Signature · 314 SNAP-authorized stores
Chatham County, GA
Chatham County sits in the upper national band on low-access (31.7%, +9.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 31.7%
- low-access pop.
- 14
- food-desert tracts
- 11.8%
- on SNAP
- 301K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Chatham County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 31.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 14 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.8% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Liberty County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Chatham County sits in the upper national band (31.7%, #830 of 3,079) with 14 LILA tracts.
- #830
- national by low-access %
- #47
- in GA
- 35
- low-access tracts
- 29K
- 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: 314 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Chatham County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Chatham County's 31.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 73% of them and ranked #833 most-affected nationwide.
Chatham County's elevated USDA tier split
71 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 14 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Chatham County has 67 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.
Chatham 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
- Lee 32.9
Lee 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Jackson 32.8
Jackson 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Bibb 32.2
Bibb 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Liberty 31.9
Liberty 31.9%
31.9 % low-access
- Chatham 31.7
Chatham 31.7%
31.7 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 71 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 265,128 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 35 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 14 |
| Low-Access Population | 83,969 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 28,651 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 300,879 |
| Median Household Income | $71,097 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 14,265 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.6%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Chatham County
Chatham County has 314 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 178 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 178
- 3g, savannah
- 7-11 minit store, savannah
- abercorn bp, savannah
- abercorn chevron, savannah
- abercorn market, savannah
- adi shakti trading 01 inc, savannah
- aditi 9, savannah
- akshar foodmart, savannah
- alive beauty & mini market, savannah
- amit food mart 2, pooler
- avom foodmart, savannah
- bp port wentworth, port wentworth
- bay store, savannah
- bay street market, savannah
- bmd convenient store, savannah
- bp 4801, garden city
- circle k stores inc. 2707265, savannah
- chevron, savannah
- chevron pump n go, bloomingdale
- chiles verdes tienda mexicana, savannah
- chu's 101, tybee island
- chu's 102, tybee island
- chu's convenience mart 106, garden city
- chu's convenience mart 119, savannah
- chu's convenience mart 121, tybee island
- chu's mart 114, savannah
- circle k 1862, savannah
- circle k 1869, savannah
- circle k 5159, savannah
- circle k 5160, savannah
- circle k 5346, savannah
- circle k 5352, port wentworth
- circle k 7716, savannah
- circle k stores inc 1412, savannah
- ddp food mart llc, savannah
- dhrumil food mart, savannah
- diamond foodmart, savannah
- discount corner 2, savannah
- downtown chevron, savannah
- e. ranchero meat market, savannah
- eagle market, savannah
- eagle market #1, savannah
- flash food llc 2745163, pooler
- flowers bakery outlet 50000810, pooler
- fuels n pantry, savannah
- gx gas express market, savannah
- gate service station 209, pooler
- gateway sunoco, savannah
- georgetown market, savannah
- giant food mart, savannah
- hanumanta food mart inc, savannah
- highland shell, port wentworth
- j j food mart, savannah
- jai dwarkadish llc, savannah
- jasmine foodmart, savannah
- joyner's corner inc, bloomingdale
- katyan 1, savannah
- katyani, bloomingdale
- kwik way food, savannah
- la guanajuato llc, pooler
- liberty city convenience, savannah
- love's travel stop 893, savannah
- lucky's, savannah
- marathon 204, savannah
- marathon pooler, pooler
- maruti montgomery, savannah
- mi tierra supermarket, savannah
- mike's time saver, savannah
- moonlight bp station llc, pooler
- mosaic market, pooler
- murphy express 8567, port wentworth
- murphy express 8603, pooler
- murphy express 8829, savannah
- murphy usa 6515, pooler
- murphy usa 7798, savannah
- nick 24 inc, savannah
- nouria 10 eisenhower drive 25, savannah
- nouria 1264 highway 80 east 828, tybee island
- nouria 1316 east derenne avenue 185, savannah
- nouria 14000 abercorn expressway 10, savannah
- nouria 1601 pooler parkway 853, pooler
- nouria 175 johnny mercer boulevard 660, savannah
- nouria 210 johnny mercer boulevard 846, savannah
- nouria 3024 east victory drive 475, savannah
- nouria 3219 skidaway road 491, savannah
- nouria 405 mlk jr. boulevard 335, savannah
- nouria 4202 montgomery street 360, savannah
- nouria 4230 augusta road 260, savannah
- nouria 4318 ogeechee road 255, savannah
- nouria 7002 ga highway 21 820, port wentworth
- nouria 7406 waters avenue 600, savannah
- nouria 830 us highway 80 w 852, pooler
- nouria 907 east highway 80 830, pooler
- nouria 9801 ferguson avenue 1353, savannah
- ogeechee chevron, savannah
- om foodmart, savannah
- one stop shop, savannah
- one stop shop #2, savannah
- original lottery hall, savannah
- pals mini mart, savannah
- parker's 100, savannah
- parker's 119, bloomingdale
- parker's 123, bloomingdale
- parker's 128, port wentworth
- parker's 13, savannah
- parker's 64, savannah
- parker's 68, pooler
- parker's 69, pooler
- parker's 78, savannah
- parker's 82, savannah
- parker's 88, savannah
- parkers 16, pt. wentworth
- parkers 19, savannah
- parkers 21, savannah
- parkers 22, savannah
- parkers 25, savannah
- parkers 27, savannah
- parkers 29, savannah
- parkers 35, savannah
- parkers 37, pooler
- parkers 39, savannah
- parkers 62, savannah
- parth 24 llc, port wentworth
- pilot travel center 71, port wentworth
- pilot travel center 72, savannah
- po jo's stop n go, savannah
- port fuel center, port wentworth
- pritam bp, savannah
- pump n go, port wentworth
- pump n go, savannah
- pump n go, savannah
- pump n go montgomery crossroads, savannah
- pump n go quacco, pooler
- pumpngo, savannah
- quacco food mart, savannah
- quick stop 109, savannah
- quickmart, savannah
- quiktrip 7132, bloomingdale
- racetrac 2630, savannah
- ram food mart, savannah
- s & m food mart, savannah
- shady's food store, savannah
- savannah convenience, inc., savannah
- savannah mall shell, savannah
- savannah market, savannah
- savannah mart, savannah
- shell food mart, savannah
- shell food mart, savannah
- shiv convenience 1, savannah
- shiv discount corner 2, savannah
- shop n go 2 of ga, savannah
- shree ganeshay 9 llc, savannah
- shree gunatit, savannah
- shree jis sav. foodmart inc, savannah
- shreesji convenience mart, savannah
- shyam food mart, savannah
- smart shop, savannah
- smart shop 0, savannah
- sunny's flashmart, port wentworth
- sunoco - shyamal 4 corp, savannah
- sunoco food mart, savannah
- sunoco gas station, savannah
- the foodmart, pooler
- the hub, savannah
- thunderbolt convenience 001, savannah
- thunderbolt marathon, savannah
- us food store, savannah
- victory bp, savannah
- victory station, savannah
- vyom tani llc, port wentworth
- waters chevron, inc., savannah
- waters market, savannah
- wawa store 6309, pooler
- wheaton bp, savannah
- whitaker market, savannah
- yash food mart, savannah
- yogi, garden city
- zacks quick stop, savannah
Combination Grocery/Other · 64
- cvs pharmacy 4230, savannah
- cvs pharmacy 60, port wentworth
- cvs pharmacy 6369, savannah
- cvs pharmacy 7228, savannah
- cvs pharmacy 11017, pooler
- cvs pharmacy 4187, savannah
- cvs pharmacy 4229, savannah
- cvs pharmacy 4257, savannah
- cvs pharmacy 4260, savannah
- cvs pharmacy 4261, savannah
- cvs pharmacy 5351, savannah
- cvs pharmacy 5520, savannah
- dollar general 2956, garden city
- dollar general 3596, pooler
- dollar general 4485, savannah
- dollartree 8059, savannah
- dollartree 8166, savannah
- dollartree 8960, savannah
- dollartree 9282, savannah
- dollar general 12117, savannah
- dollar general 12313, savannah
- dollar general 12727, savannah
- dollar general 13629, savannah
- dollar general 13714, savannah
- dollar general 15102, pooler
- dollar general 15520, savannah
- dollar general 15936, savannah
- dollar general 16280, bloomingdale
- dollar general 17036, savannah
- dollar general 19590, bloomingdale
- dollar general 20159, savannah
- dollar general 20855, garden city
- dollar general 21735, port wentworth
- dollar general 25535, savannah
- dollar general store 16940, port wentworth
- dollar tree 1150, savannah
- dollar tree 1152, savannah
- dollar tree 372, savannah
- dollar tree 466, savannah
- dollar tree 7449, pooler
- dollar tree 809, savannah
- family dollar 11865, savannah
- family dollar 1809, savannah
- family dollar 315, savannah
- family dollar 8572, pooler
- family dollar 8738, savannah
- family dollar 9019, savannah
- family dollar store 356, savannah
- family dollar store 426, savannah
- family dollar store 7927, port wentworth
- family dollar store 8034, savannah
- nancy's seafood, savannah
- okey tropical market, savannah
- stokes produce, garden city
- viet huong oriental market, savannah
- walgreens 5368, savannah
- walgreens 10635, savannah
- walgreens 11538, savannah
- walgreens 15611, savannah
- walgreens 18341, pooler
- walgreens 19629, savannah
- walgreens 21192, savannah
- walgreens 2171, savannah
- walgreens 6098, savannah
Large Grocery Store · 3
- chus market, savannah
- cuevas mexican store, tybee island
- tybee market, tybee island
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphy's pizza ga005, savannah
- papa murphy's pizza ga009, savannah
Delivery Route · 1
- masseyfoods, savannah
Farmers' Market · 1
- forsyth farmers market, savannah
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- ogeechee meat market, savannah
Showing 250 of 314 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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.
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Counties near Chatham County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Chatham 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 (31.7% here).
- Elkhart County, IN · 31.7% low-access
- Elkhart County, IN · 31.7% low-access
- Cabarrus County, NC · 31.7% low-access
- Cabarrus County, NC · 31.7% 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.
Chatham County inside a higher low-access state context
Chatham 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 .
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