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 #1,315 most-affected nationwide.
San Bernardino County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
368 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 80 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, San Bernardino County has 332 urban and 36 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.
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 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 192 locations (13% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 192
- .99 + bargain corner, san bernardino
- 5th gen meat co., apple valley
- asia bazaar, ontario
- becy african store, montclair
- buffalo market place, ontario
- c&c african/caribbean international store, victorville
- cvs 10914, rancho cucamonga
- cvs pharmacey 11112, upland
- cvs pharmacy 10310, redlands
- cvs pharmacy 10792, colton
- cvs pharmacy 10805, rancho cucamonga
- cvs pharmacy 11035, fontana
- cvs pharmacy 4148, victorville
- cvs pharmacy 4291, adelanto
- cvs pharmacy 8436, highland
- cvs pharmacy 8523, rialto
- cvs pharmacy 8589, fontana
- cvs pharmacy 8825, grand terrace
- cvs pharmacy 8894, redlands
- cvs pharmacy 9313, highland
- cvs pharmacy 9619, fontana
- cvs pharmacy 9644, hesperia
- cvs pharmacy 9649, yucaipa
- cvs pharmacy 9664, san bernardino
- cvs pharmacy 9698, upland
- cvs pharmacy 9723, rancho cucamonga
- cvs pharmacy 9724, rancho cucamonga
- cvs pharmacy 9727, ontario
- cvs pharmacy 9739, big bear lake
- cvs pharmacy 9745, montclair
- cvs pharmacy 9778, chino
- cvs pharmacy 9792, upland
- cvs pharmacy 9794, san bernardino
- cvs pharmacy 9816, chino hills
- cvs pharmacy cvs10999, lake arrowhead
- carnes y mariscos luis, hesperia
- dollar general 12939, victorville
- dollar general 13178, yucca valley
- dollar general 13337, twentynine palms
- dollar general 13578, barstow
- dollar general 13638, san bernardino
- dollar general 14136, ontario
- dollar general 17905, morongo valley
- dollar general 22536, san bernardino
- dollartree 10495, apple valley
- dollartree 10529, ontario
- dollartree 10532, ontario
- dollartree 10534, rancho cucamonga
- dollartree 10538, ontario
- dollartree 10560, upland
- dollartree 11040, redlands
- dollartree 11049, chino
- dollartree 11066, rialto
- dollartree 5855, san bernadino
- dollartree 8675, yucaipa
- dollartree 8770, chino hills
- dollartree 9406, colton
- dollartree 9418, rancho cucamonga
- dollartree 9638, rialto
- dollartree 9834, redlands
- dollartree 9958, victorville
- dhaka sweets and spices, loma linda
- dollar general 12942, barstow
- dollar general 12997, apple valley
- dollar general 13149, joshua tree
- dollar general 13460, colton
- dollar general 13656, yucca valley
- dollar general 14087, san bernardino
- dollar general 14280, lucerne valley
- dollar general 14805, apple valley
- dollar general 15199, adelanto
- dollar general 17236, phelan
- dollar general 18082, mentone
- dollar general 22201, barstow
- dollar general 22591, hesperia
- dollar general 23019, san bernardino
- dollar general 23020, victorville
- dollar general 23328, twentynine palms
- dollar general store 13405, montclair
- dollar general store 16788, pinon hills
- dollar general store 16860, needles
- dollar tree 1504, victorville
- dollar tree 1773, redlands
- dollar tree 1808, fontana
- dollar tree 1855, victorville
- dollar tree 1899, highland
- dollar tree 2445, rancho cucamonga
- dollar tree 2518, chino
- dollar tree 2959, big bear lake
- dollar tree 2961, hesperia
- dollar tree 3078, colton
- dollar tree 3134, chino hills
- dollar tree 3241, yucca valley
- dollar tree 3440, upland
- dollar tree 4014, fontana
- dollar tree 4043, twentynine palms
- dollar tree 4280, apple valley
- dollar tree 4450, grand terrace
- dollar tree 4506, ontario
- dollar tree 4682, chino hills
- dollar tree 4734, ontario
- dollar tree 4929, rialto
- dollar tree 5119, san bernardino
- dollar tree 5189, fontana
- dollar tree 5366, san bernardino
- dollar tree 5519, victorville
- dollar tree 5693, montclair
- dollar tree 5741, rialto
- dollar tree 5754, upland
- dollar tree 5759, loma linda
- dollar tree 5764, victorville
- dollar tree 6007, rancho cucamonga
- dollar tree 6138, montclair
- dollar tree 6423, yucaipa
- dollar tree 6563, rialto
- dollar tree 6633, ontario
- dollar tree 6768, hesperia
- dollar tree 6811, barstow
- dollar tree 7008, hesperia
- dollar tree 7131, bloomington
- dollar tree 7732, phelan
- dollar tree 8344, fontana
- family dollar store 9289, colton
- family dollar 10291, fontana
- family dollar 10458, adelanto
- family dollar 10794, helendale
- family dollar 12188, highland
- family dollar 12677, yucaipa
- family dollar 8808, rialto
- family dollar 8902, fontana
- family dollar 9073, fontana
- family dollar 9309, rialto
- family dollar 9404, san bernardino
- family dollar store 10503, hesperia
- family dollar store 10831, san bernardino
- family dollar store 10947, twentynine palms
- family dollar store 9241, highland
- heerjenil outlet inc, fontana
- indian cuisine, fontana
- inland discount store, san bernardino
- kidz first nutrition llc, san bernardino
- la surtidora cash n carry, bloomington
- last chance outlet - general merchandise, rancho cucamonga
- loma linda market, loma linda
- master nuts 2, rancho cucamonga
- mi pueblo mercadito, fontana
- panaderia azteca, adelanto
- rancho just bargain stores inc, rancho cucamonga
- sadhna's indian groceries no, chino
- sams bargain, san bernardino
- sanjha saudha, fontana
- saul's produce & meat market, adelanto
- supermarket los altos inc, ontario
- terrible's 135, barstow
- terrible's 374, barstow
- terrible's 380, barstow
- terribles 412, nipton
- the india grocers, hesperia
- the indian pantry, chino hills
- viet hung seafood market, san bernardino
- walgreens 01870, apple valley
- walgreens 02223, hesperia
- walgreens 05478, rancho cucamonga
- walgreens 05652, rancho cucamonga
- walgreens 07976, redlands
- walgreens 09105, rialto
- walgreens 09183, san bernardino
- walgreens 09254, victorville
- walgreens 09588, fontana
- walgreens 09780, hesperia
- walgreens 10202, ontario
- walgreens 10420, big bear lake
- walgreens 10768, fontana
- walgreens 11472, chino hills
- walgreens 11989, rialto
- walgreens 12332, apple valley
- walgreens 12576, victorville
- walgreens 12841, grand terrace
- walgreens 12862, victorville
- walgreens 5300, highland
- walgreens 5348, yucaipa
- walgreens 5372, fontana
- walgreens 5506, rialto
- walgreens 5528, san bernardino
- walgreens 5555, rialto
- walgreens 5556, hesperia
- walgreens 6061, upland
- walgreens 6147, ontario
- walgreens 6399, yucca valley
- walgreens 6438, chino
- walgreens 6685, san bernardino
- what a bargain, redlands
Convenience Store · 53
- 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
Bakery Specialty · 5
- angies bakery, san bernardino
- j & a bakery & donuts, bloomington
- josies bakery, san bernardino
- lesley bakery, fontana
- lesley bakery #2, 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
- Yuma County, AZ · 24.7% low-access
- Hardee County, FL · 24.7% low-access
- Hardee County, FL · 24.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (15.8% here).
- Jefferson County, NY · 15.8% SNAP
- Jefferson County, NY · 15.8% SNAP
- Duplin County, NC · 15.8% SNAP
- Duplin County, NC · 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.
Food access nationally, California in context
San Bernardino 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 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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