Signature · 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Chambers County, AL
Chambers County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 19.7% low-access.
- 19.7%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 16.3%
- on SNAP
- 34K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Chambers County, AL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 19.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.3% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Elmore County ( -0.7 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Chambers County ranks #1,701 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #33 of 66 counties in AL (19.7% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,701
- national by low-access %
- #33
- in AL
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Chambers County compares nationally
Chambers County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.7% low-access share that beats 46% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,706).
Chambers County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Chambers County has 4 urban and 5 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.
Chambers County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Barbour 20.5
Barbour 20.5%
20.5 % low-access
- Chambers 19.7
Chambers 19.7%
19.7 % low-access
- Elmore 19
Elmore 19%
19 % low-access
- Monroe 18.6
Monroe 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Talladega 18.6
Talladega 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 34,215 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,745 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.7%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,772 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 34,192 |
| Median Household Income | $49,656 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,184 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Chambers County
Chambers County has 42 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 23
- big cat petroleum, lanett
- circle k 6681, lanett
- circle k store 6688, lafayette
- cherry food mart, lanett
- chevron lanett, lanett
- circle k 2706680, valley
- circle k 2706682, lanett
- circle k 2706691, valley
- circle k 2706697, valley
- citgo krispy krunchy chicken, valley
- corner market, waverly
- cv express, valley
- hughley short stop, lafayette
- hometown markkey, wadley
- kp operating llc, five points
- murphy usa 5732, valley
- pace car express, lafayette
- raceway 6860, lanett
- sunoco food mart, lafayette
- triangle service station, valley
- valley jet pep 63, valley
- walton grocery, lanett
- westside grocery, lafayette
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- cvs pharmacy 4975, lanett
- dollar general 13949, valley
- dollar general 1935, valley
- dollar general 10254, lafayette
- dollar general 22139, five points
- dollar general 30817, valley
- dollar general 7015, lanett
- dollar general 8389, valley
- dollar tree 2110, valley
- family dollar 10789, valley
- family dollar store 569, lanett
- family dollar store 5934, lafayette
Super Store · 5
- givorns inc, valley
- kroger 310, lanett
- los primos supermarket, lanett
- piggly wiggly, lafayette
- walmart supercenter 733, valley
Small Grocery Store · 1
- tienda bernabe grocery 1, lanett
Supermarket · 1
- renfroe's market - lafayette #709, lafayette
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.
Compare Chambers County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Nationwide peers for Chambers County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Chambers 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 (19.7% here).
- Harrison County, IA · 19.7% low-access
- Harrison County, IA · 19.7% low-access
- Madison County, IA · 19.7% low-access
- Madison County, IA · 19.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (16.3% here).
- Graham County, AZ · 16.3% SNAP
- Graham County, AZ · 16.3% SNAP
- Glades County, FL · 16.3% SNAP
- Glades County, FL · 16.3% 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.
Food access nationally, Alabama in context
Chambers 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 Chambers County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01017. 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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