Signature · 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Burke County, GA
Burke County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 15.0% low-access.
- 15.0%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 18.9%
- on SNAP
- 24K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Burke County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 15.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.9% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 9.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Tift County (+ 0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Burke County lands in the lower national band (15.0%, #2,119 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,119
- national by low-access %
- #95
- in GA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Burke County compares nationally
Burke County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 15.0% low-access share that beats 32% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,119).
Burke County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Burke County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (5 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Burke 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
- McIntosh 15.9
McIntosh 15.9%
15.9 % low-access
- Putnam 15.5
Putnam 15.5%
15.5 % low-access
- Tift 15.3
Tift 15.3%
15.3 % low-access
- Burke 15
Burke 15%
15 % low-access
- Wilkes 14.3
Wilkes 14.3%
14.3 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 23,316 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,490 |
| Low-Access Share | 15.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,774 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 24,470 |
| Median Household Income | $53,014 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,736 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.0%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Burke County
Burke County has 33 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 18 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 33 authorized stores; Waynesboro holds 58% of them. 4 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Hephzibah, Midville, Girard, Keysville.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Waynesboro | 19 | 2 |
| Hephzibah | 4 | none |
| Midville | 4 | none |
| Sardis | 4 | 1 |
| Girard | 1 | none |
| Keysville | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 18
- c&s general, hephzibah
- el cheapo, waynesboro
- gas pro travel center, waynesboro
- girard mall, girard
- guru grocery, waynesboro
- jet food store 2, sardis
- jet food store 5, waynesboro
- jolly foodplus, waynesboro
- keysville community store, keysville
- krupa two, midville
- liberty food mart, waynesboro
- midville express, midville
- murphy usa 5816, waynesboro
- quick stop, waynesboro
- s t food mart, midville
- stop-n-shop, waynesboro
- taylor bros x-press, hephzibah
- vidette food mart, waynesboro
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- cvs pharmacy 3778, waynesboro
- dollar general 18659, hephzibah
- dollar general 11199, sardis
- dollar general 20426, midville
- dollar general 21167, waynesboro
- dollar general 6674, waynesboro
- dollar tree 1518, waynesboro
- family dollar 10214, sardis
- family dollar 117, waynesboro
- walgreens 12107, waynesboro
Farmers' Market · 2
- burke co school nutrition program farmers market, waynesboro
- ember acres farmers market, hephzibah
Large Grocery Store · 1
- jenkin foodland iga, sardis
Super Store · 1
- walmart s/c 2754, waynesboro
Supermarket · 1
- kj's market-waynesboro 695, waynesboro
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 Burke County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Burke County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Burke 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 (15.0% here).
- Morgan County, CO · 15.0% low-access
- Hood River County, OR · 15.0% low-access
- Marshall County, IN · 14.9% low-access
- Clay County, IA · 14.9% 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%). Burke County, at 15.0%, runs 15.9 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 Burke County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13033. 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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