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 #2,969).
Banks County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 4 of Banks County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
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.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 21 authorized stores; Commerce holds 38% of them. 4 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Homer, Baldwin, Maysville, Lula.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | 8 | 1 |
| Homer | 7 | none |
| Baldwin | 3 | none |
| Maysville | 2 | none |
| Lula | 1 | none |
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
- Rowan County, KY · 1.8% low-access
- Carroll County, IN · 1.9% low-access
- Union County, TN · 1.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (9.0% here).
- Clinton County, IL · 9.0% SNAP
- Cerro Gordo County, IA · 9.0% SNAP
- Henry County, IA · 9.0% SNAP
- Shawnee County, KS · 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.
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Banks County, at 1.8%, runs 29.1 pts below the Georgia rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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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