Signature · 24.1% SNAP (96th pct in CA)
Tulare County, CA
Tulare County stands out on SNAP (24.1%, +12 pts vs U.S.) with 11.2% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 11.2%
- low-access pop.
- 16
- food-desert tracts
- 24.1%
- on SNAP
- 479K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tulare County, CA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 11.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.9 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 16 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 24.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 21% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Humboldt County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Tulare County lands in the lower national band (11.2%, #2,398 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,398
- national by low-access %
- #47
- in CA
- 24
- low-access tracts
- 22K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 24.1% SNAP (96th pct in CA) (+12 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Tulare County compares nationally
Tulare County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.2% low-access share that beats 23% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,398).
Tulare County's lower-band USDA tier split
78 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 16 LILA.
Tulare County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (59 urban, 19 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 19 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Tulare 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
- Napa 12.1
Napa 12.1%
12.1 % low-access
- Marin 11.9
Marin 11.9%
11.9 % low-access
- Tulare 11.2
Tulare 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Humboldt 11.2
Humboldt 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- San Mateo 10.5
San Mateo 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 78 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 442,179 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 24 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 16 |
| Low-Access Population | 49,416 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 21,739 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 478,693 |
| Median Household Income | $71,300 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 34,511 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Tulare County
Tulare County has 427 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 231 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
29 towns share the 427 authorized stores; Visalia holds 24% of them. 10 of the 29 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Goshen, Delano, Traver, Alpaugh, Ducor, Lemon Cove and 4 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Visalia | 101 | 27 |
| Porterville | 81 | 21 |
| Tulare | 66 | 14 |
| Dinuba | 28 | 11 |
| Lindsay | 22 | 4 |
| Exeter | 14 | 2 |
| Farmersville | 13 | 1 |
| Pixley | 12 | 2 |
| Orosi | 11 | 4 |
| Woodlake | 10 | 2 |
Top 10 of 29 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 231
- .99 mart, visalia
- 4b market and gas, tulare
- 63 circle k / 76, visalia
- 7 eleven 22738d 22738d, visalia
- 7 eleven 2368 22014b, visalia
- 7 eleven 24462e 24462e, visalia
- 8 and 10 market, porterville
- 98 cents discount store & plus, dinuba
- a & k market, visalia
- a country store, visalia
- a-1 food & gas mart, visalia
- aj's quikmart, visalia
- alpaugh grocery, alpaugh
- aaaa liquor, visalia
- aden market, cutler
- akal travel plaza, delano
- al's mini mart, porterville
- alawdi market, ivanhoe
- all seasons market, porterville
- am pm, visalia
- amigos market, earlimart
- ampm, tulare
- applegate market, porterville
- arco ampm 42923, visalia
- arco am pm 25788, dinuba
- arco am/pm, visalia
- arco ampm, visalia
- arco ampm 42386, tulare
- arco ampm 83284, pixley
- asheely, llc, visalia
- bob's tiny mart, porterville
- ben maddox pik n go, visalia
- best truck stop, pixley
- beverage house liquor # 10, visalia
- big b's travel center #2, delano
- big discount store, cutler
- big o gas, deli & grill, orosi
- black stone market, tulare
- bob's truck stop, pixley
- c & e market, tulare
- c & l mini mart, porterville
- candies la canasta, visalia
- casablanca market, visalia
- chevron extra mile 5494, porterville
- chinowth git n go, visalia
- circle 7 liquor, visalia
- circle 7 shop n go, tulare
- circle k 2652013, tulare
- circle k 2654059, visalia
- complete convenience center, delano
- cornerstone market, sultana
- cutler food mart, cutler
- cutler liquor, cutler
- day n nite mini mart, lindsay
- double d market, visalia
- day & night market, tulare
- dinuba food center, dinuba
- dinuba gas&food mart, dinuba
- dinuba quick shop inc, dinuba
- dollar store & more, orosi
- drive in liquor mart, tulare
- ducor handy market, ducor
- e z pick-n-go, visalia
- exeter pik n go, exeter
- express mart & gas, porterville
- express mini mart, visalia
- earlimart market, earliment
- el triams, llc, traver
- express gas mart, alpaugh
- ez mart, visalia
- ez shop n go, strathmore
- f & m market, tulare
- farmer's market, porterville
- fastrip food store 702, farmersville
- fastrip food store 780, lindsay
- family market, ivanhoe
- family market, dinuba
- family mini mart, porterville
- farmersville food mart, farmersville
- fast & easy farmersville, farmersville
- fast & friendly market, lindsay
- fastway market, richgrove
- flying j travel plaza 1071, tulare
- four seasons handy market, visalia
- frank's liquor, visalia
- franks stop and go market, porterville
- friendly liquor, porterville
- gas ranch mini mart, woodlake
- gill food mart & gas 81, visalia
- griffan gas liquor and food, tulare
- guadalajara meat market, exeter
- hari's market, porterville
- henderson ave chevron, porterville
- ivanhoe market, ivanhoe
- j & a party supplies, terra bella
- j street mini mart, tulare
- jack's git-n-go, tulare
- joe's westside market, porterville
- jack's gas #7, inc., woodlake
- jack's gas & deli, inc., orosi
- jack's gas 3, inc., visalia
- jeev global inc, tulare
- kang's food mart, tulare
- kwik korner market, orosi
- lake liquor, woodlake
- lemon cove market, lemon cove
- lakeside market & laundry, woodlake
- lees mini mart, visalia
- lindsay chevron, lindsay
- lindsay food mart, lindsay
- lindsay fuel 83758, lindsay
- lindsay liquor, lindsay
- liquor locker, dinuba
- liquor store, visalia
- love's travel stop 382, tulare
- lucky wholesale outlet, porterville
- main general store, pixley
- monson market, dinuba
- morton express mart, porterville
- mota's mini-mart & gas station, ivanhoe
- mt&y oriental food market, visalia
- my probeedor, woodlake
- n & s mini mart, porterville
- n square no, visalia
- neighbor mart, porterville
- new pixley mini mart, pixley
- north star gas & food, tulare
- olive mini mart, porterville
- oasis market & truck stop, ducor
- omega handy market, porterville
- on the go food store #2, farmersville
- on the rocks liquor, porterville
- orange belt market, lindsay
- orosi food mart, orosi
- oxxo food & gas, lindsay
- preet market, tulare
- prince food & gas, visalia
- prince mart, lemon cove
- panaderia la chonita, porterville
- pari mart truck stop, goshen
- park view market, pixley
- pixley handy market, pixley
- plainview market, strathmore
- plaza market, visalia
- popler mini mart, porterville
- portavilla market, porterville
- porterville ampm 83471, porterville
- porterville liquor inc, porterville
- prince food mart, pixley
- prince liquor, visalia
- prosperity food land, tulare
- prosperity mini mart & gas, tulare
- quick-n-handy mart & deli, dinuba
- quality mini market, lindsay
- quick 'n handy mart & deli 2, visalia
- quick fill #2 inc, tulare
- quick jack's food store, visalia
- quick trip liquor, tulare
- qwik stop, porterville
- ranch market, porterville
- rj food & gas, dinuba
- remmy market inc, kingsburg
- richgrove handi market, richgrove
- rocket #0255 255, goshen
- rozis market, visalia
- rup's market, porterville
- s & a gas, earlimart
- save n ez, tulare
- sub station, woodlake
- sam's market, earlimart
- sams 7 liquor, tulare
- sams mini mart, farmersville
- save center gas and food, porterville
- seven oaks market, california hot springs
- seville food mart, visalia
- shah market llc, visalia
- shepherd's market, visalia
- sherwood handy market, porterville
- shop n save market, porterville
- sierra cellars liquor, exeter
- sierra express mart, lindsay
- sierra minit mart, tulare
- sierra minit mart - plano, porterville
- sierra minit mart 1, porterville
- sierra minit mart 2, porterville
- sierra minit marts, tulare
- sierra minit marts inc 1, terra bella
- sierra sporting goods, exeter
- sk mini mart 1 1, visalia
- smiths food mart, exeter
- stage stop mini mart inc, porterville
- strathmore corner, strathmore
- strathmore handy market, strathmore
- strathmore liquor, strathmore
- success market, porterville
- suhovys market, strathmore
- sultana food mart, sultana
- sunlines handy market, porterville
- sunnyside handy market, inc., porterville
- sunrise handy market, porterville
- sunshine handy mart, porterville
- super 7 food store, porterville
- super stop food mart & liquor, tulare
- superior market, tulare
- traver market, traver
- tulare mini mart, tulare
- terra bella express, terra bella
- the convenience corner 3, inc., goshen
- three river chevron, three rivers
- tipton chevron, tipton
- town & country git & go, tulare
- town market, lindsay
- trimart food store, exeter
- tripco market & liquor, exeter
- u mart, exeter
- valley fuel town and country market, tipton
- valley fuel visalia, visalia
- vans market, tulare
- victorian market, visalia
- village market, visalia
- visalia amigo market, visalia
- visalia liquor, visalia
- visalia travel center, visalia
- vista market, farmersville
- waukena market, tulare
- west tulare food mart, tulare
- whites market, porterville
- willie's market, lindsay
- woodville liquor, inc., tulare
- xtramart, exeter
- yutzy, llc, farmersville
Combination Grocery/Other · 62 (19 shown)
- big discount store, tulare
- cvs pharmacy 2541, visalia
- cvs pharmacy 2944, porterville
- cvs pharmacy 35, porterville
- cvs pharmacy 5551, tulare
- cvs pharmacy 912, tulare
- cvs pharmacy 9176, tulare
- cvs pharmacy 9271, visalia
- cvs pharmacy 9500, visalia
- cvs pharmacy 9845, porterville
- dollar general 13623, tulare
- dollar general 14188, woodlake
- dollar general 18056, porterville
- dollar general 18363, goshen
- dollartree 10579, visalia
- dollartree 6313, porterville
- dollartree 8119, tulare
- dollar general 13759, porterville
- dollar general 14536, earlimart
Showing 250 of 427 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 Tulare County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Tulare County (24.1%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside California.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CA (11.2% here).
- Otero County, CO · 11.2% low-access
- Washington County, AL · 11.2% low-access
- Chatham County, NC · 11.2% low-access
- Washington County, OH · 11.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (24.1% here).
- Macon County, AL · 24.1% SNAP
- Floyd County, KY · 24.1% SNAP
- Doña Ana County, NM · 24.1% SNAP
- Josephine County, OR · 24.1% 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%). Tulare County, at 11.2%, runs 2.1 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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