Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Bleckley County, GA
Bleckley County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 39.6% low-access.
- 39.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 22.4%
- on SNAP
- 12K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bleckley County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 39.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +17.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 22.4% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Rockdale County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Bleckley County sits in the upper national band (39.6%, #409 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #409
- national by low-access %
- #23
- in GA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Bleckley County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Bleckley County's 39.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 87% of them and ranked #415 most-affected nationwide.
Bleckley County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bleckley County has 1 urban and 2 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.
Bleckley 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
- Clarke
Clarke 40%
40 % low-access
- Bleckley
Bleckley 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Rockdale
Rockdale 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Clayton
Clayton 39.2%
39.2 % low-access
- Cobb 38.9
Cobb 38.9%
38.9 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,063 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,179 |
| Low-Access Share | 39.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,402 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 12,430 |
| Median Household Income | $62,008 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,000 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.4%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.2%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 10.0% |
SNAP retailers in Bleckley County
Bleckley County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 8
- cary convenience store, cochran
- cochran baait & tackle, cochran
- cross roads 2, cochran
- crossroad 3, cochran
- flash foods llc 2745070, cochran
- flash foods llc 2745074, cochran
- lucky lady, cochran
- rushi dev llc, danville
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- big m's meat market, cochran
- cvs pharmacy 7200, cochran
- dollartree 6763, cochran
- family dollar 12852, cochran
Super Store · 2
- dollar general market 13392, cochran
- walmart supercenter 7246, cochran
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- peacock meats, llc, cochran
Supermarket · 1
- food depot marketplace 85, cochran
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 Bleckley County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Bleckley County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bleckley 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 (39.6% here).
- Graham County, AZ · 39.6% low-access
- Graham County, AZ · 39.6% low-access
- St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · 39.6% low-access
- St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · 39.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (22.4% here).
- DeSoto County, FL · 22.4% SNAP
- DeSoto County, FL · 22.4% SNAP
- Marion County, SC · 22.3% SNAP
- Fentress County, TN · 22.5% 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.
Bleckley County inside a higher low-access state context
Bleckley 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 Bleckley County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13023. 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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