Signature · 32 LILA tracts (10.67/county)
Food access in Delaware
How far Delaware residents live from a supermarket (27.3% low-access), where LILA tracts sit, and SNAP/vehicle context from USDA FARA 2019 + Census ACS 2024.
- 27.3%
- low-access pop.
- 32
- food-desert tracts
- 10.7%
- on SNAP
- 3
- counties
USDA FARA state access plate
State DE · Delaware
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · BOOK-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 27.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.2 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 32 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.3% no vehicle
- BOOK-THIN 3 counties
Nearest low-access peer: Minnesota (+ 0.1 pts)
Delaware's slim county book (3)
Delaware covers 3 counties among 51 states and DC (atlas inventory, not a food-access quality ranking). Orthogonal to the low-access / SNAP charts below.
Delaware vs all states by county count
Where this state's county inventory sits among every tracked jurisdiction
3 50th of 51 higher than 1 of 51 states
Jurisdictions, banded by county inventory
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USDA Food Access Research Atlas / Census county inventory · 2026-06-23
Mid-band statewide picture
About 245K Delaware residents (27.3%) live low-access - #12 of 50, with 32 USDA food-desert tracts.
- #12
- among states by low-access
- 245K
- low-access residents
- 57K
- food-desert residents
- 6.3%
- households, no vehicle
Population-weighted tract shares. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural from a supermarket.
Where Delaware sits on low-access
Delaware ringed at #12 of 50 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
Signature read: 32 LILA tracts (10.67/county) .
Delaware low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest state peers, not a full national reprint
- NM
NM 31.7%
31.7 % low-access
- NH
NH 27.5%
27.5 % low-access
- MN
MN 27.4%
27.4 % low-access
- DE
DE 27.3%
27.3 % low-access
- TN
TN 27.2%
27.2 % low-access
- AZ
AZ 26.8%
26.8 % low-access
- DC 4.6
DC 4.6%
4.6 % low-access
Highest low-access counties in Delaware
Sussex County ~23.0% of statewide low-access residents
- Sussex
Sussex County, DE
28.6 % low-access
- New Castle
New Castle County, DE
28.5 % low-access
- Kent
Kent County, DE
21.6 % low-access
All counties in Delaware
| County | Low-access | SNAP |
|---|---|---|
| Sussex County | 28.6% | 10.6% |
| New Castle County | 28.5% | 9.8% |
| Kent County | 21.6% | 13.7% |
Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2024 5-year). Sorted by low-access share, highest first.
Figures from USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and Census ACS 2024 5-year. Compiled . Methodology · All states.
PlainFoodAccess renders this state summary 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. Statewide figures for Delaware are population-weighted aggregates of county Atlas and ACS records. 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.