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Queen Anne's County, MD

Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Queen Anne's County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).

23.5%
low-access pop.
0
food-desert tracts
7.2%
on SNAP
52K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 MD

USDA FARA access plate

County Queen Anne's County, MD

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR

  • LA-ELEVATED 23.5% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.4 pts vs US
  • LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-LIGHT 7.2% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Prince George's County (+ 0.5 pts)

The food-access picture

According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Queen Anne's County ranks #1,401 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #13 of 24 counties in MD (23.5% low-access).

#1,401
national by low-access %
#13
in MD
3
low-access tracts
2K
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: 7.2% SNAP (17th pct in MD) (-4.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .

How Queen Anne's County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Queen Anne's County's 23.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 55% of them and ranked #1,404 most-affected nationwide.

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Queen Anne's County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown

11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .

Food access tier distribution for Queen Anne's County, MD USDA-defined food-access tiers: 8 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 3 limited, 0 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 11 tracts evaluated. 8 tracts adequate (72.7%) 3 tracts limited (27.3%) Adequate 73% Limited 27% Severe 0% Food-access tier distribution: Queen Anne's County, MD
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Queen Anne's County has 3 urban and 8 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.

Queen Anne's County low-access neighbourhood

Poles + nearest peers in Maryland, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Queen Anne's County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts11
Atlas Population (2010 basis)47,798
Low-Access Tracts3
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)0
Low-Access Population11,215
Low-Access Share23.5%near the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population1,725

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Queen Anne's County
IndicatorValue
Population51,825
Median Household Income$112,826
Poverty Rate6.4%well below the national average
SNAP Households1,440
SNAP Participation Rate7.2%well below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle3.2%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population0.7%

Other Counties in Maryland

One of 23 counties in Maryland, 6 are shown here.

Allegany County
30.4% low-access · 21.0% SNAP
Anne Arundel County
33.7% low-access · 6.5% SNAP
Baltimore city
4.5% low-access · 23.2% SNAP
Baltimore County
21.8% low-access · 11.3% SNAP
Calvert County
38.6% low-access · 5.1% SNAP
Caroline County
9.2% low-access · 17.6% SNAP

Compare Queen Anne's County vs Allegany County → · All Maryland counties →

Nationwide peers for Queen Anne's County's low-access or SNAP share

SNAP-led peer set first for Queen Anne's County (7.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Maryland.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside MD (23.5% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside MD (7.2% here).

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, Maryland in context

Queen Anne's County sits inside Maryland (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.

AK 31 ME 13 VT 11 NH 28 WA 23 ID 26 MT 22 ND 29 MN 27 IL 20 WI 21 MI 23 NY 12 RI 24 MA 28 OR 17 NV 23 WY 30 SD 29 IA 20 IN 29 OH 25 PA 21 NJ 24 CT - CA 13 UT 24 CO 22 NE 22 MO 25 KY 20 WV 21 VA 20 MD 23 DE 27 AZ 27 NM 32 KS 26 AR 25 TN 27 NC 23 SC 29 DC 5 OK 25 LA 26 MS 26 AL 25 GA 31 HI 27 TX 25 FL 25

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 Queen Anne's County, MD are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 24035. 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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