Signature · 596 SNAP-authorized stores
San Joaquin County, CA
San Joaquin County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.4%
- low-access pop.
- 14
- food-desert tracts
- 15.6%
- on SNAP
- 797K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County San Joaquin County, CA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 14.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.7 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 14 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Madera County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
San Joaquin County lands in the lower national band (14.4%, #2,165 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,165
- national by low-access %
- #39
- in CA
- 34
- low-access tracts
- 31K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 596 SNAP-authorized stores .
How San Joaquin County compares nationally
San Joaquin County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.4% low-access share that beats 31% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,165).
San Joaquin County's lower-band USDA tier split
139 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 14 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, San Joaquin County has 121 urban and 18 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 Joaquin 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
- 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
- San Joaquin 14.4
San Joaquin 14.4%
14.4 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 139 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 685,306 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 34 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 14 |
| Low-Access Population | 98,773 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.4%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 31,081 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 797,334 |
| Median Household Income | $92,179 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 38,226 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County has 596 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 176 locations (30% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 176
- 1 stop shop plus, stockton
- 11th street market, tracy
- 24 - 7 market, stockton
- 610 cherokee petroleum, lodi
- 7 eleven 14117d, stockton
- 7 eleven 14113b 14113b, stockton
- 7 eleven 17647e, manteca
- 7 eleven 19976d, manteca
- 7 eleven 20304c, tracy
- 7 eleven 20680d, stockton
- 7 eleven 34451b, stockton
- 7 eleven 38153b, stockton
- 7 eleven 38616a, stockton
- 7 eleven 38877a 38877a, stockton
- 7 eleven 41187a, stockton
- 7 eleven 41341a, stockton
- 7 eleven 41342a, stockton
- 7 eleven 41530a, manteca
- 7 eleven 41531a 41531a, tracy
- 7 eleven store 2369 35355a, stockton
- 7-eleven 21756c, manteca
- 7-eleven 32262b, tracy
- 7-eleven / wine country station 2368-39087, lodi
- 7-eleven 20632 20632, stockton
- 76 express tiger no. 1, stockton
- 76 gas station, stockton
- 88 market & grill, clements
- a & m smoke shop and groceries, stockton
- a a discount market, stockton
- a&a gas & food mart, stockton
- a-1 market, stockton
- az smoke shop, stockton
- airport liquor, stockton
- amar liquor & more, manteca
- amar liquor no 3, manteca
- angkor liquor, stockton
- arch arco ampm 82606, stockton
- arco ampm, manteca
- arco am pm, stockton
- arco am/pm # 83927 83927, stockton
- arco am/pm 83333, tracy
- arco ampm, stockton
- arco ampm 2, manteca
- arco ampm 7049, lodi
- arco ampm 7092, stockton
- arco ampm 7161, stockton
- arco ampm 7193, stockton
- arco ampm 82602, tracy
- arco ampm 82695, stockton
- arco ampm 83230 83230, ripon
- arco ampm 83831, manteca
- arco ampm# 82617 arco 82617, manteca
- arco cherokee gas & mart, lodi
- arco victor rd, lodi
- b & e liquors, stockton
- bonfare market 35, tracy
- bevmo bevmo 60, stockton
- biachi market, stockton
- bills 76, lodi
- black diamond smoke shop, lodi
- bobs market, tracy
- brickhouse liquors 1, lodi
- brothers market, stockton
- byron market, tracy
- california stop, stockton
- casa del pueblo, lodi
- chevron station 2227, manteca
- circle 7 food store, stockton
- collegeville market & cafe, stockton
- collierville country store, acampo
- cali market, stockton
- calpark grocery&liquor 702, stockton
- carniceria tierra caliente, stockton
- charterway shell, stockton
- chater way petro, stockton
- chevron 1561, manteca
- chevron 1563, tracy
- chevron 1580, stockton
- chevron 1705, stockton
- chevron 1714, ripon
- chevron 1731, stockton
- chevron 1758, manteca
- chevron 207530, lodi
- chevron 2218, stockton
- chevron 2222, tracy
- chevron 2223, stockton
- chevron extra mile em5773, manteca
- chevron north main, manteca
- chevron station 1718, tracy
- circle k, farmington
- circle k, stockton
- circle k ck 2654315, manteca
- city smoke & groceries 1, stockton
- clements ridge produce and bakery, clements
- colonial energy ce 40138, lockeford
- corona liquor, stockton
- country market, tracy
- country marketplace, stockton
- countryside liquor and gas, lodi
- court house market, stockton
- crown liquors tracy, tracy
- delta food market, stockton
- delta liquor, stockton
- diamond gas and food mart, manteca
- diamond gas and market 10, tracy
- discount liquor, manteca
- discount liquor & grocery, stockton
- discount liquor and mini mart, stockton
- discount market, stockton
- downtown liquor & market, lodi
- e & l market, lodi
- el lucero mexican products, lodi
- eagle market, stockton
- el amigo market, stockton
- el dorado food mart, stockton
- el molcajete eastside market, lodi
- el vino food mart n/a, lodi
- emil's liquor & sport shop, escalon
- ernies general store inc, stockton
- escalon mini mart, escalon
- express fuel & mart inc., stockton
- express liquor, stockton
- f & f market, stockton
- fagundes meats and catering inc., manteca
- family market & liquor, tracy
- family mart, stockton
- family meat market, stockton
- fast & easy mart 104, lathrop
- fast & easy mart morada 60, stockton
- fast and easy mart 103, stockton
- fast lane central valley 6040, lathrop
- fast n esy 16, manteca
- five star market, stockton
- flag city arco ampm, lodi
- flag city shell, lodi
- flame mini mart, lodi
- flying j travel plaza 1017, lathrop
- food mart gasoline, stockton
- foodmart, stockton
- forlando food and liqours, stockton
- fremont arco 05450, stockton
- french camp market, french camp
- gas co, manteca
- gaslo food mart, stockton
- georges mini mart, lockeford
- golden bull liquor & more, stockton
- grant line shell 375, tracy
- grappa market, ripon
- green frog & liquor, stockton
- guatelinda market llc, stockton
- h & s energy products 3081, stockton
- h&m smoke shop & mini - mart, stockton
- h&s 3083, tracy
- h&s 3084, tracy
- h&s energy products llc 3034, manteca
- h&s energy products llc 3035, lathrop
- hammer liquor, stockton
- hammer/i-5 arco, stockton
- harding way liquor, stockton
- harney lane inc., lodi
- hi deli & grocery, stockton
- jahant food and fuel stop inc, acampo
- jamar service, stockton
- jimmy's grocery & deli, tracy
- jimmy's oasis, tracy
- jimmys market, manteca
- la favorita, french camp
- la mexicana de ripon, ripon
- lakewood chevron, lodi
- lathrop gas & food inc., lathrop
- liquor maxx, stockton
- liquor maxx 2, stockton
- local food market, stockton
- lodi liquor, lodi
- los altos family market, stockton
- los primos market, stockton
Combination Grocery/Other · 67
- a1 ag farmers market, lathrop
- afghan market, tracy
- artesian natural foods inc., stockton
- cvs pharmacy 3908, tracy
- cvs pharmacy 5403, manteca
- cvs pharmacy 9147, stockton
- cvs pharmacy 9243, lodi
- cvs pharmacy 9261, lodi
- cvs pharmacy 9830, stockton
- cvs pharmacy 9855, tracy
- cvs pharmacy 9866, manteca
- cvs pharmacy 9949, ripon
- currys ii, stockton
- dollar general 14353, manteca
- dollartree 10406, tracy
- dollartree 10524, lodi
- dollartree 10582, tracy
- dollartree 1260, stockton
- dollar general 13568, manteca
- dollar general 14661, escalon
- dollar general 15928, lockeford
- dollar general 25626, stockton
- dollar savers, escalon
- dollar tree 1238, manteca
- dollar tree 1240, stockton
- dollar tree 1263, stockton
- dollar tree 2189, manteca
- dollar tree 2983, tracy
- dollar tree 3771, stockton
- dollar tree 4403, lodi
- dollar tree 5193, stockton
- dollar tree 5403, stockton
- dollar tree 5525, stockton
- dollar tree 5531, escalon
- dollar tree 6120, lodi
- dollar tree 7648, ripon
- dollar tree 8467, stockton
- family dollar 11867, stockton
- family dollar store 11298, stockton
- fiesta mix, stockton
- good start nutrition, stockton
- happy bazaar 1, stockton
- meat connect, stockton
- mi esperanza carniceria, tracy
- n & h market, stockton
- papa murphy's pizza ca163, lodi
- punjabi bazar, manteca
- punjabi brother indian supermarket 1, manteca
- raj grocery store, manteca
- sk mart grocery, stockton
- super star market, stockton
- taaza naan, tracy
- vaaj market, stockton
- walgreens 09716, ripon
- walgreens 10454, manteca
- walgreens 10482, stockton
- walgreens 10631, lathrop
- walgreens 10766, tracy
- walgreens 12549, stockton
- walgreens 13984, stockton
- walgreens 15398, stockton
- walgreens 2434, tracy
- walgreens 2680, stockton
- walgreens 2770, stockton
- walgreens 2961, lodi
- walgreens 9723, stockton
- zacky market, stockton
Bakery Specialty · 7
- papa murphy 60, manteca
- papa murphy's pizza ca272, stockton
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza 256, stockton
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza ca068, stockton
- papa murphys take and bake pizza ca063, tracy
- papa murphys take n bake 074, stockton
- papa murphys take n bake pizza ca098, stockton
Showing 250 of 596 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 Joaquin County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for San Joaquin 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 (14.4% here).
- Montezuma County, CO · 14.4% low-access
- Montezuma County, CO · 14.4% low-access
- Neosho County, KS · 14.4% low-access
- Neosho County, KS · 14.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (15.6% here).
- Payette County, ID · 15.6% SNAP
- Payette County, ID · 15.6% SNAP
- Penobscot County, ME · 15.6% SNAP
- Penobscot County, ME · 15.6% 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 Joaquin County inside a lower low-access state context
San Joaquin 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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