Signature · 7.1% SNAP (7th pct in SC)
Berkeley County, SC
Berkeley County sits in the upper national band on low-access (29.0%, +6.9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 29.0%
- low-access pop.
- 12
- food-desert tracts
- 7.1%
- on SNAP
- 247K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Berkeley County, SC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 29.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.9 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 12 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 27% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Aiken County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Berkeley County sits in the upper national band (29.0%, #1,001 of 3,079) with 12 LILA tracts.
- #1,001
- national by low-access %
- #13
- in SC
- 23
- low-access tracts
- 16K
- 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: 7.1% SNAP (7th pct in SC) (-5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Berkeley County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Berkeley County's 29.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 68% of them and ranked #1,004 most-affected nationwide.
Berkeley County's elevated USDA tier split
44 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 12 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Berkeley County has 28 urban and 16 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.
Berkeley County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Beaufort
Beaufort 49%
49 % low-access
- Aiken
Aiken 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Berkeley
Berkeley 29%
29 % low-access
- Newberry
Newberry 28.7%
28.7 % low-access
- Lancaster
Lancaster 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Orangeburg
Orangeburg 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 44 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 177,843 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 23 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 12 |
| Low-Access Population | 51,630 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.0%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 16,048 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 246,802 |
| Median Household Income | $84,358 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,615 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.1%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Berkeley County
Berkeley County has 160 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 73 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 73
- 7-eleven 40387h, goose creek
- 7-eleven 40482, goose creek
- 7-eleven 40484h, goose creek
- 7-eleven 42080h, summerville
- 7-eleven #42307a 42307a, summerville
- 7-eleven 40373a, moncks corner
- aplus 40478, summerville
- aplus 40385, goose creek
- bonn grocery, bonneau
- billys sc, pineville
- circle k 2705128, summerville
- circle k 2723362, bonneau
- circle k 2723796, charleston
- circle k 2723875, jamestown
- circle k 2723880, moncks corner
- circle k 272446, ladson
- circle k 272448, summerville
- circle k 8110, goose creek
- circle k 8115, goose creek
- country corner # 15, moncks corner
- country corner #14, moncks corner
- country corner #5, ladson
- cricket express, moncks corner
- cypress mart, moncks corner
- fast stop, saint stephen
- flying j travel plaza 1068, summerville
- hop-in, goose creek
- jai bhavani wildwood, moncks corner
- joe's kwik mart 7014, goose creek
- kwik food store, moncks corner
- lees quick stop, saint stephen
- marathon, cross
- marts to go 2, moncks corner
- mk food mart, bonneau
- moncks corner express, moncks corner
- murphy usa 6622, goose creek
- palmetto foods, saint stephen
- parker's 103, ladson
- parker's 121, moncks corner
- parker's 70, moncks corner
- parker's 72, moncks corner
- parker's 74, goose creek
- parker's 77, summerville
- parker's 81, moncks corner
- parker's 86, ladson
- parkers 84, summerville
- pineville food mart, pineville
- rainbow mart, goose creek
- refuel 1012, goose creek
- refuel 1018, daniel island
- refuel 1055, charleston
- refuel 1056, summerville
- refuel 71, summerville
- refuel 72, ridgeville
- scotchman 3073, moncks corner
- scotchman 3871, hanahan
- scotchman 3884, ladson
- short trip #107, ridgeville
- short trip #24, ladson
- speedway 2837, goose creek
- speedway 2855, summerville
- speedway 2861, ladson
- spinx 317, moncks corner
- spinx 341, charleston
- spinx 355, summerville
- spinx 358, moncks corner
- spinx 364, summerville
- spinx 369, moncks corner
- sunoco 2645 2645, goose creek
- sunoco 2662 2662, ladson
- tienda el paisano, goose creek
- vp racing fuels, moncks corner
- young's 3645, bonneau
Combination Grocery/Other · 44
- cvs pharmacy 3834, moncks corner
- cvs pharmacy 6410, goose creek
- cvs pharmacy 11442, daniel island
- cvs pharmacy 7568, goose creek
- dollar general 0736, goose creek
- dollar general 1191, goose creek
- dollar general 2848, ladson
- dollar general 2959, goose creek
- dollar general 4913, summerville
- dollar general 7850, moncks corner
- dollar general 8064, saint stephen
- dollartree 6920, summerville
- dollartree 8683, ladson
- dollar general 11507, bonneau
- dollar general 12872, cross
- dollar general 13390, moncks corner
- dollar general 15516, charleston
- dollar general 16053, saint stephen
- dollar general 17178, bonneau
- dollar general 19968, jamestown
- dollar general 24906, summerville
- dollar tree 2772, goose creek
- dollar tree 5865, goose creek
- dollar tree 6892, saint stephen
- dollar tree 7767, charleston
- dollar tree 898, moncks corner
- dollar tree 9004, goose creek
- family dollar 12072, summerville
- family dollar 12384, cross
- family dollar 13197, ladson
- family dollar 13873, bonneau
- family dollar 211, moncks corner
- family dollar 986, goose creek
- family dollar store 11470, moncks corner
- family dollar store 2892, moncks corner
- family dollar store 7847, ladson
- family dollar store 8441, goose creek
- h & j seafood, goose creek
- walgreens 10257, moncks corner
- walgreens 1072, summerville
- walgreens 11434, goose creek
- walgreens 18351, goose creek
- walgreens 9542, goose creek
- wright's grocery, cross
Supermarket · 18
- aldi 66141, goose creek
- brazilian market, goose creek
- earth fare 205, summerville
- food lion 1072, ladson
- food lion 1378, moncks corner
- food lion 410, goose creek
- food lion 2124, ladson
- food lion 2253, goose creek
- food lion 2851, summerville
- lowes foods #279 279, hanahan
- price wise foods 184, hanahan
- publix 1266, summerville
- publix 459, goose creek
- publix super market 1775, moncks corner
- publix super markets, inc. 1646, charleston
- publix super markets, inc. 1866, summerville
- publix super markets, inc. 2038, summerville
- publix super markets, inc. 2090, daniel island
Super Store · 12
- bj's wholesale club 378, summerville
- harris teeter 368, summerville
- kj's market-moncks corner 618, moncks corner
- lidl 1116, goose creek
- piggly wiggly 181, moncks corner
- st. stephen iga 658, saint stephen
- target store t-1493, summerville
- walmart neighborhood market 3646, goose creek
- walmart neighborhood market 3899, goose creek
- walmart supercenter 1146, moncks corner
- walmart supercenter 1037, summerville
- walmart supercenter 2928, goose creek
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- black creek meat market, cross
- dc burbage retail meats, goose creek
- winningham meats, inc., ridgeville
Seafood Specialty · 3
- blue boat seafood market, summerville
- m and c seafood, summerville
- palmetto state seafood co., moncks corner
Small Grocery Store · 3
- carniceria la esperanza 2, llc 2, summerville
- pepe's seafood, hanahan
- village grocery, moncks corner
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- guadalajara supermarket llc 1, goose creek
- la tapatia bakery 1, hanahan
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- foodshare berkeley county, moncks corner
Military Commissary · 1
- charleston nws commissary 307, goose creek
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Carolina
One of 45 counties in South Carolina, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Berkeley County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Berkeley County (7.1%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside South Carolina.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SC (29.0% here).
- Beadle County, SD · 29.0% low-access
- Beadle County, SD · 29.0% low-access
- Guernsey County, OH · 29.0% low-access
- Guernsey County, OH · 29.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (7.1% here).
- Gloucester County, VA · 7.1% SNAP
- Gloucester County, VA · 7.1% SNAP
- Ward County, ND · 7.1% SNAP
- Ward County, ND · 7.1% 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.
Berkeley County inside a higher low-access state context
Berkeley County sits inside South Carolina (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 Berkeley County, SC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 45015. 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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