Signature · 15 LILA tracts (34.1% of tracts)
Bibb County, GA
Bibb County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 15 LILA tracts (34.1% of the book) alongside 32.2% low-access.
- 32.2%
- low-access pop.
- 15
- food-desert tracts
- 22.3%
- on SNAP
- 157K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bibb County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.1 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 15 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 22.3% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 34% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Liberty County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Bibb County sits in the upper national band (32.2%, #796 of 3,079) with 15 LILA tracts.
- #796
- national by low-access %
- #45
- in GA
- 23
- low-access tracts
- 20K
- 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: 15 LILA tracts (34.1% of tracts) .
How Bibb County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Bibb County's 32.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 74% of them and ranked #803 most-affected nationwide.
Bibb County's elevated USDA tier split
44 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 15 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bibb County has 39 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.
Bibb County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Lee 32.9
Lee 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Jackson 32.8
Jackson 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Bibb 32.2
Bibb 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Liberty 31.9
Liberty 31.9%
31.9 % low-access
- Chatham 31.7
Chatham 31.7%
31.7 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 44 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 155,547 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 23 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 15 |
| Low-Access Population | 50,155 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.2%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 20,315 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 156,578 |
| Median Household Income | $51,234 |
| Poverty Rate | 24.7%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 13,362 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.3%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bibb County
Bibb County has 206 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 117 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 117
- ak express, macon
- amoco food store, macon
- bp mart, macon
- bilo mart, macon
- bloomfield grocery, macon
- bobby's food mart, lizella
- bp mart, macon
- broadway mini mart 0, macon
- circle k 2745065, macon
- canyan grocery, macon
- carr's, macon
- chevron 275 275, macon
- chevron food mart, macon
- cielito lindo tortilleria, macon
- circle g, macon
- circle k 6715, macon
- circle k 6724, macon
- circle k 6729, macon
- circle k 6730, macon
- circle k 6731, macon
- circle k stores inc 6771, macon
- citgo, macon
- citgo food mart, macon
- citgo food mart, macon
- city food mart, macon
- corner food mart, macon
- corner grocery store, macon
- county line store, macon
- crabby's corner store llc, macon
- dos amigos food mart, macon
- express food mart, macon
- extra mile, macon
- fastee foods 2, macon
- family food mart, macon
- fastee food 4, macon
- flash foods llc 274147, macon
- flash foods llc 274160, macon
- flash foods llc 274219, macon
- flash foods llc 274223, macon
- flash foods llc 274226, macon
- flash foods llc 274261, macon
- flowers bakery outlet 84, macon
- food mart, macon
- food mart, macon
- food mart, macon
- food mart, macon
- food mart, macon
- foodmart, macon
- forest hill shell, macon
- g food mart, macon
- hilltop store inc, macon
- hop-in, macon
- hr 24 enterprise inc, macon
- ingleside food mart, macon
- jaya food & gas, macon
- jeffersonville sunoco, macon
- jek food mart, macon
- jet food store, macon
- jet food store 92, macon
- jim food mart, macon
- jumbo mart, macon
- ken's food mart, macon
- kings food mart, macon
- kitchen pride food store, macon
- light mart, macon
- lo lo foodmart, macon
- love's travel stop 698, macon
- lucky food mart, macon
- murphy express 8519, macon
- macatlanta inc, macon
- macon bp mart 1, macon
- macon raceway-6833, macon
- macon shell mart, macon
- macon usa inc, macon
- marathon, macon
- marathon 18, macon
- market express, macon
- megha and tejas llc, macon
- melody's magic mart, macon
- mike food mart, macon
- mkd fuel & food inc, macon
- mt. pleasant store, macon
- murphy usa 6715, macon
- neighborhood gas & groceries, macon
- nishu food mart, macon
- northside citgo, macon
- nouria 3311 mercer university boulevard 836, macon
- pelican food store, macon
- quick shop 0, macon
- quiktrip 1722, macon
- quiktrip 1733, macon
- quiktrip 1736, macon
- quiktrip 1742, macon
- reliance food mart, macon
- riverside mobil, macon
- romeiser food mart rudha 2022, macon
- shan food mart, macon
- shell, macon
- shiv food mart, macon
- shree harikrishna maharaj, macon
- simmaz 2024 llc, macon
- speedee mart 1, macon
- spring express, macon
- sprint 5, macon
- sprint food 6, macon
- sprint food-2, macon
- srupa inc, macon
- stop n shop, macon
- sunoco food mart, macon
- sunoco food mart, macon
- texaco food mart, macon
- the salad palace, macon
- valero food mart, macon
- village market, macon
- welcome, macon
- yvonne's natural market, macon
- z-1 express, lizella
Combination Grocery/Other · 50
- cvs pharmacy 4160, macon
- cvs pharmacy 4255, macon
- cvs pharmacy 7504, macon
- cvs pharmacy 10357, macon
- cvs pharmacy 4545, macon
- cvs pharmacy 4765, macon
- cvs pharmacy 7212, macon
- dollar general 18965, macon
- dollar general 4792, macon
- dollar general 6505, macon
- dollar general 7133, macon
- dollar general 9696, lizella
- dollartree 10200, macon
- dollar general 12134, macon
- dollar general 14521, macon
- dollar general 14809, macon
- dollar general 20308, macon
- dollar general 20790, macon
- dollar general 21134, macon
- dollar general 2168, macon
- dollar general 25044, macon
- dollar general 31254, macon
- dollar general 8684, macon
- dollar general store 16428, macon
- dollar tree 1538, macon
- dollar tree 1806, macon
- dollar tree 2429, macon
- dollar tree 4571, macon
- dollar tree 5171, macon
- dollar tree 5757, macon
- dollar tree 7521, macon
- family dollar store 5728, macon
- family dollar store 6310, macon
- family dollar 10190, macon
- family dollar 12176, macon
- family dollar 227, macon
- family dollar 4027, macon
- family dollar 5252, macon
- family dollar 9420, macon
- family dollar store 10678, macon
- family dollar store 10791, macon
- family dollar store 382, macon
- family dollar store 5426, macon
- family dollar store 6432, macon
- family dollar store 8676, macon
- joe's fish market, macon
- rose's 215, macon
- roses 231, macon
- walgreens 6560, macon
- walgreens 10634, macon
Supermarket · 13
- aldi 76010, macon
- c and j supermarket 2, macon
- family super market, macon
- food depot 56, macon
- food depot 63, macon
- gordon restaurant market mp211, macon
- my store, macon
- publix 1263, macon
- piggly wiggly 593, macon
- publix super markets, inc. 1700, macon
- shoppers value foods, macon
- sl sausage company macon, llc, macon
- the fresh market 093, macon
Super Store · 12
- dollar general 21645, macon
- dollar general market 9814, macon
- kroger 328, macon
- kroger 355, macon
- kroger 378, macon
- kroger 400, macon
- kroger 425, macon
- kroger store 411, macon
- sam's club 8225, macon
- walmart supercenter 1076, macon
- walmart supercenter 1153, macon
- walmart supercenter 2890, macon
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 5
- aj cameron, macon
- arete produce llc, macon
- diann pope, macon
- mr. ed's produce, macon
- pat cobb produce, macon
Large Grocery Store · 4
- c & j's supermarket, macon
- mike supermarket, macon
- shri hari grocery, macon
- supervalu foods, macon
Farmers' Market · 2
- foty farm llc, macon
- napier heights food co-op, macon
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- el carnaval, macon
- mi preferida, macon
Small Grocery Store · 1
- tienda la estrellita 1, macon
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.
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Counties near Bibb County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bibb 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 (32.2% here).
- Clark County, IL · 32.2% low-access
- Clark County, IL · 32.2% low-access
- Dukes County, MA · 32.2% low-access
- Dukes County, MA · 32.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (22.3% here).
- Marion County, SC · 22.3% SNAP
- Marion County, SC · 22.3% SNAP
- DeSoto County, FL · 22.4% SNAP
- Navajo County, AZ · 22.2% 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.
Bibb County inside a higher low-access state context
Bibb 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 .
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