County food-access profile · Florida
Seminole County, FL
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Seminole County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 29.3%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 9.2%
- on SNAP
- 481K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
29.3% of Seminole County residents live in a low-access area, and 5 of its 86 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 51
- low-access tracts
- 26K
- food-desert residents
- 3.9%
- households, no vehicle
- 9.0%
- below poverty line
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Seminole County's low-access share at 29.3%, above the national share. 51 of the county's 86 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 123,909 people. 5 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 25,902 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Seminole County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Seminole County's 29.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #978 most-affected nationwide.
Seminole County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 86 census tracts in Seminole County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Seminole County vs. other Florida counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Florida
- Seminole
Seminole County, FL
29.3 % low-access
- Alachua 19.2
Alachua County, FL
19.2 % low-access
- Baker
Baker County, FL
55.6 % low-access
- Bay
Bay County, FL
31.5 % low-access
- Bradford 1.1
Bradford County, FL
1.1 % low-access
- Brevard
Brevard County, FL
41.8 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 86 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 422,718 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 51 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 123,909 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 25,902 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 481,470 |
| Median Household Income | $85,761 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 17,186 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
About 9.2% of Seminole County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 29.3% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 9.2% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 17,186 households here.
- 3.9% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 5 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Seminole County
above the national share
5 of Seminole County's 86 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 5.8% of all its tracts.
A further 46 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 51.
An estimated 123,909 residents, roughly 29.3% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 25,902 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 35 tracts (40.7%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Seminole County
Seminole County has 286 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 134 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 134
- 7 eleven 32598a, casselberry
- 7 eleven store 25882b, sanford
- 7-eleven 15948 a, longwood
- 7-eleven 25975a, lake mary
- 7-eleven 25976b, lake mary
- 7-eleven 29920 a, sanford
- 7-eleven 32395b, oviedo
- 7-eleven 33347a, sanford
- 7-eleven 30059a, altamonte springs
- 7-eleven 34767c, altamonte springs
- 7-eleven 34871a, lake mary
- 7-eleven 34873a, casselberry
- 7-eleven store 25828c, maitland
- 7-eleven store 34883a, oviedo
- 7-eleven, inc. 10060j, altamonte springs
- 7-eleven, inc. 22219k, longwood
- 7-eleven #10056c, casselberry
- 7-eleven #26299c, winter park
- 7-eleven #32736c, oviedo
- 7-eleven 23348c, altamonte springs
- 7-eleven 25063b, sanford
- 7-eleven 32743b, longwood
- 7-eleven 32899b, longwood
- 7-eleven 33037b, oviedo
- 7-eleven 33640b, apopka
- 7-eleven 34780a, altamonte springs
- 7-eleven 34851, longwood
- 7-eleven 34874a, sanford
- 7-eleven 34884a, fern park
- 7-eleven 37092a, sanford
- 7-eleven 37926a, oviedo
- 7-eleven 38676a, sanford
- 7-eleven store #37202c 37202c, sanford
- 7-eleven store# 34877b, sanford
- chuluota grocery, chuluota
- circle k 2707113, winter spgs
- circle k 2707126, sanford
- circle k 2707263, casselberry
- circle k 2707426, cassia
- circle k 2707460, longwood
- circle k 2708952, altamonte springs
- circle k 2708959, winter park
- circle k 2708971, lake mary
- circle k 2708973, oviedo
- circle k 2708978, sanford
- circle k 2709738, casselberry
- circle k 2709746, altamonte springs
- circle k 2709752, longwood
- circle k 2709759, longwood
- carrigan marathon, oviedo
- casselberry shell, fern park
- celery food mart, sanford
- chevron food mart, sanford
- circle k 2722003, lake mary
- circle k 2722049, sanford
- circle k 2722110, sanford
- circle k 2722183, winter springs
- circle k 2722406, sanford
- circle k 2722502, oviedo
- circle k 2722655, geneva
- circle k 6791, longwood
- citgo gas, altamonte springs
- deer on the run, casselberry
- delights grab and go, longwood
- discount food, sanford
- express mart, sanford
- express mart, altamonte springs
- ez way food mart, altamonte springs
- family food mart, sanford
- fast fuel usa, oviedo
- flowers bakery outlet 34, sanford
- food express 0, sanford
- geneva food & feed, geneva
- gt convenience store, sanford
- gvsr, winter springs
- hari om shivam inc. 36964, oviedo
- kevins corner store no, sanford
- kwik stop, sanford
- kwik stop, altamonte springs
- kwik stop food mart, sanford
- kwik stop food store, sanford
- lacomka bakery & russian store, winter park
- mjm food store, chuluota
- mjm food store 4, geneva
- mamba 24 inc. 25263b, longwood
- martin sundries n/a, sanford
- murphy usa 6914, oviedo
- nd's corner store 1, sanford
- on the go, sanford
- oviedo quick stop, oviedo
- park ave food & beverage, sanford
- pearl lake citgo, altamonte springs
- poplar minimart, sanford
- quick serv, apopka
- quisqueya enterprises, sanford
- race trac 167, sanford
- race trac 265, oviedo
- race trac 629, altamonte springs
- race trac 686, sanford
- race trac 695, sanford
- racetrac 2344, longwood
- racetrac 2549, oviedo
- rebel 798, altamonte springs
- ruby mobil, winter park
- surma food mart, sanford
- sammy's food mart, sanford
- san city mart, sanford
- sanford food, sanford
- sanford sonoco, sanford
- shan food, sanford
- shayaan food, sanford
- shell at 360 inc, sanford
- southwest food market, sanford
- speedway 6505, winter springs
- speedway 6659, casselberry
- speedy food mart, longwood
- sunrise food mart, oviedo
- sunshine food mart, longwood
- sunshine food mart 338, oviedo
- wawa store 5324, casselberry
- wawa 5117, lake mary
- wawa 5118, oviedo
- wawa 5128, casselberry
- wali mini mart, altamonte springs
- wawa 5156, longwood
- wawa 5158, sanford
- wawa 5179, altamonte springs
- wawa 5186, altamonte springs
- wawa 5218, sanford
- wawa 5219, oviedo
- wawa 5280, winter park
- wawa store 5461, sanford
- wymore superette, altamonte springs
- your market sanford, sanford
Combination Grocery/Other · 61
- angler's choice, sanford
- baggs produce, sanford
- cvs pharmacy 219, sanford
- cvs pharmacy 3150, alamonte springs
- cvs pharmacy 3253, altamonte springs
- cvs pharmacy 3270, lake mary
- cvs pharmacy 3490, winter springs
- cvs pharmacy 3602, longwood
- cvs pharmacy 3757, altamonte springs
- cvs pharmacy 5150, oviedo
- cvs pharmacy 7219, altamonte springs
- cvs pharmacy 3251, longwood
- cvs pharmacy 5195, sanford
- dollar general 13347, oviedo
- dollar general 13646, sanford
- dollar general 14389, longwood
- dollar general 18359, oviedo
- dollar general 3482, casselberry
- dollar general 6384, winter springs
- dollar general 8955, casselberry
- dollar general 9503, longwood
- dollar tree 2051, sanford
- dollartree 10101, oviedo
- dollartree 8007, fern park
- dollartree 9341, sanford
- dollar general 12760, sanford
- dollar general 16583, sanford
- dollar general 17960, casselberry
- dollar tree 172, altamonte springs
- dollar tree 4020, fern park
- dollar tree 551, sanford
- dollar tree 5994, longwood
- dollar tree 6513, oviedo
- dollar tree 6626, lake mary
- dollar tree 8022, casselberry
- dollar tree 8411, longwood
- dollar tree 8729, winter springs
- dollar tree 971, casselberry
- family dollar 11351, sanford
- family dollar 3078, sanford
- family dollar 6793, altamonte springs
- family dollar 8915, winster springs
- fancy fruit and produce, longwood
- tortilleria la mexicana, sanford
- upsala grocery, sanford
- walgreen 09016, altamonte springs
- walgreens 03107, sanford
- walgreens 04251, oviedo
- walgreens 05178, winter springs
- walgreens 05245, lake mary
- walgreens 05399, casselberry
- walgreens 06922, altamonte springs
- walgreens 06970, sanford
- walgreens 06997, oviedo
- walgreens 07149, longwood
- walgreens 07298, fern park
- walgreens 07314, winter park
- walgreens 12041, lake mary
- walgreens 16404, altamonte springs
- walgreens 3161, winter springs
- walgreens 7819, lake mary
Super Store · 23
- bj's wholesale club 133, sanford
- bj's wholesale club 229, casselberry
- costco wholesale 0183, altamonte springs
- dollar general market 12019, winter park
- fancy fruit & produce of altamonte, inc., altamonte springs
- fancy fruit & produce of lake mary, sanford
- key food, sanford
- key food, casselberry
- sam's club 4785, sanford
- target store 897, oviedo
- target store t-0647, altamonte springs
- target store t-0845, lake mary
- target store t-1966, sanford
- target store t-898, casselberry
- walmart 1374, altamonte springs
- walmart 5894, oviedo
- walmart neighborhood mkt 5106, oviedo
- walmart neighborhood mkt 5132, winter springs
- walmart neighborhood market 525, lake mary
- walmart s/c 857, sanford
- walmart supercenter 3207, sanford
- walmart supercenter 943, casselberry
- whole foods market 10516, altamonte springs
Medium Grocery Store · 11
- a better choice, altamonte springs
- chamberlins natural foods alt, altamonte springs
- florida nutrition sales 18, casselberry
- global bazaar, fern park
- green hills supermarket 2, altamonte springs
- harvest time international, sanford
- la placita market, altamonte springs
- las americas, longwood
- royal international food market 1, casselberry
- shiraz market, longwood
- spice house of longwood, longwood
Supermarket · 9
- aldi 46001 46001, sanford
- aldi 73092 73092, altamonte springs
- aldi 74002 74002, sanford
- aldi 74006, casselberry
- aldi 74007, oviedo
- aldi 74165, winter springs
- fancy fruit & produce, casselberry
- hopkins meat packing inc, sanford
- key food, longwood
Small Grocery Store · 5
- a1 indian grocery & fresh meats, sanford
- euro balkan grocery, longwood
- mediterranean food market 2, altamonte springs
- nature's natural foods llc, longwood
- sahara international food, longwood
Large Grocery Store · 4
- apna bazaar, longwood
- casselberry meat produce, casselberry
- chamberlins market and cafe 50, lake mary
- jaly fresh market, sanford
Farmers' Market · 1
- reachback farmers market, lake mary
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- faremers outlet 4077519318, longwood
Seafood Specialty · 1
- bostons fish processing, sanford
Showing 250 of 286 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Florida
Compare Seminole County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Food access nationally, Florida in context
Seminole County sits inside Florida (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.