Signature · 514 SNAP-authorized stores
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)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tulsa County, OK
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 25.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 31 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 18% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Payne County ( -0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Tulsa County ranks #1,255 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #44 of 77 counties in OK (25.5% low-access; 31 food-desert tracts).
- #1,255
- national by low-access %
- #44
- in OK
- 68
- low-access tracts
- 53K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 514 SNAP-authorized stores .
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 #1,255 most-affected nationwide.
Tulsa County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
175 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 31 LILA.
Tulsa County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (161 urban, 14 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 14 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Tulsa County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- Bryan
Bryan 26.4%
26.4 % low-access
- Jefferson 26.1
Jefferson 26.1%
26.1 % low-access
- Tulsa 25.5
Tulsa 25.5%
25.5 % low-access
- Payne 25.3
Payne 25.3%
25.3 % low-access
- Nowata 24.9
Nowata 24.9%
24.9 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % 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% |
Thick SNAP store book in Tulsa County
Tulsa County has 514 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 206 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
11 towns share the 514 authorized stores; Tulsa holds 63% of them. 1 of the 11 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Sperry.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 324 | 71 |
| Broken Arrow | 67 | 15 |
| Owasso | 30 | 9 |
| Sand Springs | 24 | 5 |
| Bixby | 17 | 3 |
| Glenpool | 16 | 4 |
| Jenks | 15 | 3 |
| Collinsville | 13 | 2 |
| Skiatook | 4 | 1 |
| Sperry | 3 | none |
Top 10 of 11 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 206
- 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
- murphy usa 6533, tulsa
- murphy usa 6587, broken arrow
- murphy usa 6589, tulsa
- murphy usa 6612, owasso
- murphy usa 6618, tulsa
- murphy usa 6705, tulsa
- murphy usa 6860, broken arrow
- murphy usa 7398, tulsa
- murphy usa 7790, broken arrow
- neighborhood food mart, tulsa
- neighborhood news today, tulsa
- new lucky stop, tulsa
- oxfords convenience connection, sand springs
- pic & go inc. dba super stop, tulsa
- payless grocery, tulsa
- perfect food and gas #3, tulsa
- perfect food and gas #7 7, tulsa
- perfect food and gas 1 inc, tulsa
- perfect food and gas 1 inc., tulsa
- perfect food and gas 1 inc., tulsa
- perfect food and gas 4 perfect 4, tulsa
- perfect food and gas 9, tulsa
- pick n save, tulsa
- pilot travel center 706, tulsa
- pine food mart, tulsa
- quiktrip 21, tulsa
- quiktrip 23, sand springs
- quiktrip 26, tulsa
- quiktrip 5, tulsa
- quiktrip 53, tulsa
- quiktrip 6, broken arrow
- quiktrip 62r, owasso
- quiktrip 7, tulsa
- quiktrip 79r, tulsa
- quiktrip 94, broken arrow
- quiktrip 96, tulsa
- quality food mart, tulsa
- quik trip 28, tulsa
- quiktrip #55 55, tulsa
- quiktrip 0004, tulsa
- quiktrip 0010, tulsa
- quiktrip 0098, bixby
- quiktrip 1, tulsa
- quiktrip 102, tulsa
- quiktrip 106, glenpool
- quiktrip 107, tulsa
- quiktrip 11, tulsa
- quiktrip 12, sand springs
- quiktrip 13, tulsa
- quiktrip 15, tulsa
- quiktrip 16, tulsa
- quiktrip 17, tulsa
- quiktrip 18, tulsa
- quiktrip 2, owasso
- quiktrip 25, tulsa
- quiktrip 27, tulsa
- quiktrip 29, tulsa
- quiktrip 30, tulsa
- quiktrip 31, tulsa
- quiktrip 34, broken arrow
- quiktrip 41, tulsa
- quiktrip 42, owasso
- quiktrip 44, tulsa
- quiktrip 45, tulsa
- quiktrip 46, tulsa
- quiktrip 51, bixby
- quiktrip 56, tulsa
- quiktrip 57, tulsa
- quiktrip 58, tulsa
- quiktrip 59, tulsa
- quiktrip 69, tulsa
- quiktrip 74r, tulsa
- quiktrip 78, tulsa
- quiktrip 8, tulsa
- quiktrip 80, broken arrow
- quiktrip 81, broken arrow
- quiktrip 82, broken arrow
- quiktrip 83, tulsa
- quiktrip 84r, tulsa
- quiktrip 85, tulsa
- quiktrip 9, tulsa
- quiktrip 90, tulsa
- quiktrip 91, tulsa
- quiktrip 93, tulsa
- quiktrip 95, broken arrow
- quiktrip 97, tulsa
- quiktrip 99, tulsa
- quiktrip 101, jenks
- quiktrip 121, glenpool
- quiktrip 14, tulsa
- quiktrip 19, tulsa
- quiktrip 22, owasso
- quiktrip 3, collinsville
- r & p one stop, llc, sand springs
- r&r food corner, tulsa
- racetrak, tulsa
- riverside food store 1, tulsa
- riz's store, tulsa
- royal trip, glenpool
- ryan's mingo inc, tulsa
- stephenson's oil co inc #7, sand springs
- sams lucky mart, tulsa
- select food mart, tulsa
- sky at garnett, tulsa
- snack n shop, tulsa
- snakatak, broken arrow
- stop and go, broken arrow
- stop n save #15, tulsa
- stop n save #21, tulsa
- stop n save 10, tulsa
- stop n save 3, tulsa
- stop n save elm, broken arrow
- stop-n-save 5, tulsa
- sunnys kwik stop 2, owasso
- super corner stop, tulsa
- super pac ii, tulsa
- the cove, sperry
- tienda latina, tulsa
- tulsa trip, tulsa
- tuti enterprises, tulsa
- union mart inc, tulsa
- unique traders inc, tulsa
- utica food mart, tulsa
- variedades vicki, tulsa
- warrior station 4 1, glenpool
Combination Grocery/Other · 166 (44 shown)
- 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
Showing 250 of 514 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 Oklahoma
One of 76 counties in Oklahoma, 6 are shown here.
Compare Tulsa County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Nationwide peers for Tulsa County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Tulsa County, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OK (25.5% here).
- Lehigh County, PA · 25.5% low-access
- Yankton County, SD · 25.5% low-access
- Spotsylvania County, VA · 25.5% low-access
- Hennepin County, MN · 25.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (12.8% here).
- Newberry County, SC · 12.8% SNAP
- Harrison County, TX · 12.8% SNAP
- Henderson County, TX · 12.8% SNAP
- Essex County, VA · 12.8% 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.
Oklahoma among West South Central states
Oklahoma ranks 2nd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.2%). Tulsa County, at 25.5%, runs 0.3 pts above the Oklahoma rate.
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 .
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 Tulsa County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40143. 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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