Signature · 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Chattooga County, GA
Chattooga County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 37.5% low-access.
- 37.5%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 18.8%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Chattooga County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 37.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +15.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.8% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Telfair County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Chattooga County sits in the upper national band (37.5%, #501 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #501
- national by low-access %
- #30
- in GA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Chattooga County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Chattooga County's 37.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 84% of them and ranked #504 most-affected nationwide.
Chattooga County's elevated USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Chattooga County has 3 urban and 3 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.
Chattooga 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
- Jeff Davis 38.1
Jeff Davis 38.1%
38.1 % 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
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 26,015 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,753 |
| Low-Access Share | 37.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,477 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 25,036 |
| Median Household Income | $50,285 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,724 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.8%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.6%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Chattooga County
Chattooga County has 34 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 17
- b&b market, trion
- benny's 2, trion
- bj's food mart #4 1, lyerly
- borderline quick stop, lyerly
- bulldog food mart, trion
- circle k 2723521, summerville
- circle k 2723658, summerville
- corner store, summerville
- gb & t food mart, trion
- general food mart, summerville
- gore food mart, summerville
- la marquensita, trion
- lyerly food mart, lyerly
- mountain view grocery, trion
- murphy usa 7816, trion
- subligna food mart, summerville
- wildlife quick stop, summerville
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- cvs pharmacy 4582, summerville
- dollar general 10130, summerville
- dollar general 2001, summerville
- dollar general 2521, trion
- dollar general 13562, lyerly
- dollar general 18333, summerville
- dollar general 31451, menlo
- dollar general 9740, menlo
- dollar general store 17119, trion
- dollar tree 4562, summerville
- family dollar store 178, summerville
Supermarket · 2
- grocery outlet 40, summerville
- ingles markets 416, summerville
Farmers' Market · 1
- esther manor farmers' market nafmnp, summerville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lucky's supermarket, menlo
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- wright's meat processing, inc., summerville
Super Store · 1
- walmart s/c 756, trion
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 Chattooga County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Chattooga County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Chattooga 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 (37.5% here).
- Lafayette County, MS · 37.5% low-access
- Lafayette County, MS · 37.5% low-access
- Dawson County, TX · 37.5% low-access
- Dawson County, TX · 37.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (18.8% here).
- Washington County, ME · 18.8% SNAP
- Washington County, ME · 18.8% SNAP
- Randolph County, AL · 18.8% SNAP
- Randolph County, AL · 18.8% 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.
Chattooga County inside a higher low-access state context
Chattooga 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 Chattooga County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13055. 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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