Signature · 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of tracts)
Adams County, MS
Adams County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of the book) alongside 28.3% low-access.
- 28.3%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 16.5%
- on SNAP
- 29K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Adams County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 28.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 56% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Rankin County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Adams County ranks #1,060 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #26 of 80 counties in MS (28.3% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,060
- national by low-access %
- #26
- in MS
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of tracts) .
How Adams County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Adams County's 28.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 66% of them and ranked #1,063 most-affected nationwide.
Adams County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Adams County has 6 urban and 3 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Adams County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Leflore 29.1
Leflore 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Washington 29.1
Washington 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Copiah 28.5
Copiah 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Rankin 28.4
Rankin 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Adams 28.3
Adams 28.3%
28.3 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 32,297 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,127 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,975 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 28,803 |
| Median Household Income | $43,644 |
| Poverty Rate | 27.0%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,893 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Adams County
Adams County has 34 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 14
- 61 express, natchez
- b-kwik 3, natchez
- b-kwik 10, natchez
- bluesky 507, natchez
- bluesky 510, natchez
- bluesky 511, natchez
- corner mart, natchez
- daisy street grocery, natchez
- ez quick stop llc store, natchez
- ez quik stop llc store 3, natchez
- hobo fork grocery, natchez
- mpg llc, natchez
- murphy usa 7746, natchez
- sprint mart 65, natchez
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs pharmacy 5870, natchez
- dollar general 684, washington
- dollartree 8852, natchez
- dollar general 13215, natchez
- dollar general 13784, natchez
- dollar general 21515, natchez
- dollar general 8715, natchez
- dollar general store 16455, natchez
- dollar tree 407, natchez
- family dollar 11577, natchez
- family dollar store 6603, natchez
- walgreen 09142, natchez
- walgreens 10131, natchez
Super Store · 6
- cash saver 32, natchez
- je hicks distributing co inc, natchez
- natchez market #2, natchez
- natchez market 1, natchez
- southside market, natchez
- walmart 874, natchez
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- passbach meats, natchez
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Mississippi
One of 81 counties in Mississippi, 6 are shown here.
Compare Adams County vs Alcorn County → · All Mississippi counties →
Nationwide peers for Adams County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Adams County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (28.3% here).
- Lee County, IA · 28.3% low-access
- Lee County, IA · 28.3% low-access
- Gem County, ID · 28.3% low-access
- Gem County, ID · 28.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (16.5% here).
- Berkshire County, MA · 16.5% SNAP
- Berkshire County, MA · 16.5% SNAP
- Montgomery County, KY · 16.5% SNAP
- Montgomery County, KY · 16.5% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Food access nationally, Mississippi in context
Adams County sits inside Mississippi (ringed). Each state is colored 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
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile 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. Figures for Adams County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28001. 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.
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