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 2019 Census ACS 2024 GA

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 #2,698).

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Coffee County's lower-band USDA tier split

9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Coffee County, GA USDA-defined food-access tiers: 7 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 0 limited, 2 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 9 tracts evaluated. 7 tracts adequate (77.8%) 2 tracts severe / food desert (22.2%) Adequate 78% Limited 0% Severe 22% Food-access tier distribution: Coffee County, GA
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Coffee County has 0 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 low low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · lower low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Coffee County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts9
Atlas Population (2010 basis)42,356
Low-Access Tracts2
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)2
Low-Access Population3,064
Low-Access Share7.2%well below the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population1,196

Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Coffee County
IndicatorValue
Population43,347
Median Household Income$50,683
Poverty Rate23.1%well above the national average
SNAP Households3,067
SNAP Participation Rate20.0%well above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle6.9%below the national average
Group-Quarters Population8.1%

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.

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).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (20.0% here).

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 lower low-access state context

Coffee 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 .

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, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13069. 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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