Signature · 1,484 SNAP-authorized stores
San Bernardino County, CA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of San Bernardino 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).
- 24.7%
- low-access pop.
- 80
- food-desert tracts
- 15.8%
- on SNAP
- 2.2M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County San Bernardino County, CA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 24.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 80 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 22% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Riverside County ( -0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, San Bernardino County ranks #1,313 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #16 of 58 counties in CA (24.7% low-access; 80 food-desert tracts).
- #1,313
- national by low-access %
- #16
- in CA
- 151
- low-access tracts
- 174K
- 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: 1,484 SNAP-authorized stores .
How San Bernardino County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, San Bernardino County's 24.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 58% of them and ranked #1,313 most-affected nationwide.
San Bernardino County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
368 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 80 LILA.
San Bernardino County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (332 urban, 36 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 36 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
San Bernardino 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 | 368 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 2,035,210 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 151 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 80 |
| Low-Access Population | 501,804 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 173,574 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,197,104 |
| Median Household Income | $85,478 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 106,798 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County has 1,484 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 13 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 870 locations (59% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
56 towns share the 1,484 authorized stores; San Bernardino holds 15% of them. 21 of the 56 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Mentone, Joshua Tree, Morongo Valley, Big Bear City, Newberry Springs, Yermo and 15 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 220 | 43 |
| Fontana | 147 | 39 |
| Ontario | 122 | 29 |
| Victorville | 96 | 19 |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 81 | 26 |
| Hesperia | 77 | 13 |
| Rialto | 74 | 16 |
| Chino | 56 | 16 |
| Barstow | 55 | 4 |
| Upland | 54 | 14 |
Top 10 of 56 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 870 (250 shown)
- 24 express market, ontario
- 247 market, lucerne valley
- 3 boy's liquor market, fontana
- 3 boys liquor #2, fontana
- 3 m market, rialto
- 4 bros liquor, san bernardino
- 4 bros liquor 3 inc., san bernardino
- 4 bros liquor and market, colton
- 5 boys liquor, san bernardino
- 5 boys liquor #2 inc, fontana
- 5 point shell gas station, twin peaks
- 5 star liquor & market, san bernardino
- 7 eleven 25245b, montclair
- 7 eleven 25806 f, fontana
- 7 eleven store 13954 d, san bernardino
- 7 eleven store 13976 f, fontana
- 7 eleven store 13977 c, chino
- 7 eleven store 13979f, rancho cucamonga
- 7 eleven store 13981 f, upland
- 7 eleven store 15960 e, chino
- 7 eleven store 16270c, upland
- 7 eleven store 16755 e, bloomington
- 7 eleven store 17102 f, chino
- 7 eleven store 17813 e, fontana
- 7 eleven store 17814 f, yucaipa
- 7 eleven store 18975 d, fontana
- 7 eleven store 20222 a, rialto
- 7 eleven store 21036 g, yucca valley
- 7 eleven store 21402 c, ontario
- 7 eleven store 2171-39432, bloomington
- 7 eleven store 22849d, montclair
- 7 eleven store 23008 g, apple valley
- 7 eleven store 25984 c, apple valley
- 7 eleven store 27678 c, hesperia
- 7 eleven store 29172 b, twentynine palms
- 7 eleven store 29437 d, ontario
- 7 eleven store 33292 d, redlands
- 7 eleven store 33604 c, colton
- 7 eleven store 34568a, upland
- 7 eleven store 35309 b, fontana
- 7 eleven store 35348 c, rialto
- 7 eleven store 35875 c, upland
- 7 eleven store 36035 a, upland
- 7 eleven store 37036 c, san bernardino
- 7 eleven store 37137 a, ontario
- 7 eleven store 37214 b, san bernardino
- 7 eleven store 37950 a, barstow
- 7 eleven store 38051 b, rialto
- 7 eleven store 38094 a, highland
- 7 eleven store 38114 a, san bernardino
- 7 eleven store 38160a, fontana
- 7 eleven store 38168 a, rialto
- 7 eleven store 38198 a, fontana
- 7 eleven store 38988 a, yucaipa
- 7 eleven store 39210 b, upland
- 7 eleven store 39239 d, san bernardino
- 7 eleven store 39304 a, san bernardino
- 7 eleven store 39642 b, chino
- 7 eleven store 39865 a, ontario
- 7 eleven store 39904 a, san bernardino
- 7 eleven store 39908 a, fontana
- 7 eleven store 39978a, hesperia
- 7 eleven store 41173 a, ontario
- 7 eleven store 41303 a, san bernardino
- 7 eleven store 41549a, fontana
- 7 eleven store 41601 a, ontario
- 7 eleven store 43085 a, rancho cucamonga
- 7 eleven store 43098a, victorville
- 7 eleven store 43099 a, hesperia
- 7 eleven store 43100 a, phelan
- 7 eleven store 43102 a, rancho cucamonga
- 7 eleven store 43186a, ontario
- 7-eleven 13964 b, rialto
- 7-eleven 13971 e, rialto
- 7-eleven 29156 c, chino hills
- 7-eleven 33245 a, fontana
- 7-eleven #17784 c, san bernardino
- 7-eleven 13965b, yucaipa
- 7-eleven 13969d, ontario
- 7-eleven 22809d, big bear lake
- 7-eleven 23818b, crestline
- 7-eleven 25041c, san bernardino
- 7-eleven 25517d, hesperia
- 7-eleven 26279c, lake arrowhead
- 7-eleven 32151 b, big bear city
- 7-eleven 33035b, ontario
- 7-eleven 33308a, rancho cucamonga
- 7-eleven 33442a, rialto
- 7-eleven 33547a, ontario
- 7-eleven 34175a, san bernardino
- 7-eleven 34335, montclair
- 7-eleven 34701a, upland
- 7-eleven 35060a, san bernardino
- 7-eleven 35977b, yucaipa
- 7-eleven 38322a, san bernardino
- 7-eleven 39209a, rancho cucamonga
- 7-eleven 39453, ontario
- 7-eleven 39704a, fontana
- 7-eleven 43142, rancho cucamonga
- 7-eleven 43147, victorville
- 7-eleven 43157, victorville
- 7-eleven store #34287, rancho cucamonga
- 7-eleven store #34291, redlands
- 7-eleven store 18614, san bernardino
- 7-eleven store 19679c, ontario
- 7-eleven store 33369 t, chino hills
- 7-eleven store 33656b, fontana
- 7-eleven store 35303 c, san bernardino
- 7-eleven store 38097b, chino
- 7-eleven store 39873a, san bernardino
- 7-eleven store 41903h, chino
- 7-eleven #39582 39582, san bernardino
- 7-eleven 35349a, rialto
- 7-eleven store #34626, chino
- 7-eleven store 34758a, san bernardino
- 7-eleven store 36032a, fontana
- 7-eleven store 39305, highland
- 7-eleven store 39632a, colton
- 76, upland
- 76 ford exit, redlands
- 76 gas - yucca sinclair, yucca valley
- 777 liquor n/a, san bernardino
- 7eleven 41987h, san bernardino
- 8 ball dairy, san bernardino
- 98 cent thrift, san bernardino
- a & b liquor, san bernardino
- a & e fuels inc, ontario
- a & j liquor, fontana
- a-mart, hesperia
- a.v. gasmart, apple valley
- a1 market-liquor, bloomington
- am pm 83024, ontario
- am pm 83178, hesperia
- am pmarco 6144, colton
- apple valley gas mart, apple valley
- arco #47018, san bernardino
- arco 82251, fontana
- arco am pm 82886, rialto
- arco am/pm 63317, ontario
- arco am/pm 63334, fontana
- arco am/pm 63346, redlands
- arco am/pm 82046, twentynine palms
- arco thrifty, fontana
- abc liquor mart, san bernardino
- action petro inc 42857, barstow
- airport market 1, san bernardino
- al's liquor & deli, rancho cucamonga
- alder liquor, fontana
- all american fuel & food, morongo valley
- alpha market & spirits, pinon hills
- alta dena dairy, san bernardino
- alvarado arco am pm, victorville
- am market 1, colton
- am pm 42771, san bernardino
- american gas & mini mart, fontana
- amigo speedo liquor, ontario
- ampm 42364, san bernardino
- ampm 42401, redlands
- ampm 42490, highland
- ampm 42638, redlands
- ampm 83544 42865, san bernardino
- ampm arco 42233, montclair
- ampm#42636 42636, san bernardino
- anb gas mart 81613, yucaipa
- andy's mart, rialto
- andys market, ontario
- anthem oil, ontario
- apple valley arco am pm 83014, apple valley
- apple valley liquor, apple valley
- apple valley mobil, apple valley
- archibald liquor & wine, rancho cucamonga
- arco 42131, san bernardino
- arco 42659, san bernardino
- arco 83787, victorville
- arco am pm # 82994, rialto
- arco am/pm 42335, ontario
- arco am/pm 82455, chino
- arco ampm 42075, baker
- arco am pm, fontana
- arco am pm 42534, san bernardino
- arco am pm 83743, rancho cucamonga
- arco am/pm #83165 #83165, chino hills
- arco am/pm 42663, san bernardino
- arco ampm, fontana
- arco ampm, ontario
- arco ampm #42032, fontana
- arco ampm #42220 42220, ontario
- arco ampm 05252, ontario
- arco ampm 21827 21827, rancho cucamonga
- arco ampm 42212, fontana
- arco ampm 42290, ontario
- arco ampm 42639, highland
- arco ampm 42701, chino
- arco ampm 42968, colton
- arco ampm 42980, adelanto
- arco ampm 42995, victorville
- arco ampm 82306, hesperia
- arco ampm 82534, yucca valley
- arco arco 82501, victorville
- arco san bernardino, san bernardino
- arco am/pm 81806, fontana
- arco am/pm 82992, ontario
- arco/ampm 83861, fontana
- arcoiris amrket, bloomington
- arczen, inc., montclair
- armory gas and liquor, barstow
- arrow and grove market, rancho cucamonga
- arrow fuel & convenience, fontana
- arrow liquor, inc., fontana
- axar inc, san bernardino
- b & b market, chino
- b & b market & liquor, fontana
- baseline liquor & market, san bernardino
- be&f one stop liquor inc, san bernardino
- bj's health corner, apple valley
- bj's health foods, victorville
- bv market, hesperia
- baker market, baker
- baldy's market 0, phelan
- bargains 99 store, san bernardino
- barrel house market, victorville
- barstow 76, barstow
- barstow convenience, barstow
- barstow dollar, barstow
- barstow shell 194, barstow
- barstow station liquor, barstow
- baseline ampm, san bernardino
- baseline chevron, rancho cucamonga
- benson liquor, chino
- best 99 cent store, yucaipa
- best food & gas 1, hesperia
- best liquor plus, ontario
- best market, montclair
- beverage house liquor # 16, victorville
- beverage house liquor # 23, upland
- beverage house liquor # 6, victorville
- beyond food mart, victorville
- beyond food mart, rialto
- beyond food mart, rialto
- beyond food mart, apple valley
- big bear arco 42307, big bear lake
- bill's market, barstow
- bliss liquor, san bernardino
- bloomington market, inc., bloomington
- bloomington mini mart, bloomington
- bob's market, san bernardino
- bob's meat market, rialto
- brookside market liquor, redlands
- brownies liquor & market, barstow
- buena market, san bernardino
Showing 250 of 1,484 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 San Bernardino County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for San Bernardino 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 (24.7% here).
- Yuma County, AZ · 24.7% low-access
- Hardee County, FL · 24.7% low-access
- Cecil County, MD · 24.7% low-access
- Douglas County, MN · 24.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (15.8% here).
- Jefferson County, NY · 15.8% SNAP
- Duplin County, NC · 15.8% SNAP
- Hughes County, OK · 15.8% SNAP
- Yamhill County, OR · 15.8% 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%). San Bernardino County, at 24.7%, runs 11.4 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 San Bernardino County, CA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 06071. 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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