Signature · 7.2% low-access (14th pct)
Coffee County, GA
Coffee County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.2%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 20.0%
- on SNAP
- 43K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Coffee County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 22% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Charlton County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Coffee County lands in the lower national band (7.2%, #2,693 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,693
- national by low-access %
- #111
- in GA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.2% low-access (14th pct) (-14.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Coffee County compares nationally
Food access in Coffee County compares favorably nationally: its 7.2% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 14% of them (rank #2,693).
Coffee County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
All 9 of Coffee 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.
Coffee County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Terrell 8
Terrell 8%
8 % low-access
- Clinch 7.7
Clinch 7.7%
7.7 % low-access
- Charlton 7.3
Charlton 7.3%
7.3 % low-access
- Coffee 7.2
Coffee 7.2%
7.2 % low-access
- Crisp 6.1
Crisp 6.1%
6.1 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 42,356 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,064 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,196 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 43,347 |
| Median Household Income | $50,683 |
| Poverty Rate | 23.1%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,067 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Coffee County
Coffee County has 72 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 39 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 72 authorized stores; Douglas holds 76% of them. 4 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Nicholls, Ambrose, West Green, Willacoochee.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 55 | 8 |
| Nicholls | 7 | none |
| Broxton | 5 | 2 |
| Ambrose | 2 | none |
| West Green | 2 | none |
| Willacoochee | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 39
- 1st choice, broxton
- 1st choice, douglas
- ambrose food mart, ambrose
- baker express, douglas
- circle k 2707332, nicholls
- circle k 2707337, douglas
- evans grocery 1, douglas
- flash foods 2745043, douglas
- fairway foods, west green
- fast check food, douglas
- flash foods llc 274177, douglas
- food mart, nicholls
- four point food mart, douglas
- gate service station 229, douglas
- gurthrie's food mart, willacoochee
- holts bakery inc, douglas
- in & out food n gas, douglas
- jay narayani group llc, broxton
- jet food store 80, douglas
- jet food store 81, douglas
- jet food store 82, douglas
- jet food store 85, nicholls
- jet food stores 94, douglas
- mack's minit mart 1, douglas
- marathon 1, douglas
- marianitas 2, douglas
- mr t's, douglas
- murphy usa 5752, douglas
- nouria 1601 ocila highway 741, douglas
- nouria 29 willacoochee highway 757, douglas
- quick change, douglas
- quick gas, douglas
- quickchange of baymeadows, douglas
- ricky food mart, nicholls
- satilla county junction, douglas
- solar food 21, douglas
- solar food 27, douglas
- sunrise express, nicholls
- t & r food mart, douglas
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- cvs pharmacy 4552, douglas
- dollar general 21619, douglas
- dollar general 4789, douglas
- dollar general 8044, broxton
- dollar general 8205, douglas
- dollar general 8269, douglas
- dollar general 9050, west green
- dollar general 15536, douglas
- dollar general 17406, ambrose
- dollar general 20437, douglas
- dollar general 21422, douglas
- dollar general 22282, douglas
- dollar general 23885, douglas
- dollar general 31166, douglas
- dollar tree 2812, douglas
- family dollar 8959, nicholls
- family dollar store 215, douglas
- walgreens 11661, douglas
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- angeles mexican store, douglas
- broxton butcher block, broxton
- broxton grocery, broxton
- la bonita market, douglas
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- douglas quality meats, douglas
- kicks meats, nicholls
- meat master butchery 1, douglas
Super Store · 3
- harveys supermarket 1601, douglas
- harveys supermarket 1639, douglas
- walmart 593, douglas
Supermarket · 2
- cost kutter 496, douglas
- publix super markets, inc. 1870, douglas
Large Grocery Store · 1
- mickey's food store, douglas
Seafood Specialty · 1
- benton poultry & seafood llc, douglas
Small Grocery Store · 1
- tienda mexicana el milagro, douglas
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 Coffee County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Coffee County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Coffee County, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside GA (7.2% here).
- Franklin County, ID · 7.2% low-access
- Lawrence County, IN · 7.2% low-access
- Sampson County, NC · 7.2% low-access
- De Witt County, IL · 7.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (20.0% here).
- Calhoun County, FL · 20.0% SNAP
- Kings County, CA · 20.0% SNAP
- Franklin County, AL · 20.0% SNAP
- Conecuh County, AL · 20.0% 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.
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Coffee County, at 7.2%, runs 23.7 pts below the Georgia rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
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 .
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