Signature · 1.8% low-access (5th pct)
Banks County, GA
Banks County lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 9.0%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Banks County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -20.3 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Clay County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Banks County lands in the lower national band (1.8%, #2,969 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,969
- national by low-access %
- #135
- in GA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 160
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.8% low-access (5th pct) (-20.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Banks County compares nationally
Food access in Banks County compares favorably nationally: its 1.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 5% of them (rank #2,972).
Banks County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Banks County has 0 urban and 4 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.
Banks County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Warren 2.1
Warren 2.1%
2.1 % low-access
- Webster 2
Webster 2%
2 % low-access
- Clay 1.9
Clay 1.9%
1.9 % low-access
- Banks 1.8
Banks 1.8%
1.8 % low-access
- Cook 1.6
Cook 1.6%
1.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,395 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 326 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 160 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,264 |
| Median Household Income | $77,063 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 618 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.4%well below the national average |
SNAP retailers in Banks County
Banks County has 21 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 13 locations (62% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 13
- 4 way country & grocery, baldwin
- commerce lucky store, commerce
- diamond exxon, homer
- diamond shell, baldwin
- golden pantry food stores 1061, homer
- homer grocery, commerce
- lula country grocery, lula
- murphy usa 6544, commerce
- neighborhood market, commerce
- patel's grocery, homer
- quiktrip 828, commerce
- race trac 284, commerce
- snk food mart, maysville
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 9282, homer
- dollar general 11301, maysville
- dollar general 25390, homer
- dollar general store 17645, baldwin
- dollar tree 348, commerce
- harris meats 1, homer
Small Grocery Store · 1
- david & katies amish bulk foods, homer
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 3, commerce
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 Banks County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Banks County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Banks 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 (1.8% here).
- Greene County, IL · 1.8% low-access
- Greene County, IL · 1.8% low-access
- Rowan County, KY · 1.8% low-access
- Rowan County, KY · 1.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (9.0% here).
- Clinton County, IL · 9.0% SNAP
- Clinton County, IL · 9.0% SNAP
- Cerro Gordo County, IA · 9.0% SNAP
- Cerro Gordo County, IA · 9.0% 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.
Banks County inside a lower low-access state context
Banks 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 Banks County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13011. 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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