Signature · 1,743 SNAP-authorized stores
San Diego County, CA
San Diego County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.9%
- low-access pop.
- 25
- food-desert tracts
- 9.9%
- on SNAP
- 3.3M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County San Diego County, CA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 14.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.2 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 25 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 4% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ventura County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
San Diego County lands in the lower national band (14.9%, #2,128 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,128
- national by low-access %
- #34
- in CA
- 186
- low-access tracts
- 86K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1,743 SNAP-authorized stores .
How San Diego County compares nationally
San Diego County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.9% low-access share that beats 32% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,130).
San Diego County's lower-band USDA tier split
627 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 25 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, San Diego County has 598 urban and 29 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 Diego County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in California, not a full county-board reprint
- Sierra
Sierra 88.2%
88.2 % low-access
- San Diego 14.9
San Diego 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Ventura 14.9
Ventura 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Calaveras 14.7
Calaveras 14.7%
14.7 % low-access
- Madera 14.5
Madera 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Mendocino 14.5
Mendocino 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 627 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 3,095,313 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 186 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 25 |
| Low-Access Population | 462,046 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.9%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 85,525 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 3,288,774 |
| Median Household Income | $106,268 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 116,541 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.9%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in San Diego County
San Diego County has 1,743 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 204 locations (12% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 204
- axum market, san diego
- addis market, san diego
- african caribbean food market, san diego
- al hindi market, san diego
- ariana international market, el cajon
- ariana produce, san diego
- barons market 5, san diego
- brothers butcher shop 1, el cajon
- cvs 10508, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 10182, chula vista
- cvs pharmacy 10743, carlsbad
- cvs pharmacy 10819, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 10919, spring valley
- cvs pharmacy 11331, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 11363, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 11445, oceanside
- cvs pharmacy 20954, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 3025, alpine
- cvs pharmacy 3068, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 3914, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 3942, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 3951, solana beach
- cvs pharmacy 4768, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 6332, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 6368, vista
- cvs pharmacy 7127, san marcos
- cvs pharmacy 7962, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 8818, san marcos
- cvs pharmacy 8833, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 8842, el cajon
- cvs pharmacy 8857, vista
- cvs pharmacy 8859, chula vista
- cvs pharmacy 8866, oceanside
- cvs pharmacy 9102, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9103, escondido
- cvs pharmacy 9104, escondido
- cvs pharmacy 9105, poway
- cvs pharmacy 9108, escondido
- cvs pharmacy 9109, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9110, fallbrook
- cvs pharmacy 9111, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9112, lemon grove
- cvs pharmacy 9113, chula vista
- cvs pharmacy 9114, el cajon
- cvs pharmacy 9115, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9120, imperial beach
- cvs pharmacy 9121, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9131, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9135, encinitas
- cvs pharmacy 9137, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9138, national city
- cvs pharmacy 9141, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9145, santee
- cvs pharmacy 9148, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9154, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9162, la mesa
- cvs pharmacy 9165, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9166, san marcos
- cvs pharmacy 9167, el cajon
- cvs pharmacy 9169, la mesa
- cvs pharmacy 9173, el cajon
- cvs pharmacy 9175, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9177, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9181, encinitas
- cvs pharmacy 9187, solana beach
- cvs pharmacy 9192, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9193, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9194, ramona
- cvs pharmacy 9195, la jolla
- cvs pharmacy 9197, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9240, chula vista
- cvs pharmacy 9247, del mar
- cvs pharmacy 9268, la jolla
- cvs pharmacy 9479, carlsbad
- cvs pharmacy 9524, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9528, carlsbad
- cvs pharmacy 9532, oceanside
- cvs pharmacy 9538, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9549, oceanside
- cvs pharmacy 9558, san marcos
- cvs pharmacy 9574, vista
- cvs pharmacy 9585, oceanside
- cvs pharmacy 9632, chula vista
- cvs pharmacy 9783, national city
- cvs pharmacy 9922, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9926, la jolla
- cvs pharmacy 9937, san diego
- cvs pharmacy 9959, escondido
- cvs pharmacy 9961, san marcos
- cvs pharmacy 9963, san diego
- california produce market llc, national city
- cherokee market, san diego
- christian book and nutrition, national city
- dollartree 10362, san diego
- dollartree 10382, ramona
- dollartree 10503, el cajon
- dollartree 10505, el cajon
- dollartree 10509, chula vista
- dollartree 10526, poway
- dollartree 10549, la mesa
- dollartree 10554, national city
- dollartree 10557, san diego
- dollartree 10562, san diego
- dollartree 10563, san diego
- dollartree 10565, santee
- dollartree 10566, san diego
- dollartree 10575, san marcos
- dollartree 10581, san ysidro
- dollartree 11054, san diego
- dollartree 8644, escondido
- dollartree 8724, chula vista
- dollartree 9177, san marcos
- dollartree 9835, la mesa
- dollar general 20969, campo
- dollar general 23225, borrego springs
- dollar tree 2324, escondido
- dollar tree 2507, oceanside
- dollar tree 2521, carlsbad
- dollar tree 2575, vista
- dollar tree 2889, national city
- dollar tree 2965, san diego
- dollar tree 2982, escondido
- dollar tree 3194, santee
- dollar tree 3195, spring valley
- dollar tree 3207, el cajon
- dollar tree 3757, la mesa
- dollar tree 3821, san diego
- dollar tree 3883, oceanside
- dollar tree 3958, fallbrook
- dollar tree 4162, encinitas
- dollar tree 4271, san diego
- dollar tree 4552, vista
- dollar tree 4616, alpine
- dollar tree 4939, spring valley
- dollar tree 4941, oceanside
- dollar tree 4988, oceanside
- dollar tree 4996, chula vista
- dollar tree 5003, ramona
- dollar tree 5034, chula vista
- dollar tree 5041, poway
- dollar tree 5182, san ysidro
- dollar tree 5274, san diego
- dollar tree 5502, el cajon
- dollar tree 5543, lakeside
- dollar tree 5716, san diego
- dollar tree 5733, san diego
- dollar tree 5854, san diego
- dollar tree 6005, bonita
- dollar tree 6113, san marcos
- dollar tree 6707, san diego
- dollar tree 7232, san diego
- dollar tree 7389, chula vista
- dollar tree 7393, lemon grove
- dollar tree 7616, imperial beach
- dollar tree 7678, oceanside
- dollar tree 7751, el cajon
- dollar tree 7831, chula vista
- dollar tree 7912, santee
- dollar tree 7986, national city
- dollartree 10374, escondido
- foodland supermarket, san diego
- family dollar 10313, vista
- family dollar 10886, vista
- gtm discount general stores, chula vista
- harvest ranch market #2, encinitas
- kako dates & nuts, el cajon
- kupanda african and caribbean market, san diego
- la posta market 2, imperial beach
- lilac foods, valley center
- los reyes tortilleria, vista
- manolo farmers market #5, san diego
- mi reina tortilleria, escondido
- motherland african caribbean plaza, san diego
- north park produce, san diego
- origins grocer, san diego
- sakata mini mart, san diego
- san diego indian spice, san diego
- saray butcher shop, el cajon
- simons one dollar store and up, el cajon
- thousand petal lotus, vista
- walgreens 02623, chula vista
- walgreens 05455, escondido
- walgreens 05456, vista
- walgreens 05700, escondido
- walgreens 05844, el cajon
- walgreens 06094, san diego
- walgreens 06255, chula vista
- walgreens 07176, san diego
- walgreens 07751, oceanside
- walgreens 07867, chula vista
- walgreens 07869, national city
- walgreens 09433, oceanside
- walgreens 09817, santee
- walgreens 11081, fallbrook
- walgreens 11653, encinitas
- walgreens 11654, san diego
- walgreens 11990, lakeside
- walgreens 12143, san diego
- walgreens 12421, poway
- walgreens 12915, lemon grove
- walgreens 13161, san diego
- walgreens 13834, san diego
- walgreens 13859, coronado
- walgreens 15388, san diego
Convenience Store · 42
- 13th street market, imperial beach
- 1st & ivy market, san diego
- 2nd street gas and market 83630, el cajon
- 3 brothers liquor, el cajon
- 32nd & broadway market, san diego
- 3rd ave mini mart, chula vista
- 4 js mini mart, san diego
- 4 seasons market, san diego
- 5 star market & liquor, la mesa
- 5 star market & liquor, chula vista
- 7 eleven 13644 13644 f, san diego
- 7 eleven #32825a, bonita
- 7 eleven 13597d, escondido
- 7 eleven 13615g, oceanside
- 7 eleven 13620, encinitas
- 7 eleven 13624d, poway
- 7 eleven 13642f, san diego
- 7 eleven 13649 e, la mesa
- 7 eleven 13662e, lakeside
- 7 eleven 16073, san diego
- 7 eleven 16852a, san diego
- 7 eleven 18087, encinitas
- 7 eleven 18547c, chula vista
- 7 eleven 19526b, san diego
- 7 eleven 19628f, san diego
- 7 eleven 19883d, san diego
- 7 eleven 20321e, santee
- 7 eleven 20722, san diego
- 7 eleven 2112-39139, san diego
- 7 eleven 21788f, el cajon
- 7 eleven 21790, san diego
- 7 eleven 21793, escondido
- 7 eleven 21799b, san diego
- 7 eleven 21803, escondido
- 7 eleven 23982c, imperial beach
- 7 eleven 24155, san diego
- 7 eleven 26910, san diego
- 7 eleven 32708, san diego
- 7 eleven 33160b, vista
- 7 eleven 33694, san diego
- 7 eleven 33970, san marcos
- 7 eleven 34358b, san diego
Bakery Specialty · 4
- bread deluxe bakery, national city
- city sweets 1, el cajon
- royal sweets, el cajon
- the habibi sweets, el cajon
Showing 250 of 1,743 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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Counties near San Diego County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for San Diego 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 (14.9% here).
- Russell County, AL · 14.9% low-access
- Russell County, AL · 14.9% low-access
- Marshall County, IN · 14.9% low-access
- Marshall County, IN · 14.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (9.9% here).
- Pope County, AR · 9.9% SNAP
- Pope County, AR · 9.9% SNAP
- Logan County, AR · 9.9% SNAP
- Logan County, AR · 9.9% 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.
San Diego County inside a lower low-access state context
San Diego 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 .
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