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 #1,331 most-affected nationwide.
Riverside County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
453 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 61 LILA.
Riverside County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (404 urban, 49 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 49 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
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 14 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 680 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
50 towns share the 1,336 authorized stores; Riverside holds 17% of them. 10 of the 50 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Anza, Homeland, March Air Reserve Base, Cherry Valley, Aguanga, Glen Avon and 4 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 225 | 63 |
| Corona | 103 | 34 |
| Moreno Valley | 99 | 27 |
| Hemet | 81 | 20 |
| Murrieta | 62 | 22 |
| Perris | 62 | 17 |
| Temecula | 55 | 24 |
| Indio | 54 | 19 |
| Lake Elsinore | 54 | 17 |
| Palm Desert | 39 | 16 |
Top 10 of 50 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 680 (250 shown)
- 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
- 7 eleven store 41563 a, march air reserve base
- 7 eleven store 41640a, beaumont
- 7 eleven store 41820 a, moreno valley
- 7 eleven store 41989a, eastvale
- 7 eleven store 43056 a, wildomar
- 7 eleven store 43105a, corona
- 7 eleven store 43106a, riverside
- 7 eleven store 43209 a, temecula
- 7 eleven store 43211 a, menifee
- 7 eleven store 46670 a, perris
- 7-eleven #15515 e, riverside
- 7-eleven 33074 33074, temecula
- 7-eleven 33157 a, moreno valley
- 7-eleven 13980d, calimesa
- 7-eleven 16024a, norco
- 7-eleven 16690a, palm springs
- 7-eleven 22362f, palm desert
- 7-eleven 27437, riverside
- 7-eleven 33552b 33552b, murrieta
- 7-eleven 33595a, wildomar
- 7-eleven 33613b, temecula
- 7-eleven 39038a, corona
- 7-eleven 43198h, riverside
- 7-eleven inc f 34032, norco
- 7-eleven store 17642d, desert hot springs
- 7-eleven store 17666h, palm springs
- 7-eleven store 26604c, corona
- 7-eleven store 33560b, corona
- 7-eleven store 33571a, hemet
- 7-eleven store 34215b, norco
- 7-eleven store 34479b, riverside
- 7-eleven store 37067a, murrieta
- 7-eleven 33062, murrieta
- 7-eleven 33484, murrieta
- 7-eleven store 16525d 16525d, cathedral city
- 7-eleven store 35344b 35344b, lake elsinore
- 7-eleven store 36037b, perris
- 7-eleven store 36788b 36788b, lake elsinore
- 7-eleven store 37728, perris
- 7-eleven store 38158b 38158b, murrieta
- 7-eleven store 38339a 38339a, san jacinto
- 7-eleven store 38382a 38382a, hemet
- 7-eleven store 38510a 38510a, san jacinto
- 7-eleven, inc 18401a 18401a, indio
- 74 liquor & market, perris
- 76 food mart, moreno valley
- 76 gas station, rancho mirage
- 76 gas station and convenience, riverside
- 777 liquor ii, jurupa valley
- 7th street 76, blythe
- 99 cent store, desert hot springs
- a-1 market & liquor, riverside
- a-1 valley mart & deli, lake elsinore
- a.s petroleum inc 42620, palm springs
- alamo discount store & market, thermal
- am pm 42960, indio
- am pm 82056, sun city
- am pm 82945, hemet
- am pm 82946, riverside
- am pm 83178, hemet
- apple market one, thermal
- arco am/pm 63351, perris
- arco am/pm 63353, moreno valley
- aaaa fuel inc, corona
- aguanga general store, aguanga
- ahumadas market, riverside
- alessandro ampm, moreno valley
- all sup's store, riverside
- amigo mini mart, coachella
- ampm riverside 42959, riverside
- anthem oil, beaumont
- arco, moreno valley
- arco, riverside
- arco (am/pm), lake elsinore
- arco 42015, corona
- arco 81842, coachella
- arco am/pm, riverside
- arco am/pm 82089, cathedral city
- arco am pm 83632, san jacinto
- arco am/pm 82972, thousand palms
- arco am/pm 83239, indio
- arco am/pm 83326, riverside
- arco am/pm, la quinta
- arco am/pm 42171, jurupa valley
- arco am/pm 81424 42173, cathedral city
- arco am/pm 82879, wildomar
- arco ampm, lake elsinore
- arco ampm, desert hot springs
- arco ampm, palm desert
- arco ampm, beaumont
- arco ampm #42552 42552, moreno valley
- arco ampm 42371, wildomar
- arco ampm 42466, indio
- arco ampm 42480, riverside
- arco ampm 42509, desert hot springs
- arco ampm 42551, palm desert
- arco ampm 42604 42604, corona
- arco ampm 42614, temecula
- arco ampm 42631, cathedral city
- arco ampm 42787, murrieta
- arco ampm 42867, menifee
- arco ampm 42921, jurupa valley
- arco ampm 42927, cathedral city
- arco ampm 42971, jurupa valley
- arco ampm 47027, norco
- arco ampm 81349, corona
- arco ampm 82649, indio
- arco ampm ampm 42708, calimesa
- arco ampm arco # 422, mecca
- arco ampm menlo, hemet
- arco ampm trumble 42864, sun city
- arco central one 42716, riverside
- arco gas with mini mart, jurupa valley
- arco am/pm 42621, palm desert
- art's liquor, corona
- baja springs meat market, palm springs
- banning liquor, banning
- banning petro inc, banning
- beaumont gas mart, beaumont
- beaumont market, beaumont
- bedford canyon shell 193, corona
- bell town market, inc., riverside
- beyond 76 food mart, moreno valley
- beyond food mart, temecula
- beyond food mart, moreno valley
- beyond food mart, corona
- beyond food mart, corona
- beyond food mart, murrieta
- beyond food mart 1130, perris
- beyond food mart 16, beaumont
- big 6 food mart, moreno valley
- blaine mart, riverside
- blythe mini market, blythe
- blythe mini market east, blythe
- bmf brothers inc, blythe
- bottle shop, hemet
- brandx liquor-market non, murrieta
- brian's baja shell, blythe
- brian's freeway shell, blythe
- brother's shell, moreno valley
- c & c liquor inc, corona
- c-store, riverside
- carlos liquor, riverside
- chevron station 1433, corona
- circle k 2706062, hemet
- cabazon fuel and food, cabazon
- cactus service station lp 47055, moreno valley
- cahuilla mountain market, anza
- cajalco square lp 47047, perris
- campbell's jr market, riverside
- canyon crest liquor, riverside
- carniceria atoyac meat market, palm desert
- carniceria del valle #8, homeland
- carniceria las glorias, moreno valley
- castle market & liquor, hemet
- cavalier liquor mart, riverside
- central 76, riverside
- central market and liqour, lake elsinore
- charlebois liquors, moreno valley
- cheap liquor, coachella
- cheers market & liquor, banning
- cherry valley liquor inc, cherry valley
- chevron 1416, riverside
- chevron 1418, lake elsinore
- chevron 1419, moreno valley
- chevron 1446, perris
- chevron 1478, rancho mirage
- chevron 1484, murrieta
- chevron 1485, riverside
- chevron 1492, temecula
- chevron 1498, riverside
- chevron 1838, temecula
- chevron 1858, palm desert
- chevron 1876, corona
- chevron 1886, cabazon
- chevron 1903, murrieta
- chevron 1913, corona
- chevron 1921, corona
- chevron 1954, riverside
- chevron 1994, blythe
- chevron 2006, corona
- chevron 2013, eastvale
- chevron station 1447, lake elsinore
- chevron station 1483, san jacinto
- chevron station 1833, norco
- chevron station 2023, eastvale
- chevron stations inc 2025, winchester
- chips liquor market, hemet
- chris' shell, perris
- circle 1 food mart, riverside
- circle city liquor, corona
- circle k, cathedral city
- circle k, norco
- circle k, palm desert
- circle k, riverside
- circle k, norco
- circle k, riverside
- circle k #6064 2706064, corona
- circle k #6069 2706069, san jacinto
- circle k 2622015, indio
- circle k 2652017 2652017, indio
- circle k 2654119, jurupa valley
- circle k 2654256, lake elsinore
- circle k 2700903, cathedral city
- circle k 2706067, indio
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
- Laurel County, KY · 24.5% low-access
- Saunders County, NE · 24.5% low-access
- Pushmataha County, OK · 24.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (12.5% here).
- Polk County, AR · 12.5% SNAP
- Marion County, IN · 12.5% SNAP
- Starke County, IN · 12.5% SNAP
- Lafayette Parish, LA · 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.
California among Pacific states
California ranks 5th of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (13.3%). Riverside County, at 24.5%, runs 11.2 pts above the California rate.
- Alaska 30.9%
- Hawaii 26.7%
- Washington 23.1%
- Oregon 16.9%
- California 13.3%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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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