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 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 #955 most-affected nationwide.
Taylor County's elevated USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Taylor County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Taylor 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 | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,570 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,714 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,329 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,503 |
| Median Household Income | $49,073 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,351 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.0%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 12.0% |
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.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 32 authorized stores; Perry holds 75% of them. 3 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Steinhatchee, Greenville, Salem.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Perry | 24 | 3 |
| Steinhatchee | 4 | none |
| Greenville | 3 | none |
| Salem | 1 | none |
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).
- Clinton County, IA · 29.7% low-access
- Wicomico County, MD · 29.7% low-access
- Halifax County, VA · 29.7% low-access
- Tate County, MS · 29.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (16.9% here).
- Adair County, KY · 16.9% SNAP
- Carroll County, KY · 16.9% SNAP
- Wexford County, MI · 16.9% SNAP
- Clinton County, NY · 16.9% 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.
Florida among South Atlantic states
Florida ranks 4th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (25.1%). Taylor County, at 29.7%, runs 4.6 pts above the Florida rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
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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