Signature · 5.7% SNAP (5th pct in FL)
Sumter County, FL
Sumter County sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.8%, +11.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 33.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 5.7%
- on SNAP
- 143K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sumter County, FL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 33.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Holmes County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Sumter County sits in the upper national band (33.8%, #687 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #687
- national by low-access %
- #28
- in FL
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 5.7% SNAP (5th pct in FL) (-6.4 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Sumter County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Sumter County's 33.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #687 most-affected nationwide.
Sumter County's elevated USDA tier split
19 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Sumter County has 6 urban and 13 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.
Sumter 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
- Hernando
Hernando 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Lake
Lake 34.3%
34.3 % low-access
- Holmes
Holmes 34%
34 % low-access
- Sumter
Sumter 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Monroe
Monroe 33%
33 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 19 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 93,420 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 31,573 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,594 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 143,408 |
| Median Household Income | $76,508 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,027 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.7%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sumter County
Sumter County has 91 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 41 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 41
- 44 mobil, wildwood
- 7-eleven 41104j, the villages
- 7-eleven 41357h, wildwood
- 7-eleven 41847, the villages
- 7-eleven #40365a, wildwood
- 7-eleven store #41711a 41711a, oxford
- 7-eleven store #42363a 42363a, wildwood
- 7-eleven store 42103a, the villages
- aa discount beverage, center hill
- ag fuel inc., lake panasoffkee
- circle k 2705932, wildwood
- circle k 2705941, the villages
- circle k 2707157, bushnell
- circle k 2707549, bushnell
- circle k 2707562, bushnell
- circle k 2707564, lady lake
- circle k 2707565, lady lake
- circle k 2707067, the villages
- circle k 2707068, the villages
- circle k 2721433, oxford
- circle k 7690, wildwood
- croom a coochee food mart, webster
- k h food mart, bushnell
- kal's food, lake panasoffkee
- lake panasoffkee circle k, lake panasoffkee
- love's travel stop 708, bushnell
- mobil food mart, wildwood
- murphy express 8630, oxford
- murphy usa 6830, bushnell
- pilot travel center 4556, wildwood
- pilot travel center 95, wildwood
- s & v food center, bushnell
- shop n go, webster
- sunstop 351, wildwood
- sunoco 2507 2507, bushnell
- ta wildwood 053, wildwood
- two sisters country store 2, lake panasoffkee
- wawa store 5322, lady lake
- wawa 5282, oxford
- wawa store 5449, wildwood
- webster sunoco, webster
Combination Grocery/Other · 25
- cvs pharmacy 11513, wildwood
- cvs pharmacy 3144, wildwood
- cvs pharmacy 3639, bushnell
- cvs pharmacy 8381, oxford
- dollar general 10103, lk panasoffke
- dollar general 14036, center hill
- dollar general 1525, wildwood
- dollar general 1651, bushnell
- dollar tree 4083, bushnell
- dollar general 11534, webster
- dollar general 16227, bushnell
- dollar general 20508, wildwood
- dollar general 20908, bushnell
- dollar general store 17287, coleman
- dollar tree 7484, wildwood
- dollar tree 7930, the villages
- family dollar 10950, webster
- family dollar store 10431, lake panasoffkee
- family dollar store 471, wildwood
- family dollar store 736, bushnell
- walgreen 05432, lady lake
- walgreens 10373, the villages
- walgreens 11329, the villages
- walgreens 15495, the villages
- walgreens 16466, the villages
Supermarket · 15
- aldi 74053, oxford
- aldi 74234, bushnell
- aldi 74250, the villages
- aldi 75104 75104, lady lake
- aldi 74048, wildwood
- publix 1080, the villages
- publix 1155, the villages
- publix 1487, the villages
- publix 1507, the villages
- publix 1581, lady lake
- publix super markets, inc. 1705, wildwood
- publix super markets, inc. 1741, the villages
- save-a-lot 61237, wildwood
- sprouts farmers market 650, the villages
- the fresh market 096, the villages
Super Store · 7
- bj's wholesale club, inc. 390, lady lake
- costco wholesale 1738, the villages
- target store t2906, wildwood
- walmart 4565, the villages
- walmart s/c 959, bushnell
- walmart supercenter 4262, the villages
- winn-dixie 2545, the villages
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- best meats, wildwood
- tin can pam's of lake panasoffkee, inc, lake panasoffkee
Large Grocery Store · 1
- billys meat market, webster
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.
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Counties near Sumter County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Sumter County (5.7%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Florida.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside FL (33.8% here).
- Kendall County, IL · 33.8% low-access
- Kendall County, IL · 33.8% low-access
- Aitkin County, MN · 33.8% low-access
- Aitkin County, MN · 33.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (5.7% here).
- Placer County, CA · 5.7% SNAP
- Placer County, CA · 5.7% SNAP
- Dickinson County, KS · 5.7% SNAP
- Dickinson County, KS · 5.7% 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.
Sumter County inside a higher low-access state context
Sumter 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 Sumter County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12119. 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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