Signature · 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Brooks County, GA
Brooks County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 10.2% low-access.
- 10.2%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 20.7%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Brooks County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 10.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.7% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Stephens County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Brooks County lands in the lower national band (10.2%, #2,465 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,465
- national by low-access %
- #103
- in GA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 758
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Brooks County compares nationally
Brooks County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.2% low-access share that beats 21% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,468).
Brooks County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Brooks County has 1 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.
Brooks 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
- Stephens 10.4
Stephens 10.4%
10.4 % low-access
- Brooks 10.2
Brooks 10.2%
10.2 % low-access
- Wilcox 9.9
Wilcox 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Sumter 9.8
Sumter 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Troup 9.5
Troup 9.5%
9.5 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,243 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,664 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 758 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 16,293 |
| Median Household Income | $46,807 |
| Poverty Rate | 25.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,251 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.3%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.2% |
SNAP retailers in Brooks County
Brooks County has 23 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- brooks beverage, valdosta
- citgo, valdosta
- flash foods llc 2745148, quitman
- johnson grocery, quitman
- johnson's grocery, dixie
- k&k kandies grocery and more, quitman
- nick food mart, morven
- peach mart, barney
- pineview grocery, quitman
- quick change 60, valdosta
- wawa store 6308, valdosta
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 860, quitman
- dollar general 10146, morven
- dollar general 13136, valdosta
- dollar general 19975, barwck
- dollar general 25314, quitman
- dollar tree 7996, quitman
- family dollar 349, quitman
Small Grocery Store · 2
- don leon tienda mexicana, quitman
- j & w wholesale meats, quitman
Supermarket · 2
- food lion 2832, quitman
- stan's grocery and meats, quitman
Seafood Specialty · 1
- becton's fish & seafood market llc 01, quitman
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 Brooks County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Brooks County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Brooks 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 (10.2% here).
- Chilton County, AL · 10.2% low-access
- Chilton County, AL · 10.2% low-access
- Livingston County, MO · 10.2% low-access
- Livingston County, MO · 10.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (20.7% here).
- Aroostook County, ME · 20.7% SNAP
- Aroostook County, ME · 20.7% SNAP
- Bibb County, AL · 20.7% SNAP
- Bibb County, AL · 20.7% 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.
Brooks County inside a lower low-access state context
Brooks 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 Brooks County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13027. 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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