Signature · 9.4% low-access (19th pct)
Chickasaw County, MS
Chickasaw County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.4%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 14.8%
- on SNAP
- 17K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Chickasaw County, MS
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 9.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.8% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jefferson County (+ 0.6 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Chickasaw County lands in the lower national band (9.4%, #2,529 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,529
- national by low-access %
- #73
- in MS
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.4% low-access (19th pct) (-12.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Chickasaw County compares nationally
Chickasaw County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.4% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,529).
Chickasaw County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Chickasaw County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Chickasaw County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Pike 10.5
Pike 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Webster 10.5
Webster 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Jefferson 10
Jefferson 10%
10 % low-access
- Chickasaw 9.4
Chickasaw 9.4%
9.4 % low-access
- Monroe 8.6
Monroe 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 17,392 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,632 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,009 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 16,915 |
| Median Household Income | $43,586 |
| Poverty Rate | 23.5%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 987 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.9%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
Other Counties in Mississippi
One of 81 counties in Mississippi, 6 are shown here.
Compare Chickasaw County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Chickasaw County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Chickasaw County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (9.4% here).
- Benton County, MO · 9.4% low-access
- Cheboygan County, MI · 9.4% low-access
- Broward County, FL · 9.4% low-access
- Carroll County, TN · 9.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (14.8% here).
- Jasper County, MO · 14.8% SNAP
- St. Joseph County, MI · 14.8% SNAP
- Iosco County, MI · 14.8% SNAP
- Crawford County, MI · 14.8% 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.
Mississippi among East South Central states
Mississippi ranks 2nd of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Chickasaw County, at 9.4%, runs 17.0 pts below the Mississippi rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Chickasaw County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28017. 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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