Signature · 178 SNAP-authorized stores
Aiken County, SC
Aiken County sits in the upper national band on low-access (29.1%, +7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 29.1%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 10.8%
- on SNAP
- 174K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Aiken County, SC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 29.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 16% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Berkeley County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Aiken County sits in the upper national band (29.1%, #987 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #987
- national by low-access %
- #12
- in SC
- 15
- low-access tracts
- 15K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 178 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Aiken County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Aiken County's 29.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 68% of them and ranked #999 most-affected nationwide.
Aiken County's elevated USDA tier split
32 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Aiken County has 17 urban and 15 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.
Aiken County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Beaufort
Beaufort 49%
49 % low-access
- Edgefield
Edgefield 29.8%
29.8 % low-access
- Aiken
Aiken 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Berkeley
Berkeley 29%
29 % low-access
- Newberry
Newberry 28.7%
28.7 % low-access
- Lancaster
Lancaster 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 32 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 160,099 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 15 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 46,635 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.1%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,774 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 174,160 |
| Median Household Income | $70,609 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,543 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Aiken County
Aiken County has 178 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 90 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 90
- 3 way food mart #21, aiken
- 7-eleven #42345a 42345a, aiken
- ampm food express, north augusta
- b & t express, beech island
- balls food mart, warrenville
- bapa's food mart., aiken
- blue bell mini mart, north augusta
- breezy hill curb market, graniteville
- circle k 2664, wagener
- circle k 2703295, aiken
- circle k 2723243, aiken
- circle k 2723245, north augusta
- circle k 2723246, aiken
- circle k 2723247, warrenville
- circle k 2723249, north augusta
- circle k 2723250, aiken
- circle k 2723251, bath
- circle k 2723252, aiken
- circle k 2723253, jackson
- circle k 2751, aiken
- circle k 3081, aiken
- circle k 3096, aiken
- circle k 3117, graniteville
- circle k 3129, aiken
- circle k 5350, north augusta
- circle k 5368, aiken
- circle k 5580, north augusta
- circle k 5588, north augusta
- circle k store 3172, north augusta
- circle k store 5348, n augusta
- circle k store 5351, aiken
- circle k store 5377, aiken
- ez trip 1, aiken
- gas express llc 268, north augusta
- gill and grill, ridge spring
- h&a sales company, graniteville
- high power 1, north augusta
- hot spot 3003, new ellenton
- in & out shop, aiken
- mexicali, aiken
- minit shop, gloverville
- mo convenience tobacco store, beech island
- monetta quick stop, monetta
- montmorenci junction, montmorenci
- murphy usa 6900, north augusta
- murphy usa 8665, aiken
- nouria 1318 edgefield highway 860, aiken
- nouria 2461 charleston highway 861, aiken
- nouria 441 walker road 895, salley
- nouria 502 york street 899, aiken
- palmpantry2, aiken
- parker's 109, aiken
- parker's 116, north augusta
- parker's 117, north augusta
- patel & shah 2023, aiken
- phoenix mini mart 1, aiken
- pilot travel center 4568, graniteville
- pops 305, new ellenton
- quick store 3, aiken
- quiktrip 1196, graniteville
- quiktrip 1197, north augusta
- racers food store, aiken
- racers gas, gloverville
- ridge crest quick shop, aiken
- robby's convenience store, warrenville
- salley mini mart, salley
- save and shop, north augusta
- shivshambu llc 1, wagener
- sprint 900723, aiken
- sprint 900724, clearwater
- sprint 900725, beech island
- sprint 900729, beech island
- sprint 900730, aiken
- sprint 900734, north augusta
- sprint 900736, north augusta
- sprint 900737, north augusta
- sprint 900738, aiken
- sprint 900739, north augusta
- sprint 900742, north augusta
- sprint 900743, graniteville
- sprint 900744, north augusta
- sprint 900745, north augusta
- sprint 900746, north augusta
- sprint 900746, aiken
- super food, north augusta
- todd's convenience store, inc 1, beech island
- todd's convenience stores, inc 2, new ellenton
- twin lakes mart, trenton
- windsor shell, windsor
- ye olde grocery, beech island
Combination Grocery/Other · 62
- bethel market international, north augusta
- cvs pharmacy 4295, aiken
- cvs pharmacy 4388, beech island
- cvs pharmacy 4523, aiken
- cvs pharmacy 5529, aiken
- cvs pharmacy 5575, north augusta
- dollar general 0306, beech island
- dollar general 0317, north augusta
- dollar general 1307, wagener
- dollar general 1761, aiken
- dollar general 18729, aiken
- dollar general 18837, perry
- dollar general 2855, aiken
- dollar general 3516, new ellenton
- dollar general 4091, north augusta
- dollar general 6244, graniteville
- dollar general 6273, aiken
- dollar general 9706, jackson
- dollar tree 0341, north augusta
- dollar tree 3174, aiken
- dollartree 10302, aiken
- dollartree 9808, aiken
- dollar general 11289, aiken
- dollar general 12324, aiken
- dollar general 15580, aiken
- dollar general 16133, monetta
- dollar general 16441, aiken
- dollar general 18323, warrenville
- dollar general 20549, aiken
- dollar general 22330, warrenville
- dollar general 22354, graniteville
- dollar general 23212, beech island
- dollar general 24425, aiken
- dollar general 24822, salley
- dollar general 25347, gloverville
- dollar general 30255, beech island
- dollar general 30316, batesburg
- dollar general 30789, aiken
- dollar general 30825, aiken
- dollar general 30940, wagener
- dollar general 8314, aiken
- dollar general 8852, warrenville
- dollar general store 17094, windsor
- dollar tree 5037, aiken
- dollar tree 6821, new ellenton
- dollar tree 7347, north augusta
- dollar tree 7493, beech island
- dollar tree 7658, aiken
- dollar tree 8350, graniteville
- family dollar 10390, north augusta
- family dollar 10560, warrenville
- family dollar 12713, jackson
- family dollar 7545, wagener
- family dollar store 10118, langley
- family dollar store 10119, aiken
- family dollar store 1528, aiken
- family dollar store 174, north augusta
- family dollar store 7639, beech island
- feasters foods, aiken
- walgreens 10581, north augusta
- walgreens 11432, beech island
- walgreens 11849, aiken
Supermarket · 12
- aldi 60050 60050, aiken
- aldi 76025 76025, north augusta
- food lion 2251, warrenville
- food lion 245, aiken
- food lion 2666, north augusta
- food lion 589, aiken
- lowes foods 285, aiken
- publix 0486, north augusta
- publix 506, aiken
- publix super markets, inc. 2040, aiken
- the fresh market 136, aiken
- tyler bros piggly wiggly 72, wagener
Super Store · 11
- kroger 675, aiken
- kj's market-aiken 607, aiken
- kj's market-new ellenton 611, new ellenton
- kj;s market-clearwater 604, clearwater
- kroger 640, north augusta
- sam's club 4879, aiken
- target store t-1310, aiken
- walmart 4487, aiken
- walmart 514, aiken
- walmart store 1270, north augusta
- walmart supercenter 6576, north augusta
Farmers' Market · 1
- aiken county farmers market, aiken
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- mccurley farms, aiken
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- la escondida, graniteville
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Carolina
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Counties near Aiken County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Aiken County, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SC (29.1% here).
- White County, TN · 29.1% low-access
- White County, TN · 29.1% low-access
- Marshall County, OK · 29.1% low-access
- Marshall County, OK · 29.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (10.8% here).
- Jefferson County, TN · 10.8% SNAP
- Jefferson County, TN · 10.8% SNAP
- Pamlico County, NC · 10.8% SNAP
- Pamlico County, NC · 10.8% 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.
Aiken County inside a higher low-access state context
Aiken County sits inside South Carolina (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 .
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