Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Brantley County, GA
Brantley County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 4.3% low-access.
- 4.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 18.9%
- on SNAP
- 18K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Brantley County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Taylor County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Brantley County lands in the lower national band (4.3%, #2,847 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,847
- national by low-access %
- #118
- in GA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 488
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Brantley County compares nationally
Food access in Brantley County compares favorably nationally: its 4.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 9% of them (rank #2,847).
Brantley County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 3 of Brantley County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Brantley County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Wheeler 4.7
Wheeler 4.7%
4.7 % low-access
- Brantley 4.3
Brantley 4.3%
4.3 % low-access
- Taylor 4.2
Taylor 4.2%
4.2 % low-access
- Grady 4.1
Grady 4.1%
4.1 % low-access
- Heard 3.7
Heard 3.7%
3.7 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,411 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 801 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 488 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,315 |
| Median Household Income | $58,239 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,249 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.3% |
SNAP retailers in Brantley County
Brantley County has 24 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 24 authorized stores; Nahunta holds 33% of them. 3 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Hortense, Hoboken, Waycross.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Nahunta | 8 | 1 |
| Waynesville | 7 | 1 |
| Hortense | 4 | none |
| Hoboken | 3 | none |
| Waycross | 2 | none |
Convenience Store · 14
- flash foods llc 274137, nahunta
- friendly express 41, hoboken
- friendly express 91, hortense
- friendly express 92, waynesville
- friendly express 93, hortense
- friendly express 94, waynesville
- friendly express 95, waynesville
- friendly express 96, waynesville
- friendly express 97, nahunta
- mini mart, waycross
- om food mart, nahunta
- om food mart n/a, nahunta
- petro express #108, hoboken
- stop shop, waycross
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 19363, hortense
- dollar general 4192, nahunta
- dollar general 11736, hoboken
- dollar general 11739, waynesville
- dollar general 16926, hortense
- family dollar 8287, waynesville
- family dollar store 1733, nahunta
Supermarket · 2
- piggly wiggly 62, nahunta
- satilla grocery, waynesville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- wj wainright & son, nahunta
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 Brantley County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Brantley County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Brantley 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 (4.3% here).
- Ripley County, IN · 4.3% low-access
- Missaukee County, MI · 4.3% low-access
- Newaygo County, MI · 4.3% low-access
- Alleghany County, NC · 4.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (18.9% here).
- Cambria County, PA · 18.9% SNAP
- Sussex County, VA · 18.9% SNAP
- Adams County, WA · 18.9% SNAP
- Washington County, ME · 18.8% 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.
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Brantley County, at 4.3%, runs 26.6 pts below the Georgia rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
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 .
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 Brantley County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13025. 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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