Signature · 715 SNAP-authorized stores
Pinellas County, FL
Pinellas 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.
- 18.1%
- low-access pop.
- 20
- food-desert tracts
- 8.6%
- on SNAP
- 963K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pinellas County, FL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 18.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.0 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 20 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hamilton County (+ 0.5 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Pinellas County ranks #1,851 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #49 of 67 counties in FL (18.1% low-access; 20 food-desert tracts).
- #1,851
- national by low-access %
- #49
- in FL
- 92
- low-access tracts
- 47K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 715 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Pinellas County compares nationally
Pinellas County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.1% low-access share that beats 41% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,854).
Pinellas County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
244 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 20 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pinellas County has 243 urban and 1 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.
Pinellas County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint
- Glades
Glades 56.2%
56.2 % low-access
- Alachua 19.2
Alachua 19.2%
19.2 % low-access
- Hamilton 18.6
Hamilton 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Palm Beach 18.6
Palm Beach 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Pinellas 18.1
Pinellas 18.1%
18.1 % low-access
- Jefferson 16.3
Jefferson 16.3%
16.3 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 244 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 916,542 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 92 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 20 |
| Low-Access Population | 165,504 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.1%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 46,935 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 963,481 |
| Median Household Income | $72,646 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 36,876 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Pinellas County
Pinellas County has 715 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 161 locations (23% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 161
- agora food market, tarpon springs
- cvs pharmacy 0104, clearwater
- cvs pharmacy 3211, seminole
- cvs pharmacy 0149, st petersburg
- cvs pharmacy 0574, st petersburg
- cvs pharmacy 0709, tarpon springs
- cvs pharmacy 139, south pasadena
- cvs pharmacy 171, pinellas park
- cvs pharmacy 188, largo
- cvs pharmacy 2731, clearwater
- cvs pharmacy 2759, st petersburg
- cvs pharmacy 2842, palm harbor
- cvs pharmacy 2873, st petersburg
- cvs pharmacy 2874, clearwater
- cvs pharmacy 2997, madeira beach
- cvs pharmacy 3001, clearwater beach
- cvs pharmacy 3218, seminole
- cvs pharmacy 3228, dunedin
- cvs pharmacy 3463, largo
- cvs pharmacy 3466, saint petersburg
- cvs pharmacy 3547, st petersburg
- cvs pharmacy 3579, oldsmar
- cvs pharmacy 3606, pinellas park
- cvs pharmacy 3653, indian rocks beach
- cvs pharmacy 3654, st petersburg
- cvs pharmacy 3686, clearwater
- cvs pharmacy 3753, seminole
- cvs pharmacy 3755, st petersburg
- cvs pharmacy 3804, clearwater
- cvs pharmacy 3960, clearwater
- cvs pharmacy 4083, largo
- cvs pharmacy 4987, dunedin
- cvs pharmacy 5234, st petersburg
- cvs pharmacy 5485, st petersburg
- city produce of pinellas county, saint petersburg
- dollar general 10565, saint petersburg
- dollar general 1416, largo
- dollar general 14239, dunedin
- dollar general 14408, dunedin
- dollar general 1468, pinellas park
- dollar general 1866, largo
- dollar general 18801, saint petersburg
- dollar general 2969, pinellas park
- dollar general 4503, tarpon springs
- dollar general 4670, st petersburg
- dollar general 4701, saint petersburg
- dollar general 7841, clearwater
- dollar general 8329, clearwater
- dollar general 9564, pinellas park
- dollar tree 2801, largo
- dollar tree 2926, pinellas park
- dollar tree 6649, clearwater
- dollartree 10174, saint petersburg
- dollartree 10444, saint petersburg
- dollartree 10615, largo
- dollartree 10713, largo
- dollartree 6972, seminole
- don pancho villa, clearwater
- dollar general 12887, saint petersburg
- dollar general 15033, gulfport
- dollar general 18174, largo
- dollar general 30395, clearwater
- dollar general 31162, seminole
- dollar general 31431, dunedin
- dollar general 7793, saint petersburg
- dollar general 9256, clearwater
- dollar tree 1291, clearwater
- dollar tree 1532, oldsmar
- dollar tree 1911, saint petersburg
- dollar tree 2052, st petersburg
- dollar tree 2169, dunedin
- dollar tree 2938, st petersburg
- dollar tree 307, south pasadena
- dollar tree 357, largo
- dollar tree 401, tarpon springs
- dollar tree 4476, clearwater
- dollar tree 4550, madeira beach
- dollar tree 4655, saint petersburg
- dollar tree 4844, pinellas park
- dollar tree 4977, clearwater
- dollar tree 538, clearwater
- dollar tree 554, saint petersburg
- dollar tree 6148, clearwater
- dollar tree 6502, palm harbor
- dollar tree 6659, seminole
- dollar tree 6713, clearwater
- dollar tree 7242, saint petersburg
- dollar tree 7601, palm harbor
- dollar tree 7935, clearwater
- dollartree 2165, st pete beach
- earth origins market 9, saint petersburg
- european goodies & delicatessen inc., clearwater
- family dollar store 10661, largo
- family dollar 12431, saint petersburg
- family dollar 7930, clearwater
- family dollar 8051, saint petersburg
- family dollar 8269, gulfport
- family dollar store 10023, saint petersburg
- family dollar store 1610, largo
- family dollar store 2570, st petersburg
- family dollar store 2588, kenneth city
- family dollar store 3146, largo
- family dollar store 4086, clearwater
- family dollar store 4822, kenneth city
- family dollar store 4949, largo
- family dollar store 6467, pinellas park
- family dollar store 6741, st petersburg
- family dollar store 7394, largo
- family dollar store 7948, saint petersburg
- family dollar store 8510, saint petersburg
- family dollar store 8519, largo
- gulf coast seafood, gulfport
- gulfport mini mart, gulfport
- key west seafood co., gulfport
- southern steer butcher, saint petersburg
- tienda la huasteca, clearwater
- walgreen 01339, st petersburg
- walgreen 02230, saint petersburg
- walgreen 02761, treasure island
- walgreen 03428, st petersburg
- walgreen 03556, seminole
- walgreen 03597, st petersburg
- walgreen 03794, gulfport
- walgreen 03988, seminole
- walgreen 04398, dunedin
- walgreen 04481, st petersburg
- walgreen 05326, largo
- walgreen 05661, st pete beach
- walgreen 06804, st petersburg
- walgreen 07827, st petersburg
- walgreen 07918, dunedin
- walgreen 09031, st petersburg
- walgreen 09517, pinellas park
- walgreens 06292, st petersburg
- walgreens 06786, pinellas park
- walgreens 06803, belleair bluffs
- walgreens 15435, clearwater beach
- walgreens 3429, seminole
- walgreens 4480, oldsmar
- walgreens 5870, largo
- walgreens 6293, clearwater
- walgreens 6541, tarpon springs
- walgreens 6608, clearwater
- walgreens 7931, palm harbor
- walgreens 02918, st petersburg
- walgreens 03778, clearwater
- walgreens 07651, largo
- walgreens 1189, palm harbor
- walgreens 12885, palm harbor
- walgreens 13631, clearwater
- walgreens 15394, clearwater
- walgreens 15518, clearwater
- walgreens 15519, saint petersburg
- walgreens 2524, st pete beach
- walgreens 3046, largo
- walgreens 3471, clearwater
- walgreens 3555, clearwater
- walgreens 3951, st petersburg
- walgreens 4124, palm harbor
- walgreens 4263, dunedin
- walgreens 9688, clearwater
Convenience Store · 89
- 309 sunoco, largo
- 49th st mobil llc, saint petersburg
- 49th street food mart, saint petersburg
- 49th street rally, clearwater
- 4th street super gas, saint petersburg
- 54th ave mart, saint petersburg
- 5th ave mini mart, saint petersburg
- 66th street sunoco, pinellas park
- 7 -eleven 32685 a, pinellas park
- 7 days food mart, largo
- 7 eleven 32377b, clearwater
- 7 eleven 33048c, tarpon springs
- 7 eleven store 34288a, madeira beach
- 7 eleven store 40333b, clearwater
- 7 eleven 34572a, clearwater
- 7- eleven 30053a, saint petersburg
- 7-eleven 10251a, saint petersburg
- 7-eleven 10260 a, saint petersburg
- 7-eleven 26396a, saint petersburg
- 7-eleven #10253j 10253j, largo
- 7-eleven #25173j 25173j, largo
- 7-eleven #38321a, pinellas park
- 7-eleven 10256j, seminole
- 7-eleven 25548j, palm harbor
- 7-eleven 25564a, saint petersburg
- 7-eleven 26196a, largo
- 7-eleven 26347a, clearwater
- 7-eleven 26850h, palm harbor
- 7-eleven 32206j, oldsmar
- 7-eleven 34295j, clearwater
- 7-eleven 37233h 37233h, saint petersburg
- 7-eleven 38085a, dunedin
- 7-eleven 38086, largo
- 7-eleven 38889h, pinellas park
- 7-eleven 40350j, saint petersburg
- 7-eleven store #27395j 27395j, palm harbor
- 7-eleven store 26894b, clearwater
- 7-eleven store 37011a, largo
- 7-eleven #34137b, clearwater
- 7-eleven 10249b, st pete beach
- 7-eleven 10261a, saint petersburg
- 7-eleven 10270b, saint petersburg
- 7-eleven 17559b, palm harbor
- 7-eleven 21869b, clearwater
- 7-eleven 27080c, clearwater
- 7-eleven 33108c, clearwater
- 7-eleven 33966b, clearwater
- 7-eleven 35070a, largo
- 7-eleven 36787a, largo
- 7-eleven 37559b, saint petersburg
- 7-eleven 38123a, saint petersburg
- 7-eleven 38261a, saint petersburg
- 7-eleven 38336a, largo
- 7-eleven 38582a, clearwater
- 7-eleven store #23156b 23156b, madeira beach
- 7-eleven store #37632b 37632b, saint petersburg
- 7-eleven store 26199c, treasure island
- 7-eleven store 29301b, st petersburg
- 7-eleven store 41568a, largo
- 9 to 9 food mart, largo
- a & a food mart, saint petersburg
- a&k exxon palm harbor 1, palm harbor
- aga's food and fuel, seminole
- aj food mart, saint petersburg
- alegria hispana, pinellas park
- angelos mini mart, saint petersburg
- anytime stop, clearwater
- armani food mart inc, clearwater
- b & n market, saint petersburg
- b&n food mart, dunedin
- bp attia, saint petersburg
- bp gas express, saint petersburg
- bay food mart, saint petersburg
- bayou circle k, seminole
- bayshore breeze market 1, dunedin
- bb's food mart, largo
- belcher food mart, largo
- belcher food mart, largo
- belcher food store, clearwater
- belcher mini mart, dunedin
- belleair market, belleair bluffs
- bills super gas west, palm harbor
- blue jay grocery, dunedin
- circle a food store, clearwater
- circle k 2701677, st petersburg
- circle k 2704007, safety harbor
- circle k 2704070, clearwater
- circle k 2704761, treasure island
- circle k 2704917, pinellas park
Showing 250 of 715 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 Florida
One of 66 counties in Florida, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Pinellas County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pinellas County, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside FL (18.1% here).
- Habersham County, GA · 18.1% low-access
- Habersham County, GA · 18.1% low-access
- Carter County, OK · 18.1% low-access
- Carter County, OK · 18.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (8.6% here).
- Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT · 8.6% SNAP
- Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT · 8.6% SNAP
- Canyon County, ID · 8.6% SNAP
- Canyon County, ID · 8.6% 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.
Food access nationally, Florida in context
Pinellas County sits inside Florida (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 Pinellas County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12103. 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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