Signature · 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts)
Appling County, GA
Appling County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (60% of the book) alongside 47.8% low-access.
- 47.8%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 19.6%
- on SNAP
- 18K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Appling County, GA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 47.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +25.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 60% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Echols County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Appling County sits in the upper national band (47.8%, #227 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #227
- national by low-access %
- #12
- in GA
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts) .
How Appling County compares nationally
Appling County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 47.8% low-access share outpaces 93% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #230 most-affected nationwide.
Appling County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Appling County has 2 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.
Appling County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Paulding
Paulding 48.6%
48.6 % low-access
- Appling
Appling 47.8%
47.8 % low-access
- Echols
Echols 47.7%
47.7 % low-access
- Richmond
Richmond 47.6%
47.6 % low-access
- Treutlen
Treutlen 46.8%
46.8 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,236 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,709 |
| Low-Access Share | 47.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,232 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,493 |
| Median Household Income | $46,651 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.5%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,406 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Appling County
Appling County has 32 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 17
- 3-way corner store, baxley
- baxley food mart, baxley
- bell smith food mart, baxley
- country convenience/petro express, baxley
- discount corner, baxley
- express stop, baxley
- fastrac, baxley
- flash foods llc 274105, baxley
- graham county boy mini mart, baxley
- hungry lion, baxley
- jet food store 99, baxley
- joe's qwik stop, baxley
- mj's stop, baxley
- murphy usa 7850, baxley
- parker's surrency 208, surrency
- po-jo's country store 6, baxley
- tienda mexicana la guanajuato, baxley
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs pharmacy 7294, baxley
- dollar general 10944, baxley
- dollar general 14564, baxley
- dollar general 17761, baxley
- dollar general 20188, surrency
- dollar general 22525, baxley
- dollar tree 4741, baxley
- family dollar store 351, baxley
- seguras taqueria & tienda, baxley
Small Grocery Store · 2
- eason convenience store, baxley
- tienda mexicana girasoles, llc, baxley
Super Store · 2
- harveys supermarket 1655, baxley
- walmart supercenter 5392, baxley
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- baxley meats, baxley
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- circle f meats inc., baxley
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Georgia
One of 158 counties in Georgia, 6 are shown here.
Compare Appling County vs Atkinson County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Appling County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Appling County, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside GA (47.8% here).
- Williamson County, TX · 47.8% low-access
- Williamson County, TX · 47.8% low-access
- Washita County, OK · 47.5% low-access
- McLeod County, MN · 47.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (19.6% here).
- Bath County, KY · 19.6% SNAP
- Bath County, KY · 19.6% SNAP
- Carter County, KY · 19.6% SNAP
- Carter County, KY · 19.6% 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.
Appling County inside a higher low-access state context
Appling County sits inside Georgia (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 Appling County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13001. 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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