County food-access profile · Florida
Volusia County, FL
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Volusia 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).
- 32.3%
- low-access pop.
- 26
- food-desert tracts
- 12.0%
- on SNAP
- 580K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
32.3% of Volusia County residents live in a low-access area, and 26 of its 113 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 62
- low-access tracts
- 54K
- food-desert residents
- 5.3%
- households, no vehicle
- 11.8%
- 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 Volusia County's low-access share at 32.3%, above the national share. 62 of the county's 113 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 159,769 people. 26 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 53,616 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 Volusia County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Volusia County's 32.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #795 most-affected nationwide.
Volusia County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 113 census tracts in Volusia County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Volusia County vs. other Florida counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Florida
- Volusia
Volusia County, FL
32.3 % low-access
- Alachua 19.2
Alachua County, FL
19.2 % low-access
- Baker
Baker County, FL
55.6 % low-access
- Bay
Bay County, FL
31.5 % low-access
- Bradford 1.1
Bradford County, FL
1.1 % low-access
- Brevard
Brevard County, FL
41.8 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 113 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 494,593 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 62 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 26 |
| Low-Access Population | 159,769 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 53,616 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 579,622 |
| Median Household Income | $70,044 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 29,057 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.9% |
About 12.0% of Volusia County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 32.3% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 12.0% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 29,057 households here.
- 5.3% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 26 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 Volusia County
above the national share
26 of Volusia County's 113 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 23.0% of all its tracts.
A further 36 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 62.
An estimated 159,769 residents, roughly 32.3% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 53,616 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 51 tracts (45.1%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Volusia County
Volusia County has 435 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 132 locations (30% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 132
- 7-eleven 19596b, daytona beach
- 7-eleven 27445 a, daytona beach
- 7-eleven 32220a, daytona beach
- 7-eleven 33026b, deland
- 7-eleven 33106a, deltona
- 7-eleven #10120a, daytona beach
- 7-eleven #35510j 35510j, debary
- 7-eleven 10104, daytona beach
- 7-eleven 10147a, new smyrna beach
- 7-eleven 22657b, daytona beach
- 7-eleven 24148a, daytona beach
- 7-eleven 24908a, daytona beach
- 7-eleven 27735c, daytona beach
- 7-eleven 38184a, daytona beach
- 7-eleven store 10149b, daytona beach
- 7-eleven store 34039b, port orange
- 7-eleven store 36681a, port orange
- 7-eleven, inc. 34244k, deland
- 7-eleven #10117b, daytona beach
- 7-eleven #10146b, daytona beach
- 7-eleven #19130b, ormond beach
- 7-eleven #25414b, daytona beach
- 7-eleven #32675b, port orange
- 7-eleven #40462a, daytona beach
- 7-eleven #40469a, ormond beach
- 7-eleven 16120b, new smyrna beach
- 7-eleven 23423, daytona beach
- 7-eleven 32110c, port orange
- 7-eleven 32198a, ormond beach
- 7-eleven 32617b, south daytona
- 7-eleven 32750a, ormond beach
- 7-eleven 38216a, ormond beach
- 7-eleven 38599a, daytona beach
- 7-eleven 38735a, new smyrna beach
- 7-eleven 39831a, daytona beach
- 7-eleven 40325b, daytona beach
- 7-eleven 40468a, ormond beach
- 7-eleven 41559a, orange city
- 7-eleven store #19970b 19970b, new smyrna beach
- 7-eleven store #32255b 32255b, ormond beach
- 7-eleven store 38685b 38685b, deland
- a plus market, deland
- ak food store, new smyrna beach
- ap discount, south daytona
- aplus 40463h, daytona beach
- aplus 40466h, ormond beach
- al prime energy - daytona 501, daytona beach
- ami 80 circle k, south daytona
- ami 82 food mart, pierson
- anna's caribbean market 0, daytona beach
- banana, new smyrna beach
- beach food store, daytona beach
- bethune village market, daytona beach
- big discount citgo, south daytona
- bp food mart, daytona beach
- circle k 2700224, south daytona
- circle k 2701725, port orange
- circle k 2704385, deltona
- circle k 2704627, new smyrna beach
- circle k 2704742, new smyrna beach
- circle k 2704880, deltona
- circle k 2705979, orange city
- circle k 2707418, deltona
- circle k 2707473, deltona
- circle k 2708616, deltona
- circle k 2708808, port orange
- circle k 2709739, port orange
- circle k 2709753, orange city
- country store, deland
- cumberland farms 9617, deltona
- canal street food mart, new smyrna beach
- chevron food mart, deltona
- chevron gas station, orange city
- circle k 2258, barberville
- circle k 2655000, daytona beach
- circle k 2721256, deltona
- circle k 2721263, deltona
- circle k 2721269, debary
- circle k 2721273, deltona
- circle k 2722074, deland
- circle k 2722102, deland
- circle k 2722104, ormond beach
- circle k 2722115, deland
- circle k 2722234, orange city
- circle k 2722271, seville
- circle k 2722408, new smyrna beach
- circle k 2722419, lake helen
- circle k 2722505, debary
- circle k 2722525, edgewater
- circle k 2722612, port orange
- circle k 2722806, osteen
- circle k 2722904, deland
- circle k 2726150, ormond beach
- circle k 2726268, pt orange
- circle k 2726504, edgewater
- circle k 2726511, daytona beach
- circle k 2727686, deland
- circle k 9712, new smyrna beach
- circle s short stop, south daytona
- citgo food mart, daytona beach
- citgo food shop, deland
- clyde morris marathon 874, port orange
- conrad mobil 2658244, new smyrna beach
- cumberland farms 9776, port orange
- cumberland farms inc 9777, port orange
- dabi food and beauty supply, daytona beach
- daytona food mart, daytona beach
- daytona top mart, daytona beach
- deland food, deland
- deltona express, deltona
- deltona express food mart, deltona
- deltona marathon, deltona
- discount market ii, deland
- discount stop, deltona
- e z way food & beverage, orange city
- edgewater citgo, edgewater
- edgewater shell, edgewater
- express food mart #6, daytona beach
- express food mart #8, daytona beach
- express food mart #9, daytona beach
- family food store, daytona beach
- family food store, daytona beach
- fina express mart 1043, deland
- flowers bakery outlet 50000043, deland
- flowers bakery outlet 50000048, ormond beach
- friendly stop mini market, daytona beach
- friendly way food store, deland
- gas & shop, deland
- holly hill food market, daytona beach
- hontoon convenience store, deland
- j mak of daytona inc, deland
- kwik way, new smyrna beach
Combination Grocery/Other · 118
- cvs pharmacy 3604, edgewater
- cvs pharmacy 4112, port orange
- cvs pharmacy 5854, deltona
- cvs pharmacy 0214, deland
- cvs pharmacy 3114, orange city
- cvs pharmacy 3115, new smyrna beach
- cvs pharmacy 3227, ormond beach
- cvs pharmacy 3271, port orange
- cvs pharmacy 3614, daytona beach
- cvs pharmacy 3657, deltona
- cvs pharmacy 3673, deland
- cvs pharmacy 501, ormond beach
- cvs pharmacy 5912, daytona beach
- carniceria la calentana dos, deland
- dollar general 11207, ormond beach
- dollar general 1128, south daytona
- dollar general 13220, deland
- dollar general 1350, daytona beach
- dollar general 1356, new smyrna beach
- dollar general 13717, deltona
- dollar general 13743, deltona
- dollar general 14275, debary
- dollar general 1649, deland
- dollar general 18937, new smyrna beach
- dollar general 19068, deltona
- dollar general 19069, deltona
- dollar general 19393, edgewater
- dollar general 9764, pierson
- dollar tree 6640, daytona beach
- dollar tree 6762, ormond beach
- dollartree 8113, deltona
- dollartree 8493, daytona beach
- dollartree 8907, deltona
- dollartree 9789, ormond beach
- dollar general 11096, osteen
- dollar general 11349, deland
- dollar general 11413, deland
- dollar general 11420, ormond beach
- dollar general 11493, port orange
- dollar general 11501, daytona beach
- dollar general 11533, oak hill
- dollar general 11781, edgewater
- dollar general 11887, port orange
- dollar general 12460, daytona beach
- dollar general 12968, daytona beach
- dollar general 13116, orange city
- dollar general 13221, de leon springs
- dollar general 13595, deland
- dollar general 15131, daytona beach
- dollar general 15433, dayton beach
- dollar general 17354, ormond beach
- dollar general 17916, new smyrna beach
- dollar general 20920, deltona
- dollar general 21105, deltona
- dollar general 21609, daytona beach
- dollar general 22913, orange city
- dollar general 24132, edgewater
- dollar general 24547, orange city
- dollar general 24837, daytona beach
- dollar general 25816, deland
- dollar general 30065, ormond beach
- dollar general 30986, edgewater
- dollar general 31428, daytona beach
- dollar tree 220, new smyrna beach
- dollar tree 222, daytona beach
- dollar tree 223, daytona beach
- dollar tree 332, port orange
- dollar tree 3964, orange city
- dollar tree 4617, deltona
- dollar tree 4764, deland
- dollar tree 4931, port orange
- dollar tree 5204, holly hill
- dollar tree 6110, ormond beach
- dollar tree 6265, daytona beach
- dollar tree 6503, south daytona
- dollar tree 6933, port orange
- dollar tree 7573, edgewater
- dollar tree 7977, daytona beach
- dollar tree 8384, deltona
- dollar tree 889, deland
- dollartree 10173, debary
- family dollar 13455, pierson
- family dollar 4640, deltona
- family dollar 503, daytona beach
- family dollar 7893, ormond beach
- family dollar 8021, daytona beach
- family dollar 9209, daytona beach
- family dollar 9352, daytona beach
- family dollar store 2858, deland
- family dollar store 5160, daytona beach
- family dollar store 6490, deltona
- family dollar store 7369, deland
- international asian market, south daytona
- oriental grocery, daytona beach
- pierson fresh produce llc, pierson
- walgreen 03544, ormond beach
- walgreens 6798, holly hill
- walgreens 00774, ormond beach
- walgreens 02909, new smyrna beach
- walgreens 03894, pt orange
- walgreens 03931, edgewater
- walgreens 04261, daytona beach
- walgreens 04262, orange city
- walgreens 04423, daytona beach
- walgreens 04441, holly hill
- walgreens 04699, deland
- walgreens 04798, daytona beach
- walgreens 04960, new smyrna beach
- walgreens 05584, daytona beach
- walgreens 07241, deltona
- walgreens 07800, deland
- walgreens 1004, port orange
- walgreens 10062, deltona
- walgreens 10497, debary
- walgreens 12552, port orange
- walgreens 13678, deland
- walgreens 3814, ormond beach
- walgreens 3893, south daytona
Showing 250 of 435 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Florida
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Food access nationally, Florida in context
Volusia County sits inside Florida (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.