Signature · 5 LILA tracts (41.7% of tracts)

Autauga County, AL

Autauga County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (41.7% of the book) alongside 33.9% low-access.

33.9%
low-access pop.
5
food-desert tracts
9.2%
on SNAP
60K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 AL

USDA FARA access plate

County Autauga County, AL

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE

  • LA-ELEVATED 33.9% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.8 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-LIGHT 9.2% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 4.1% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-DENSE 42% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Lee County ( -0.3 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Autauga County sits in the upper national band (33.9%, #671 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.

#671
national by low-access %
#12
in AL
9
low-access tracts
7K
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: 5 LILA tracts (41.7% of tracts) .

How Autauga County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Autauga County's 33.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #678 most-affected nationwide.

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Autauga County's elevated USDA tier split

12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Autauga County, AL USDA-defined food-access tiers: 3 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 4 limited, 5 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 12 tracts evaluated. 3 tracts adequate (25.0%) 4 tracts limited (33.3%) 5 tracts severe / food desert (41.7%) Adequate 25% Limited 33% Severe 42% Food-access tier distribution: Autauga County, AL
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Autauga County has 7 urban and 5 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.

Autauga County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Autauga County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts12
Atlas Population (2010 basis)54,571
Low-Access Tracts9
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)5
Low-Access Population18,503
Low-Access Share33.9%well above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population7,106

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Autauga County
IndicatorValue
Population59,947
Median Household Income$72,481
Poverty Rate11.3%below the national average
SNAP Households2,116
SNAP Participation Rate9.2%below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle4.1%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population0.8%

Thick SNAP store book in Autauga County

Autauga County has 47 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 19 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 19

  • beeline 509, prattville
  • circle k 2709067, prattville
  • circle k 2723830, prattville
  • circle k 2723831, prattville
  • circle k store 2706634, prattville
  • country mart, billingsley
  • d&d one stop, marbury
  • home 2024 inc, prattville
  • jet pep 47, prattville
  • kwik shop, prattville
  • kwik shops 130, prattville
  • murphy express 8542, prattville
  • petro mart, prattville
  • posey crossroads, prattville
  • prattville coosa mart, prattville
  • raceway 6708, prattville
  • texaco food mart, prattville
  • united food and fuel, prattville
  • z mars inc, prattville

Combination Grocery/Other · 18

  • cvs pharmacy 4838, prattville
  • cvs pharmacy 4944, prattville
  • dollar general 18637, billingsley
  • dollar general 3232, prattville
  • dollar general 5726, prattville
  • dollar general 9570, prattville
  • dollar general 15346, prattville
  • dollar general 15660, autaugaville
  • dollar general 17887, prattville
  • dollar general 20939, prattville
  • dollar general 21115, prattville
  • dollar general 31017, marbury
  • dollar general 31157, prattville
  • dollar general 31232, deatsville
  • dollar general 9980, selma
  • dollar tree 0783, prattville
  • family dollar 13685, prattville
  • walgreens 06800, prattville

Super Store · 4

  • piggly wiggly 36, deatsville
  • prattville food outlet, prattville
  • target store t-2274, prattville
  • walmart s/c 483, prattville

Supermarket · 4

  • aldi 82003, prattville
  • publix 1228, prattville
  • piggly wiggly, prattville
  • winn-dixie 527, prattville

Small Grocery Store · 2

  • country market, autaugavillle
  • wadsworth grocery, deatsville

Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).

Other Counties in Alabama

One of 66 counties in Alabama, 6 are shown here.

Compare Autauga County vs Baldwin County → · All Alabama counties →

Counties near Autauga County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Autauga County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside AL (33.9% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (9.2% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Autauga County inside a higher low-access state context

Autauga County sits inside Alabama (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 Autauga County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01001. 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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