Signature · 477 SNAP-authorized stores
Ventura County, CA
Ventura County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.9%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 8.5%
- on SNAP
- 837K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Ventura County, CA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 14.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.2 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 5% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: San Diego County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Ventura County lands in the lower national band (14.9%, #2,129 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,129
- national by low-access %
- #35
- in CA
- 55
- low-access tracts
- 19K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 477 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Ventura County compares nationally
Ventura County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.9% low-access share that beats 32% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,129).
Ventura County's lower-band USDA tier split
173 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
Ventura County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (153 urban, 20 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 20 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Ventura 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
- Ventura 14.9
Ventura 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- San Diego 14.9
San Diego 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Calaveras 14.7
Calaveras 14.7%
14.7 % low-access
- Madera 14.5
Madera 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Mendocino 14.5
Mendocino 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Amador 0.2
Amador 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 173 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 823,318 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 55 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 122,611 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.9%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 19,017 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 837,469 |
| Median Household Income | $109,797 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 23,939 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Ventura County
Ventura County has 477 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 217 locations (45% of the total), followed by supermarket.
Where the store book sits, by town
16 towns share the 477 authorized stores; Oxnard holds 31% of them. 4 of the 16 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Oak View, Piru, Oak Park, Port Hueneme Cbc Base.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Oxnard | 148 | 57 |
| Ventura | 81 | 22 |
| Simi Valley | 59 | 23 |
| Thousand Oaks | 33 | 17 |
| Camarillo | 32 | 13 |
| Santa Paula | 30 | 9 |
| Moorpark | 20 | 10 |
| Fillmore | 18 | 6 |
| Port Hueneme | 17 | 2 |
| Ojai | 13 | 4 |
Top 10 of 16 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 217
- 1 to 3 dollar express, oxnard
- 3 amigos market, ventura
- 4 way meat market 2, ventura
- 7 eleven 35660a, simi valley
- 7 eleven store 13869b, thousand oaks
- 7 eleven store 13880f, thousand oaks
- 7 eleven store 13901 e, newbury park
- 7 eleven store 16027 e, simi valley
- 7 eleven store 23085 f, oxnard
- 7 eleven store 24324 c, simi valley
- 7 eleven store 25612 d, oxnard
- 7 eleven store 33159 d, oxnard
- 7 eleven store 33399 a, oxnard
- 7 eleven store 33557 b, simi valley
- 7 eleven store 37928 b, ventura
- 7 eleven store 38564 a, oxnard
- 7 eleven store 39735 a, simi valley
- 7 eleven store 39880 a, ventura
- 7 eleven store 43114 a, camarillo
- 7 eleven store 46170 a, simi valley
- 7-eleven 13874 e, oxnard
- 7-eleven 13890 g, ventura
- 7-eleven 13871a, simi valley
- 7-eleven 17957 c, oxnard
- 7-eleven 25132, simi valley
- 7-eleven 27478c, moorpark
- 7-eleven 29677, simi valley
- 7-eleven 33513a, fillmore
- 7-eleven 34898, oxnard
- 7-eleven store #33567, camarillo
- 7-eleven store 43115, camarillo
- 7-eleven store #39218, simi valley
- 7-eleven store 33162b, newbury park
- 97 cents bargain center, santa paula
- a-1 mart, ojai
- am/pm arco 42746, ventura
- asian american market, ventura
- acapulco market, oxnard
- adar chevron, santa paula
- allan's market wine & lotto, inc, port hueneme
- amigo's market, santa paula
- anacapa liquor, port hueneme
- arco #42249, oxnard
- arco am/pm 42026, ventura
- arco am/pm 42430, piru
- arco am/pm arco#42671, oxnard
- arco ampm, moorpark
- arco ampm #42735, santa paula
- arco ampm #42797, simi valley
- bard liquor, oxnard
- bb&b, santa paula
- belwood liquors, inc, simi valley
- beverage house liquor # 17, oxnard
- beverage house liquor # 7, oxnard
- borchard arco am/pm 42702, newbury park
- c street market, oxnard
- chhina's market 5, santa paula
- clark liquor store, ventura
- corner store, oxnard
- crown's market liquor, oxnard
- carmens market, oxnard
- casitas market, ventura
- cheers market & liquor, camarillo
- chevron 1445, camarillo
- chevron 1738, simi valley
- chevron 1813, ventura
- chevron 1947, oxnard
- chevron 1950, simi valley
- chevron oxnard, oxnard
- circle k, oxnard
- circle k 2655640, simi valley
- circle k 2721045, ojai
- circle k 2725212, ventura
- circle k 2725238, santa paula
- circle k 2729460, oxnard
- circle k 2729483, oxnard
- circle m market, ventura
- city market, oxnard
- cold beer liquor, oxnard
- college mobil, ventura
- crossroads market & liquor, camarillo
- d & j liquor, oxnard
- darling rd country mart, ventura
- del norte shell 6600, oxnard
- doc's beer & wine, oxnard
- doc's liquor & market, oxnard
- doc's market, ventura
- dollar stop, ventura
- dss liquor & market 1, simi valley
- dukes liquor, oxnard
- el brillante market, santa paula
- el mercadito, simi valley
- el rio liquor inc, oxnard
- el rio oxnard market, oxnard
- el rio shell & food mart 1, oxnard
- fiesta liquor, oxnard
- four guys liquor 2, oxnard
- four guys liquor inc 3, oxnard
- g&m 33, simi valley
- g&m oil # 0063 63, ventura
- g&m oil 0212, ojai
- g&m oil 0064, ventura
- g&m oil 0152, ventura
- garcia's bakery, simi valley
- gills food market, santa paula
- h-mart, oxnard
- hampshire liquor, thousand oaks
- handiest food mart, moorpark
- harbor mart, oxnard
- harbor shell 7200, ventura
- harbor sinclair, ventura
- hi-way 126 market liquor, fillmore
- hilu chevron, camarillo
- house of spirits, port hueneme
- hueneme food mart inc, port hueneme
- juniors market inc, santa paula
- kc's market, ventura
- kwiki mart, ventura
- la gotita mini market, oxnard
- la hacienda market, fillmore
- la liquor, simi valley
- la mexicana way market corp, oxnard
- la raza meat market # 2, port hueneme
- la unica mini market inc, fillmore
- landing shell 7700, oxnard
- lee's grocery, ventura
- lighthouse liquors, port hueneme
- liquor cellar, oxnard
- lizette's market, piru
- los amigos market, oxnard
- lucky 7 food mart, ventura
- mgb mart, oxnard
- marniers m liquor, ventura
- meta market, ventura
- mini-market, oxnard
- moller retail, moorpark
- moller retail 6122, santa paula
- moorpark college bookstore 2389, moorpark
- moorpark service inc., moorpark
- mountain view mini market, santa paula
- mupu market, santa paula
- neighborhood market, santa paula
- newbur inc 5012, newbury park
- north oaks market & liquor, thousand oaks
- nv sports and more, fillmore
- oak view liquor, oak view
- oakview market, oak view
- ojai mart, ojai
- old town market, oxnard
- one stop liquor market inc, oxnard
- oralia's bakery #2, oxnard
- oxnard college bookstore 2388, oxnard
- oxnard market, oxnard
- oxnard mobil food mart, oxnard
- oxnard self service, oxnard
- oxnard service station, oxnard
- oxxo market inc, camarillo
- pat holden's liquor & gift shop, oxnard
- paul's liquor & market, simi valley
- plaza liquor mart, port hueneme
- rainbow water store, santa paula
- raymond's liquor, port hueneme
- red barn corner liquor, ventura
- red barn liquor & grocery, ventura
- red barn santa paula, santa paula
- renegade holdings inc, oxnard
- rios mini market, oxnard
- rocket #0687 687, ventura
- rocket #0689 689, oxnard
- rocket #0690 690, oxnard
- rocket #0691 691, oxnard
- rocket #0692 692, santa paula
- rocket #5696 5696, oxnard
- rocket 218, ventura
- rocket 688, camarillo
- rose shell 600, oxnard
- rose and fifth inc, oxnard
- royal market, camarillo
- star mso 63036, ventura
- star mso 63208, oxnard
- star mso 63211, thousand oaks
- star mso 68189, port hueneme
- star mso 68579, oxnard
- saif food mart, fillmore
- sanchez grocery, piru
- sari sari market, ventura
- sea store, camarillo
- simi 99 cent plus/minus market 2, simi valley
- simi valley wine and spirits n/a, simi valley
- speedway 1473, simi valley
- springville market, camarillo
- stagecoach market, ojai
- store #68564, moorpark
- store 6201, ventura
- store 6329, fillmore
- store 6349, simi valley
- surfside liquor 1, port hueneme
- topper motor hotel & liq, ventura
- the glass bottle liquor, oxnard
- the liquor shop, camarillo
- thompson and seaward 76, ventura
- tiendita mi corazon, oxnard
- tobacco & more, ventura
- top liquor market inc., ventura
- usa 63207, oak view
- universal victoria shell, ventura
- vecinos market, oxnard
- ventura anita's spirit gas & mart, ventura
- ventura college bookstore 2387, ventura
- ventura valero, oxnard
- village wine & spirits 1, ventura
- vsky llc 5200, ventura
- wooley road liquor, oxnard
- wagon wheel beverages, oxnard
- woodside market & deli, camarillo
- yeto's market, ventura
- yosemite shell 300, simi valley
Supermarket · 69 (33 shown)
- 4 way meat market #4, oxnard
- 4 way meat market #6, oxnard
- aldi 79056, simi valley
- aldi 79117, oxnard
- aldi 79143, thousand oaks
- aldi 79144, ventura
- albertsons 391, newbury park
- albertsons 393, simi valley
- aldi 79014, oxnard
- aldi 79046, simi valley
- carniceria los corrales, oxnard
- el super 46, oxnard
- gelson's market 8, westlake village
- gelson's markets 32, thousand oaks
- grocery outlet 387, simi valley
- grocery outlet of fillmore 458, fillmore
- grocery outlet of thousand oaks 512, thousand oaks
- la famosa meat market, santa paula
- la plaza meat market, oxnard
- lassens natural foods & vitamins ox, oxnard
- lassens natural foods & vitamins sv, simi valley
- lassens natural foods & vitamins to, thousand oaks
- lassens natural foods & vitamins vt, ventura
- mercado guadalajara 3, simi valley
- moorpark grocery outlet 363, moorpark
- oxnard grocery outlet 341, oxnard
- pavilions 2215, thousand oaks
- rainbow bridge, a natural food st, ojai
- safeway fuel station 5836, camarillo
- seafood city supermarket 31, oxnard
- sprouts farmers market 214, thousand oaks
- sprouts farmers market 220, westlake village
- sprouts farmers market 413, simi valley
Showing 250 of 477 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 Ventura County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Ventura County, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside CA (14.9% here).
- Russell County, AL · 14.9% low-access
- Marshall County, IN · 14.9% low-access
- Clay County, IA · 14.9% low-access
- Carbon County, MT · 14.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside CA (8.5% here).
- Baxter County, AR · 8.5% SNAP
- Newton County, IN · 8.5% SNAP
- Delaware County, IA · 8.5% SNAP
- Fayette County, KY · 8.5% 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%). Ventura County, at 14.9%, runs 1.6 pts above 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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