Signature · 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of tracts)
Clarke County, AL
Clarke County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of the book) alongside 39.4% low-access.
- 39.4%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 23.5%
- on SNAP
- 23K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Clarke County, AL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 39.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +17.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.5% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 56% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Perry County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Clarke County sits in the upper national band (39.4%, #418 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #418
- national by low-access %
- #6
- in AL
- 6
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of tracts) .
How Clarke County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Clarke County's 39.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 87% of them and ranked #421 most-affected nationwide.
Clarke County's elevated USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Clarke County has 2 urban and 7 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.
Clarke County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Macon
Macon 41.9%
41.9 % low-access
- Etowah
Etowah 40.7%
40.7 % low-access
- Perry
Perry 39.5%
39.5 % low-access
- Clarke
Clarke 39.4%
39.4 % low-access
- Lowndes
Lowndes 39%
39 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 25,833 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,186 |
| Low-Access Share | 39.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,740 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 22,543 |
| Median Household Income | $49,249 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,983 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.6%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Clarke County
Clarke County has 31 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 14 locations (45% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cvs pharmacy 4868, jackson
- dollar general 0717, grove hill
- dollar general 0718, jackson
- dollar general 0733, thomasville
- dollar general 19415, fulton
- dollar general 4359, thomasville
- dollar general 7714, jackson
- dollar general 17455, coffeeville
- dollar general 31016, gainestown
- dollar tree 2441, thomasville
- dollar tree 4672, jackson
- family dollar store 1375, jackson
- family dollar 10233, grove hill
- walgreens 11115, thomasville
Convenience Store · 11
- bradford grocery, llc, dickinson
- circle k store 2706636, jackson
- circle k store 2706637, grove hill
- diamond 12, grove hill
- exxon downtown, jackson
- goco 206, coffeeville
- grovehill ez mart, jackson
- jackson quick stop, grove hill
- murphy usa 5702, thomasville
- murphy usa 5815, jackson
- thomasville shell 2, thomasville
Super Store · 3
- super foods, thomasville
- walmart supercenter 1174, thomasville
- walmart supercenter 2760, jackson
Supermarket · 2
- cashsaver 50, grove hill
- ramey's 13, jackson
Seafood Specialty · 1
- seafood mart, thomasville
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Alabama
One of 66 counties in Alabama, 6 are shown here.
Compare Clarke County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Counties near Clarke County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Clarke County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AL (39.4% here).
- Fergus County, MT · 39.4% low-access
- Fergus County, MT · 39.4% low-access
- Lincoln County, WA · 39.4% low-access
- Lincoln County, WA · 39.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (23.5% here).
- Berrien County, GA · 23.5% SNAP
- Berrien County, GA · 23.5% SNAP
- New Madrid County, MO · 23.5% SNAP
- New Madrid County, MO · 23.5% 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.
Clarke County inside a higher low-access state context
Clarke County sits inside Alabama (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 Clarke County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01025. 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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