Signature · 5.2% SNAP (2nd pct in FL)
Sarasota County, FL
Sarasota County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.9%, +10.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.9%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 5.2%
- on SNAP
- 460K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sarasota County, FL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 32.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Monroe County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Sarasota County sits in the upper national band (32.9%, #745 of 3,079) with 9 LILA tracts.
- #745
- national by low-access %
- #30
- in FL
- 47
- low-access tracts
- 27K
- 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: 5.2% SNAP (2nd pct in FL) (-6.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Sarasota County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Sarasota County's 32.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #748 most-affected nationwide.
Sarasota County's elevated USDA tier split
94 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Sarasota County has 91 urban and 3 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.
Sarasota 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
- Monroe
Monroe 33%
33 % low-access
- Sarasota
Sarasota 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Marion
Marion 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Leon
Leon 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Volusia
Volusia 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 94 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 379,448 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 47 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 124,966 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 26,981 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 459,547 |
| Median Household Income | $83,416 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 11,108 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sarasota County
Sarasota County has 250 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 94 locations (38% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 94
- 7 eleven 32670a, sarasota
- 7 eleven store 18182b, sarasota
- 7 eleven store 21045b, sarasota
- 7 eleven store 32772b, sarasota
- 7 eleven store 33194b, north port
- 7 eleven store 34863b, venice
- 7-eleven #41309h 41309h, nokomis
- 7-eleven 10305j, sarasota
- 7-eleven 21092a, sarasota
- 7-eleven 24853a, sarasota
- 7-eleven 34837a, sarasota
- 7-eleven 34847j, venice
- 7-eleven 37298j, north port
- 7-eleven 38219a, venice
- 7-eleven store #34830b 34830b, sarasota
- 7-eleven store #38283b 38283b, venice
- 7-eleven store #38665a, venice
- 7-eleven store 10306j, sarasota
- 7-eleven store 36790a, sarasota
- 7-eleven store 39680, sarasota
- 7-eleven #34840b, sarasota
- 7-eleven #40347a, sarasota
- 7-eleven 18075a, sarasota
- 7-eleven 19194a, venice
- 7-eleven 34814a, venice
- 7-eleven 38053a, north port
- 7-eleven 38072a, sarasota
- 7-eleven 38327a, venice
- 7-eleven 40360a, sarasota
- 7-eleven 40361a, sarasota
- 7-eleven store #41854a 41854a, venice
- a&b discount beverages, sarasota
- bee ridge mobil, sarasota
- bobcat mobil mart, north port
- circle k 2704718, englewood
- circle k 2705311, sarasota
- circle k 2707349, venice
- circle k 2707619, north port
- circle k 2707785, sarasota
- circle k 2709761, sarasota
- circle k 2709762, venice
- circle k 2709825, venice
- circle k 7200, nokomis
- circle k 7213, sarasota
- circle k 7323, venice
- circle k 7689, north port
- colorado kangaroo 2658189, sarasota
- day night, sarasota
- desoto road marathon, sarasota
- el chipotle latin market, venice
- faith of sarasota, sarasota
- gulf gate mini mart, sarasota
- international market, sarasota
- j and m food mart, sarasota
- kangaroo shell, sarasota
- kwik stop, sarasota
- lakeside mobil, north port
- lockwood bp inc, sarasota
- moore's grocery, sarasota
- murphy usa 7224, venice
- murphy usa 7328, north port
- murphy usa 7497, osprey
- pinecraft discount market, sarasota
- premier european food, north port
- race trac 126, sarasota
- race trac 208, nokomis
- race trac 2328, sarasota
- race trac 646, venice
- race trac 682, north point
- racetrac 2436, sarasota
- racetrac 2488, venice
- ray's bp, sarasota
- reid's health foods, llc, englewood
- ringling marathon, sarasota
- rosemary convenience store, sarasota
- sams american pantry, nokomis
- shell 686, sarasota
- speedway 6420, nokomis
- speedway 6526, venice
- speedway 6902, sarasota
- speedy mart, sarasota
- star food mart, sarasota
- star mini mart, sarasota
- stop & shop food mart, venice
- suncoast european market, sarasota
- super stop, sarasota
- venice shell, venice
- wawa store 5281, nokomis
- wawa 5216, venice
- wawa 5217, sarasota
- wawa 5225, venice
- wawa 5304, sarasota
- wawa 5312, sarasota
- wawa store 5295, north port
Combination Grocery/Other · 65
- cvs pharmacy 0312, sarasota
- cvs pharmacy 1120, venice
- cvs pharmacy 3958, sarasota
- cvs pharmacy 0319, sarasota
- cvs pharmacy 0368, sarasota
- cvs pharmacy 1013, englewood
- cvs pharmacy 11382, lakewood ranch
- cvs pharmacy 1810, sarasota
- cvs pharmacy 1863, sarasota
- cvs pharmacy 3126, osprey
- cvs pharmacy 3258, north port
- cvs pharmacy 3318, nokomis
- cvs pharmacy 3532, sarasota
- cvs pharmacy 3647, venice
- cvs pharmacy 4266, venice
- cvs pharmacy 4632, sarasota
- cvs pharmacy 5211, sarasota
- dollar general 1453, north port
- dollar general 1490, sarasota
- dollar general 18281, nokomis
- dollar general 9036, englewood
- dollar general 9095, venice
- dollar tree 3045, sarasota
- dollar tree 8281, sarasota
- dollartree 10042, sarasota
- dollartree 9910, englewood
- dollar general 10484, sarasota
- dollar general 11668, venice
- dollar general 12644, sarasota
- dollar general 14581, north port
- dollar general 1537, sarasota
- dollar general 20148, sarasota
- dollar general 24023, north port
- dollar tree 1559, venice
- dollar tree 262, north venice
- dollar tree 4750, sarasota
- dollar tree 4924, sarasota
- dollar tree 4984, venice
- dollar tree 5267, osprey
- dollar tree 7596, sarasota
- dollar tree 7835, sarasota
- dollar tree 7947, north port
- dollar tree 807, sarasota
- family dollar store 2620, sarasota
- osprey produce, north port
- southern steer butcher 501, sarasota
- walgreens 03830, sarasota
- walgreens 02085, sarasota
- walgreens 10145, north port
- walgreens 11487, venice
- walgreens 11787, nokomis
- walgreens 12392, venice
- walgreens 15260, sarasota
- walgreens 21571, sarasota
- walgreens 3264, sarasota
- walgreens 3332, sarasota
- walgreens 3606, sarasota
- walgreens 4033, venice
- walgreens 4979, sarasota
- walgreens 5575, sarasota
- walgreens 5660, sarasota
- walgreens 5859, englewood
- walgreens 6164, north port
- walgreens 7078, venice
- walgreens 9317, north port
Supermarket · 49
- aldi 74152, north port
- aldi 74155, sarasota
- aldi 74159, venice
- aldi 74205, sarasota
- aldi 74251, sarasota
- aldi 77227, venice
- aldi 64, north port
- aldi 74058, nokomis
- aldi 74154, lakewood ranch
- chamberlins 11, sarasota
- earth origins market 14, sarasota
- gordon food service store mp190, sarasota
- la sabrosita, sarasota
- la primavera supermarket, sarasota
- publix 0022, sarasota
- publix 0148, sarasota
- publix 0361, sarasota
- publix 0409, sarasota
- publix 0555, sarasota
- publix 0696, sarasota
- publix 0734, venice
- publix 0737, englewood
- publix 0792, north port
- publix 1023, sarasota
- publix 1180, north port
- publix 1215, venice
- publix 1267, sarasota
- publix 1644, sarasota
- publix 1769, venice
- publix 1781, sarasota
- publix 802, venice
- publix 1287, north port
- publix 1372, sarasota
- publix 1385, sarasota
- publix 1399, sarasota
- publix 1414, nokomis
- publix 1432, longboat key
- publix 1433, nokomis
- publix 1639, osprey
- publix super markets inc 1669, sarasota
- publix super markets, inc. 1683, venice
- publix super markets, inc. 1797, sarasota
- publix super markets, inc. 1882, sarasota
- sarasota food bazaar corp/key food fresh, sarasota
- save a lot 30040, north port
- sprouts farmers market 614, sarasota
- sprouts farmers market 660, sarasota
- sprouts farmers market 669, venice
- trader joe's 761, sarasota
Super Store · 24
- costco wholesale 1123, sarasota
- costco wholesale 1682, venice
- detwiler's farm market, sarasota
- detwiler's farm market 3, sarasota
- detwiler's farm market 5, sarasota
- detwiler's farm market ii, venice
- guerrero food market, inc., sarasota
- hl asian supermarket, sarasota
- sam's club 4772, sarasota
- super bravo, sarasota
- target store 665, sarasota
- target store t-799, sarasota
- target store t-813, venice
- walmart 3066, sarasota
- walmart 7298, sarasota
- walmart neighborhood market 2392, sarasota
- walmart neighborhood market 7221, north port
- walmart s/c 769, venice
- walmart supercenter 3387, north port
- walmart supercenter 5264, osprey
- walmart supercenter 2459, sarasota
- whole foods market 10189, sarasota
- winn-dixie 2400, venice
- winn-dixie 2501, sarasota
Medium Grocery Store · 8
- a taste of europe, sarasota
- international food, north port
- la sabrosura, sarasota
- orange ave meat and grocery, sarasota
- phuoc loc tho, sarasota
- premier european deli 2, north port
- sunflower discount grocery, englewood
- xpress meat market, sarasota
Small Grocery Store · 5
- benh thanh grocery, sarasota
- central mlk grocery, sarasota
- kiev deli, sarasota
- natural european food market, north port
- oriental food & gifts mart, sarasota
Farmers' Market · 3
- newtown farmers market nafmnp, sarasota
- olde englewood village farmers market nafnmp, englewood
- venice farmers market, venice
Large Grocery Store · 1
- sunflower discount grocery sarasota, sarasota
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- the meat house of sarasota, sarasota
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.
Compare Sarasota County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Counties near Sarasota County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Sarasota County (5.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Florida.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside FL (32.9% here).
- Lee County, GA · 32.9% low-access
- Lee County, GA · 32.9% low-access
- Colbert County, AL · 32.9% low-access
- Colbert County, AL · 32.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (5.2% here).
- Pike County, GA · 5.2% SNAP
- Pike County, GA · 5.2% SNAP
- Carroll County, IN · 5.2% SNAP
- Carroll County, IN · 5.2% 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.
Sarasota County inside a higher low-access state context
Sarasota 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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