Signature · 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Bolivar County, MS
Bolivar County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 50.9% low-access.
- 50.9%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 26.0%
- on SNAP
- 30K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bolivar County, MS
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 50.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +28.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 26.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Tallahatchie County (+ 0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Bolivar County sits in the upper national band (50.9%, #194 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #194
- national by low-access %
- #4
- in MS
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Bolivar County compares nationally
Bolivar County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 50.9% low-access share outpaces 94% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #195 most-affected nationwide.
Bolivar County's elevated USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bolivar County has 4 urban and 4 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.
Bolivar County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Carroll
Carroll 56.1%
56.1 % low-access
- Tallahatchie
Tallahatchie 51.2%
51.2 % low-access
- Bolivar
Bolivar 50.9%
50.9 % low-access
- DeSoto
DeSoto 48.7%
48.7 % low-access
- Hancock
Hancock 43.5%
43.5 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 34,145 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 17,387 |
| Low-Access Share | 50.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,499 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 29,534 |
| Median Household Income | $39,585 |
| Poverty Rate | 32.6%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,094 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 26.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.1%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bolivar County
Bolivar County has 46 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 26
- bassie's service station, gunnison
- brother's corner store llc, cleveland
- ching's supermarket, rosedale
- delta discount grocery and tobacco corp, cleveland
- delta market, cleveland
- dodge store 6804, cleveland
- double quick 71, shelby
- double quick 75, rosedale
- double quick 87, cleveland
- double quick 92, cleveland
- dudley's d.s., pace
- jb express, rosedale
- k & r quickstop llc, beulah
- mk quick mart, benoit
- murphy usa 7388, cleveland
- nita's food market 23885, rosedale
- quick stop 1 llc, shaw
- rick's express 11, shaw
- renova one stop, cleveland
- rick's express #12 12, cleveland
- shelby express, shelby
- sujs llc, mound bayou
- super saver 18, cleveland
- tayeh's quick stop, cleveland
- tgs community quick shop, mound bayou
- the filling station 25, cleveland
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- dollar general 6869, cleveland
- dollar general 9375, boyle
- dollartree 10098, cleveland
- dollar general 10680, cleveland
- dollar general 11588, shaw
- dollar general 11960, merigold
- dollar general 12038, rosedale
- dollar general 12232, shelby
- dollar tree 1308, cleveland
- family dollar 12999, shaw
- family dollar 3508, cleveland
- lampards wholesale meats, cleveland
- walgreen 09896, cleveland
Super Store · 3
- kroger 370, cleveland
- vowell's marketplace 15, cleveland
- walmart store 1530, cleveland
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- angies produce market, cleveland
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- vance's meat and grocery, cleveland
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- james quality market, shelby
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly, rosedale
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Mississippi
One of 81 counties in Mississippi, 6 are shown here.
Compare Bolivar County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Bolivar County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bolivar County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (50.9% here).
- Val Verde County, TX · 50.9% low-access
- Val Verde County, TX · 50.9% low-access
- Barnstable County, MA · 51.0% low-access
- Dooly County, GA · 50.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (26.0% here).
- Estill County, KY · 25.8% SNAP
- Bladen County, NC · 26.2% SNAP
- Saline County, IL · 26.2% SNAP
- Franklin County, IL · 25.8% 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.
Bolivar County inside a higher low-access state context
Bolivar County sits inside Mississippi (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 Bolivar County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28011. 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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