Signature · 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts)
Claiborne County, MS
Claiborne County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of the book) alongside 12.9% low-access.
- 12.9%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 23.7%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Claiborne County, MS
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 12.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.7% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 12.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 67% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Choctaw County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Claiborne County lands in the lower national band (12.9%, #2,276 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,276
- national by low-access %
- #62
- in MS
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 879
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts) .
How Claiborne County compares nationally
Claiborne 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 #2,281).
Claiborne County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Claiborne County has 0 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.
Claiborne 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
- Claiborne 12.9
Claiborne 12.9%
12.9 % low-access
- Choctaw 12.9
Choctaw 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) | 9,604 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,237 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 879 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,582 |
| Median Household Income | $31,897 |
| Poverty Rate | 30.7%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 712 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 12.0%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 12.4% |
SNAP retailers in Claiborne County
Claiborne County has 7 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 2 locations (29% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 4802, port gibson
- family dollar store 2450, port gibson
Convenience Store · 2
- saddam a alradai, pattison
- sprint mart 68, port gibson
Large Grocery Store · 1
- southern market, port gibson
Seafood Specialty · 1
- 61 fish market, port gibson
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly, port gibson
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 Claiborne County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Claiborne County inside a lower low-access state context
Claiborne County sits inside Mississippi (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 Claiborne County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28021. 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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