Signature · 36.4% low-access (83rd pct)
Polk County, FL
Polk County sits in the upper national band on low-access (36.4%, +14.3 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 36.4%
- low-access pop.
- 31
- food-desert tracts
- 14.6%
- on SNAP
- 791K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Polk County, FL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 36.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 31 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lee County (+ 0.6 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Polk County sits in the upper national band (36.4%, #538 of 3,079) with 31 LILA tracts.
- #538
- national by low-access %
- #21
- in FL
- 78
- low-access tracts
- 81K
- 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: 36.4% low-access (83rd pct) (+14.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Polk County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Polk County's 36.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 83% of them and ranked #539 most-affected nationwide.
Polk County's elevated USDA tier split
154 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 31 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Polk County has 112 urban and 42 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.
Polk County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint
- Glades
Glades 56.2%
56.2 % low-access
- Martin
Martin 37.9%
37.9 % low-access
- Lee
Lee 37%
37 % low-access
- Polk
Polk 36.4%
36.4 % low-access
- Osceola
Osceola 35.3%
35.3 % low-access
- Clay
Clay 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 154 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 602,095 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 78 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 31 |
| Low-Access Population | 219,319 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 80,929 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 790,694 |
| Median Household Income | $65,978 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 42,205 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Polk County
Polk County has 602 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 156 locations (26% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 156
- cvs pharmacy 3204, lakeland
- cvs pharmacy 3399, lakeland
- cvs pharmacy 4801, lakeland
- cvs pharmacy 511, haines city
- cvs pharmacy 6729, davenport
- cvs pharmacy 6853, davenport
- cvs pharmacy 0411, lake wales
- cvs pharmacy 163, lakeland
- cvs pharmacy 1750, davenport
- cvs pharmacy 176, winter haven
- cvs pharmacy 262, winter haven
- cvs pharmacy 304, lakeland
- cvs pharmacy 3127, auburndale
- cvs pharmacy 3632, lakeland
- cvs pharmacy 3670, winter haven
- cvs pharmacy 7917, winter haven
- chop-n-block, llc, frostproof
- dollar general 1322, auburndale
- dollar general 1375, haines city
- dollar general 1411, lakeland
- dollar general 14118, lake hamilton
- dollar general 1413, lakeland
- dollar general 14222, davenport
- dollar general 14398, lake wales
- dollar general 1529, winter haven
- dollar general 1541, lakeland
- dollar general 17840, babson park
- dollar general 18358, auburndale
- dollar general 18675, davenport
- dollar general 19074, kissimmee
- dollar general 19627, lake wales
- dollar general 24305, lakeland
- dollar general 3013, winter haven
- dollar general 4071, lakeland
- dollar general 6046, wahneta
- dollar general 6496, lakeland
- dollar general 6498, lakeland
- dollar general 6526, mulberry
- dollar general 7648, bartow
- dollar general 8264, winter haven
- dollar general 8721, lakeland
- dollar general 8752, lake alfred
- dollar tree 0168, lakeland
- dollar tree 4570, lakeland
- dollar tree 6581, fort meade
- dollartree 8102, dundee
- dollar general 11412, eagle lake
- dollar general 11616, frostproof
- dollar general 12030, lake wales
- dollar general 12530, lakeland
- dollar general 12555, loughman
- dollar general 1366, fort meade
- dollar general 14632, davenport
- dollar general 14695, winter haven
- dollar general 14938, winter haven
- dollar general 15014, poinciana
- dollar general 15192, lakeland
- dollar general 15485, auburndale
- dollar general 15773, winter haven
- dollar general 15968, kissimmee
- dollar general 16072, winter haven
- dollar general 16560, lakeland
- dollar general 16644, bartow
- dollar general 16646, lakeland
- dollar general 16956, bartow
- dollar general 17871, lakeland
- dollar general 19890, lake wales
- dollar general 19895, winter haven
- dollar general 20628, haines city
- dollar general 20631, lakeland
- dollar general 21283, haines city
- dollar general 22148, lakeland
- dollar general 22514, haines city
- dollar general 22594, dundee
- dollar general 30039, lakeland
- dollar general 30149, fort meade
- dollar general 30973, bartow
- dollar general 7487, winter haven
- dollar general store 16585, lake wales
- dollar general store 16603, frostproof
- dollar general store 16862, lakeland
- dollar tree 1805, haines city
- dollar tree 2167, lakeland
- dollar tree 316, winter haven
- dollar tree 3713, lake wales
- dollar tree 3955, davenport
- dollar tree 4332, bartow
- dollar tree 4339, lakeland
- dollar tree 5390, lakeland
- dollar tree 5756, winter haven
- dollar tree 5761, auburndale
- dollar tree 5992, lakeland
- dollar tree 6204, lakeland
- dollar tree 7548, lake alfred
- dollar tree 7849, eagle lake
- dollar tree 7934, lake wales
- dollar tree 8547, davenport
- family dollar 10163, winter haven
- family dollar 10169, winter haven
- family dollar 10744, kissimmee
- family dollar 10964, lake alfred
- family dollar 11474, poinciana
- family dollar 11715, haines city
- family dollar 1357, frostproof
- family dollar 4817, lake wales
- family dollar 8041, auburndale
- family dollar 9422, auburndale
- family dollar store 10277, mulberry
- family dollar store 10519, lakeland
- family dollar store 11074, davenport
- family dollar store 11086, lakeland
- family dollar store 11209, winter haven
- family dollar store 11230, winter haven
- family dollar store 11488, lakeland
- family dollar store 1364, winter haven
- family dollar store 2044, lakeland
- family dollar store 2808, bartow
- family dollar store 4225, lakeland
- family dollar store 4594, winter haven
- family dollar store 557, lake wales
- family dollar store 5930, lakeland
- family dollar store 597, haines city
- family dollar store 6035, davenport
- family dollar store 6157, winter haven
- family dollar store 6179, lakeland
- family dollar store 645, lakeland
- family dollar store 648, auburndale
- family dollar store 7670, lakeland
- family dollar store 8476, lakeland
- fruits orange blossom flea market, haines city
- gigi's oriental market, lakeland
- mega mercado, lakeland
- my nature's delight natural foods and herb shop, winter haven
- panaderia la fe mexican bakery, haines city
- tienday guatemaya, lakeland
- walgreen's 05657, lakeland
- walgreens 4399, lakeland
- walgreens 5854, lakeland
- walgreens 04005, winter haven
- walgreens 04023, auburndale
- walgreens 04380, lake wales
- walgreens 04708, haines city
- walgreens 06217, davenport
- walgreens 07219, champions gate
- walgreens 11104, davenport
- walgreens 11190, lake wales
- walgreens 13797, bartow
- walgreens 3093, lakeland
- walgreens 4700, lakeland
- walgreens 5212, lakeland
- walgreens 5327, lakeland
- walgreens 5328, winter haven
- walgreens 5855, lakeland
- walgreens 5979, lakeland
- walgreens 7806, winter haven
- walgreens 9573, lakeland
Convenience Store · 94
- 24 in & out, lakeland
- 27 discount beverage, haines city
- 3 brothers of winter haven llc, winter haven
- 511, winter haven
- 7 days convenience store, winter haven
- 7 stars discount, davenport
- 7- eleven 38118a, lakeland
- 7-eleven 32610a, mulberry
- 7-eleven 32710-a, lakeland
- 7-eleven 33249-a, champions gate
- 7-eleven 32665 a, winter haven
- 7-eleven 32689h, lakeland
- 7-eleven 32753-a, lakeland
- 7-eleven 32775b, lakeland
- 7-eleven 33060p, winter haven
- 7-eleven 38298a, davenport
- 7-eleven 41750h, lakeland
- 7-eleven 41788, davenport
- 7-eleven 42013a, lakeland
- 7-eleven 42058h, lakeland
- 7-eleven store #32788b 32788b, winter haven
- 7-eleven store 38313b, lakeland
- 7-eleven store 41186h, kissimmee
- 7-eleven, inc. 16188l, davenport
- 7-eleven #38538a, davenport
- 7-eleven #38831a, lake alfred
- 7-eleven #40341a #40341a, lakeland
- 7-eleven 32855a, lakeland
- 7-eleven 35052a, lakeland
- 7-eleven 38193b, davenport
- 7-eleven 38205a, kissimmee
- 7-eleven 38232a, bartow
- 7-eleven 38684a, lake wales
- 7-eleven 38842b, lakeland
- 7-eleven 40343a, lakeland
- 7-eleven store 32974b, lakeland
- 7-eleven store 38724b, haines city
- 7eleven 21260, davenport
- a&b discount beverages, winter haven
- a-1 discount beverage, auburndale
- a-1 discount beverage, auburndale
- ap mini mart, mulberry
- aj & is affiliates, plant city
- aladdin market, lakeland
- allen's discount n/a, eloise
- angel food mart, mulberry
- ariana food mart, lakeland
- auburndale sunoco, auburndale
- bp, lakeland
- bp food shop, winter haven
- bp food mart, lakeland
- baba's, lakeland
- beacon shell, lakeland
- best value foods, mulberry
- beverage castle, winter haven
- beverage castle keg to go, lake alfred
- black bay trading 128, lakeland
- bodega market, lakeland
- bridgers truck stop, auburndale
- broadway food mart, lakeland
- bullard citgo, lake wales
- c mart, lakeland
- circle k 2700279, lakeland
- circle k 2704878, lakeland
- circle k 2704879, winter haven
- circle k 2704883, davenport
- circle k 2707004, lakeland
- circle k 2707008, fort meade
- circle k 2707015, bartow
- circle k 2707020, lakeland
- circle k 2707087, lakeland
- circle k 2707167, lakeland
- circle k 2707321, alturas
- circle k 2707334, lakeland
- circle k 2707347, lakeland
- circle k 2707487, winter haven
- circle k 2707509, lakeland
- circle k 2707546, lakeland
- circle k 2707553, lakeland
- circle k 2707554, lakeland
- circle k 2707560, polk city
- circle k 2707568, lakland
- circle k 2707569, winter haven
- circle k 2708521, auburndale
- circle k 2708703, winter haven
- carlton shell, lake wales
- cash mart, winter haven
- cash mart, winter haven
- cash mart 1, lake wales
- center food mart n/a, dundee
- chevron, winter haven
- chevron, lakeland
- chevron 482, lakeland
- chevron dailymart, winter haven
Showing 250 of 602 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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Counties near Polk County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Polk 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 (36.4% here).
- Bartholomew County, IN · 36.4% low-access
- Bartholomew County, IN · 36.4% low-access
- Kenton County, KY · 36.4% low-access
- Kenton County, KY · 36.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (14.6% here).
- Bannock County, ID · 14.6% SNAP
- Bannock County, ID · 14.6% SNAP
- Blackford County, IN · 14.6% SNAP
- Blackford County, IN · 14.6% 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.
Polk County inside a higher low-access state context
Polk 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 .
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