Signature · 9.7% low-access (20th pct)
Stanislaus County, CA
Stanislaus County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.7%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 15.5%
- on SNAP
- 554K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Stanislaus County, CA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 9.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: San Mateo County (+ 0.8 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Stanislaus County lands in the lower national band (9.7%, #2,511 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,511
- national by low-access %
- #49
- in CA
- 20
- low-access tracts
- 17K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.7% low-access (20th pct) (-12.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Stanislaus County compares nationally
Stanislaus County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.7% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,511).
Stanislaus County's lower-band USDA tier split
94 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
Stanislaus County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (82 urban, 12 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 12 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Stanislaus County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in California, not a full county-board reprint
- Sierra
Sierra 88.2%
88.2 % low-access
- Humboldt 11.2
Humboldt 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- San Mateo 10.5
San Mateo 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Stanislaus 9.7
Stanislaus 9.7%
9.7 % low-access
- Orange 8.7
Orange 8.7%
8.7 % low-access
- Santa Clara 8.5
Santa Clara 8.5%
8.5 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 94 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 514,453 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 20 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 49,752 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 17,334 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 553,990 |
| Median Household Income | $81,468 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 27,603 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County has 491 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 258 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
16 towns share the 491 authorized stores; Modesto holds 53% of them. 3 of the 16 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Keyes, Crows Landing, La Grange.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Modesto | 261 | 61 |
| Turlock | 75 | 27 |
| Ceres | 39 | 9 |
| Oakdale | 28 | 5 |
| Patterson | 19 | 5 |
| Riverbank | 19 | 6 |
| Waterford | 11 | 2 |
| Newman | 10 | 3 |
| Hughson | 7 | 1 |
| Salida | 5 | 1 |
Top 10 of 16 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 258 (250 shown)
- 7 eleven 15883d 15883d, modesto
- 7 eleven 17326b, oakdale
- 7 eleven 21154f, modesto
- 7 eleven 2368- 36042b, modesto
- 7 eleven 39196a, ceres
- 7 eleven 39212b 39212b, ceres
- 7 eleven 42272a, modesto
- 7 star liquor, turlock
- 7-eleven 21333 c, modesto
- 7-eleven 24490e, oakdale
- 7-eleven 39153, modesto
- 7-eleven 39851a, modesto
- 7-eleven 16185c 16185c, turlock
- 7st mini mart, modesto
- a & m gas station, modesto
- a-1 liquor, modesto
- airport market, modesto
- ajs market, modesto
- al's oasis market, ceres
- amigoe market, turlock
- ampm 82601, ceres
- airport grocery, turlock
- ak groceries and tabacco, modesto
- alex & son's market, modesto
- alex & sons gas and food # 2, modesto
- alex and sons liquor #4, ceres
- amar beer wine & gas, turlock
- ampm 83963, waterford
- anshi & ayaan inc 6043, modesto
- ap liquor, oakdale
- aps market, ceres
- arco 82315, modesto
- arco am/pm #83966, ceres
- arco am pm, newman
- arco am pm none, patterson
- arco am/pm 82541, turlock
- arco am/pm 83279, modesto
- arco ampm #83844, westley
- arco ampm - dosanjh, inc. 82544, modesto
- arco ampm 7120, modesto
- arco ampm 82352, modesto
- arco ampm 82487, ceres
- arco ampm 83841, turlock
- arco ampm, oakdale oil company 82660, oakdale
- arco am/pm 83200, modesto
- arco/am pm 83454, modesto
- bottle n cork, modesto
- bz mart, modesto
- bait barn, waterford
- bay area venture modesto inc, modesto
- beverage house #12, modesto
- bill's sports & bait shop, modesto
- bonfare market #43, modesto
- boss's one stop shop, waterford
- bottle-n-cork liquors 2, modesto
- coldwell market, modesto
- central market place, ceres
- century chevron food mart, turlock
- century chevron food mart, turlock
- ceres 76, ceres
- charlie's market, ceres
- chevron 1585, modesto
- chevron 1587, ceres
- chevron 1595, modesto
- chevron 2205, riverbank
- chevron 371143, modesto
- chevron/extra mile # 6025 383270, modesto
- circle k, modesto
- circle k 2652023, oakdale
- circle k 2654299, turlock
- circle k 2721940, turlock
- circle k 2728843, modesto
- city market, newman
- city mart and gas, modesto
- college market, modesto
- coolidge market, modesto
- corona liquor, modesto
- country store, turlock
- creekside liquor bait n tackle, waterford
- csu stanislaus - the market 21988, turlock
- denair mart liquor and food, denair
- dennis save on, ceres
- diamond gas & mart, modesto
- diamond gas and mart 5, modesto
- discount groceries, modesto
- discount liquor & cigarettes, ceres
- dosanjh petroleum inc, salida
- ds liquors, turlock
- e & j kwik serv, modesto
- eagle chevron, modesto
- easyday gas & liquor, turlock
- el sumeri market, modesto
- empire gas and food, empire
- express mart, modesto
- express mart, oakdale
- extra mile, turlock
- fast mart, modesto
- fairmont market, modesto
- family market, modesto
- fast and easy mart 101, modesto
- fast stop grocery & liquor, turlock
- fisherman bend store, newman
- flowers bakery outlet 1171, modesto
- fresh mart, modesto
- frontier liquor, modesto
- fulkerth chevron, turlock
- g's food mart, patterson
- gas plus mini blvd, modesto
- gas station /c store ampm 83280, turlock
- gill bro inc, ceres
- gill's liquor & more, modesto
- gill's liquor & more, modesto
- gold coin liquor & minimart 1, modesto
- golden state chevron, turlock
- great gas, modesto
- great gas morgan, inc., modesto
- great gas waterford, waterford
- grip and go 2512, modesto
- hatch food & gas, modesto
- hughson chevron incorporation, hughson
- indian grocery and chaat, modesto
- js market, modesto
- jack's liquor, modesto
- joe's food mart, modesto
- johnny's market, modesto
- k & r beer & wine llc, la grange
- kaag petroleum, turlock
- kaptan gasoline food mart, oakdale
- keyes mart, keyes
- ks chandi & sons, inc 82600, modesto
- le johns, modesto
- la aurora market, modesto
- la loma liquor, modesto
- lander mart, turlock
- las palmas liquor and gas inc, modesto
- levi's tabacco & more, modesto
- levis market, modesto
- liquor club, turlock
- liquor king 1, ceres
- liquor land, modesto
- liquor world, modesto
- love's travel stop 807, patterson
- m and b minit mart, modesto
- magic market, ceres
- mannat enterprise, inc., modesto
- marathon modesto gas, modesto
- marathon oakdale gas for less, oakdale
- matty's market, turlock
- mchenry 76 & food mart, modesto
- mchenry arco am/pm, modesto
- mchenry shell 1, modesto
- millenium food & liquor none, modesto
- mitchell gas and wash inc., ceres
- mo's oasis & grill, hughson
- mobil exxon gas and mini mart, patterson
- modesto chevron 5755, modesto
- modesto am/pm, modesto
- money market, oakdale
- morses market, modesto
- newman food store, newman
- newman liquor, newman
- oakdale chevron extra mile, oakdale
- oakdale food & liquor, oakdale
- oakdale market, oakdale
- oakdale shell 81, modesto
- oasis market, crows landing
- oasis mini mart, newman
- olsen service station, modesto
- one stop market, patterson
- orange market & gas, turlock
- p j market, modesto
- pennywise mini mart & gas station, modesto
- phoenix market, modesto
- pacific market, modesto
- paradise gas, modesto
- paradise liquor and food, modesto
- patterson discount cigarettes, patterson
- patterson mini mart, patterson
- pauls liquor mart, modesto
- pilot travel center 1080, patterson
- pop n cork, turlock
- pop n cork, turlock
- pop's bargain outlet, ceres
- quik shop & gas, modesto
- quik stop market #551045, modesto
- quik stop market #551083, modesto
- quik stop market #551155, turlock
- quik stop market #552079, turlock
- quik stop market 1071, modesto
- quik stop market 2142, denair
- quik stop market 3087, modesto
- quik stop market 3146, modesto
- quik stop market 4156, ceres
- quik stop market 8073, oakdale
- qwik serv market, crows landing
- river road general store, oakdale
- raley's modesto 2389, modesto
- rania oil co, patterson
- richys mini mart, modesto
- rocket 5260, salida
- rocket 5261, modesto
- rocket 5262, modesto
- rocket 5263, ceres
- rocket 5268, riverbank
- rocket 5269, modesto
- stop u save, ceres
- super star food store, modesto
- salida petro inc, salida
- sam mini mart, ceres
- sams mart, modesto
- save liquor & food, modesto
- save more market, hughson
- saveland market, modesto
- shop n save market, modesto
- speedway 4968, oakdale
- sports stop n/a, waterford
- star market, riverbank
- steve country market, modesto
- stop and save - atchison/riverbank 8, riverbank
- stop and save - carver 4, modesto
- stop and save - coffee 7, modesto
- stop and save - e main st 5, turlock
- stop and save - mchenry 2, modesto
- stop and save - oakdale 1, modesto
- stop and save - standiford 3, modesto
- stop and save - yosemite 6, modesto
- stop n shop liquor & food, empire
- stop n shop liquor & food, modesto
- stop n' shop liquor & food, modesto
- sumary market, modesto
- sunny's food mart, modesto
- sunrise retail enterprises inc - arco am pm 82618, riverbank
- sunset market, modesto
- super liquor, modesto
- super mac food & gas 2, modesto
- t & sons sunrise market, modesto
- t&m market, patterson
- the fruit yard, modesto
- tonys mini mart, modesto
- turlock project inc., turlock
- tvain investment financial inc. 83217, turlock
- twins food outlet & more, modesto
- u-save food market, turlock
- v k chevron, modesto
- valley home market, oakdale
- valley liquor, turlock
- valley market & tobacco shop, modesto
- valley mart, modesto
- village market, riverbank
- village market & gas, modesto
Showing 250 of 491 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 California
One of 57 counties in California, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Stanislaus County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Stanislaus County, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CA (9.7% here).
- St. Clair County, AL · 9.7% low-access
- Shoshone County, ID · 9.7% low-access
- Henderson County, KY · 9.7% low-access
- Adair County, OK · 9.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (15.5% here).
- Greene County, IL · 15.5% SNAP
- Mason County, IL · 15.5% SNAP
- Sangamon County, IL · 15.5% SNAP
- Monroe County, KY · 15.5% 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.
California among Pacific states
California ranks 5th of 5 Pacific states by population-weighted low-access (13.3%). Stanislaus County, at 9.7%, runs 3.6 pts below the California 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 .
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