Food Access in California
Food desert and food access data for 58 counties in California (CA).
58
Counties
36.8%
Avg. Low Access %
14.5M
People in Food Deserts
11.2%
Avg. SNAP %
Counties in California
| County | Population | Low Access % | SNAP % | No Vehicle % | Poverty % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County | 180K | 66.1% | 25.1% | 6.3% | 21.1% |
| Fresno County | 1.0M | 65.5% | 19.2% | 7.4% | 19.5% |
| Merced County | 282K | 64.1% | 19.4% | 7.2% | 18.5% |
| Kern County | 907K | 61.7% | 17.9% | 6.4% | 19.3% |
| Humboldt County | 136K | 61.4% | 15.3% | 7.0% | 19.8% |
| Del Norte County | 27K | 57.1% | 19.5% | 7.3% | 14.3% |
| Tulare County | 473K | 56.6% | 22.7% | 4.7% | 18.5% |
| Mendocino County | 91K | 55.9% | 13.1% | 8.0% | 16.2% |
| Madera County | 157K | 55.5% | 19.9% | 4.3% | 20.1% |
| Lake County | 68K | 55.4% | 18.3% | 5.6% | 16.6% |
| Yolo County | 217K | 55.1% | 11.4% | 7.8% | 17.4% |
| Yuba County | 82K | 54.9% | 16.9% | 6.4% | 15.4% |
| Butte County | 214K | 53.7% | 12.9% | 6.1% | 18.2% |
| Modoc County | 9K | 51.3% | 13.4% | 5.7% | 16.9% |
| Siskiyou County | 44K | 51.0% | 13.8% | 5.6% | 16.7% |
| Kings County | 153K | 50.0% | 16.7% | 4.8% | 16.2% |
| Tehama County | 65K | 49.7% | 12.2% | 6.2% | 16.2% |
| Los Angeles County | 9.9M | 49.5% | 11.5% | 8.7% | 13.7% |
| Mariposa County | 17K | 44.5% | 11.5% | 5.2% | 16.0% |
| Stanislaus County | 552K | 44.0% | 13.7% | 5.4% | 13.7% |
| Sacramento County | 1.6M | 43.7% | 12.5% | 6.2% | 13.1% |
| Trinity County | 16K | 43.3% | 8.3% | 4.4% | 22.0% |
| San Joaquin County | 779K | 43.2% | 15.3% | 5.2% | 12.9% |
| Shasta County | 182K | 43.1% | 12.1% | 6.1% | 13.3% |
| San Bernardino County | 2.2M | 41.1% | 14.2% | 4.5% | 13.8% |
| Sutter County | 99K | 41.1% | 12.4% | 5.4% | 13.3% |
| Lassen County | 32K | 40.2% | 10.1% | 5.1% | 15.2% |
| San Francisco County | 851K | 39.6% | 8.2% | 29.9% | 10.5% |
| Santa Barbara County | 445K | 39.6% | 9.1% | 6.3% | 13.5% |
| Glenn County | 29K | 38.7% | 12.8% | 3.6% | 15.3% |
| Colusa County | 22K | 36.1% | 15.7% | 4.6% | 10.9% |
| Tuolumne County | 55K | 33.7% | 10.4% | 5.5% | 11.4% |
| Alameda County | 1.7M | 33.3% | 7.7% | 9.3% | 9.2% |
| Santa Cruz County | 269K | 30.3% | 9.1% | 5.2% | 11.4% |
| Monterey County | 438K | 29.5% | 8.2% | 4.8% | 12.3% |
| Inyo County | 19K | 28.6% | 7.3% | 5.2% | 11.9% |
| San Diego County | 3.3M | 28.0% | 8.2% | 5.4% | 10.6% |
| Alpine County | 2K | 27.8% | 8.5% | 3.4% | 13.7% |
| Riverside County | 2.4M | 27.5% | 10.6% | 4.0% | 11.4% |
| Plumas County | 20K | 26.3% | 9.3% | 4.5% | 10.9% |
| Calaveras County | 46K | 24.2% | 9.0% | 2.1% | 13.1% |
| San Luis Obispo County | 282K | 22.3% | 5.7% | 3.8% | 12.6% |
| Sierra County | 3K | 22.2% | 7.3% | 3.0% | 12.6% |
| Solano County | 451K | 21.5% | 8.6% | 4.6% | 9.0% |
| Amador County | 41K | 21.4% | 7.7% | 5.4% | 7.8% |
| Orange County | 3.2M | 20.2% | 6.9% | 4.6% | 9.7% |
| Contra Costa County | 1.2M | 19.9% | 7.1% | 5.1% | 8.3% |
| Nevada County | 102K | 18.3% | 6.0% | 4.1% | 10.4% |
| Sonoma County | 488K | 18.2% | 6.0% | 4.8% | 8.9% |
| Ventura County | 842K | 18.1% | 7.5% | 4.2% | 9.0% |
| Santa Clara County | 1.9M | 17.7% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 6.9% |
| Napa County | 137K | 15.7% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 7.9% |
| San Mateo County | 754K | 15.4% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 6.4% |
| San Benito County | 65K | 14.2% | 9.0% | 3.2% | 7.5% |
| Mono County | 13K | 13.0% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 11.3% |
| El Dorado County | 192K | 12.9% | 5.7% | 3.8% | 8.6% |
| Marin County | 260K | 11.9% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 7.0% |
| Placer County | 407K | 9.3% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.8% |
Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau. Sorted by low access percentage (highest first).