Signature · 11.5% SNAP (18th pct in AL)
Coffee County, AL
Coffee County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.2%, +10.1 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.2%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 11.5%
- on SNAP
- 55K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Coffee County, AL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 32.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Greene County (+ 0.6 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Coffee County sits in the upper national band (32.2%, #799 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #799
- national by low-access %
- #16
- in AL
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 11.5% SNAP (18th pct in AL) (-0.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Coffee County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Coffee County's 32.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 74% of them and ranked #803 most-affected nationwide.
Coffee County's elevated USDA tier split
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Coffee County has 5 urban and 9 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.
Coffee 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
- Autauga
Autauga 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- Lee
Lee 33.6%
33.6 % low-access
- Colbert
Colbert 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Greene
Greene 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Coffee
Coffee 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 49,948 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 16,060 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.2%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,491 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 54,920 |
| Median Household Income | $68,353 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,417 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.5%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Coffee County
Coffee County has 57 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 23
- circle k 2723906, enterprise
- crossroad marathon, elba
- elba food mart, elba
- elba travel center, elba
- express lane, enterprise
- flowers bakery outlet 101, enterprise
- kountry korner, jack
- legacy foodmart 4, enterprise
- legacy foodmart 6, enterprise
- legacy foodmart 7 7, kinston
- legacy travel center, enterprise
- manila asian food store, enterprise
- murphy usa 5690, enterprise
- quickstop, enterprise
- roadrunner, enterprise
- scott's food mart, elba
- stop n go 1, enterprise
- sunstop 606, enterprise
- sunstop 608, enterprise
- sunstop 611, new brockton
- the pepi companies - pepi foods r124, jack
- tom thumb 900136, enterprise
- ztec elba, elba
Combination Grocery/Other · 22
- cvs pharmacy 10076, enterprise
- dollar general 11007, enterprise
- dollar general 13913, kinston
- dollar general 3184, elba
- dollar general 12101, new brockton
- dollar general 12951, enterprise
- dollar general 13590, enterprise
- dollar general 17457, elba
- dollar general 20125, new brockton
- dollar general 20201, enterprise
- dollar general 21633, enterprise
- dollar general 22775, enterprise
- dollar general 25785, enterprise
- dollar general 25844, elba
- dollar general 3053, enterprise
- dollar general 826, enterprise
- dollar general store 17331, jack
- dollar tree 3240, enterprise
- dollar tree 678, elba
- family dollar 12970, enterprise
- southern traders 3111, enterprise
- walgreens 09256, enterprise
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 82096, enterprise
- food giant 638, elba
- piggly wiggly, enterprise
- piggly wiggly 216, enterprise
- publix 1402, enterprise
Small Grocery Store · 3
- el paisano supermarket, enterprise
- morales supermarket 1, enterprise
- tienda marquense guatemala llc 1, enterprise
Super Store · 3
- grocery advantage, enterprise
- grocery outlet 7704, enterprise
- walmart s/c 734, enterprise
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- carniceria specialty meats, enterprise
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 Coffee County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Counties near Coffee County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Coffee County (11.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Alabama.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AL (32.2% here).
- Bibb County, GA · 32.2% low-access
- Bibb County, GA · 32.2% low-access
- Clark County, IL · 32.2% low-access
- Clark County, IL · 32.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (11.5% here).
- White County, AR · 11.5% SNAP
- White County, AR · 11.5% SNAP
- Walton County, GA · 11.5% SNAP
- Walton County, GA · 11.5% 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.
Coffee County inside a higher low-access state context
Coffee 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 Coffee County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01031. 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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