Signature · 1,336 SNAP-authorized stores
Riverside County, CA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Riverside 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).
- 24.5%
- low-access pop.
- 61
- food-desert tracts
- 12.5%
- on SNAP
- 2.5M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Riverside County, CA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 24.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 61 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: San Bernardino County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Riverside County ranks #1,331 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #17 of 58 counties in CA (24.5% low-access; 61 food-desert tracts).
- #1,331
- national by low-access %
- #17
- in CA
- 198
- low-access tracts
- 153K
- 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: 1,336 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Riverside County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Riverside County's 24.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 57% of them and ranked #1,332 most-affected nationwide.
Riverside County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
453 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 61 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Riverside County has 404 urban and 49 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.
Riverside County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in California, not a full county-board reprint
- Sierra
Sierra 88.2%
88.2 % low-access
- El Dorado 25.2
El Dorado 25.2%
25.2 % low-access
- San Bernardino 24.7
San Bernardino 24.7%
24.7 % low-access
- Riverside 24.5
Riverside 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Kern 23.8
Kern 23.8%
23.8 % low-access
- Glenn 23.4
Glenn 23.4%
23.4 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 453 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 2,189,641 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 198 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 61 |
| Low-Access Population | 536,054 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 152,519 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,478,600 |
| Median Household Income | $93,074 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 97,172 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.5%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Riverside County
Riverside County has 1,336 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 198 locations (15% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 198
- 90 supermarket no, riverside
- aj oriental market, palm springs
- asian mini mart, menifee
- belky meat market, wildomar
- clarks nutritional centers, rancho mirage
- cvs 5267, menifee
- cvs 9746, riverside
- cvs pharmacy 10434, menifee
- cvs pharmacy 10998, norco
- cvs pharmacy 1520, cathedral city
- cvs pharmacy 2050, indio
- cvs pharmacy 3033, hemet
- cvs pharmacy 3058, moreno valley
- cvs pharmacy 3341, la quinta
- cvs pharmacy 5497, coachella
- cvs pharmacy 5958, eastvale
- cvs pharmacy 7554, murrieta
- cvs pharmacy 7786, murrieta
- cvs pharmacy 8816, corona
- cvs pharmacy 8848, winchester
- cvs pharmacy 8896, temecula
- cvs pharmacy 8897, riverside
- cvs pharmacy 8943, san jacinto
- cvs pharmacy 9134, indio
- cvs pharmacy 9153, rancho mirage
- cvs pharmacy 9157, murrieta
- cvs pharmacy 9190, corona
- cvs pharmacy 9502, hemet
- cvs pharmacy 9550, temecula
- cvs pharmacy 9606, temecula
- cvs pharmacy 9610, moreno valley
- cvs pharmacy 9616, cathedral city
- cvs pharmacy 9646, palm desert
- cvs pharmacy 9654, lake elsinore
- cvs pharmacy 9718, norco
- cvs pharmacy 9728, corona
- cvs pharmacy 9779, indian wells
- cvs pharmacy 9799, riverside
- cvs pharmacy 9803, riverside
- cvs pharmacy 9804, palm springs
- cvs pharmacy 9817, temecula
- cvs pharmacy 9847, lake elsinore
- cvs pharmacy 9849, riverside
- cvs pharmacy 9910, riverside
- cvs pharmacy 9918, temecula
- cvs pharmacy 9920, temecula
- chapala market, thermal
- dollar general 13379, desert hot springs
- dollar general 13576, perris
- dollar general 14003, blythe
- dollar general 17052, homeland
- dollar general 17975, cabazon
- dollartree 08112, san jacinto
- dollartree 10379, riverside
- dollartree 10384, riverside
- dollartree 10404, moreno valley
- dollartree 10405, palm desert
- dollartree 10425, palm springs
- dollartree 10489, corona
- dollartree 10511, eastvale
- dollartree 10521, hemet
- dollartree 10528, moreno valley
- dollartree 10541, lake elsinore
- dollartree 10548, menifee
- dollartree 10558, temecula
- dollartree 10568, moreno valley
- dollartree 10577, jurupa valley
- dollartree 7609, winchester
- dollartree 7789, san jacinto
- dollartree 8481, san jacinto
- dollartree 8641, palm desert
- dollartree 8670, moreno valley
- dollartree 9126, norco
- dollartree 9402, moreno valley
- dollar general 13066, banning
- dollar general 13575, hemet
- dollar general 13764, indio
- dollar general 13805, san jacinto
- dollar general 14279, calimesa
- dollar general 14322, perris
- dollar general 17283, anza
- dollar general 21495, lake elsinore
- dollar general 21972, blythe
- dollar general 22407, desert hot springs
- dollar tree 1803, riverside
- dollar tree 2022, palm desert
- dollar tree 2216, corona
- dollar tree 2244, riverside
- dollar tree 2326, murrieta
- dollar tree 2770, riverside
- dollar tree 2954, hemet
- dollar tree 2972, corona
- dollar tree 2977, riverside
- dollar tree 2980, perris
- dollar tree 3135, moreno valley
- dollar tree 3552, blythe
- dollar tree 3598, palm springs
- dollar tree 3621, beaumont
- dollar tree 3898, lake elsinore
- dollar tree 4073, moreno valley
- dollar tree 4120, hemet
- dollar tree 4209, indio
- dollar tree 4216, palm springs
- dollar tree 4294, temecula
- dollar tree 4353, norco
- dollar tree 4396, murrieta
- dollar tree 4400, menifee
- dollar tree 4605, corona
- dollar tree 4620, palm desert
- dollar tree 4690, banning
- dollar tree 4730, temecula
- dollar tree 5061, moreno valley
- dollar tree 5279, hemet
- dollar tree 5354, riverside
- dollar tree 5401, lake elsinore
- dollar tree 5415, menifee
- dollar tree 5497, moreno valley
- dollar tree 5594, la quinta
- dollar tree 5836, coachella
- dollar tree 6449, riverside
- dollar tree 6583, riverside
- dollar tree 6586, hemet
- dollar tree 6587, cathedral city
- dollar tree 6661, corona
- dollar tree 7259, calimesa
- dollar tree 7451, riverside
- dollar tree 7761, jurupa valley
- dollar tree 7883, norco
- dollar tree 8515, murrieta
- dollar tree 9666, murrieta
- dulceria la victoria, perris
- el torito meat market, mira loma
- el super toro loco #5, cathedral city
- family dollar 10072, riverside
- family dollar 12299, mecca
- family dollar 8996, hemet
- family dollar 9074, banning
- family dollar 9171, moreno valley
- family dollar 9182, moreno valley
- family dollar 9421, beaumont
- family dollar store 10225, coachella
- family dollar store 10254, lake elsinore
- family dollar store 10499, indio
- family dollar store 10501, riverside
- hemet asian market, hemet
- india sweets and groceries, riverside
- international india bazaar, riverside
- k&k market, banning
- la sierra natural foods, riverside
- motherland african foods market, corona
- oby international african/ carribean store, moreno valley
- phil-am enterprises oriental market, moreno valley
- pioneer cash & carry 2, riverside
- seoul asian market, murrieta
- su carniceria, riverside
- torres brothers produce inc., coachella
- walgreens 01080, hemet
- walgreens 01081, hemet
- walgreens 01995, murrieta
- walgreens 02712, riverside
- walgreens 04756, palm desert
- walgreens 04757, bermuda dunes
- walgreens 05301, cathedral city
- walgreens 07303, corona
- walgreens 07591, corona
- walgreens 07714, beaumont
- walgreens 07765, la quinta
- walgreens 07786, riverside
- walgreens 07990, riverside
- walgreens 09021, san jacinto
- walgreens 09080, indio
- walgreens 09229, cathedral city
- walgreens 09486, lake elsinore
- walgreens 09616, moreno valley
- walgreens 09781, indio
- walgreens 09884, murrieta
- walgreens 09885, palm springs
- walgreens 10242, palm desert
- walgreens 10366, calimesa
- walgreens 10368, san jacinto
- walgreens 10703, indio
- walgreens 1079, palm springs
- walgreens 10948, murrieta
- walgreens 11611, coachella
- walgreens 13657, mira loma
- walgreens 13813, lake elsinore
- walgreens 13833, riverside
- walgreens 5037, desert hot springs
- walgreens 5038, hemet
- walgreens 5182, banning
- walgreens 5220, moreno valley
- walgreens 5349, hemet
- walgreens 5527, moreno valley
- walgreens 6126, sun city
- walgreens 6127, menifee
- walgreens 7262, riverside
- walgreens 7410, murrieta
- walgreens 9641, rancho mirage
Convenience Store · 45
- 1000 palms valero, thousand palms
- 22nd shell station, banning
- 4 bros liquor, cabazon
- 4 bros liquor 4, banning
- 4 bros liquor n/a, banning
- 5 corner liquor, san jacinto
- 6th street liquor store, corona
- 7 days market, hemet
- 7 eleven 34637, palm springs
- 7 eleven 35342, hemet
- 7 eleven 36028a, cathedral city
- 7 eleven store 13967 g, corona
- 7 eleven store 13968 e, riverside
- 7 eleven store 13984 f, riverside
- 7 eleven store 16552 e, riverside
- 7 eleven store 16825e, jurupa valley
- 7 eleven store 17964 e, moreno valley
- 7 eleven store 20764 d, corona
- 7 eleven store 211239635a, moreno valley
- 7 eleven store 22375 c, desert hot springs
- 7 eleven store 23520 c, moreno valley
- 7 eleven store 27635 d, riverside
- 7 eleven store 29685 b, norco
- 7 eleven store 33587a, san jacinto
- 7 eleven store 34218 b, riverside
- 7 eleven store 34489 d, cathedral city
- 7 eleven store 35311 b, indio
- 7 eleven store 36818a, riverside
- 7 eleven store 36872 b, riverside
- 7 eleven store 37140a, riverside
- 7 eleven store 37338 a, perris
- 7 eleven store 37623 a, wildomar
- 7 eleven store 37720 a, jurupa valley
- 7 eleven store 37977a, cathedral city
- 7 eleven store 38325 a, hemet
- 7 eleven store 38490 a, menifee
- 7 eleven store 38520 b, riverside
- 7 eleven store 38595 a, indio
- 7 eleven store 38603 a, riverside
- 7 eleven store 38687 a, murrieta
- 7 eleven store 38762 a, calimesa
- 7 eleven store 38766 a, eastvale
- 7 eleven store 38768 a, winchester
- 7 eleven store 39498 b, murrieta
- 7 eleven store 39756 a, riverside
Bakery Specialty · 7
- la jarochita tortilleria, perris
- mi tierra bakery, coachella
- panaderia del pueblo, indio
- panaderia jalisco bakery, jurupa valley
- tj bakery inc, san jacinto
- villanueva bakery, mecca
- yvette's bakery, riverside
Showing 250 of 1,336 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 California
One of 57 counties in California, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Riverside County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Riverside County, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CA (24.5% here).
- Montgomery County, KS · 24.5% low-access
- Montgomery County, KS · 24.5% low-access
- Laurel County, KY · 24.5% low-access
- Laurel County, KY · 24.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (12.5% here).
- Polk County, AR · 12.5% SNAP
- Polk County, AR · 12.5% SNAP
- Marion County, IN · 12.5% SNAP
- Marion County, IN · 12.5% 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, California in context
Riverside County sits inside California (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 Riverside County, CA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 06065. 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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