Signature · 4.2% SNAP (0th pct in FL)
St. Johns County, FL
St. Johns County sits in the upper national band on low-access (28.6%, +6.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 28.6%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 4.2%
- on SNAP
- 307K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County St. Johns County, FL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 28.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Seminole County (+ 0.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
St. Johns County sits in the upper national band (28.6%, #1,033 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #1,033
- national by low-access %
- #39
- in FL
- 24
- low-access tracts
- 10K
- 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: 4.2% SNAP (0th pct in FL) (-7.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How St. Johns County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, St. Johns County's 28.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 67% of them and ranked #1,034 most-affected nationwide.
St. Johns County's elevated USDA tier split
39 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, St. Johns County has 27 urban and 12 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.
St. Johns 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
- Hillsborough
Hillsborough 29.9%
29.9 % low-access
- Taylor
Taylor 29.7%
29.7 % low-access
- Duval
Duval 29.4%
29.4 % low-access
- Seminole
Seminole 29.3%
29.3 % low-access
- St. Johns
St. Johns 28.6%
28.6 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 39 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 190,039 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 24 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 54,446 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 10,407 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 306,934 |
| Median Household Income | $109,839 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,890 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in St. Johns County
St. Johns County has 167 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 79 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 79
- 7-eleven 42317h, saint johns
- 7-eleven store #42138a 42138a, st. augustine
- 7-eleven store 42108a, saint augustine
- 7-eleven 35820a, saint augustine
- 7-eleven 42004a, st. johns
- 7-eleven 42193a, saint augustine
- bp food mart, saint augustine
- buddy boys country store, saint augustine
- buzz mart, hastings
- circle k 2707250, saint augustine
- carmelos marketplace, saint augustine
- circle k, jacksonville
- circle k 2706621, saint augustine
- circle k 2721043, saint augustine
- circle k 2721101, saint augustine
- circle k 2721169, saint augustine
- circle k 2721248, st augustine
- circle k 2721255, saint augustine
- circle k 2721279, saint augustine
- circle k 2721299, saint augustine
- circle k 2721413, saint augustine
- circle k 2721414, saint johns
- circle k 2721445, saint augustine
- circle k 2722291, saint augustine
- circle k 2722576, saint augustine
- circle k 2726075, ponte vedra beach
- circle k 2726118, saint augustine
- circle k 2726179, saint augustine
- circle k 2726278, hastings
- circle k 6785, st johns
- circle k 7691, saint augustine
- circle k fruitcove 2652030, saint johns
- corner market, saint augustine
- flowers bakery outlet 50000053, saint augustine
- gate service station 1237, saint augustine
- gate service station 1201, ponte vedra beach
- gate service station 1202, ponte vedra
- gate service station 1207, saint augustine
- gate service station 1208, saint augustine
- gate service station 1211, saint johns
- gate service station 1229, ponte vedra
- gate service station 1232, saint johns
- gate service station 1233, ponte vedra beach
- gate store 1224, saint augustine
- kangaroo express, saint augustine
- ken's corner store, saint augustine
- king food mart, saint augustine
- kwik way 210, jacksonville
- latitude ventures jc llv d1142, st johns
- love's travel stop 894, st. augustine
- ocean g8 llc, ponte vedra beach
- old town market, saint augustine
- one stop, saint augustine
- pilot travel center 626, saint augustine
- pilot travel center 91, jacksonville
- race trac 156, saint augustine
- race trac 225, st augustine
- race trac 2415, saint augustine
- racetrac 2536 2536, saint augustine
- racetrac 2578 2578, st johns
- shell food mart, saint augustine
- sk naik llc 42154a, saint augustine
- speedway 6599, saint augustine
- speedway 6878, saint johns
- speedway 6905, saint augustine
- speedway food mart, saint augustine
- st augustine citgo 679, saint augustine
- st augustine food mart, saint augustine
- sunoco, saint augustine
- sunshine pantry, saint augustine
- ta jacksonville south 248, saint johns
- tiger of saint augustine, saint augustine
- tobacco & beverage express, saint augustine
- welcome food mart, saint augustine
- wawa 5361, saint augustine
- wawa store 5381, saint augustine
- wawa store 5382, saint johns
- wawa store 5433, saint johns
- wawa store 5441, saint johns
Combination Grocery/Other · 42
- cvs pharmacy 3198, st augustine
- cvs pharmacy 3591, saint augustine
- cvs pharmacy 3631, ponte vedra beach
- cvs pharmacy 4361, st augustine
- cvs pharmacy 5190, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 5589, st augustine
- cvs pharmacy 652, saint augustine
- cvs pharmacy 7904, saint johns
- cvs pharmacy 8377, saint johns
- cvs pharmacy cvs11469, ponte vedra
- dollar general 13611, hastings
- dollar general 4625, saint augustine
- dollar general 4950, hastings
- dollar general 9477, st augustine
- dollar tree 0199, st augustine
- dollartree 8099, st augustine
- dollartree 9156, st. augustine
- dollar general 11527, saint augustine
- dollar general 12333, saint augustine
- dollar general 15119, saint augustine
- dollar general 16947, saint augustine
- dollar general 18356, saint augustine
- dollar general 21874, saint augustine
- dollar general 24114, saint augustine
- dollar general 24185, saint augustine
- dollar general 7692, saint augustine
- dollar general store 16265, saint augustine
- dollar tree 6093, saint johns
- dollar tree 7693, saint johns
- family dollar store 3345, saint augustine
- family dollar store 6762, st augustine
- little india grocery, saint augustine
- pj's asia one market llc, saint augustine
- walgreens 11165, saint augustine
- walgreens 11485, saint augustine
- walgreens 12579, saint augustine
- walgreens 3247, st augustine
- walgreens 4657, ponte vedra
- walgreens 7667, jacksonville
- walgreens 7883, saint augustine
- walgreens 9014, jacksonville
- walgreens 9026, jacksonville
Supermarket · 31
- aldi 74140, saint johns
- aldi 74221, saint johns
- aldi 69, saint augustine
- publix 0099, st augustine
- publix 1028, ponte vedra beach
- publix 1084, jacksonville
- publix 1099, saint johns
- publix 1239, st augustine
- publix 2096, saint augustine
- publix super market inc 1278, saint augustine
- publix 1231, saint augustine
- publix 1243, ponte vedra
- publix 1530, saint augustine
- publix 1617, saint augustine
- publix greenwise market 1701, ponte vendra
- publix super market 1729, saint augustine
- publix super market 1766, saint johns
- publix super markets 1684, saint johns
- publix super markets, inc. 1667, st. johns
- publix super markets, inc. 1829, saint augustine
- publix super markets, inc. 2014, saint augustine
- publix super markets, inc. 2103, ponte vedra
- sprouts farmers market 672, saint johns
- the fresh market 025, ponte vedra beach
- the fresh market 701, ponte vedra beach
- winn dixie 0002, jacksonville
- winn dixie 0129, st augustine
- winn-dixie 0005, ponte vedra beach
- winn dixie 0182, st augustine
- winn dixie 112, saint augustine
- winn-dixie 0077, st augustine
Super Store · 6
- bj's wholesale club 398, saint johns
- costco st augustine 1615, saint augustine
- target store t-1294, saint augustine
- walmart 579, saint augustine
- walmart neighborhood market 5819, fruit cove
- walmart supercenter 928, st johns
Farmers' Market · 2
- st augustine amp farmers market, saint augustine
- st augustine farmers market on sundays, saint augustine
Seafood Specialty · 2
- a1a crab house, saint augustine
- fisherman's dock, saint augustine
Small Grocery Store · 2
- 207 express deli groceries meat, hastings
- el supremo market & taqueria corp, saint augustine
Large Grocery Store · 1
- weedmans grocery 1, saint augustine
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- master butchers tillmans meats, ponte vedra
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- romashka 2, saint johns
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 St. Johns County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Counties near St. Johns County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for St. Johns County (4.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Florida.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside FL (28.6% here).
- Sussex County, DE · 28.6% low-access
- Sussex County, DE · 28.6% low-access
- Perry County, IN · 28.6% low-access
- Perry County, IN · 28.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (4.2% here).
- Dubois County, IN · 4.2% SNAP
- Dubois County, IN · 4.2% SNAP
- Osage County, MO · 4.2% SNAP
- Osage County, MO · 4.2% 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.
St. Johns County inside a higher low-access state context
St. Johns 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 .
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 St. Johns County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12109. 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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