County food-access profile · Oklahoma
Tulsa County, OK
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Tulsa County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 25.5%
- low-access pop.
- 31
- food-desert tracts
- 12.8%
- on SNAP
- 681K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
25.5% of Tulsa County residents live in a low-access area, and 31 of its 175 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 68
- low-access tracts
- 53K
- food-desert residents
- 6.3%
- households, no vehicle
- 14.7%
- below poverty line
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Tulsa County's low-access share at 25.5%, above the national share. 68 of the county's 175 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 153,983 people. 31 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 52,779 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Tulsa County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Tulsa County's 25.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 60% of them and ranked #1,256 most-affected nationwide.
Tulsa County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 175 census tracts in Tulsa County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Tulsa County vs. other Oklahoma counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Oklahoma
- Tulsa
Tulsa County, OK
25.5 % low-access
- Adair 9.7
Adair County, OK
9.7 % low-access
- Alfalfa
Alfalfa County, OK
58.5 % low-access
- Atoka
Atoka County, OK
34.7 % low-access
- Beaver
Beaver County, OK
38.2 % low-access
- Beckham
Beckham County, OK
26.5 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 175 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 603,403 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 68 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 31 |
| Low-Access Population | 153,983 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 52,779 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 680,794 |
| Median Household Income | $69,009 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.7%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 34,993 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
About 12.8% of Tulsa County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 25.5% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 12.8% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 34,993 households here.
- 6.3% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 31 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Tulsa County
above the national share
31 of Tulsa County's 175 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 17.7% of all its tracts.
A further 37 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 68.
An estimated 153,983 residents, roughly 25.5% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 52,779 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 107 tracts (61.1%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Tulsa County
Tulsa County has 514 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 166 locations (32% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 166
- asian mart by americanokie, tulsa
- braum's 100, tulsa
- braum's 138, tulsa
- braum's 149, broken arrow
- braum's 15, tulsa
- braum's 156, owasso
- braum's 16, tulsa
- braum's 168, tulsa
- braum's 17, tulsa
- braum's 192, sand springs
- braum's 24, tulsa
- braum's 264, tulsa
- braum's 268, tulsa
- braum's 277, broken arrow
- braum's 36, tulsa
- braum's 37, tulsa
- braum's 45, broken arrow
- braum's 50, tulsa
- braum's 53, glenpool
- braum's 63, tulsa
- braum's 68, tulsa
- braum's 80, tulsa
- braum's 166, tulsa
- braum's 92, owasso
- cvs 10065, sand springs
- cvs 10175, tulsa
- cvs 10214, jenks
- cvs 10561, tulsa
- cvs pharmacy 10976, tulsa
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 1145, broken arrow
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 2324, owasso
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 4896, broken arrow
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7971, bixby
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7972, tulsa
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8279, broken arrow
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8986, tulsa
- dollar general 0245, tulsa
- dollar general 13758, tulsa
- dollar general 13904, sand springs
- dollar general 13918, sand springs
- dollar general 13923, sand springs
- dollar general 14062, tulsa
- dollar general 14861, collinsville
- dollar general 18508, tulsa
- dollar general 18537, tulsa
- dollar general 19718, tulsa
- dollar general 1985, bixby
- dollar general 19928, owasso
- dollar general 21436, skiatook
- dollar general 2525, tulsa
- dollar general 2555, sand springs
- dollar general 267, broken arrow
- dollar general 2923, tulsa
- dollar general 3255, tulsa
- dollar general 3348, broken arrow
- dollar general 3708, tulsa
- dollar general 4218, tulsa
- dollar general 4219, tulsa
- dollar general 4221, tulsa
- dollar general 7870, tulsa
- dollar general 8006, bixby
- dollar general 9799, tulsa
- dollar tree 2289, tulsa
- dollar tree 3363, bixby
- dollartree 10003, tulsa
- dollartree 10481, tulsa
- dollartree 8187, tulsa
- dollartree 8690, glenpool
- dollartree 9922, collinsville
- dollar general 0208, glenpool
- dollar general 0540, tulsa
- dollar general 10835, collinsville
- dollar general 11316, sperry
- dollar general 11318, broken arrow
- dollar general 11319, tulsa
- dollar general 11336, jenks
- dollar general 11387, broken arrow
- dollar general 12711, tulsa
- dollar general 13143, tulsa
- dollar general 14594, tulsa
- dollar general 14947, tulsa
- dollar general 19840, tulsa
- dollar general 20251, broken arrow
- dollar general 20982, tulsa
- dollar general 21420, tulsa
- dollar general 21586, collinsville
- dollar general 21659, tulsa
- dollar general 21803, broken arrow
- dollar general 22882, bixby
- dollar general 24241, sperry
- dollar general 24249, owasso
- dollar general 25231, broken arrow
- dollar general 25638, tulsa
- dollar general 25827, tulsa
- dollar general 30794, jenks
- dollar general 31389, tulsa
- dollar general 3567, sand springs
- dollar general 4220, tulsa
- dollar general 7087, collinsville
- dollar general 7519, tulsa
- dollar general 8472, owasso
- dollar tree 1136, tulsa
- dollar tree 1148, tulsa
- dollar tree 1525, owasso
- dollar tree 1766, tulsa
- dollar tree 1925, tulsa
- dollar tree 2235, broken arrow
- dollar tree 3809, broken arrow
- dollar tree 4053, tulsa
- dollar tree 5904, tulsa
- dollar tree 6388, tulsa
- dollar tree 6593, sand springs
- dollar tree 6981, tulsa
- dollar tree 7099, tulsa
- dollar tree 7206, broken arrow
- dollar tree 7310, tulsa
- dollar tree 7753, broken arrow
- dollar tree 7775, tulsa
- eastland food market llc 1, tulsa
- family dollar store 4786, tulsa
- family dollar 12013, tulsa
- family dollar 12607, tulsa
- family dollar store 10396, tulsa
- family dollar store 1232, tulsa
- family dollar store 2935, tulsa
- family dollar store 3001, tulsa
- family dollar store 3235, tulsa
- family dollar store 3413, tulsa
- family dollar store 3997, tulsa
- family dollar store 5919, tulsa
- family dollar store 7885, tulsa
- laxim spices of india, tulsa
- masala and more, tulsa
- ndaya afro tropical market 1, tulsa
- que huong market, tulsa
- sian zuun llc asian market, tulsa
- tropical choice food market, tulsa
- walgreens 02361, owasso
- walgreens 03018, tulsa
- walgreens 03037, tulsa
- walgreens 03038, tulsa
- walgreens 03040, broken arrow
- walgreens 03051, tulsa
- walgreens 06551, broken arrow
- walgreens 06839, bixby
- walgreens 07547, broken arrow
- walgreens 07857, sand springs
- walgreens 09595, jenks
- walgreens 12160, broken arrow
- walgreens 12161, collinsville
- walgreens 3258, tulsa
- walgreens 3771, tulsa
- walgreens 7503, tulsa
- walgreens 03534, broken arrow
- walgreens 06973, tulsa
- walgreens 07135, tulsa
- walgreens 07821, broken arrow
- walgreens 13059, bixby
- walgreens 15762, owasso
- walgreens 15773, tulsa
- walgreens 15777, tulsa
- walgreens 15782, tulsa
- walgreens 15811, tulsa
- walgreens 16026, tulsa
- walgreens 5421, tulsa
- walgreesn 15780, tulsa
Convenience Store · 81
- akins natural foods #2, tulsa
- asian oriental market, tulsa
- ajs convenience store llc 2, tulsa
- akins natural foods #17, bixby
- asian star market, llc 445110, tulsa
- billa corporation, tulsa
- casey's 3808, owasso
- casey's 4307, tulsa
- casey's 4523, tulsa
- casey's general store 3942, jenks
- cgs mart, tulsa
- casey's 3867, broken arrow
- casey's 3870, glenpool
- casey's general store 3694, collinsville
- casey's general store 3700, owasso
- caseys general store 3522, jenks
- city food mart, tulsa
- dash inn 01, tulsa
- e-z mart 4404, tulsa
- e-z mart 4409, skiatook
- e-z mart 4413, tulsa
- easy trip, llc, sand springs
- f & a stop, tulsa
- f&a food mart, tulsa
- farm hippie 01, collinsville
- flowers bakery outlet 530, tulsa
- friendly food and gas inc., tulsa
- gasmart general store, llc 1, sand springs
- get n go food mart, llc, sand springs
- glory fresh market, llc, bixby
- h&z mart, glenpool
- haneys in, tulsa
- heritage afro-tropical market, tulsa
- joe's gas & grocery, tulsa
- jay islanders mini mart, tulsa
- jenks super station, jenks
- jerrod's grocery, tulsa
- jim's one stop, broken arrow
- joy mart, skiatook
- katy's mart, broken arrow
- khans convenience store, tulsa
- king plaza, tulsa
- lakeside food mart inc, sand springs
- le's one stop, llc, bixby
- littlefield express 26, tulsa
- littlefield express 27, tulsa
- littlefield express 30, broken arrow
- littlefield express 32, tulsa
- littlefield express 33, tulsa
- lucky stop food stores inc, tulsa
- minute stop inc, broken arrow
- maverik 5093, bixby
- maverik 5094, broken arrow
- maverik 5095, broken arrow
- maverik 5098, jenks
- maverik 5101, sand springs
- maverik 5103, tulsa
- maverik 5132, tulsa
- maverik 5133, jenks
- maverik 5164, owasso
- maverik 5196, broken arrow
- maverik 5219, tulsa
- maverik 5245, tulsa
- maverik 5246, broken arrow
- maverik 5247, tulsa
- maverik 5248, tulsa
- maverik 5307, bixby
- maverik 5316, owasso
- maverik 5324, tulsa
- maverik 5338, owasso
- maverik 5354, glenpool
- maverik 5375, tulsa
- maverik 5376, tulsa
- maverik 5377, tulsa
- maverik 5396, broken arrow
- maverik 5419, broken arrow
- maxmart 01, tulsa
- mo's corner #1, collinsville
- mohawk mart, tulsa
- mr mingo corner, tulsa
- msm 110 stores inc, tulsa
Bakery Specialty · 3
- dbk, broken arrow
- papa murphy's ok030, broken arrow
- papa murphys ok011, tulsa
Showing 250 of 514 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Oklahoma
Compare Tulsa County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Food access nationally, Oklahoma in context
Tulsa County sits inside Oklahoma (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.