All the Grocery Stores that Accept EBT Online (Delivery or Pick Up!)

So, where exactly can you shop for groceries online using food stamps?

Well, that’s what today’s post is all about. Below, I’ll cover grocery stores that accept EBT online, and what you can purchase using your food stamps.

What is an EBT card?

An Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card is a debit card that’s used in all 50 states the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam to deliver SNAP benefits. The card has been the sole method for delivering SNAP benefits in all states since June 2004.

You can use your EBT card like a regular debit card to make purchases. But, unlike a regular debit card, EBT cards can only be used to purchase SNAP-eligible items at authorized retailers.

This means that there are certain items that you won’t be able to purchase using your food stamps, and retailers that don’t accept EBT as a form of payment. Also, many grocery stores did not accept food stamps as a payment option for online orders. Now though, you do have the option to purchase groceries online using your food stamps.

Can You Use Your EBT Card to Order Groceries Online?

The SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot is a program run by the USDA that allows customers with a valid EBT card to use their SNAP funds to purchase online from participating retailers.

SNAP-recipients in the U.S. can pay for their online grocery orders with a valid EBT card, in full or in part, from some stores in participating states.

States that are currently participating in the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot include:

• Alabama
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

I’ll cover which grocery stores accept EBT online in each state.

Where You Can Order Groceries Online with an EBT Card (by State)

In most states, you can now order groceries online using SNAP benefits, thanks to the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot.

Sadly, as you can see from the list of states above, Alaska, Louisiana, and Montana are not participating in the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot.

So, if you live in one of those states, then you are not going to be able to do an online order using your food stamps. Instead, you’ll need to head into your local grocery store.

If you live in one of the many states that do participate in the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot though, you will be able to place orders online using your food stamps.

There are TONS of grocery stores where you can order online and pay using your EBT card. We’ve broken this down by state too.

Here are grocery stores that accept EBT online by state…

Alabama

There are quite a few retailers in Alabama that accept SNAP payment online, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Piggly Wiggly (Deatsville)
• Publix
• Walmart
• Wright’s Markets, Inc.

Arizona

There are a few retailers in Arizona that accept food stamps online, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Walmart

Arkansas

There are quite a lot of retailers in Arkansas that accept SNAP payments online, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Brookshire’s Food and Pharmacy
• City Markets
• Harps Food Stores
• Hays Supermarket
• Super 1 Foods
• Walmart

California

There are lots of grocery stores that accept EBT online in California, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Food 4 Less
• FoodMaxx
• Lucky Supermarkets
• Rancho San Miguel Markets
• Save Mart Supermarkets
• Walmart

Colorado

In Colorado, there are two retailers that accept SNAP payments online, including:

• Amazon
• Walmart

Connecticut

In Connecticut, there are lots of retailers that accept SNAP payments online, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• BJs Wholesale Club
• Food Bazaar
• Price Chopper Supermarkets
• Price Rite
• ShopRite
• Stop & Shop
• Walmart

Delaware

Retailers in Delaware that accept SNAP payments online include:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Food Lion
• Giant of Maryland
• ShopRite
• Walmart

District of Columbia

There are a few retailers in the District of Columbia that accept EBT, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Giant of Maryland

Florida

Here the retailers in Florida that accept EBT payments online:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• BJs Wholesale Club
• Publix
• Walmart

Georgia

In Georgia, there are lots of grocery stores where you can use your SNAP benefits to pay for your groceries online, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Food Lion
• Little Giant Farmers Market
• Piggly Wiggly (HAC)
• Publix
• Walmart

Hawaii

In Hawaii, there’s only one store that accepts SNAP payments online:

• Walmart

Idaho

In Idaho, there are two stores that accept EBT online:

• Amazon
• Walmart

Illinois

There are a lot of grocery stores in Illinois that accept EBT cards online:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Capri IGA
• County Market
• Fairplay Foods
• Schnuck’s Market
• Supermercados El Guero
• Walmart
• Woodman’s Markets

Indiana

There are many retailers in Indiana that accept SNAP payments on online orders, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Schnuck’s Market
• Strack and Van Til
• Town and Country
• Van Til’s Supermarket
• Walmart

Iowa

In Iowa, you can use your EBT card at the following stores:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• New Pioneer Food Co-op
• Walmart

Kansas

There are lots of retailers in Kansas that accept food stamps online, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Country Mart
• Harps Food Stores
• Walmart

Kentucky

You can use your food stamps online at the following stores in Kentucky:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Food Lion
• Walmart

Maine

In Maine, you can use your SNAP benefits online at the following stores:

• Amazon
• BJs Wholesale Club
• Hannaford
• Walmart

Maryland

You can use your SNAP payments online at quite a lot of grocery stores in Maryland, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• BJs Wholesale Club
• Food Lion
• Giant of Maryland
• Martin’s
• ShopRite
• Walmart

Massachusetts

There are quite a lot of stores in Massachusetts that take EBT online, which includes:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• BJs Wholesale Club
• Hannaford
• Price Chopper Supermarkets
• Stop & Shop
• Walmart

Michigan

There are a few stores in Michigan where you can use your EBT card to pay for groceries online, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Walmart

Minnesota

In Minnesota, you can use your SNAP-benefits to purchase groceries online from the following stores:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Hugo’s Family Marketplace
• Walmart

Mississippi

In Mississippi, you can use your SNAP benefits online at the following retailers:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Superlo Foods
• Walmart

Missouri

In Missouri, you can use your EBT card to purchase groceries at quite of stores, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Cameron Market
• Country Mart
• County Market
• Harps Food Stores
• Hays Supermarket
• Price Cutter
• Schnuck’s Market
• Sliced Bread Market
• Sweet Springs Market
• Walmart
• Woods Supermarket

Nebraska

In Nebraska, you can use your SNAP benefits online at a few stores, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Walmart

Nevada

You can use your SNAP benefits online at the following stores in Nevada, including:

• Amazon
• FoodMaxx
• Save Mart Supermarkets
• Walmart

New Hampshire

In New Hampshire, you can use your EBT card to pay for groceries at the following stores:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• BJs Wholesale Club
• Hannaford
• Price Chopper Supermarkets
• Price Rite
• Walmart

New Jersey

There are lots of retailers in New Jersey that take payments online:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• BJs Wholesale Club
• Food Bazaar
• ShopRite
• Stop & Shop
• Super Foodtown
• TheFreshGrocer
• Walmart

New Mexico

There are two stores in New Mexico that accept SNAP payments online:

• Amazon
• Walmart

New York

There are quite a lot of retailers in New York that accept SNAP payments online, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• BJs Wholesale Club
• Ferreira Foodtown
• Food Bazaar
• Foodtown-Freshtown
• Hannaford
• Manhattan Fruit Market
• My Foodtown
• Price Chopper Supermarkets
• ShopRite
• Stop & Shop
• Tops Market
• Walmart

North Carolina

North Carolina has a few grocery stores that accept SNAP payments online, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• BJs Wholesale Club
• Carlie C’s
• Earth Fare
• Food Lion
• Publix
• Walmart

North Dakota

There are lots of retailers that accept EBT cards online in North Dakota, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Hugo’s Family Marketplace
• Walmart

Ohio

In Ohio, you can use your SNAP benefits to pay for groceries at the following stores:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• BJs Wholesale Club
• Giant Eagle
• Walmart

Oklahoma

Quite a lot of retailers in Oklahoma accept SNAP payments online, including:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Apple Market
• Cash Saver
• Country Mart
• FireLake Discount Foods
• Harps Food Stores
• Homeland Food Stores
• Reasor’s
• Sooner Foods
• United Supermarkets
• Walmart
• Warehouse Market

Oregon

In Oregon, you can use your EBT card online at a few retailers, including:

• Amazon
• Roth’s Fresh Markets
• Walmart

Pennsylvania

You can use your SNAP benefits at the following retailers in Pennsylvania:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• BJs Wholesale Club
• Giant Company, LLC
• Giant Eagle
• Martin’s
• Price Chopper Supermarkets
• ShopRite
• TheFreshGrocer
• Tops Market
• Walmart

Rhode Island

In Rhode Island, you can use your EBT card at quite a few grocery stores:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• BJs Wholesale Club
• Price Rite
• Stop & Shop
• Walmart

South Carolina

In South Carolina, you can use your EBT card to pay for groceries online at the following retailers:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Food Lion
• Publix
• Walmart

South Dakota

In South Dakota, you can use your EBT card to pay for groceries at the following retailers:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Buche Foods
• Walmart

Tennessee

In Tennessee, you can use your EBT card online at the following grocery stores:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Food Lion
• G. Hill Foods Store
• Publix
• Superlo Foods
• Walmart

Texas

You can use your EBT card online in the following stores online in Texas:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Brookshire’s Food and Pharmacy
• FRESH by Brookshire’s
• H-E-B
• Joe V’s Smart Shop
• Spring Market
• Super 1 Foods
• Walmart

Utah

There are two retailers in Utah that accept SNAP payments online, which are:

• Amazon
• Walmart

Vermont

In Vermont, you can use your SNAP benefits online at the following stores:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Hannaford
• Price Chopper Supermarkets
• Tops Market
• Walmart

Virginia

In Virginia, you can use your SNAP benefits online in the following states:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Food Lion
• Giant of Maryland
• Martin’s
• Publix
• Walmart

Washington

You can use your EBT card online at a few stores in Washington, including:

• A&J Select Market
• Amazon
• Walmart

West Virginia

You can use your SNAP benefits to pay for groceries online in West Virginia in the following stores:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Food Lion
• Giant Eagle
• Martin’s
• Marys Galaxy
• Walmart

Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, you can use your SNAP benefits to pay for groceries online in the following stores:

• ALDI
• Amazon
• Ptacek’s IGA
• Schnuck’s Market
• Walmart
• Woodman’s Markets

Wyoming

You can only use your EBT card online in two stores in Wyoming, which are:

• Amazon
• Walmart

Using Your EBT Card to Order Groceries Online

As you can see, there are lots of stores where you can use your EBT card online. I just want to cover some questions you may have about using SNAP online…

Does Instacart accept EBT?

Yes! SNAP-eligible Instacart customers in the U.S. can pay for their online grocery orders with a valid EBT card, in full or in part, from the following stores in select states:

• ALDI
• Food Lion
• Save Mart
• FoodMaxx
• Lucky Supermarkets
• Price Chopper
• Market 32
• Market Bistro

So, currently, customers who have a valid EBT card in all states, except Alaska, Louisiana, and Montana, are able to use their SNAP-benefits on Instacart at participating retailers.

A lot of people use apps like Instacart to order groceries online so it’s great that you can use your EBT card to pay for purchases as well.

Can I use SNAP to pay for delivery?

No. Your EBT card can only be used to purchase food and drink items. Grocery delivery fees and other charges cannot be paid for using SNAP benefits.

What can you buy with EBT?

As I mentioned earlier, you can’t pay for all products using your EBT card. You can only use your food stamps to pay for items that are SNAP-eligible.

Here’s what you can buy with your EBT card…

• Fruits and vegetables (fresh, frozen, or canned)
• Cooking oils, like olive oil and vegetable oil
• Poultry products like chicken and eggs
• Red meat, like steak, ribs, and ground beef
• Dairy products, like cheese, milk, and almond milk.
• Seafood, such as fish, shrimp, shellfish, and lobster.
• Pork products, like chops, sausages, bacon, and tenderloin.
• Breads and cereals, like pita bread, rye bread, tortillas, pasta, bagels, and rice.
• Desserts, like ice cream, cookies, or brownies
• Candy
• Cold sandwiches
• Salads
• Chips
• Snack crackers
• Other foods such as snack foods
• Non-alcoholic beverages, such as soft drinks, like Sprite and Pepsi, and energy drinks like Red Bull.
• Seeds and plants that produce food for the household to eat

What can’t you buy with EBT?

SNAP benefits are mostly designed for staple food items and non-alcoholic drinks. Basically, anything you prepare yourself at home, and cold foods.

Here’s what you can’t use your EBT to purchase:

• Beer, wine, liquor, cigarettes, or tobacco
• Vitamins, medicines, and supplements.
• Live animals (except shellfish, fish removed from water, and animals slaughtered prior to pick-up from the store).
• Foods that are hot when sold.
• Non-food items, such as:
  • Cleaning supplies
  • Paper products
  • Pet foods
  • Hygiene items
  • Cosmetics

Final Thoughts

There are quite of lot of grocery stores that accept EBT online. If you’ve been wanting to use your SNAP benefits to pay for groceries online, just visit the website of one of the grocery stores near you that takes EBT and shop without having to waste time and money on gas going to the store.