Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Butts County, GA
Butts County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 16.6% low-access.
- 16.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 14.8%
- on SNAP
- 26K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Butts County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 16.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -5.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Haralson County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Butts County ranks #1,975 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #91 of 151 counties in GA (16.6% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,975
- national by low-access %
- #91
- in GA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Butts County compares nationally
Butts County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.6% low-access share that beats 37% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,983).
Butts County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Butts County has 1 urban and 2 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.
Butts County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Gilmer 17.3
Gilmer 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
- Lowndes 16.9
Lowndes 16.9%
16.9 % low-access
- Upson 16.9
Upson 16.9%
16.9 % low-access
- Haralson 16.7
Haralson 16.7%
16.7 % low-access
- Butts 16.6
Butts 16.6%
16.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 23,655 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,933 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,022 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 26,496 |
| Median Household Income | $69,241 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,324 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 9.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Butts County
Butts County has 30 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 18 locations (60% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 18
- 2315 food mart, jenkinsburg
- 4 star bp, jackson
- express food mart, jackson
- hwy 36 superette 216, jackson
- jp jackson 286, jackson
- jp peachtree 236, jackson
- jackson food mart, jackson
- love' travel stops & country stores, inc 307, jackson
- marathon food mart, jenkinsburg
- park avenue c store, jackson
- peachtree amoco, jackson
- pilot travel center 4560, jackson
- pilot travel center 630, jackson
- racexpress, jackson
- ringgold grocery, grafin
- royal shell, jackson
- stark rd valero 204, jackson
- stark road marathon 206, jackson
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- cvs pharmacy 4531, jackson
- dollar general 18370, jenkinsburg
- dollar general 8322, jackson
- dollar general 15985, jackson
- dollar general 16957, flovilla
- dollar general 25257, jackson
- family dollar 313, jackson
Supermarket · 2
- ingles markets 499, jackson
- jackson piggly wiggly, jackson
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- the carnivore, jackson
Small Grocery Store · 1
- buck creek market, jackson
Super Store · 1
- dollar general market 12018, jackson
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 Butts County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Nationwide peers for Butts County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Butts 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 (16.6% here).
- Shelby County, IN · 16.6% low-access
- Shelby County, IN · 16.6% low-access
- Buena Vista County, IA · 16.6% low-access
- Buena Vista County, IA · 16.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (14.8% here).
- LaSalle County, IL · 14.8% SNAP
- LaSalle County, IL · 14.8% SNAP
- Ouachita County, AR · 14.8% SNAP
- Ouachita County, AR · 14.8% 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.
Food access nationally, Georgia in context
Butts 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 Butts County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13035. 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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