Signature · 36.7% low-access (83rd pct)
Catoosa County, GA
Catoosa County sits in the upper national band on low-access (36.7%, +14.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 36.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 11.8%
- on SNAP
- 69K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Catoosa County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 36.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fayette County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Catoosa County sits in the upper national band (36.7%, #528 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #528
- national by low-access %
- #32
- in GA
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 36.7% low-access (83rd pct) (+14.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Catoosa County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Catoosa County's 36.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 83% of them and ranked #531 most-affected nationwide.
Catoosa County's elevated USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Catoosa County has 7 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.
Catoosa 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
- Chattooga 37.5
Chattooga 37.5%
37.5 % low-access
- Telfair 37.4
Telfair 37.4%
37.4 % low-access
- Catoosa 36.7
Catoosa 36.7%
36.7 % low-access
- Fayette 36.7
Fayette 36.7%
36.7 % low-access
- Columbia 35.9
Columbia 35.9%
35.9 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 63,942 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 23,444 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,175 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 68,634 |
| Median Household Income | $74,639 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,146 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Catoosa County
Catoosa County has 62 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 33 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 33
- aaa convenience & food, fort oglethorpe
- cherokee valley market, ringgold
- circle k 2723553, ringgold
- circle k 2723555, rossville
- circle k 2723561, ringgold
- circle k 2723615, ringgold
- circle k 2723622, ringgold
- circle k store 2709347, ringgold
- cornerstone market #2, rossville
- cornerstone market #3, rossville
- dhyan, ringgold
- dj's country market, ringgold
- flowers bakery outlet 50001362, ringgold
- fort mart, fort oglethorpe
- harry's 47, fort oglethorpe
- kankus express 353, ringgold
- mapco express, inc. 3502, ringgold
- mapco express, inc. 3634, ringgold
- mapco express, inc. 3638, ringgold
- mapco express, inc. 3643, rossville
- murphy usa 6702, fort oglethorpe
- page market, rossville
- paul place #4, ringgold
- pauls place, ringgold
- pit stop 7, ringgold
- quiktrip 7073, ringgold
- race trac 354, ringgold
- ringgold foodmart, ringgold
- short stop market, tunnel hill
- sunrise market, rossville
- sunrise market 39, ringgold
- sunrise market 9, rossville
- tigermart 41065h, ringgold
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- cvs pharmacy 7885, ringgold
- cvs pharmacy 3760, fort oglethorpe
- cvs pharmacy 7745, ringgold
- dollar general 5706, ringgold
- dollar general 11676, ringgold
- dollar general 12832, rossville
- dollar general 24572, tunnel hill
- dollar general store 3861, ringgold
- dollar tree 231, fort oglethorpe
- dollar tree 8446, ringgold
- family dollar 1027, ringgold
- family dollar 263, fort oglethorpe
- walgreens 10247, ringgold
- walgreens 12921, fort oglethorpe
- walgreens 7567, ft oglethorpe
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 60026 60026, fort oglethorpe
- food lion 2543, ringgold
- food city 214, ringgold
- food city 249, fort oglethorpe
- grocery outlet 29, ringgold
- houchens save-a-lot 501, fort oglethorpe
- ingles markets 101, ringgold
- publix super market 1641, ringgold
Super Store · 4
- costco wholesale 1083, ringgold
- dollar general market 9815, fort oglethorpe
- walmart 1458, fort oglethorpe
- walmart neighborhood market 3635, fort oglethorpe
Farmers' Market · 2
- rabbit valley farmers market, ringgold
- stable 41 farmers market nafmnp, fort oglethorpe
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 Catoosa County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Catoosa County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Catoosa 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 (36.7% here).
- Sarpy County, NE · 36.7% low-access
- Sarpy County, NE · 36.7% low-access
- Campbell County, WY · 36.7% low-access
- Campbell County, WY · 36.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (11.8% here).
- Owyhee County, ID · 11.8% SNAP
- Owyhee County, ID · 11.8% SNAP
- Moultrie County, IL · 11.8% SNAP
- Moultrie County, IL · 11.8% 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.
Catoosa County inside a higher low-access state context
Catoosa 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 Catoosa County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13047. 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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