Signature · 5 LILA tracts (31.3% of tracts)
Putnam County, FL
Putnam County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (31.3% of the book) alongside 13.4% low-access.
- 13.4%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 22.7%
- on SNAP
- 75K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Putnam County, FL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 13.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 22.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 31% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Columbia County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Putnam County lands in the lower national band (13.4%, #2,247 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,247
- national by low-access %
- #52
- in FL
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5 LILA tracts (31.3% of tracts) .
How Putnam County compares nationally
Putnam County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.4% low-access share that beats 28% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,249).
Putnam County's lower-band USDA tier split
16 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Putnam County has 4 urban and 12 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.
Putnam County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint
- Glades
Glades 56.2%
56.2 % low-access
- Hendry 13.9
Hendry 13.9%
13.9 % low-access
- Putnam 13.4
Putnam 13.4%
13.4 % low-access
- Columbia 13.1
Columbia 13.1%
13.1 % low-access
- Suwannee 12
Suwannee 12%
12 % low-access
- Wakulla 10.7
Wakulla 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 16 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 74,364 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,954 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.4%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,984 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 75,164 |
| Median Household Income | $47,934 |
| Poverty Rate | 23.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,110 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Putnam County
Putnam County has 90 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 46 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 46
- aagora food mart, palatka
- ami 89 llc, crescent city
- chevron express, palatka
- circle k 2721420, interlachen
- circle k 2722006, hawthorne
- circle k 2722109, palatka
- circle k 2722117, east palatka
- circle k 2722235, palatka
- circle k 2722426, crescent city
- circle k 2722428, palatka
- circle k 2722577, florahome
- circle k 2722643, palatka
- circle k 2722777, pomona park
- circle k 2726009, melrose
- circle k 2726272, san mateo
- circle k 2726289, san mateo
- circle k 2726537, palatka
- crescent city food mart, crescent city
- fast track foods 313, interlachen
- fast track foods 325, interlachen
- food mart, melrose
- greattreat #5, interlachen
- hall's superette, palatka
- hawthorne food store, hawthorne
- in and out 1, crescent city
- jas foods, palatka
- kangaroo 599, welaka
- kangaroo 600, palatka
- lake como food mart, pomona park
- lakeview food, interlachen
- lucky lime, hawthorne
- lucky way food mart, east palatka
- m&s palatka food mart, palatka
- murphy usa 6818, palatka
- palatka food mart, palatka
- palatka mobil, palatka
- race trac 2486, palatka
- reid foodmart, palatka
- sahir food mart, palatka
- satsuma express, satsuma
- summit st express, crescent city
- sunoco 2572 2572, palatka
- sunoco food mart, palatka
- t & k discount, interlachen
- tommys food store 2, palatka
- wawa store 5434, palatka
Combination Grocery/Other · 31
- cvs pharmacy 3519, east palatka
- cvs pharmacy 3663, interlachen
- cvs pharmacy 4422, palatka
- dollar general 11189, palatka
- dollar general 13897, pomona park
- dollar general 13901, palatka
- dollar general 14073, palatka
- dollar general 14096, hawthorne
- dollar general 4696, crescent city
- dollar general 9892, east palatka
- dollar general 12048, florahome
- dollar general 12076, san mateo
- dollar general 12292, crescent city
- dollar general 12991, satsuma
- dollar general 1391, interlachen
- dollar general 14649, palatka
- dollar general 15493, welaka
- dollar general 16344, melrose
- dollar general 16993, crescent city
- dollar general 23060, palatka
- dollar general 24609, interlachen
- dollar general 25422, crescent city
- dollar general 7728, palatka
- dollar tree 1562, palatka
- family dollar 9244, palatka
- family dollar store 1016, east palatka
- family dollar store 10965, melrose
- family dollar store 1283, crescent city
- family dollar store 7638, interlachen
- walgreen 04734, palatka
- welaka fish & crab, welaka
Supermarket · 7
- east palatka markets inc. 5523, east palatka
- interlachen markets inc. 5524, interlachen
- publix 0727, palatka
- save a lot 61230, crescent city
- save a lot 61232, palatka
- winn dixie 0163, palatka
- winn dixie 196, crescent city
Small Grocery Store · 3
- east palatka fruit market, east palatka
- family market, palatka
- tierra blanca mexican store, crescent city
Super Store · 2
- walmart supercenter 551, palatka
- winn dixie store 1654, melrose
Seafood Specialty · 1
- cypress point store, palatka
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.
Compare Putnam County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Counties near Putnam County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Putnam 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 (13.4% here).
- Tattnall County, GA · 13.4% low-access
- Tattnall County, GA · 13.4% low-access
- Menard County, IL · 13.4% low-access
- Menard County, IL · 13.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (22.7% here).
- Upson County, GA · 22.7% SNAP
- Upson County, GA · 22.7% SNAP
- Lauderdale County, TN · 22.7% SNAP
- Lauderdale County, TN · 22.7% 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.
Putnam County inside a lower low-access state context
Putnam 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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