Signature · 12 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Calhoun County, AL
Calhoun County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 12 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 35.9% low-access.
- 35.9%
- low-access pop.
- 12
- food-desert tracts
- 17.9%
- on SNAP
- 116K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Calhoun County, AL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 35.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 12 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Madison County ( -1.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Calhoun County sits in the upper national band (35.9%, #555 of 3,079) with 12 LILA tracts.
- #555
- national by low-access %
- #8
- in AL
- 19
- low-access tracts
- 18K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 12 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Calhoun County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Calhoun County's 35.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 82% of them and ranked #558 most-affected nationwide.
Calhoun County's elevated USDA tier split
30 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 12 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Calhoun County has 21 urban and 9 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.
Calhoun County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Calhoun
Calhoun 35.9%
35.9 % low-access
- Madison
Madison 34.8%
34.8 % low-access
- Jefferson
Jefferson 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Shelby
Shelby 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Autauga
Autauga 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 30 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 118,572 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 19 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 12 |
| Low-Access Population | 42,575 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 18,258 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 116,090 |
| Median Household Income | $55,029 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 8,057 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Calhoun County
Calhoun County has 148 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 69 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 69
- amoco foodmart inc. 1, anniston
- aoc food marts 17, anniston
- auction team salvage #2, piedmont
- barry st. foodmart /chevron 1, oxford
- bearcat food mart, weaver
- besho llc, oxford
- choccolocco food mart, anniston
- circle k 2723665, anniston
- circle k 2723667, oxford
- circle k store 2709309, anniston
- circle k store 2709314, alexandria
- circle k store 2709322, ohatchee
- circle k store 2709324, anniston
- coldwater chevron, anniston
- country corner, piedmont
- duaa saeed llc., anniston
- eagles investments anniston inc dba chevron, anniston
- express mart 1, jacksonville
- express mart 10, oxford
- express mart 16, anniston
- express mart 21, piedmont
- express mart 26, anniston
- express mart 40, anniston
- express mart 41 41, anniston
- flowers bakery outlet 140, anniston
- food mart 17, wellington
- friendship bp, oxford
- grubmart 4, jacksonville
- grubmart 9, alexandria
- j & m midway gro # 4, weaver
- jamal,llc dba express mart 4, anniston
- k & s quickstop, jacksonville
- kapp mart, anniston
- mapco express, inc. 5101, jacksonville
- mapco express, inc. 5102, jacksonville
- mapco express, inc. 5108, jacksonville
- mapco express, inc. 5112, piedmont
- mapco express, inc. 5113, eastaboga
- mapco express, inc. 5118, piedmont
- mapco express, inc. 5123, anniston
- marathon quick stop, anniston
- mini market #3, anniston
- mini market plus #4, anniston
- mini market plus #5, jacksonville
- mini market plus 2, anniston
- murphy usa 5624, anniston
- murphy usa 7170, jacksonville
- murphy usa 7697, oxford
- northern express, piedmont
- om verai mata inc, ohatchee
- one stop mart, jacksonville
- parkwin convenience, anniston
- quick mart # 3, jacksonville
- quick mart #1, oxford
- quick mart #4, anniston
- quick mart #5, alexandria
- quick mart no, anniston
- quick stop express, eastaboga
- quickfill 1, eastaboga
- quickmart 2, oxford
- quiktrip 7184, oxford
- racetrac2589 2589, oxford
- raceway 985, piedmont
- samco 18, anniston
- seven's food mart, anniston
- sparkle mart (anniston), anniston
- steward's market #102, anniston
- tang mart oxford 02, oxford
- tang mart piedmont 01, piedmont
Combination Grocery/Other · 45
- cvs pharmacy 4907, jacksonville
- cvs pharmacy 4956, piedmont
- cvs pharmacy 10207, oxford
- cvs pharmacy 4870, anniston
- dollar general 10726, ohatchee
- dollar general 1111, anniston
- dollar general 11205, anniston
- dollar general 1314, oxford
- dollar general 3681, jacksonville
- dollar general 3756, oxford
- dollar general 4449, alexandria
- dollar general 6506, oxford
- dollar general 11910, anniston
- dollar general 12923, anniston
- dollar general 13041, oxford
- dollar general 14847, ohatchee
- dollar general 15930, anniston
- dollar general 20316, jacksonville
- dollar general 21965, piedmont
- dollar general 21973, piedmont
- dollar general 30036, weaver
- dollar general 30439, jacksonville
- dollar general 30462, anniston
- dollar general 30718, alexandria
- dollar general 31472, anniston
- dollar general 4265, anniston
- dollar general 4280, anniston
- dollar general 9885, weaver
- dollar tree 2009, anniston
- dollar tree 4378, jacksonville
- dollar tree 6743, anniston
- dollar tree 8519, piedmont
- dollar tree 941, oxford
- family dollar 13195, jacksonville
- family dollar 13421, ohatchee
- family dollar 13570, alexandria
- family dollar store 403, piedmont
- family dollar store 552, anniston
- immanuel oriental market, anniston
- roses 565, anniston
- walgreens 11819, anniston
- walgreens 12098, jacksonville
- walgreens 7085, oxford
- walgreens 7087, anniston
- walgreens 7951, anniston
Supermarket · 12
- aldi 70030, oxford
- aldi 70101, anniston
- alexandria foodland, alexandria
- circle w marketplace, ohatchee
- eagle foods inc - pic n save 289, anniston
- food outlet 450, anniston
- foodland 440, anniston
- fresh value oxford 97, oxford
- piggly wiggly 148, piedmont
- publix 1420, oxford
- winn-dixie 447, anniston
- wm grocery wmpiedmont, piedmont
Super Store · 10
- dollar general market 13312, piedmont
- johnson's giant foods, inc. #5, jacksonville
- johnson's giant foods, inc. #6, oxford
- pic n sav 248, oxford
- pic n sav 298, anniston
- sam's club 4836, oxford
- target store t-2153, oxford
- walmart s/c 809, oxford
- walmart store 300, jacksonville
- walmart supercenter 329, anniston
Small Grocery Store · 5
- buckhorn 53, weaver
- el puentecito llc., oxford
- mathews meat market, anniston
- noypi asian market, anniston
- tienda los hermanos, oxford
Large Grocery Store · 3
- christian corner meats, anniston
- christian corner meats, anniston
- food outlet jr 465, alexandria
Farmers' Market · 2
- pickette's feed and pet supply inc, anniston
- the downtown market, anniston
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- edwards grocery/valley meats, jacksonville
- la flor de mexico, oxford
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.
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Counties near Calhoun County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Calhoun 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 (35.9% here).
- Columbia County, GA · 35.9% low-access
- Columbia County, GA · 35.9% low-access
- Genesee County, MI · 35.9% low-access
- Genesee County, MI · 35.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (17.9% here).
- Vermilion Parish, LA · 17.9% SNAP
- Vermilion Parish, LA · 17.9% SNAP
- Piscataquis County, ME · 17.9% SNAP
- Piscataquis County, ME · 17.9% 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.
Calhoun County inside a higher low-access state context
Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01015. 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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