What does this snap retailer access ranking show?

It orders states by Residents far from SNAP retailers (2025). It is a comparison of this one published measure, not an overall ranking of where to live.

Where do these figures come from?

USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas (SRAM 2025) supplies this measure. States without a comparable published value are shown as not ranked rather than estimated.

How should I use this ranking?

Use it to narrow a search, then open a state or county profile for the underlying figures, source dates and caveats. A statewide number may not describe every neighbourhood.

Lowest snap retailer access by state

Residents far from SNAP retailers (2025).

Residents more than a mile by road from a SNAP-authorized food store in an urban area, or more than ten miles in a rural one. Driving distance along the road network rather than straight-line, because how far a shop is as the crow flies is not the question anyone has. Different from the store count beside it: a county can have several supermarkets clustered in one town and still leave most of its residents far from one. The thresholds are USDA’s own and are blunt by design — a mile is nothing with a car and a great deal without one, which is why vehicle access is measured separately in the source. The 2025 SRAM release is explicitly dated here rather than presented as current store inventory.

How to read this ranking

District of Columbia has the lowest published snap retailer access in this comparison, at 1.5%. The next states shown are New York (10.2%) and Vermont (10.8%).

The table orders 51 states by residents far from snap retailers (2025). It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.

Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. Residents more than a mile by road from a SNAP-authorized food store in an urban area, or more than ten miles in a rural one. Driving distance along the road network rather than straight-line, because how far a shop is as the crow flies is not the question anyone has. Different from the store count beside it: a county can have several supermarkets clustered in one town and still leave most of its residents far from one. The thresholds are USDA’s own and are blunt by design — a mile is nothing with a car and a great deal without one, which is why vehicle access is measured separately in the source. The 2025 SRAM release is explicitly dated here rather than presented as current store inventory.

1District of Columbia1.5%
2New York10.2%
3Vermont10.8%
4West Virginia11.4%
5Maine12.4%
6Rhode Island13.4%
7Oklahoma13.6%
8California14.0%
9Iowa14.0%
10Illinois14.4%
11Mississippi14.9%
12Kentucky15.0%
13Oregon15.0%
14Texas16.2%
15Wisconsin16.3%
16Pennsylvania16.4%
17Michigan17.0%
18Nevada17.8%
19Alabama17.9%
20Nebraska17.9%
21Ohio18.6%
22Louisiana18.7%
23Arkansas19.1%
24Kansas19.4%
25Indiana19.5%
26Missouri19.9%
27Tennessee20.3%
28Colorado20.4%
29Montana21.0%
30New Jersey21.0%
31Washington21.1%
32Minnesota21.2%
33Massachusetts21.3%
34New Mexico21.5%
35Arizona22.0%
36Idaho22.1%
37New Hampshire22.6%
38South Dakota22.9%
39North Dakota23.2%
40Virginia23.4%
41North Carolina25.0%
42Utah25.1%
43Hawaii25.8%
44South Carolina25.8%
45Maryland26.2%
46Delaware26.5%
47Connecticut26.9%
48Wyoming27.1%
49Georgia28.2%
50Florida28.3%
51Alaska31.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What does this ranking show?: It orders states by Residents far from SNAP retailers (2025). It is one measure, not an overall verdict on where to live.
Where do the figures come from?: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas (SRAM 2025). States without a comparable published figure are listed as not ranked rather than estimated.
How should I use it?: Use it to narrow your search, then open a state or county profile for the source date, caveats and local context.

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