Signature · 204 SNAP-authorized stores
Sussex County, DE
Sussex 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.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 10.6%
- on SNAP
- 256K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sussex County, DE
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 28.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: New Castle County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Sussex County sits in the upper national band (28.6%, #1,034 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #1,034
- national by low-access %
- #1
- in DE
- 24
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- 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: 204 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Sussex County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Sussex County's 28.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 67% of them and ranked #1,034 most-affected nationwide.
Sussex County's elevated USDA tier split
53 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Sussex County has 30 urban and 23 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.
Sussex County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Delaware, not a full county-board reprint
- Sussex
Sussex 28.6%
28.6 % low-access
- New Castle
New Castle 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Kent
Kent 21.6%
21.6 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 53 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 197,145 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 24 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 56,335 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,549 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 255,626 |
| Median Household Income | $81,497 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 11,267 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sussex County
Sussex County has 204 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 72 locations (35% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 72
- 7-eleven 41578, seaford
- anon stop #1, millsboro
- anon stop #2, dagsboro
- anon stop 4, millsboro
- bp seaford, seaford
- bridgeville grocery store llc 3025001966, bridgeville
- calderon market llc 3028648288, georgetown
- carrollbridgeville inc, bridgeville
- country corners market #9 9, lewes
- country corners market - milford 8, milford
- country corners market 12, georgetown
- delux dairy market 1, seaford
- fenwick island goose creek 16, selbyville
- first stop inc, laurel
- georgetown delux, georgetown
- guatemex, millsboro
- highs of baltimore, llc 161, selbyville
- highs of baltimore, llc 163, dagsboro
- la flor latin store llc, seaford
- laurel c store llc, laurel
- lolo's mini mart, greenwood
- mike's food market, milford
- middleford deli, seaford
- milford convenience & deli inc, milford
- milton delux, milton
- pep-up gas station 24858, millsboro
- quick stop, blades
- royal farms 109, bridgeville
- royal farms 114, laurel
- royal farms 120, greenwood
- royal farms 123, millsboro
- royal farms 125, seaford
- royal farms 141, ellendale
- royal farms 142, milford
- royal farms 158, georgetown
- royal farms 176, ocean view
- royal farms 212, rehoboth beach
- royal farms 219, georgetown
- royal farms 226, rehoboth beach
- royal farms 263, selbyville
- royal farms 295, millsboro
- royal farms 296, harbeson
- royal farms 316, dagaboro
- royal farms 337, selbyville
- royal farms 37, rehoboth beach
- royal farms 38, seaford
- royal farms 44, fenwick island
- royal farms 51, milford
- royals farms 171, laurel
- selbyville goose creek 19, selbyville
- shawnee country store, milford
- shore stop 250, seaford
- shore stop 254, lewes
- shore stop 295, millsboro
- stop & shop, rehoboth beach
- sweet mart, milford
- the general store, lewes
- tienda y variedades la bendicion, bridgeville
- uncle willies, selbyville
- vishal llc, georgetown
- wawa 834, lewes
- wawa 836, bethany beach
- wawa 849, rehobeth beach
- wawa 851, milford
- wawa 856, delmar
- wawa 864, bridgeville
- wawa 865, millsboro
- wawa 871, rehoboth
- wawa 874, seaford
- wawa food market 837, millsboro
- wawa store 884, georgetown
- your neighborhood store, millsboro
Combination Grocery/Other · 65
- adkins produce, millsboro
- cvs 3231, selbyville
- cvs 3902, ocean view
- cvs 4710, bethany beach
- cvs pharmacy 10222, milford
- cvs pharmacy 10296, lewes
- cvs pharmacy 3738, rehoboth beach
- dollar general 13233, millville
- dollar general 0387, millsboro
- dollar general 0488, milford
- dollar general 0588, georgetown
- dollar general 11721, dagsboro
- dollar general 11949, selbyville
- dollar general 12472, delmar
- dollar general 13564, greenwood
- dollar general 14133, lewes
- dollar general 14461, blades
- dollar general 15288, ellendale
- dollar general 16797, lewes
- dollar general 17847, milton
- dollar general 22298, lincoln
- dollar general 23454, frankford
- dollar general 2422, seaford
- dollar general 25392, bridgeville
- dollar general 4329, bethany beach
- dollar general 4860, georgetown
- dollar general 4938, millsboro
- dollar general 6893, seaford
- dollar general 7711, bridgeville
- dollar general 7930, milton
- dollar general 8615, laurel
- dollar tree 1741, georgetown
- dollar tree 1906, milford
- dollar tree 1974, rehoboth beach
- dollar tree 3589, delmar
- dollar tree 4490, millsboro
- dollar tree 5199, millsboro
- dollar tree 5386, selbyville
- dollar tree 6234, milford
- dollar tree 762, seaford
- dollar tree 9015, seaford
- family dollar store 1015, laurel
- family dollar store 1399, millsboro
- family dollar store 1627, milford
- family dollar store 1776, delmar
- family dollar store 2036, milton
- family dollar store 2081, seaford
- family dollar store 2909, selbyville
- family dollar store 3458, laurel
- family dollar store 4289, bridgeville
- marias bella cucina 1, seaford
- ocean state job lot 186, seaford
- walgreens 11016, laurel
- walgreens 11021, rehoboth beach
- walgreens 11026, millsboro
- walgreens 11031, millsboro
- walgreens 11044, ocean view
- walgreens 11047, georgetown
- walgreens 11073, milton
- walgreens 11079, delmar
- walgreens 11132, milford
- walgreens 11136, selbyville
- walgreens 11621, seaford
- walgreens 12752, lewes
- walgreens 13003, bridgeville
Supermarket · 24
- aldi 71168, milford
- aldi 71170, millsboro
- aldi 71190, rehoboth beach
- acme 2679, rehoboth beach
- el mercado market, georgetown
- family pride of delaware, llc 24507, seaford
- food lion 1206, selbyville
- food lion 1294, milford
- food lion 1458, laurel
- food lion 2123, selbyville
- food lion 2224, seaford
- food lion 2521, bridgeville
- food lion 2561, milton
- food lion 875, millsboro
- food lion 879, delmar
- lloyd's iga inc., lewes
- redner's markets, inc. 91, lewes
- redner's warehouse market 418, georgetown
- redner's warehouse market 57, milford
- safeway 2706, rehoboth beach
- the fresh market 229, rehoboth beach
- weis markets 271, lewes
- weis markets 272, millsboro
- weis markets 273, millville
Super Store · 13
- b js wholesale club 197, millsboro
- g & e inc, ocean view
- grocery outlet 742, rehoboth beach
- hocker's superthrift, ocean view
- harris teeter 327, selbyville
- harris teeter 336, millsboro
- super giant 2351, long neck
- super giant 387, rehoboth beach
- super giant 389, millville
- walmart 2419, rehoboth beach
- walmart supercenter 1741, milford
- walmart supercenter 2460, seaford
- walmart supercenter 2791, georgetown
Small Grocery Store · 10
- aps market & grill llc, selbyville
- abi super market, llc 002, seaford
- ebenezer super market llc, seaford
- la guadalupana mexican store, millsboro
- los plebes latino market, lincoln
- m l country store llc, bridgeville
- mi esperanza latin store llc, lewes
- patizan market llc, seaford
- tienda la bonita, seaford
- tienda la estrella llc, lewes
Medium Grocery Store · 9
- beaubien food services, milford
- dodo market 426, laurel
- el dominicano market, seaford
- legros d. one stop market, milford
- mini market mary, llc, selbyville
- n&y mini mart, milford
- super tienda xela, georgetown
- tienda la hispanita, laurel
- tienda la hispanita 2, laurel
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- castros meat market, laurel
- family butcher shop of delmarva, dagsboro
- pine acre farm, millsboro
Seafood Specialty · 3
- harbor house seafood inc, seaford
- lewes fishhouse, lewes
- the shanty seafood, laurel
Farmers' Market · 2
- historic lewes farmers market, lewes
- historic lewes farmers market at kings highway, lewes
Large Grocery Store · 2
- gigante super market, milford
- papayo market, seaford
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- willey's country market, greenwood
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Delaware
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Counties near Sussex County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Sussex County, both outside Delaware so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside DE (28.6% here).
- St. Johns County, FL · 28.6% low-access
- St. Johns County, FL · 28.6% low-access
- Siskiyou County, CA · 28.6% low-access
- Siskiyou County, CA · 28.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside DE (10.6% here).
- Coconino County, AZ · 10.6% SNAP
- Coconino County, AZ · 10.6% SNAP
- Benewah County, ID · 10.6% SNAP
- Benewah County, ID · 10.6% 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.
Sussex County inside a higher low-access state context
Sussex County sits inside Delaware (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 .
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