Signature · 4 LILA tracts (36.4% of tracts)
Walton County, FL
Walton County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (36.4% of the book) alongside 34.6% low-access.
- 34.6%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 9.4%
- on SNAP
- 83K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Walton County, FL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 36% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Clay County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Walton County sits in the upper national band (34.6%, #620 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #620
- national by low-access %
- #24
- in FL
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 4 LILA tracts (36.4% of tracts) .
How Walton County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Walton County's 34.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 80% of them and ranked #621 most-affected nationwide.
Walton County's elevated USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Walton County has 3 urban and 8 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Walton County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint
- Glades
Glades 56.2%
56.2 % low-access
- Clay
Clay 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Walton
Walton 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Hernando
Hernando 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Lake
Lake 34.3%
34.3 % low-access
- Holmes
Holmes 34%
34 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 55,043 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 19,024 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,545 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 82,948 |
| Median Household Income | $81,986 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,236 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Walton County
Walton County has 64 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 31 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 31
- ayaanc inc, defuniak springs
- big boss stores, defuniak springs
- big boss stores, defuniak springs
- big boss stores, defuniak springs
- big boss stores 3055, defuniak springs
- cefco 416, santa rosa beach
- cefco 417, defuniak springs
- cefco 418, freeport
- cefco 446, defuniak springs
- circle k 2707241, freeport
- circle k stores inc 8355, miramar beach
- circle k stores inc 8821, miramar beach
- cumberland farms 900160, santa rosa beach
- express lane 702, freeport
- express lane 765, santa rosa beach
- love's travel stop 561, defuniak springs
- mossyhead general, defuniak springs
- murphy express 8702, santa rosa beach
- murphy usa 5781, defuniak springs
- petro food mart 192, defuniak springs
- store 433, freeport
- store 435, santa rosa beach
- sunstop 731, defuniak springs
- tom thumb 900014, defuniak springs
- tom thumb 900086, santa rosa beach
- tom thumb 900109, defuniak spgs
- tom thumb 900110, defuniak springs
- tom thumb 900123, santa rosa beach
- tom thumb food stores 900047, destin
- tom thumb food stores 900080, santa rosa beach
- tom thumb food stores 900092, destin
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- cvs pharmacy 3684, miramar beach
- cvs pharmacy 7113, miramar beach
- dollar general 3476, defuniak spring
- dollar general 4052, freeport
- dollar general 7539, defuniak springs
- dollar general 8551, destin
- dollar general 11388, defuniak springs
- dollar general 13315, west santa rosa beach
- dollar general 19398, defuniak springs
- dollar general 19812, laurel hill
- dollar general 21566, defuniak springs
- dollar general 24322, defuniak springs
- dollar general 24364, freeport
- dollar general 25018, defuniak springs
- dollar general 30103, defuniak springs
- dollar general store 16573, miramar beach
- dollar tree 4625, defuniak springs
- family dollar 13373, freeport
- walgreens 9914, defuniak springs
Supermarket · 8
- publix 0153, santa rosa beach
- publix 0885, sandestin
- publix 1258, santa rosa beach
- piggly wiggly express 621, defuniak springs
- publix 1351, freeport
- publix super market 1760, inlet beach
- winn dixie 577, defuniak springs
- winn-dixie 510, miramar beach
Super Store · 4
- dollar general 20888, freeport
- walmart 1134, defuniak springs
- walmart 8861, santa rosa beach
- walmart supercenter 5872, santa rosa beach
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- la guerrerense taqueria and supermarket 1, defuniak springs
Seafood Specialty · 1
- family tradition seafood, defuniak springs
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Florida
One of 66 counties in Florida, 6 are shown here.
Compare Walton County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Counties near Walton County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Walton County, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside FL (34.6% here).
- Floyd County, GA · 34.6% low-access
- Floyd County, GA · 34.6% low-access
- Morgan County, GA · 34.6% low-access
- Morgan County, GA · 34.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (9.4% here).
- Clarke County, GA · 9.4% SNAP
- Clarke County, GA · 9.4% SNAP
- Lake County, IL · 9.4% SNAP
- Lake County, IL · 9.4% 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.
Walton County inside a higher low-access state context
Walton County sits inside Florida (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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 Walton County, FL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 12131. 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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