Signature · 4 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Camden County, GA
Camden County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 51.3% low-access.
- 51.3%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 10.5%
- on SNAP
- 57K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Camden County, GA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 51.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +29.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dooly County ( -0.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Camden County sits in the upper national band (51.3%, #187 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #187
- national by low-access %
- #8
- in GA
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Camden County compares nationally
Camden County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 51.3% low-access share outpaces 94% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #188 most-affected nationwide.
Camden County's elevated USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Camden County has 6 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.
Camden County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Carroll
Carroll 53%
53 % low-access
- Camden
Camden 51.3%
51.3 % low-access
- Dooly
Dooly 50.6%
50.6 % low-access
- Henry
Henry 49.4%
49.4 % low-access
- Paulding
Paulding 48.6%
48.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 50,513 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 25,918 |
| Low-Access Share | 51.3%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,995 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 56,970 |
| Median Household Income | $74,378 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,278 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Camden County
Camden County has 64 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 33 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 33
- cfa of jax, saint marys
- circle k 45100, woodbine
- chevron food mart, kingsland
- circle k 2745100, woodbine
- cumberland kingsbay lodge, saint marys
- flash foods llc 274100, kingsland
- flash foods llc 274103, saint marys
- flash foods llc 2745029, kingsland
- flash foods llc 2745061, kingsland
- flash foods, inc. 2745094, kingsland
- friendly express 78, waverly
- friendly express 86, kingsland
- hop-in 254, woodbine
- kingsbay food inc 1, st. marys
- kingsbay food mart 2, saint marys
- kingsland chevron, kingsland
- laurel food mart, kingsland
- murphy usa 7849, saint marys
- nouria 1531 e king ave 1321, kingsland
- parker's 120, kingsland
- petro kingsland 344, kingsland
- pilot travel center 4562, kingsland
- pilot travel center 575, saint marys
- racetrac petroleum, inc. 2534, kingsland
- sp food mart 3, kingsland
- shell food mart, kingsland
- shree devashish llc, kingsland
- snappy food, kingsland
- snappy foods, woodbine
- south link 02, kingsland
- st. marys foods 1 1, saint marys
- st. marys foods 2 1, saint marys
- tobacco express, saint marys
Combination Grocery/Other · 21
- cvs pharmacy 4206, saint marys
- cvs pharmacy 5737, kingsland
- dollar general 3410, kingsland
- dollar general 7937, saint marys
- dollar general 12965, woodbine
- dollar general 14822, kingsland
- dollar general 21013, st. marys
- dollar general 22102, woodbine
- dollar general 22284, saint marys
- dollar general 23404, saint marys
- dollar general 23659, kingsland
- dollar general 24020, kingsland
- dollar general 24825, saint marys
- dollar general 30286, kingsland
- dollar general 4173, saint marys
- dollar general store 17570, waverly
- dollar tree 4520, saint marys
- dollar tree 582, kingsland
- family dollar store 3897, kingsland
- kingsland meats, saint marys
- walgreens 10856, kingsland
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 76171, saint marys
- aldi 76186, kingsland
- publix 455, kingsland
- publix super markets, inc. 1865, kingsland
Large Grocery Store · 2
- iga woodbine, woodbine
- kingsland grocery, kingsland
Military Commissary · 1
- kings bay nsb commissary 430, kings bay
Seafood Specialty · 1
- m&a's seafood market inc., kingsland
Small Grocery Store · 1
- reed's grocery, white oak
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 836, saint marys
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 Camden County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Camden County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Camden 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 (51.3% here).
- Hamilton County, IN · 51.3% low-access
- Hamilton County, IN · 51.3% low-access
- Tallahatchie County, MS · 51.2% low-access
- Hendricks County, IN · 51.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (10.5% here).
- Crawford County, IA · 10.5% SNAP
- Crawford County, IA · 10.5% SNAP
- Jackson County, IA · 10.5% SNAP
- Jackson County, IA · 10.5% 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.
Camden County inside a higher low-access state context
Camden 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 Camden County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13039. 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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