store · 1
- save money market, superior
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 Pinal County vs Apache County → · All Arizona counties →
Counties near Pinal County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pinal 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 (45.7% here).
- Indian River County, FL · 45.7% low-access
- Indian River County, FL · 45.7% low-access
- Warren County, OH · 45.7% low-access
- Warren County, OH · 45.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AZ (10.8% here).
- Hot Spring County, AR · 10.8% SNAP
- Hot Spring County, AR · 10.8% SNAP
- Boundary County, ID · 10.8% SNAP
- Boundary County, ID · 10.8% 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.
Pinal County inside a higher low-access state context
Pinal 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 Pinal County, AZ are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 04021. 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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