Signature · 39.8% low-access (87th pct)
Santa Rosa County, FL
Santa Rosa County sits in the upper national band on low-access (39.8%, +17.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 39.8%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 9.7%
- on SNAP
- 198K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Santa Rosa County, FL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 39.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +17.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pasco County (+ 0.6 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Santa Rosa County sits in the upper national band (39.8%, #403 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #403
- national by low-access %
- #17
- in FL
- 16
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 39.8% low-access (87th pct) (+17.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Santa Rosa County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Santa Rosa County's 39.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 87% of them and ranked #404 most-affected nationwide.
Santa Rosa County's elevated USDA tier split
25 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Santa Rosa County has 16 urban and 9 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.
Santa Rosa County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint
- Glades
Glades 56.2%
56.2 % low-access
- Escambia
Escambia 41%
41 % low-access
- Washington
Washington 40.7%
40.7 % low-access
- Pasco
Pasco 40.4%
40.4 % low-access
- Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa 39.8%
39.8 % low-access
- Highlands
Highlands 38.4%
38.4 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 25 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 151,372 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 16 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 60,276 |
| Low-Access Share | 39.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,398 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 198,472 |
| Median Household Income | $91,922 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,071 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Santa Rosa County
Santa Rosa County has 138 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 58 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 58
- berrydale kwik-mart, jay
- cefco 426, pace
- cefco 427, gulf breeze
- cefco 432, navarre
- cefco 440, navarre
- cefco 442, gulf breeze
- circle k 2704388, gulf breeze
- circle k 2705090, milton
- circle k 2707608, milton
- circle k 2707610, milton
- cefco 413, milton
- circle k 2704968, milton
- circle k 2707747, milton
- circle k 2709084, pace
- circle k store 2709223, milton
- circle k stores 4963, milton
- coldwater country store llc, milton
- day break market d1140, milton
- diyaa food mart 1089, navarre
- exxon fuel express, milton
- farmers market, jay
- flagship food #4 4, gulf breeze
- holley food mart, navarre
- hop in 302, gulf breeze
- love's travel stop 802, milton
- milton exxon, milton
- murphy express 8645, milton
- murphy usa 7409, navarre
- murphy usa 7780, gulf breeze
- quick food mart 6, milton
- quick lane food store, milton
- s food mart three llc, milton
- saikrupa food stores, gulf breeze
- the harold store, milton
- the convenience store 2, gulf breeze
- thumbs up food store, gulf breeze
- tom thumb 900015, milton
- tom thumb 900026, pace
- tom thumb 900028, milton
- tom thumb 900030, pace
- tom thumb 900031, milton
- tom thumb 900032, milton
- tom thumb 900034, pace
- tom thumb 900035, milton
- tom thumb 900038, milton
- tom thumb 900068, milton
- tom thumb 900070, navarre
- tom thumb 900112, navarre
- tom thumb 900122, navarre
- tom thumb 900128, milton
- tom thumb 900131, navarre
- tom thumb 900140, gulf breeze
- tom thumb food sores 900129, navarre
- tom thumb food store 900025, milton
- tom thumb food store 900071, milton
- tom thumb food stores 900124, navarre
- tom thumb food stores 900151, milton
- underwood food mart inc, navarre
Combination Grocery/Other · 48
- cvs pharmacy 5176, gulf breeze
- cvs pharmacy 4155, gulf breeze
- cvs pharmacy 4449, milton
- cvs pharmacy 5248, navarre
- cvs pharmacy 5249, pace
- dollar general 1056, milton
- dollar general 10624, milton
- dollar general 11085, pace
- dollar general 18336, milton
- dollar general 18942, milton
- dollar general 20461, pace
- dollar general 4049, gulf breeze
- dollar general 8405, jay
- dollar general 8432, milton
- dollar general 9534, navarre
- dollartree 8098, navarre
- dollar general 11666, milton
- dollar general 12236, milton
- dollar general 14779, milton
- dollar general 20347, milton
- dollar general 20387, milton
- dollar general 22341, navarre
- dollar general 23091, milton
- dollar general 23685, navarre
- dollar general 24264, gulf breeze
- dollar general 24870, milton
- dollar general 24914, pace
- dollar general 30210, milton
- dollar general 30706, milton
- dollar general 31199, pace
- dollar general store 16641, gulf breeze
- dollar general store 17100, milton
- dollar tree 2838, gulf breeze
- dollar tree 303, pace
- dollar tree 4266, navarre
- dollar tree 6309, milton
- family dollar store 9257, jay
- family dollar 12037, navarre
- family dollar 12404, milton
- family dollar 8261, milton
- family dollar store 3311, pace
- family dollar store 434, milton
- oakes custom meats & catering, milton
- southern traders 3318, milton
- walgreen 09535, navarre
- walgreens 05757, pace
- walgreens 06210, gulf breeze
- walgreens 12300, milton
Supermarket · 15
- aldi 76158, navarre
- aldi 82059, pace
- aldi 82189, milton
- publix 0896, navarre
- publix 1189, gulf breeze
- publix 1225, pace
- pic n sav 326, milton
- piggly wiggly hwy 87 south 26, milton
- publix 1537, gulf breeze
- publix 1572, pace
- publix 1807, milton
- publix super markets, inc. 1835, navarre
- winn dixie 412, gulf breeze
- winn dixie 501, navarre
- winn dixie 507, pace
Super Store · 11
- grocery outlet 7708, pace
- milton pic n sav, milton
- piggly wiggly 594, milton
- target store t-2279, pace
- walmart 2467, pace
- walmart 2983, milton
- walmart 2533, gulf breeze
- walmart 5623, gulf breeze
- walmart neighborhood market 4582, navarre
- walmart supercenter 3439, navarre
- walmart supercenter 990, milton
Seafood Specialty · 2
- navarre seafood market, navarre
- rollos seafood, milton
Large Grocery Store · 1
- greer's 5, jay
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- bypass farmers market and oriental, milton
Military Commissary · 1
- whiting field nas commissary 547, milton
Small Grocery Store · 1
- asian market and souvenirs, navarre
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Florida
One of 66 counties in Florida, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Santa Rosa County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Santa Rosa County, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside FL (39.8% here).
- Kandiyohi County, MN · 39.8% low-access
- Kandiyohi County, MN · 39.8% low-access
- Wetzel County, WV · 39.8% low-access
- Wetzel County, WV · 39.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (9.7% here).
- Pickens County, GA · 9.7% SNAP
- Pickens County, GA · 9.7% SNAP
- White County, GA · 9.7% SNAP
- White County, GA · 9.7% 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.
Santa Rosa County inside a higher low-access state context
Santa Rosa County sits inside Florida (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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