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 2019 Census ACS 2024 GA

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.

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Camden County's elevated USDA tier split

10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Camden County, GA USDA-defined food-access tiers: 2 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 4 limited, 4 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 10 tracts evaluated. 2 tracts adequate (20.0%) 4 tracts limited (40.0%) 4 tracts severe / food desert (40.0%) Adequate 20% Limited 40% Severe 40% Food-access tier distribution: Camden County, GA
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

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

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Camden County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts10
Atlas Population (2010 basis)50,513
Low-Access Tracts8
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)4
Low-Access Population25,918
Low-Access Share51.3%well above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population8,995

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Camden County
IndicatorValue
Population56,970
Median Household Income$74,378
Poverty Rate12.9%near the national average
SNAP Households2,278
SNAP Participation Rate10.5%below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle4.4%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population2.8%

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).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (10.5% here).

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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