Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Choctaw County, MS
Choctaw County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 12.9% low-access.
- 12.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.6%
- on SNAP
- 8K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Choctaw County, MS
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 12.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Claiborne County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Choctaw County lands in the lower national band (12.9%, #2,275 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,275
- national by low-access %
- #61
- in MS
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 543
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Choctaw County compares nationally
Choctaw County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.9% low-access share that beats 27% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,275).
Choctaw County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 3 of Choctaw County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Choctaw 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
- Clarke 13.5
Clarke 13.5%
13.5 % low-access
- Choctaw 12.9
Choctaw 12.9%
12.9 % low-access
- Claiborne 12.9
Claiborne 12.9%
12.9 % low-access
- Itawamba 12.8
Itawamba 12.8%
12.8 % low-access
- Simpson 12.4
Simpson 12.4%
12.4 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 8,547 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,104 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 543 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,118 |
| Median Household Income | $50,919 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 472 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.8% |
SNAP retailers in Choctaw County
Choctaw County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 4 locations (40% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 10 authorized stores; Ackerman holds 50% of them. 2 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Weir, French Camp.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Ackerman | 5 | 1 |
| Weir | 3 | none |
| French Camp | 1 | none |
| Maben | 1 | 1 |
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 10815, ackerman
- dollar general 15749, weir
- dollar general 21224, french camp
- family dollar 12611, ackerman
Convenience Store · 4
- by wy grocery, ackerman
- cox's corner grocery, weir
- quick stop 1, ackerman
- shri hari food, weir
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- sansing meat service, maben
Supermarket · 1
- supervalu 415, ackerman
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Mississippi
One of 81 counties in Mississippi, 6 are shown here.
Compare Choctaw County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Mississippi among East South Central states
Mississippi ranks 2nd of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Choctaw County, at 12.9%, runs 13.5 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 Choctaw County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28019. 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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