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 #2,128).
San Diego County's lower-band USDA tier split
627 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 25 LILA.
San Diego County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (598 urban, 29 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 29 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
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 14 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 930 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
47 towns share the 1,743 authorized stores; San Diego holds 37% of them. 11 of the 47 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Campo, Jamul, Jacumba, Camp Pendleton, 92026, Chula Visa and 5 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 652 | 190 |
| El Cajon | 151 | 45 |
| Chula Vista | 128 | 41 |
| Escondido | 102 | 35 |
| Oceanside | 92 | 36 |
| Vista | 81 | 32 |
| National City | 58 | 19 |
| San Marcos | 50 | 18 |
| La Mesa | 48 | 12 |
| Spring Valley | 46 | 8 |
Top 10 of 47 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 930 (250 shown)
- 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
- 7 eleven 34902, national city
- 7 eleven 39094a, poway
- 7 eleven 39178, san diego
- 7 eleven 39310, carlsbad
- 7 eleven 43109a, bonsall
- 7 eleven 43130a, san diego
- 7 eleven 43134a, chula vista
- 7 eleven store 13575c, spring valley
- 7 eleven store 13598a, san diego
- 7 eleven store 20100, san diego
- 7 eleven store 2112 34996a, vista
- 7 eleven store 2112-39526, encinitas
- 7 eleven store 22481b, lakeside
- 7 eleven store 27664c, san diego
- 7 eleven store 38395a, chula vista
- 7- eleven store 27744d, san diego
- 7- eleven store 38248a, san diego
- 7-eleven # 13609 13609, san diego
- 7-eleven 13606, escondido
- 7-eleven 13610 13610, la jolla
- 7-eleven 13627 13627, encinitas
- 7-eleven 13648, san diego
- 7-eleven 15046, san diego
- 7-eleven 15923, vista
- 7-eleven 18322, imperial beach
- 7-eleven 19663, san diego
- 7-eleven 20211, ramona
- 7-eleven 21787 21787, el cajon
- 7-eleven 32131 32131, san diego
- 7-eleven 32326, vista
- 7-eleven 32606, san diego
- 7-eleven 33990 33990, san marcos
- 7-eleven 34169, oceanside
- 7-eleven store 16054, san marcos
- 7-eleven 13563, imperial beach
- 7-eleven 13564f, national city
- 7-eleven 13569, chula vista
- 7-eleven 13570, chula vista
- 7-eleven 13586, chula vista
- 7-eleven 13587, san diego
- 7-eleven 13588e, san diego
- 7-eleven 13591d, chula vista
- 7-eleven 13596a, san diego
- 7-eleven 13603, san diego
- 7-eleven 13619j, escondido
- 7-eleven 13623d, san diego
- 7-eleven 13628, del mar
- 7-eleven 13647g, la mesa
- 7-eleven 15070, spring valley
- 7-eleven 16070, el cajon
- 7-eleven 16439h, el cajon
- 7-eleven 16498g, spring valley
- 7-eleven 17043, oceanside
- 7-eleven 17450, lemon grove
- 7-eleven 17945, la mesa
- 7-eleven 19006e, santee
- 7-eleven 19548, del mar
- 7-eleven 19987d, san diego
- 7-eleven 20174t, san diego
- 7-eleven 20508, spring valley
- 7-eleven 21794, san diego
- 7-eleven 21795, vista
- 7-eleven 21798, el cajon
- 7-eleven 21800d, fallbrook
- 7-eleven 21805, encinitas
- 7-eleven 21834, el cajon
- 7-eleven 25085, el cajon
- 7-eleven 25165b, san diego
- 7-eleven 25302, el cajon
- 7-eleven 26182d, poway
- 7-eleven 26651, lakeside
- 7-eleven 27263e, san diego
- 7-eleven 27659, san diego
- 7-eleven 29144j, san diego
- 7-eleven 29370d, san diego
- 7-eleven 29518, el cajon
- 7-eleven 33053a, oceanside
- 7-eleven 33100, san diego
- 7-eleven 33376, vista
- 7-eleven 33458, san diego
- 7-eleven 33542, san diego
- 7-eleven 33569, san diego
- 7-eleven 33666a, san diego
- 7-eleven 34184, san diego
- 7-eleven 34235, san diego
- 7-eleven 34478, san ysidro
- 7-eleven 35683, la mesa
- 7-eleven 35998, san diego
- 7-eleven 36812, la mesa
- 7-eleven 38476j, san diego
- 7-eleven 39651b, escondido
- 7-eleven 43123, encinitas
- 7-eleven 46342, escondido
- 7-eleven 46773, san diego
- 7-eleven store 13578e, chula vista
- 7-eleven store 13613b, san diego
- 7-eleven store 13629e, escondido
- 7-eleven store 13661e, santee
- 7-eleven store 13665f, san diego
- 7-eleven store 18824 c, san diego
- 7-eleven store 18978e, national city
- 7-eleven store 20551e 20551e, san diego
- 7-eleven store 21142c, san marcos
- 7-eleven store 21453e 21453e, la mesa
- 7-eleven store 21792e, chula vista
- 7-eleven store 27495c, escondido
- 7-eleven store 32942b, carlsbad
- 7-eleven store 33555, san diego
- 7-eleven store 33992 2111, san diego
- 7-eleven store 35885a, oceanside
- 7-eleven store 36485a, el cajon
- 7-eleven store 36751c 36751c, san diego
- 7-eleven store 36766a, san diego
- 7-eleven store 37624b, san diego
- 7-eleven store 38571h, san diego
- 7-eleven store 39198a, san diego
- 7-eleven 13583f, national city
- 7-eleven 15944, spring valley
- 7-eleven 18218, national city
- 7-eleven 18469, santee
- 7-eleven 18977, san marcos
- 7-eleven 20337, san diego
- 7-eleven 2111 36659, santee
- 7-eleven 2112 13625a, vista
- 7-eleven 2112 22894c, escondido
- 7-eleven 2112 25766, cardiff by the sea
- 7-eleven 21785, escondido
- 7-eleven 25807, spring valley
- 7-eleven 33564a, san diego
- 7-eleven 39199, national city
- 7-eleven 46345a, san diego
- 7-eleven store 13576g, chula vista
- 7-eleven store 13582e 13582e, chula vista
- 7-eleven store 13590e 14590e, chula vista
- 7-eleven store 13601a 13601a, carlsbad
- 7-eleven store 13633f, san diego
- 7-eleven store 13643f 13643f, san diego
- 7-eleven store 13650b 13650b, san diego
- 7-eleven store 13651a 13651a, el cajon
- 7-eleven store 13655f 13655f, el cajon
- 7-eleven store 13657g 13657g, el cajon
- 7-eleven store 13658a, el cajon
- 7-eleven store 13659a, san diego
- 7-eleven store 13660f 13660f, el cajon
- 7-eleven store 13666g 2111, lakeside
- 7-eleven store 16119f 16119f, la mesa
- 7-eleven store 17265g 17265g, national city
- 7-eleven store 17637d 17637d, el cajon
- 7-eleven store 17825f, san ysidro
- 7-eleven store 18159e 18159e, oceanside
- 7-eleven store 18710d 18710d, san diego
- 7-eleven store 19223e 19223e, san diego
- 7-eleven store 19273b, san diego
- 7-eleven store 20245d 20245d, lakeside
- 7-eleven store 20342e 20342e, oceanside
- 7-eleven store 20611d 20611d, santee
- 7-eleven store 21604d, chula vista
- 7-eleven store 21786c 21786c, escondido
- 7-eleven store 21802d, jamul
- 7-eleven store 21804g 21804g, escondido
- 7-eleven store 22872d 22872d, san diego
- 7-eleven store 24013f 24013f, lemon grove
- 7-eleven store 24070c 24070c, chula vista
- 7-eleven store 24085e, vista
- 7-eleven store 24133c 24133c, san diego
- 7-eleven store 24335f 24335f, encinitas
- 7-eleven store 24344d 24344d, imperial beach
- 7-eleven store 25629b, san diego
- 7-eleven store 26190e 26190e, oceanside
- 7-eleven store 26909b, san ysidro
- 7-eleven store 27163e, san diego
- 7-eleven store 27524c 27524c, escondido
- 7-eleven store 27771b 27771b, san diego
- 7-eleven store 29540c 29540c, chula vista
- 7-eleven store 32290c 32290c, san diego
- 7-eleven store 33971b, san marcos
- 7-eleven store 34177b, san diego
- 7-eleven store 34243c 34243c, san diego
- 7-eleven store 34274a, san diego
- 7-eleven store 35439c 35439c, san diego
- 7-eleven store 35480b, chula vista
- 7-eleven store 35538a, national city
- 7-eleven store 35752b, la mesa
- 7-eleven store 36427c 36427c, chula vista
- 7-eleven store 36959b 36959b, escondido
- 7-eleven store 37954a, san diego
- 7-eleven store 38087a, san diego
- 7-eleven store 38147a, san diego
- 7-eleven store 38258b 38258b, spring valley
- 7-eleven store 38369a, oceanside
- 7-eleven store 38476b 38476b, san diego
- 7-eleven store 39902a 39902a, san marcos
- 70th street shell, la mesa
- 76_circle k 2654061, santee
- 7eleven, san diego
- a & w liquor, la mesa
- a mart, san diego
- a mart, san diego
- a-mart san ysidro, san diego
- a1 liqour super seven, escondido
- abbott market, san diego
- am pm 83007, vista
- ampm 42641, san diego
- aac stores inc 42102, spring valley
- ace liquor, san diego
- adams avenue liquor, san diego
- al's food market, san diego
- al's short stop, escondido
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
- Marshall County, IN · 14.9% low-access
- Clay County, IA · 14.9% low-access
- Carbon County, MT · 14.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (9.9% here).
- Pope County, AR · 9.9% SNAP
- Logan County, AR · 9.9% SNAP
- Mercer County, IL · 9.9% SNAP
- LaPorte County, IN · 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.
California among Pacific states
California ranks 5th of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (13.3%). San Diego County, at 14.9%, runs 1.6 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 .
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