Signature · 3 LILA tracts (75% of tracts)

Taylor County, FL

Taylor County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (75% of the book) alongside 29.7% low-access.

29.7%
low-access pop.
3
food-desert tracts
16.9%
on SNAP
22K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 FL

USDA FARA access plate

County Taylor County, FL

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE

  • LA-ELEVATED 29.7% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.6 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-HEAVY 16.9% SNAP
  • VEH-TYPICAL 8.0% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-DENSE 75% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Hillsborough County (+ 0.2 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Taylor County sits in the upper national band (29.7%, #955 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.

#955
national by low-access %
#36
in FL
3
low-access tracts
3K
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: 3 LILA tracts (75% of tracts) .

How Taylor County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Taylor County's 29.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #956 most-affected nationwide.

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Taylor County's elevated USDA tier split

4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Taylor County, FL USDA-defined food-access tiers: 1 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 0 limited, 3 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 4 tracts evaluated. 1 tracts adequate (25.0%) 3 tracts severe / food desert (75.0%) Adequate 25% Limited 0% Severe 75% Food-access tier distribution: Taylor County, FL
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Taylor County has 1 urban and 3 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.

Taylor County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Taylor County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts4
Atlas Population (2010 basis)22,570
Low-Access Tracts3
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)3
Low-Access Population6,714
Low-Access Share29.7%above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population3,329

ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Taylor County
IndicatorValue
Population21,503
Median Household Income$49,073
Poverty Rate17.3%above the national average
SNAP Households1,351
SNAP Participation Rate16.9%above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle8.0%near the national average
Group-Quarters Population12.0%

Thick SNAP store book in Taylor County

Taylor County has 32 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 16

  • country kitchen, perry
  • ez discount beverage & groceries, perry
  • fast freddys, perry
  • fast track 411, greenville
  • gujjar jatt corporation, steinhatchee
  • j j gas & grill inc, perry
  • jiffy food store 314, steinhatchee
  • johnson & johnson 21, perry
  • mukhi 3710 inc, greenville
  • munchies food store, perry
  • murphy usa 7028, perry
  • perry fast mart, perry
  • speed stop, perry
  • star food mart, perry
  • star food mart 2, perry
  • star food mart 3, salem

Combination Grocery/Other · 11

  • cvs pharmacy 4472, perry
  • dollar general 0614, perry
  • dollar general 9065, steinhatchee
  • dollartree 3507, perry
  • dollar general 12056, perry
  • dollar general 22431, perry
  • dollar general 23981, greenville
  • dollar general 30282, perry
  • family dollar 12726, steinhatchee
  • family dollar store 429, perry
  • walgreens 12578, perry

Supermarket · 2

  • save-a-lot 24503, perry
  • winn-dixie 104, perry

Seafood Specialty · 1

  • perry fish market, perry

Small Grocery Store · 1

  • krazy keaton, perry

Super Store · 1

  • walmart supercenter 5172, perry

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 Taylor County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →

Counties near Taylor County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Taylor County, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside FL (29.7% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (16.9% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Taylor County inside a higher low-access state context

Taylor 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 Taylor County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12123. 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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