Signature · 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Butler County, AL
Butler County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 12.0% low-access.
- 12.0%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 17.3%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Butler County, AL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 12.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lawrence County (+ 0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Butler County lands in the lower national band (12.0%, #2,336 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,336
- national by low-access %
- #48
- in AL
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Butler County compares nationally
Butler County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.0% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,344).
Butler County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Butler County has 2 urban and 7 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.
Butler 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
- Covington 12.9
Covington 12.9%
12.9 % low-access
- Lawrence 12.4
Lawrence 12.4%
12.4 % low-access
- Butler 12
Butler 12%
12 % low-access
- Washington 11.2
Washington 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Escambia 10.6
Escambia 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,947 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,508 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,449 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,630 |
| Median Household Income | $44,755 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,312 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Butler County
Butler County has 34 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 17
- big daddy's c-store, greenville
- country one stop, greenville
- circle k store 2706638, greenville
- country stop, greenville
- d-mart convenience store, greenville
- deven llc, greenville
- dilip m chaudhari 1994 llc, greenville
- forest home mini mart 1, forest home
- friday 2024 inc, greenville
- hilltop food mart, greenville
- kirby's, georgiana
- mcbride's hilltop chevron, greenville
- max food mart, greenville
- mckenzie mall, mckenzie
- murphy usa 7087, greenville
- raybons grocery and market llc, greenville
- sai bhole inc, georgiana
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- bennett's bargains, georgiana
- cvs pharmacy 4953, greenville
- dollar general 10273, greenville
- dollar general 9041, georgiana
- dollar general 16820, greenville
- dollar general 3042, greenville
- dollar general store 16579, mckenzie
- dollar general store 17370, greenville
- dollar tree 2106, greenville
- family dollar 12599, georgiana
- family dollar 462, greenville
- walgreens 11468, greenville
Supermarket · 3
- food giant 645, georgiana
- greenville super foods, greenville
- piggly wiggly 637, greenville
Seafood Specialty · 1
- k & k seafood, greenville
Super Store · 1
- walmart s/c 1462, greenville
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 Butler County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Counties near Butler County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Butler 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 (12.0% here).
- Suwannee County, FL · 12.0% low-access
- Suwannee County, FL · 12.0% low-access
- O'Brien County, IA · 12.0% low-access
- O'Brien County, IA · 12.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (17.3% here).
- Sharp County, AR · 17.3% SNAP
- Sharp County, AR · 17.3% SNAP
- Bradford County, FL · 17.3% SNAP
- Bradford County, FL · 17.3% 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.
Butler County inside a lower low-access state context
Butler County sits inside Alabama (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 Butler County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01013. 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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