Signature · 6.2% SNAP (4th pct in GA)
Cobb County, GA
Cobb County sits in the upper national band on low-access (38.9%, +16.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 38.9%
- low-access pop.
- 12
- food-desert tracts
- 6.2%
- on SNAP
- 775K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cobb County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 38.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +16.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 12 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Gwinnett County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Cobb County sits in the upper national band (38.9%, #440 of 3,079) with 12 LILA tracts.
- #440
- national by low-access %
- #26
- in GA
- 88
- low-access tracts
- 55K
- 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: 6.2% SNAP (4th pct in GA) (-5.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Cobb County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cobb County's 38.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 86% of them and ranked #444 most-affected nationwide.
Cobb County's elevated USDA tier split
120 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 12 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cobb County has 120 urban and 0 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.
Cobb 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
- Bleckley
Bleckley 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Clayton
Clayton 39.2%
39.2 % low-access
- Cobb 38.9
Cobb 38.9%
38.9 % low-access
- Gwinnett 38.9
Gwinnett 38.9%
38.9 % low-access
- Barrow 38.4
Barrow 38.4%
38.4 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 120 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 688,078 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 88 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 12 |
| Low-Access Population | 267,656 |
| Low-Access Share | 38.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 55,150 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 775,208 |
| Median Household Income | $102,738 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 18,374 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cobb County
Cobb County has 427 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 146 locations (34% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 146
- 1175 chevron mini mart llc, marietta
- 2365 mini mart llc, marietta
- 247 food mart, marietta
- 5 points food store, smyrna
- 786 all good llc, marietta
- a mays foodmart, marietta
- ais business inc, austell
- allgood properties 62 llc, marietta
- american fuels llc, marietta
- amigo food mart, marietta
- as enterprise, marietta
- atlanta road grocery, marietta
- austell food & gas, austell
- austell food store, austell
- bp ampm, kennesaw
- barrett commercial properties llc, kennesaw
- barrett parkway circle-k 0, kennesaw
- blackwell chevron, marietta
- bp ampm 64390, mableton
- bp food mart, kennesaw
- chevron food mart, acworth
- citgo food mart, kennesaw
- canton food mart usa, marietta
- carniceria conchita, marietta
- cherokee food mart, kennesaw
- chevron convenience center, kennesaw
- chevron dallas hwy, powder springs
- chevron food mart, kennesaw
- chevron food mart, marietta
- chevron food mart, austell
- chevron food mart, powder springs
- chevron food mart, marietta
- chevron food mart, smyrna
- chevron food mart 0, marietta
- chevron food mart 1, smyrna
- chevron food mart na, marietta
- circle k #198, marietta
- circle k #202, marietta
- circle k 183, marietta
- circle k 5259, marietta
- circle m food shop 64, marietta
- citgo food mart, mableton
- citgo food mart, marietta
- citgo food mart, marietta
- citgo food shop, kennesaw
- citgo foodmart, mableton
- citgo quick food mart, smyrna
- clipper 49, smyrna
- clipper 77, smyrna
- cobb foodmart, marietta
- cobb kwik mart, marietta
- corner mart, marietta
- daily market, marietta
- discount smoke & food mart, smyrna
- e - z trip chevron, smyrna
- exxon food mart, mableton
- exxon food mart, marietta
- family grocery, smyrna
- fast track sonoco, powder springs
- food express 2, powder springs
- food mart, marietta
- food mart, marietta
- food mart, austell
- gas express llc dba circle k 150, kennesaw
- gas express llc dba circle k 211, kennesaw
- goods food mart, marietta
- haitian food store, austell
- hebys shell, mableton
- hurt rd texaco, austell
- jp cobb parkway 212, atlanta
- kk food mart, powder springs
- knock on wood llc, acworth
- la tiendita, marietta
- little shop rite, marietta
- lodhi 9 food mart llc, mableton
- lucky annam inc, austell
- mableton foodmart, mableton
- magania market, austell
- marietta bp, marietta
- mercado el canaston llc, austell
- mercado marietta, marietta
- moon station texaco food mart, kennesaw
- murphy usa 6762, acworth
- murphy usa 7554, marietta
- nature's pick market n/a, marietta
- neighbors food mart, mableton
- p s food mart, marietta
- pack n sack food mart llc, kennesaw
- petro mart, austell
- phoenix business group, marietta
- preet bansri inc, kennesaw
- punjabijatt, marietta
- quiktrip 727, marietta
- quiktrip 729, atlanta
- quiktrip 732, smyrna
- quiktrip 733, austell
- quiktrip 738, mableton
- quiktrip 742, austell
- quiktrip 752, kennesaw
- quiktrip 753, kennesaw
- quiktrip 754, roswell
- quiktrip 768, smyrna
- quiktrip 775, marietta
- quiktrip 806, marietta
- quiktrip 811, acworth
- quiktrip 815, marietta
- quick food mart, marietta
- quick serve mart 1, acworth
- quick trip mart llc, acworth
- quik stop austell, marietta
- quiktrip 1702, smyrna
- quiktrip 1715, kennesaw
- quiktrip 1745, marietta
- quiktrip 713r, marietta
- quiktrip 719, marietta
- quiktrip 743, marietta
- quiktrip 749, marietta
- quiktrip 839, mabelton
- quiktrip 845, marietta
- race trac 122, marietta
- race trac 140, mableton
- race trac 2452, marietta
- race trac 247, marietta
- race trac 256, smyrna
- race trac 328, marietta
- race trac 434, kennesaw
- race trac 52, kennesaw
- race trac 53, mableton
- race trac 548, marietta
- race trac 579, smyrna
- race trac 618, acworth
- race trac 633, smyrna
- race trac 660, austell
- race trac 78, marietta
- racetrac 2359, kennesaw
- racetrac 2312, acworth
- racetrac 2457, marietta
- racetrac 2460, marietta
- racetrac 2491, marietta
- racetrac 2498, powder springs
- racetrac 2510, mableton
- racetrac 2558, marietta
- racetrac 2596, marietta
- rallies food mart, smyrna
- riaan, powder springs
- rk market, kennesaw
Combination Grocery/Other · 104
- big lots 3323, marietta
- big lots 3324, smyrna
- becky mart, mableton
- cvs pharmacy 2086, atlanta
- cvs pharmacy 2089, vinings
- cvs pharmacy 2107, marietta
- cvs pharmacy 2146, smyrna
- cvs pharmacy 3687, marietta
- cvs pharmacy 4522, austell
- cvs pharmacy 5051, marietta
- cvs pharmacy 7044, marietta
- cvs pharmacy 2102, marietta
- cvs pharmacy 2147, kennesaw
- cvs pharmacy 3013, marietta
- cvs pharmacy 4668, powder springs
- cvs pharmacy 4669, marietta
- cvs pharmacy 4740, smyrna
- cvs pharmacy 6106, marietta
- cvs/pharmacy 2187, mableton
- dollar general 1757, kennesaw
- dollar general 19469, kennesaw
- dollar general 2565, austell
- dollar general 3937, marietta
- dollar general 6034, marietta
- dollar general 613, powder springs
- dollar general 8200, marietta
- dollar general 9612, mableton
- dollartree 11011, atlanta
- dollartree 11058, austell
- dollartree 713, mableton
- dollartree 7142, powder springs
- dollartree 9731, marietta
- delight tropical, marietta
- dollar general 11983, austell
- dollar general 12586, smyrna
- dollar general 16756, powder springs
- dollar general 18209, mableton
- dollar general 21434, austell
- dollar general 22601, acworth
- dollar general 22998, austell
- dollar general 23627, acworth
- dollar general 30442, powder springs
- dollar tree 1160, smyrna
- dollar tree 1807, kennesaw
- dollar tree 280, marietta
- dollar tree 3277, marietta
- dollar tree 3588, marietta
- dollar tree 3617, acworth
- dollar tree 4590, marietta
- dollar tree 4765, marietta
- dollar tree 4864, marietta
- dollar tree 5137, marietta
- dollar tree 5178, marietta
- dollar tree 5996, marietta
- dollar tree 614, austell
- dollar tree 6226, marietta
- dollar tree 7244, austell
- dollar tree 7317, mableton
- dollar tree 7776, acworth
- dollar tree 862, smyrna
- family dollar 10056, marietta
- family dollar 10151, powder springs
- family dollar 10267, marietta
- family dollar 10480, acworth
- family dollar 11748, powder springs
- family dollar 2341, marietta
- family dollar 3075, smyrna
- family dollar 3143, smyrna
- family dollar 363, marietta
- family dollar 364, mableton
- family dollar 4370, austell
- family dollar 7527, smyrna
- family dollar 9106, marietta
- family dollar store 10326, mableton
- ideal tropical foods, smyrna
- jahs tropical market, austell
- le marche, marietta
- la casita 2, mableton
- marietta halal meat & groceries, marietta
- mile 12 africa & tropical mart, acworth
- rac's tropical food market, kennesaw
- tripoli halal meat, marietta
- walgreen 01646, marietta
- walgreen 05758, smyrna
- walgreen 09272, marietta
- walgreens 5811, austell
- walgreens 5901, smyrna
- walgreens 5902, smyrna
- walgreen 19823, atlanta
- walgreens 07068, kennesaw
- walgreens 09452, mableton
- walgreens 2455, marietta
- walgreens 5337, marietta
- walgreens 5447, marietta
- walgreens 5485, kennesaw
- walgreens 5897, powder springs
- walgreens 6206, marietta
- walgreens 6325, powder springs
- walgreens 6330, marietta
- walgreens 6461, acworth
- walgreens 7338, acworth
- walgreens 7526, marietta
- walgreens 7764, kennesaw
- watan international grocery, kennesaw
Showing 250 of 427 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Cobb County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Cobb County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Cobb County (6.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Georgia.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside GA (38.9% here).
- McCracken County, KY · 38.9% low-access
- McCracken County, KY · 38.9% low-access
- Blue Earth County, MN · 38.9% low-access
- Blue Earth County, MN · 38.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (6.2% here).
- White County, IN · 6.2% SNAP
- White County, IN · 6.2% SNAP
- Campbell County, KY · 6.2% SNAP
- Campbell County, KY · 6.2% 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.
Cobb County inside a higher low-access state context
Cobb 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 .
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