Signature · 8.8% SNAP (13th pct in WA)
Snohomish County, WA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Snohomish 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).
- 23.5%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 8.8%
- on SNAP
- 844K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Snohomish County, WA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 23.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Kittitas County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Snohomish County ranks #1,404 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #20 of 38 counties in WA (23.5% low-access; 9 food-desert tracts).
- #1,404
- national by low-access %
- #20
- in WA
- 70
- low-access tracts
- 23K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 8.8% SNAP (13th pct in WA) (-3.3 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Snohomish County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Snohomish County's 23.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 55% of them and ranked #1,404 most-affected nationwide.
Snohomish County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
149 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
Snohomish County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (124 urban, 25 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 25 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Snohomish County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Washington, not a full county-board reprint
- Douglas
Douglas 55.5%
55.5 % low-access
- Cowlitz
Cowlitz 25.3%
25.3 % low-access
- Walla Walla
Walla Walla 23.7%
23.7 % low-access
- Snohomish
Snohomish 23.5%
23.5 % low-access
- Kittitas
Kittitas 23.5%
23.5 % low-access
- Benton
Benton 22.8%
22.8 % low-access
- San Juan 0
San Juan 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 149 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 713,335 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 70 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 167,839 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.5%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 23,054 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 844,430 |
| Median Household Income | $111,246 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 27,910 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Snohomish County
Snohomish County has 455 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 13 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 217 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
22 towns share the 455 authorized stores; Everett holds 29% of them. 3 of the 22 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Tulalip, Brier, Index.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Everett | 133 | 33 |
| Lynnwood | 76 | 31 |
| Marysville | 39 | 15 |
| Arlington | 27 | 4 |
| Snohomish | 24 | 4 |
| Edmonds | 23 | 8 |
| Lake Stevens | 22 | 6 |
| Bothell | 19 | 6 |
| Stanwood | 17 | 3 |
| Monroe | 16 | 5 |
Top 10 of 22 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 217
- 128th mobil gas station, everett
- 212 market, stanwood
- 24 hour deli marathon, everett
- 365 mart 18733, lynnwood
- 4th street market & deli, marysville
- 56th ave. market, mountlake terrace
- 7-eleven #23929d, bothell
- 7-eleven 23258d, mukilteo
- 7-eleven 24074 d, everett
- 7-eleven 27288 b, lynnwood
- 7-eleven 33166 a, everett
- 7-eleven #14393d, bothell
- 7-eleven 16080f, edmonds
- 7-eleven 18726f, mountlake terrace
- 7-eleven 23176a, mukilteo
- 7-eleven 23271 c, monroe
- 7-eleven 34585b, everett
- 7-eleven #15755f, lynnwood
- 7-eleven #18490d, lake stevens
- 7-eleven #21001g, arlington
- 7-eleven #23107f, lynnwood
- 7-eleven #23378f, bothell
- 7-eleven #25054g, everett
- 7-eleven #34746b, lynnwood
- 7-eleven #38481a, arlington
- 7-eleven #38808c, marysville
- 7-eleven #41108a, everett
- 7-eleven #41564a, everett
- 7-eleven 21464g, snohomish
- 7-eleven 29536b, marysville
- 7-eleven 32681c, everett
- 7-eleven#18861g, marysville
- a & r kaushal arco ampm, lynnwood
- a1 gas and food, arlington
- arco ampm, monroe
- alpine market, everett
- am pm mini mart, everett
- am/pm mini market 82786, mountlake terrace
- am/pm mini mart 5443, everett
- am/pm mini mart 83155, lynnwood
- and foods, marysville
- arco, marysville
- arco am/pm mini mart everett, everett
- arco am/pm mini mart lynnwood 83011, lynnwood
- arco ampm, arlington
- arco ampm 07025, everett
- arco ampm 7028, everett
- arco ampm 7091, stanwood
- arco ampm 7175, lake stevens
- arlington arco am/pm 203, arlington
- ayush & ansh arco 83127, snohomish
- big j mini mart, everett
- black eagles, everett
- bob's market and deli, stanwood
- bothell mobil, bothell
- brier grocery, brier
- broadway chevron, everett
- broadway deli mart, everett
- broadway grocery n/a, everett
- broadway marathon, everett
- broadway shell food mart, everett
- bryant general store 2, arlington
- buffalo chevron, everett
- casino chevron, everett
- casino rd shell food mart, everett
- casino tesoro, everett
- cathcart grocery, snohomish
- cheeper, arlington
- chevron 1112, everett
- chevron 1117, everett
- clearview food mart, snohomish
- corner market, monroe
- crossroads market & car wash, arlington
- d & j ez mini mart, everett
- day & nite grocery, lynnwood
- donna's travel plaza, marysville
- dulceria el chavito, lynnwood
- e-z deli mart, mountlake terrace
- ez corner mart, mountlake terrace
- eds bay mart, edmonds
- emanuel shell in arlington, arlington
- emanuel shell in lynnwood, lynnwood
- emanuel shell in monroe, monroe
- emanuel shell in south everett, everett
- everett chevron, everett
- everett mall am/pm, everett
- everett mall chevron, everett
- evergreen chevron, everett
- evergreen food store, everett
- evergreen shell food mart, everett
- evergreen way am pm, everett
- express stop 76 gas station, snohomish
- ez mart, everett
- family market & deli, everett
- fast eddies, everett
- five corner mart, edmonds
- grove street market, marysville
- getchell station, lake stevens
- glacier 76, everett
- go mart, granite falls
- gold bar market, gold bar
- goodies food market, mountlake terrace
- grove street food mart, marysville
- h&h market & deli, everett
- happy food mart, lake stevens
- index general store, index
- j-bro's gluten free market, bothell
- jacksons food store 22822, bothell
- jacksons food stores 601, marysville
- jacksons food stores 602, everett
- jacksons food stores 605, everett
- jacksons food stores 606, mill creek
- jacksons food stores 607, lynnwood
- jacksons food stores 608, mountlake terrace
- jacksons food stores 609, edmonds
- jacksons food stores 611, snohomish
- jacksons food stores 612, snohomish
- jacksons food stores 656, monroe
- john's handy mart, mukilteo
- kim's convenience, lynnwood
- krispe grocery, everett
- lucky grocery, everett
- lake connor grocery, lake stevens
- lake godwin store, stanwood
- lake stevens chevron, lake stevens
- lake stevens mini mart, lake stevens
- lakewood station general store, marysville
- las glorias llc, everett
- lucky market grocery, everett
- lynnwood food mart, lynnwood
- m & m mart, marysville
- machias food mart, snohomish
- manor market 1, lynnwood
- mariner food mart, everett
- market basket, everett
- martha lake food & gas, lynnwood
- martha lake market, lynnwood
- mary filo llc, arlington
- mexico lindo mexican store, granite falls
- mill creek shell, mill creek
- mini mart, everett
- moe's market, lynnwood
- monroe chevron, monroe
- mountain deli mart 1, gold bar
- mountain loop country store, darrington
- mountain loop general store, granite falls
- mt view chevron, sultan
- mukilteo arco am/pm 208, mukilteo
- mukilteo blvd 76, everett
- new berry market, lynnwood
- olivia park chevron, everett
- one stop deli & grocery, everett
- one5 ballinger inc, edmonds
- paradise food mart, snohomish
- paradise lake chevron, woodinville
- peca,llc dba la mixteca del norte, everett
- pecks drive market, everett
- pilot travel center 1103, arlington
- pioneer gas, arlington
- pioneer station, lake stevens
- plutus in lynnwood, lynnwood
- priest point grocery, tulalip
- quick stop, arlington
- quick stop, marysville
- rainbow market, snohomish
- red barn shell, monroe
- rocket #5091 5091, lynnwood
- rocket #5470 5470, arlington
- rocket #5500 5500, mill creek
- rocket #5502 5502, monroe
- rocket #5929 5929, bothell
- rocket 5927 5927, edmonds
- ron's food market, everett
- rose's gas & grocery, everett
- rt grocery corner llc, everett
- rucker am pm, everett
- rucker food mart, everett
- s & s deli & grocery, everett
- shell market, lynnwood
- sara international market, lynnwood
- shah mart, lynnwood
- sid's handy mart, bothell
- silver lake 76, everett
- silver lake shell food mart, everett
- silverlake texaco, everett
- sno pine ave 76, snohomish
- snohomish fuel & food, snohomish
- snohomish shell & food mart, snohomish
- stanwood chevron n/a, stanwood
- stanwood food mart, stanwood
- star mini mart, everett
- star mini mart, edmonds
- state ave chevron, marysville
- storm lake grocery store 1, snohomish
- sultan chevron, sultan
- sultan market, sultan
- sultan shell, sultan
- sultan texaco, sultan
- super k, everett
- the logos market, everett
- the old cedarhome market 1 of 1, stanwood
- the pyramids chevron, mountlake terrace
- three in one market, lynnwood
- tiger 76, granite falls
- totem grocery, tulalip
- trafton general store, arlington
- true light market, lynnwood
- twin city shell, stanwood
- vic's market, snohomish
- viking mart il, everett
- vintage mini market, everett
- welchs food, everett
- westgate mini mart, edmonds
- white horse shell & food mart, arlington
- wilson market, everett
- woodinville arco am/pm, woodinville
- yogi's market, bothell
Combination Grocery/Other · 56 (33 shown)
- alida's bakery, everett
- amazon go ils4, mill creek
- bisrat market, lynnwood
- cvs 10450, lynnwood
- cvs pharmacy 10747, everett
- cvs pharmacy 11650, mill creek
- cvs pharmacy 11652, snohomish
- cvs pharmacy 11663, mountlake terrace
- cvs pharmacy 11666, marysville
- cvs pharmacy 11667, edmonds
- cvs pharmacy 11671, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 11672, stanwood
- cvs pharmacy 11682, everett
- cvs pharmacy 11685, bothell
- cvs pharmacy 11688, lake stevens
- cvs pharmacy 11695, lynnwood
- cypress mini mart, lynnwood
- dollartree 10688, everett
- dollartree 7361, stanwood
- dollartree 8825, lynnwood
- dizayus african market, everett
- dollar tree 2306, everett
- dollar tree 2415, lake stevens
- dollar tree 3258, monroe
- dollar tree 4010, everett
- dollar tree 4178, edmonds
- dollar tree 4196, lynnwood
- dollar tree 4285, marysville
- dollar tree 4444, arlington
- dollar tree 4564, lynnwood
- dollar tree 4961, everett
- dollar tree 5424, bothell
- dollar tree 5898, everett
Showing 250 of 455 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 Washington
One of 38 counties in Washington, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Snohomish County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Snohomish County (8.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Washington.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WA (23.5% here).
- Roane County, WV · 23.5% low-access
- Nolan County, TX · 23.5% low-access
- Hale County, TX · 23.5% low-access
- Frio County, TX · 23.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WA (8.8% here).
- Sheboygan County, WI · 8.8% SNAP
- Brown County, SD · 8.8% SNAP
- Shelby County, OH · 8.8% SNAP
- Union County, NJ · 8.8% 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.
Washington among Pacific states
Washington ranks 3rd of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (23.1%). Snohomish County, at 23.5%, runs 0.4 pts above the Washington 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 .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Snohomish County, WA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 53061. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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