Where does Florida rank for food access among U.S. states?

According to USDA FARA (2019), Florida ranks #21 of 50 by population-weighted low-access share.

What share of Florida has low food access?

25.1% of Florida residents live in low-access areas (population-weighted) (+3 pts vs U.S.), per USDA FARA 2019.

How many food deserts are in Florida?

550 census tracts in Florida are USDA food deserts (~1.4M low-income low-access residents); ~8.21 tracts per county.

What is the SNAP participation rate in Florida?

Across Florida, 12.8% of households receive SNAP (ACS 2024) (+0.7 pts vs U.S.) - high tercile among states.

Which county in Florida has the worst food access?

Glades County has the highest low-access share at 56.2% (~0.2% of statewide low-access residents), with 16.3% SNAP.

Signature · 550 LILA tracts (8.21/county)

Food access in Florida

How far Florida residents live from a supermarket (25.1% low-access), where LILA tracts sit, and SNAP/vehicle context from USDA FARA 2019 + Census ACS 2024.

Compiled by Plainfoodaccess, Food Access Editorial Process · December 31, 2024

25.1%
low-access pop.: 550
food-desert tracts: 12.8%
on SNAP: 67
counties

USDA FARA state access plate

State FL · Florida

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · BOOK-MID

LA-ELEVATED 25.1% low-access
ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.0 pts vs US
LILA-CLUSTER 550 food-desert tracts
SNAP-TYPICAL 12.8% SNAP
VEH-OK 6.0% no vehicle
BOOK-MID 67 counties

Nearest low-access peer: Ohio (+ 0.0 pts)

Where Florida sits by county inventory

Florida covers 67 counties among 51 states and DC (atlas inventory, not a food-access quality ranking). Orthogonal to the low-access / SNAP charts below.

Florida vs all states by county count

Where this state's county inventory sits among every tracked jurisdiction

67 22nd of 51 higher than 29 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 4.7M Florida residents (25.1%) live low-access - #21 of 50, with 550 USDA food-desert tracts.

#21
among states by low-access: 4.7M
low-access residents: 1.4M
food-desert residents: 6.0%
households, no vehicle

Population-weighted tract shares. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural from a supermarket.

Where Florida sits on low-access

Florida ringed at #21 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: 550 LILA tracts (8.21/county) .

Florida is in the middle third nationally on low-access (25.1% , #21 of 50). SNAP averages 12.8% of households (upper SNAP band) and 6.0% have no vehicle , with 550 LILA tracts. County pressure peaks in Glades County at 56.2%.

Nationwide peers for Florida's low-access or SNAP share

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Florida. Neighbourhood chart below is local poles; these panels are full-corpus nearest neighbours excluding this state.

Similar low-access share

Nearest population-weighted low-access rates (25.1% here).

Ohio · 25.1% low-access
Oklahoma · 25.2% low-access
Texas · 25.0% low-access
Arkansas · 24.9% low-access

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates (12.8% here), deduped against the low-access panel.

Nevada · 12.7% SNAP
North Carolina · 12.7% SNAP
California · 12.6% SNAP
Kentucky · 13.2% SNAP

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Floor county_count ≥ 5.

NM

31.7
OK

25.2
FL

25.1
OH

25.1
TX

25
AR

24.9
DC

4.6

Glades

56.2
Baker

55.6
Flagler

52
Okeechobee

50.6
Charlotte

49.2
Citrus

46.2
St. Lucie

45.9
Indian River

45.7

All counties in Florida

County	Population	Low-access	SNAP	No vehicle	Poverty
Glades County	13K	56.2%	16.3%	2.0%	17.2%
Baker County	28K	55.6%	16.7%	4.8%	11.8%
Flagler County	127K	52.0%	7.6%	4.0%	10.3%
Okeechobee County	41K	50.6%	16.4%	4.7%	18.0%
Charlotte County	201K	49.2%	7.3%	4.5%	9.0%
Citrus County	162K	46.2%	12.0%	4.3%	15.6%
St. Lucie County	361K	45.9%	12.2%	4.4%	12.3%
Indian River County	167K	45.7%	7.5%	4.6%	11.1%
Calhoun County	13K	45.4%	20.0%	5.7%	20.7%
Nassau County	98K	44.0%	6.9%	3.0%	9.7%
Union County	16K	42.7%	16.8%	2.0%	19.5%
Brevard County	633K	41.8%	9.4%	4.9%	10.2%
Okaloosa County	217K	41.5%	7.9%	3.6%	9.3%
Escambia County	326K	41.0%	15.0%	7.0%	14.7%
Washington County	26K	40.7%	12.4%	2.9%	17.3%
Pasco County	611K	40.4%	10.7%	4.7%	11.1%
Santa Rosa County	198K	39.8%	9.7%	3.4%	8.8%
Highlands County	106K	38.4%	15.7%	5.6%	15.3%
Martin County	162K	37.9%	6.6%	4.3%	11.3%
Lee County	818K	37.0%	8.3%	5.0%	12.0%
Polk County	791K	36.4%	14.6%	5.4%	14.5%
Osceola County	427K	35.3%	17.2%	4.3%	12.8%
Clay County	228K	34.7%	8.6%	3.6%	9.2%
Walton County	83K	34.6%	9.4%	3.5%	12.5%
Hernando County	207K	34.4%	12.4%	4.5%	11.7%
Lake County	413K	34.3%	9.6%	4.1%	8.9%
Holmes County	20K	34.0%	14.3%	3.3%	14.0%
Sumter County	143K	33.8%	5.7%	3.1%	9.7%
Monroe County	82K	33.0%	7.5%	6.1%	10.6%
Sarasota County	460K	32.9%	5.2%	4.1%	8.6%
Marion County	400K	32.7%	13.2%	4.8%	14.4%
Leon County	298K	32.3%	11.7%	7.1%	18.7%
Volusia County	580K	32.3%	12.0%	5.3%	11.8%
Bay County	186K	31.5%	12.6%	4.3%	11.9%
Hillsborough County	1.5M	29.9%	13.3%	5.8%	12.7%
Taylor County	22K	29.7%	16.9%	8.0%	17.3%
Duval County	1.0M	29.4%	14.3%	7.2%	14.1%
Seminole County	481K	29.3%	9.2%	3.9%	9.0%
St. Johns County	307K	28.6%	4.2%	3.1%	6.5%
Collier County	398K	26.9%	5.6%	4.6%	10.7%
Manatee County	430K	26.7%	7.5%	4.4%	9.8%
Liberty County	8K	25.9%	26.7%	8.7%	17.5%
Hardee County	26K	24.7%	24.9%	6.0%	25.3%
Orange County	1.5M	22.1%	13.7%	5.7%	13.0%
Madison County	18K	20.8%	17.2%	6.7%	21.0%
Alachua County	285K	19.2%	9.2%	8.4%	21.2%
Hamilton County	14K	18.6%	28.6%	3.6%	20.1%
Palm Beach County	1.5M	18.6%	10.0%	6.0%	11.3%
Pinellas County	963K	18.1%	8.6%	6.9%	11.5%
Jefferson County	15K	16.3%	20.6%	11.1%	21.0%
Hendry County	42K	13.9%	18.2%	8.1%	22.5%
Putnam County	75K	13.4%	22.7%	6.8%	23.4%
Columbia County	72K	13.1%	20.5%	5.5%	16.7%
Suwannee County	45K	12.0%	15.9%	5.9%	15.0%
Wakulla County	35K	10.7%	12.2%	3.2%	6.7%
DeSoto County	35K	10.6%	22.4%	7.5%	24.1%
Jackson County	48K	10.3%	18.7%	3.7%	19.5%
Broward County	2.0M	9.4%	13.2%	6.8%	12.2%
Dixie County	17K	8.6%	17.2%	3.1%	20.9%
Levy County	45K	8.4%	17.2%	5.2%	17.4%
Gulf County	15K	8.0%	12.0%	3.7%	12.5%
Lafayette County	8K	7.9%	16.6%	4.7%	17.5%
Miami-Dade County	2.7M	6.1%	22.8%	9.8%	14.7%
Gadsden County	44K	4.5%	25.7%	11.4%	27.9%
Franklin County	13K	3.3%	14.3%	8.1%	16.5%
Bradford County	28K	1.1%	17.3%	6.2%	16.8%
Gilchrist County	19K	0.1%	17.1%	6.7%	11.5%

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 2026-06-23. 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 Florida 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.