Signature · 36.1% low-access (82nd pct)
Anderson County, SC
Anderson County sits in the upper national band on low-access (36.1%, +14 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 36.1%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 10.6%
- on SNAP
- 210K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Anderson County, SC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 36.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.0 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 23% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Greenville County ( -0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Anderson County sits in the upper national band (36.1%, #547 of 3,079) with 9 LILA tracts.
- #547
- national by low-access %
- #5
- in SC
- 22
- low-access tracts
- 23K
- 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: 36.1% low-access (82nd pct) (+14 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Anderson County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Anderson County's 36.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 82% of them and ranked #551 most-affected nationwide.
Anderson County's elevated USDA tier split
39 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Anderson County has 24 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.
Anderson 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
- Colleton
Colleton 38%
38 % low-access
- Anderson
Anderson 36.1%
36.1 % low-access
- Greenville
Greenville 35.7%
35.7 % low-access
- Spartanburg
Spartanburg 34%
34 % low-access
- Kershaw
Kershaw 33.5%
33.5 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 39 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 187,126 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 22 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 67,513 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.1%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 23,050 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 210,478 |
| Median Household Income | $66,651 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 8,864 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Anderson County
Anderson County has 230 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 117 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 117
- 7-eleven 36835j, pelzer
- 7-eleven 36836j, belton
- 7-eleven 36837k, anderson
- 7-eleven 36838j, piedmont
- 7-eleven 36848j, anderson
- 7-eleven 36850h, anderson
- 7-eleven 36854h, pelzer
- 7-eleven 36855h, greenville
- 7-eleven 41792h, anderson
- 7-eleven store 38992h, piedmont
- 7-eleven 36845a, anderson
- 81 marathon, anderson
- amoco, anderson
- anderson bp, anderson
- bk world shop no, anderson
- beaverdam quick stop, williamston
- belton exxon, belton
- belton mart, belton
- brightmart exxon, anderson
- carolina corner, belton
- corner stop 31, anderson
- ez trip, williamston
- east side convenience store, anderson
- energy market 4014, anderson
- fant street bp, anderson
- fast fuel 9, williamston
- flowers bakery outlet 526, anderson
- food mart, anderson
- gas express llc d/b/a circle k #851 851, anderson
- gas express llc d/b/a circle k ck 852, pendleton
- happy store, anderson
- high volume 2, anderson
- hot spot 2022, honea path
- jai sai high volume, anderson
- janci mart, piedmont
- k p foodmart, anderson
- kent kwik 707, townville
- kwik stop 0, pendleton
- liberty food mart, anderson
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 387, fair play
- lucky corner mart, anderson
- lv's convenience store 1, anderson
- m j food mart, iva
- m mart, easley
- md food mart 1, anderson
- miracle mart, anderson
- murphy express 8706, anderson
- murphy usa 8672, anderson
- murray stop, anderson
- old hundred grill & grocery, pelzer
- one stop 29, belton
- one stop food mart, anderson
- palm pantry 5, anderson
- pelzer food mart, pelzer
- pilot travel center 63, piedmont
- power trac 10, anderson
- power trac 11, honea path
- power trac 12, piedmont
- power trac 13, anderson
- power trac 14, piedmont
- power trac 9, anderson
- quick point, anderson
- quiktrip 1109, anderson
- quiktrip 1117, piedmont
- quiktrip 1127, pendleton
- quiktrip 1130, piedmont
- quiktrip 1106, anderson
- quiktrip 1107, anderson
- quiktrip 1108, anderson
- quiktrip 1116, anderson
- rc mart, starr
- racetrac 2639 2639, anderson
- raceway 6750, anderson
- raceway 6752 6752, piedmont
- ran energy market, townville
- redi mart, starr
- saluda quick stop, williamston
- sarojpatel llc, anderson
- savastop, starr
- save more, anderson
- shell, easley
- short stop, anderson
- slabtown variety store, pendleton
- speedy mart, pendleton
- spinx 133, anderson
- spinx 135, piedmont
- spinx 225, honea path
- spinx 248, anderson
- spinx 256, anderson
- spinx 263, greenville
- stop n go, anderson
- stop a minit 28, anderson
- stop-a-minit 1, honea path
- stop-a-minit 11, anderson
- stop-a-minit 13, belton
- stop-a-minit 14, anderson
- stop-a-minit 2, honea path
- stop-a-minit 20, anderson
- stop-a-minit 23, anderson
- stop-a-minit 26, iva
- stop-a-minit 32, liberty
- stop-a-minit 35, starr
- stop-a-minit 36, belton
- stop-a-minit 4, honea path
- stop-a-minit 8, anderson
- stop-a-minit 9, anderson
- stop-a-minit 24, anderson
- surfside store, anderson
- swami foods, anderson
- the villager, anderson
- thomas food mart, anderson
- v go mart, anderson
- v-go mart, piedmont
- whitner street grocery, anderson
- williamson curb market, williamston
- xpress fuel, pendleton
- zeke's country store, pendleton
Combination Grocery/Other · 75
- bob and lisas produce, piedmont
- cvs pharmacy 3838, anderson
- cvs pharmacy 3846, anderson
- cvs pharmacy 7351, piedmont
- cvs pharmacy 3541, anderson
- cvs pharmacy 3571, west pelzer
- cvs pharmacy 3599, pendleton
- cvs pharmacy 4111, anderson
- cvs pharmacy 5536, belton
- cvs pharmacy 7538, honea path
- dollar general 0163, pendleton
- dollar general 0236, honea path
- dollar general 10122, easley
- dollar general 10850, anderson
- dollar general 1297, anderson
- dollar general 14268, pendleton
- dollar general 22445, anderson
- dollar general 3020, belton
- dollar general 3574, anderson
- dollar general 4382, williamston
- dollar general 7288, iva
- dollar general 8033, piedmont
- dollar general 9929, townville
- dollar tree plus 8992, iva
- dollartree 10, anderson
- dollartree 10079, anderson
- dollartree 8666, anderson
- dollartree 9586, anderson
- dollartree 9912, anderson
- dollar general 11728, anderson
- dollar general 12337, pelzer
- dollar general 14568, starr
- dollar general 14868, williamston
- dollar general 15576, anderson
- dollar general 17077, anderson
- dollar general 17604, anderson
- dollar general 20104, anderson
- dollar general 20534, pendleton
- dollar general 21421, belton
- dollar general 22808, belton
- dollar general 23250, belton
- dollar general 23531, anderson
- dollar general 24189, townville
- dollar general 25234, belton
- dollar general 2920, anderson
- dollar general 30283, anderson
- dollar general 30744, starr
- dollar general 31137, honea path
- dollar general 4531, greenville
- dollar general store 17974, pelzer
- dollar tree 1073, anderson
- dollar tree 6701, anderson
- dollar tree 7452, williamston
- dollar tree 7843, honea path
- family dollar store 1006, honea path
- family dollar store 6781, iva
- family dollar 11482, anderson
- family dollar 121, pelzer
- family dollar 12289, anderson
- family dollar 3281, anderson
- family dollar 4121, anderson
- family dollar 8279, williamston
- family dollar 91, anderson
- family dollar store 10009, williamston
- family dollar store 256, anderson
- family dollar store 8730, anderson
- family dollar store 933, belton
- rose's 560, anderson
- walgreen 02452, anderson
- walgreens 10869, anderson
- walgreens 11563, anderson
- walgreens 11654, piedmont
- walgreens 12979, greenville
- walgreens 17330, williamston
- zeke's produce, starr
Supermarket · 18
- aldi 76076, anderson
- aldi 76079, anderson
- aldi 76110, piedmont
- food lion 2869, anderson
- food lion 2208, anderson
- food lion 2816, pelzer
- food lion 2827, honea path
- food lion 2828, anderson
- food lion 2861, pendleton
- ingles markets 16, belton
- ingles markets 239, anderson
- ingles markets 240, anderson
- ingles markets 39, anderson
- ingles markets 73, piedmont
- la unica supermarket internacional, anderson
- publix 0360, anderson
- publix 0563, anderson
- save-a-lot 45157, anderson
Super Store · 7
- anderson quality foods llc, anderson
- sam's club 6463, anderson
- target store t-1198, anderson
- walmart 644, anderson
- walmart neighborhood market 4443, anderson
- walmart supercenter 3192, greenville
- walmart supercenter 396, anderson
Medium Grocery Store · 5
- drennon produce, iva
- international food and deli, llc 2, anderson
- mexico lindo 1, anderson
- mi rancho supermercado, anderson
- sam's curb market, anderson
Farmers' Market · 2
- anderson county farmers market, anderson
- carolina fresh market & more 203-73, pelzer
Small Grocery Store · 2
- almart express, anderson
- tienda hernandez llc, williamston
Delivery Route · 1
- meat monsters, anderson
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- foodshare anderson, anderson
Large Grocery Store · 1
- the deals galore ii, williamston
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- harper's meat house llc, anderson
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
One of 45 counties in South Carolina, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Anderson County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Anderson 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 (36.1% here).
- Hancock County, IN · 36.1% low-access
- Hancock County, IN · 36.1% low-access
- Phillips County, AR · 36.1% low-access
- Phillips County, AR · 36.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (10.6% here).
- Roberts County, SD · 10.6% SNAP
- Roberts County, SD · 10.6% SNAP
- Perry County, PA · 10.6% SNAP
- Perry County, PA · 10.6% 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.
Anderson County inside a higher low-access state context
Anderson 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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