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.
San Joaquin County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (121 urban, 18 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 18 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
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 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 330 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
16 towns share the 596 authorized stores; Stockton holds 52% of them. 5 of the 16 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Acampo, Clements, Farmington, Thornton, Woodbridge.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Stockton | 307 | 72 |
| Manteca | 77 | 18 |
| Tracy | 74 | 21 |
| Lodi | 70 | 22 |
| Lathrop | 17 | 6 |
| Ripon | 16 | 2 |
| Escalon | 9 | 3 |
| Lockeford | 7 | 1 |
| French Camp | 5 | 2 |
| Acampo | 4 | none |
Top 10 of 16 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 330 (250 shown)
- 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
- love's travel stop 538, lodi
- love's travel stops 223, ripon
- lucky market, stockton
- m & m market, stockton
- manteca mart liquors, manteca
- mfl liquors, stockton
- mi ranchito market & deli, tracy
- miner mart, manteca
- madison market, stockton
- main market, stockton
- main street chevron 91452/6027, ripon
- manteca food & liquor, manteca
- manteca gas and food, manteca
- marathon gas station, stockton
- marches liquor, stockton
- mariposa market, stockton
- maverik 756, lathrop
- maverik, inc 720, manteca
- max saver liquor, tracy
- mercadito don joses 2, stockton
- micheladas el patron carniceria y taqueria, stockton
- million smoke & tobacco, stockton
- miracle mile market, stockton
- mis amigos, stockton
- mood n food mart, ripon
- morada market, stockton
- morelia market, stockton
- mossdale chevron 5880, lathrop
- mountain house chevron 6089, tracy
- mountain house plaza shell, tracy
- my mini mart, stockton
- nmso, inc. 68152, lodi
- nation market, stockton
- national petroleum-manteca, manteca
- new country market, stockton
- new hi & bye market, stockton
- nor cal fuels, stockton
- north pole gas & food inc, tracy
- oak park gas and convenience store, stockton
- oasis market, manteca
- one stop market inc, manteca
- orlando's downtown deli and market, stockton
- parker ave market, tracy
- paisano market and liquor, stockton
- pancho's market, stockton
- parkwood gas & food, stockton
- people's market, stockton
- pershing gas for less, stockton
- pershing liquors, stockton
- pete's place, stockton
- pilot travel center 617, lodi
- pilot travel center 618, ripon
- platinum gas and market 3, tracy
- plaza liquor, lodi
- plaza liquor and gas, lodi
- power pump plaza, lodi
- primo discount market & more, stockton
- quik stop market #550115, stockton
- quik stop market 3138, tracy
- quik stop market 4105, stockton
- quick mart liquor, tracy
- quicki kleen car wash, manteca
- quik stop market, stockton
- quik stop market #550144, stockton
- quik stop market #551039, stockton
- quik stop market #551076, stockton
- quik stop market #551120, stockton
- quik stop market #551121, manteca
- quik stop market #551152, lodi
- quik stop market 148 3148, lodi
- quik stop market 5214, manteca
- quik stop market 550125, ripon
- rg gas stations inc., stockton
- rancho san miguel mini mart 041, 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
- Neosho County, KS · 14.4% low-access
- Lincoln County, NE · 14.4% low-access
- Chautauqua County, NY · 14.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (15.6% here).
- Payette County, ID · 15.6% SNAP
- Penobscot County, ME · 15.6% SNAP
- Kalkaska County, MI · 15.6% SNAP
- Attala County, MS · 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.
California among Pacific states
California ranks 5th of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (13.3%). San Joaquin County, at 14.4%, runs 1.1 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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