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 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.
Autauga County's elevated USDA tier split
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
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
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Madison
Madison 34.8%
34.8 % low-access
- Jefferson
Jefferson 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Shelby
Shelby 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Autauga
Autauga 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- Lee
Lee 33.6%
33.6 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 54,571 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 9 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 18,503 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,106 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 59,947 |
| Median Household Income | $72,481 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,116 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
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).
- Sullivan County, NH · 33.9% low-access
- Sullivan County, NH · 33.9% low-access
- Monroe County, NY · 33.9% low-access
- Monroe County, NY · 33.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (9.2% here).
- Alachua County, FL · 9.2% SNAP
- Alachua County, FL · 9.2% SNAP
- Seminole County, FL · 9.2% SNAP
- Seminole County, FL · 9.2% 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.
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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