Signature · 6.8% low-access (13th pct)
Blount County, AL
Blount County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 12.3%
- on SNAP
- 60K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Blount County, AL
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.3 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Clay County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Blount County lands in the lower national band (6.8%, #2,711 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,711
- national by low-access %
- #59
- in AL
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.8% low-access (13th pct) (-15.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Blount County compares nationally
Food access in Blount County compares favorably nationally: its 6.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 13% of them (rank #2,711).
Blount County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Blount County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (8 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Blount County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Cullman 8.4
Cullman 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Tallapoosa 7.5
Tallapoosa 7.5%
7.5 % low-access
- Clay 7
Clay 7%
7 % low-access
- Blount 6.8
Blount 6.8%
6.8 % low-access
- Cleburne 6
Cleburne 6%
6 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 57,322 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,902 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,440 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 59,518 |
| Median Household Income | $64,190 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,731 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Blount County
Blount County has 46 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 19 locations (41% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
12 towns share the 46 authorized stores; Oneonta holds 37% of them. 7 of the 12 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Locust Fork, Altoona, Hayden, Warrior, Blounsville, Ramlap and 1 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Oneonta | 17 | 3 |
| Blountsville | 6 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 5 | 1 |
| Locust Fork | 4 | none |
| Altoona | 3 | none |
| Hayden | 3 | none |
| Trafford | 2 | 1 |
| Warrior | 2 | none |
| Blounsville | 1 | none |
| Ramlap | 1 | none |
Top 10 of 12 towns by store count.
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- cvs pharmacy 4854, oneonta
- dollar general 4150, oneonta
- dollar general 7364, cleveland
- dollar general 9077, hayden
- dollar general 9783, blountsville
- dollar general 13477, remlap
- dollar general 15419, oneonta
- dollar general 23667, oneonta
- dollar general 24521, hayden
- dollar general 24526, locust fork
- dollar general 25028, warrior
- dollar general 31133, locust fork
- dollar general store 17567, blountsville
- dollar tree 1181, oneonta
- family dollar 12735, cleveland
- family dollar 13231, blountsville
- family dollar 13505, hayden
- family dollar 13894, altoona
- nicos's supermarket llc 2, oneonta
Convenience Store · 17
- 75 quick stop, oneonta
- brooksville food mart, blountsville
- busy bee, oneonta
- hayden shamrock 149, warrior
- jet pep 12, oneonta
- locust fork grocery & hardware, locust fork
- locust fork produce, locust fork
- m & n food mart, oneonta
- oneonta family mart # al0075, oneonta
- oneonta quick stop, oneonta
- reid's, trafford
- rosa food mart, oneonta
- snead marathon, altoona
- spring valley super stop, blountsville
- super saver, ramlap
- tatheer llc marathon, cleveland
- tonka shell & deli, cleveland
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- dixie's produce market, oneonta
- graves family market, altoona
Large Grocery Store · 2
- lucky's supermarket 94, blountsville
- piggly wiggly 86, snead
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- la morenita supermarket llc, oneonta
- z mart, trafford
Super Store · 2
- s & s foods 3, cleveland
- walmart s/c 315, oneonta
Small Grocery Store · 1
- el portal supermarket, blounsville
Supermarket · 1
- price less iga 012, oneonta
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Alabama
One of 66 counties in Alabama, 6 are shown here.
Compare Blount County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Counties near Blount County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Blount County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AL (6.8% here).
- Ray County, MO · 6.8% low-access
- Brown County, OH · 6.8% low-access
- Obion County, TN · 6.8% low-access
- Logan County, WV · 6.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (12.3% here).
- Murray County, GA · 12.3% SNAP
- Kent County, MD · 12.3% SNAP
- Martin County, MN · 12.3% SNAP
- Audrain County, MO · 12.3% 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.
Alabama among East South Central states
Alabama ranks 3rd of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (24.5%). Blount County, at 6.8%, runs 17.7 pts below the Alabama rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
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 .
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