Signature · 53.0% low-access (94th pct)
Carroll County, GA
Carroll County sits in the upper national band on low-access (53.0%, +30.9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 53.0%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 14.5%
- on SNAP
- 125K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Carroll County, GA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 53.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +30.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 29% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Camden County ( -1.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Carroll County sits in the upper national band (53.0%, #174 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #174
- national by low-access %
- #7
- in GA
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 22K
- 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: 53.0% low-access (94th pct) (+30.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Carroll County compares nationally
Carroll County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 53.0% low-access share outpaces 94% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #174 most-affected nationwide.
Carroll County's elevated USDA tier split
17 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Carroll County has 11 urban and 6 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.
Carroll 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
- Forsyth
Forsyth 55.9%
55.9 % low-access
- Hancock
Hancock 55.8%
55.8 % low-access
- Carroll
Carroll 53%
53 % low-access
- Camden
Camden 51.3%
51.3 % low-access
- Dooly
Dooly 50.6%
50.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 17 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 110,527 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 58,614 |
| Low-Access Share | 53.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 21,519 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 124,569 |
| Median Household Income | $73,714 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,397 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Carroll County
Carroll County has 122 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 57 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 57
- b & d foodmart, carrollton
- bankhead 494 llc, carrollton
- bankhead shoppette, carrollton
- bowden juction quick stop, carrollton
- bowdon kwick shop, bowdon
- bowdon minit mart, bowdon
- braves beverage warehouse (bbw), carrollton
- buck town grocery, bowdon
- buckhorn shoppette, temple
- carroll food mart, villa rica
- chevron food mart, villa rica
- circle k 2723650, carrollton
- circle k 2723676, carrollton
- circle k 2723687, bremen
- columbia food mart, carrollton
- dip & dev enterprise llc, temple
- easy quick stop, villa rica
- fairfield food mart, carrollton
- five point food mart, villa rica
- flowers bakery outlet 149, carrollton
- four lane bp, carrollton
- get n go, whitesburg
- hot shot 0, carrollton
- hot spot, carrollton
- hunter grocery, villa rica
- johnny's 2, carrollton
- junior food store, villa rica
- luv's country corner, bowdon
- maple kwik stop, carrollton
- murphy usa 7283, carrollton
- neighbors market, carrollton
- newnan road kwik stop, carrollton
- newnan road shoppette, carrollton
- open pantry, villa rica
- park place grocery, carrollton
- pilot travel center 417, temple
- pilot travel center 4559, villa rica
- pilot travel center 634, temple
- pjm food store, carrollton
- pokhara sahara, temple
- quiktrip 810, villa rica
- quiktrip 834, carrollton
- quick mart, villa rica
- quiktrip 1760, temple
- race trac 495, villa rica
- radhey shyam inc, carrollton
- red top food mart na, temple
- sandhill bp, carrollton
- smallwood's, carrollton
- southside bp, carrollton
- speedy spot, carrollton
- stop n shop, carrollton
- temple super thrift, temple
- toofan llc, carrollton
- traingle treat, carrollton
- university chevron, carrollton
- villa rica food mart 1, villa rica
Combination Grocery/Other · 37
- cvs pharmacy 4532, carrollton
- cvs pharmacy 4568, carrollton
- cvs pharmacy 5637, villa rica
- cvs pharmacy 5765, bowdon
- dollar general 1272, carrollton
- dollar general 1279, carrollton
- dollar general 13965, carrollton
- dollar general 1749, villa rica
- dollar general 4800, bowdon
- dollar general 6546, carrollton
- dollar general 6547, carrollton
- dollar general 8301, carrollton
- dollar general 9100, whitesburg
- dollartree 8886, carrollton
- dollar general 10272, villa rica
- dollar general 12430, roopville
- dollar general 13048, villa rica
- dollar general 14502, carrollton
- dollar general 15113, carrollton
- dollar general 15769, carrollton
- dollar general 21654, carrollton
- dollar general 22323, villa rica
- dollar general 23389, villa rica
- dollar general 24710, carrollton
- dollar general 31160, carrollton
- dollar general 9053, temple
- dollar general store 16201, carrollton
- dollar tree 1473, villa rica
- dollar tree 6029, carrollton
- dollar tree 6494, bremen
- dollar tree 791, carrollton
- family dollar 1161, bowdon
- family dollar 4899, carrollton
- family dollar 8957, carrolton
- family dollar store 229, carrollton
- walgreens 07820, carrollton
- walgreens 11491, villa rica
Supermarket · 9
- aldi 23, carrollton
- food depot 36, carrollton
- food depot 53, carrollton
- food depot 59, villa rica
- ingles markets 405, temple
- ingles markets 423, villa rica
- ingles markets 480, carrollton
- publix 608, carrollton
- publix super markets, inc. 2011, villa rica
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- carniceria y tienda centroamerica, inc, carrollton
- preetrkp inc dba la unica, carrollton
- super food, temple
- supermercado acapulco llc, carrollton
- supermercado y carniceria la confianza 6, carrollton
- tienda veracruz, carrollton
Super Store · 5
- kroger 367, carrollton
- piggly wiggly 66, bowdon
- target store 1073, carrollton
- walmart supercenter 722, carrollton
- walmart supercenter 2732, villa rica
Farmers' Market · 3
- cotton mill farmers market, carrollton
- the community market of villa rica, villa rica
- thurman's produce market 2, roopville
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- farm fresh pickins, carrollton
- thurman's produce market 1, bowdon
Small Grocery Store · 2
- la chiquita carniceria verduras y abarrotes llc, villa rica
- tienda hernandez food store, carrollton
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- findley's butcher shop 5, villa rica
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
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Counties near Carroll County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Carroll 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 (53.0% here).
- Sandoval County, NM · 53.1% low-access
- Richland County, WI · 52.9% low-access
- La Paz County, AZ · 53.4% low-access
- Logan County, OK · 53.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (14.5% here).
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT · 14.5% SNAP
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT · 14.5% SNAP
- Menard County, IL · 14.5% SNAP
- Menard County, IL · 14.5% 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.
Carroll County inside a higher low-access state context
Carroll 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 Carroll County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13045. 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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