Signature · 70 SNAP-authorized stores
Colbert County, AL
Colbert County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.9%, +10.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.9%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 14.5%
- on SNAP
- 58K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Colbert County, AL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 32.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Greene County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Colbert County sits in the upper national band (32.9%, #741 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #741
- national by low-access %
- #14
- in AL
- 7
- 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: 70 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Colbert County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Colbert County's 32.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #748 most-affected nationwide.
Colbert County's elevated USDA tier split
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Colbert County has 9 urban and 5 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.
Colbert 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) | 54,428 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 17,902 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,806 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 58,022 |
| Median Household Income | $60,628 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,515 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Colbert County
Colbert County has 70 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 34 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 34
- 247 food mart, tuscumbia
- a1 bama mart, tuscumbia
- arya food mart, muscle shoals
- aseem corporation, tuscumbia
- avalon quick mart inc, muscle shoals
- avya foodmart, muscle shoals
- chevron barton station, cherokee
- chevron quik stop markets, tuscumbia
- chiska foodmart, cherokee
- circle k 2723642, sheffield
- circle k 2723685, muscle shoals
- dadabhagwan inc., sheffield
- flowers bakery outlet 124, tuscumbia
- happys woodmont chevron 5, tuscumbia
- hari food mart #2, sheffield
- hatch shoprite, sheffield
- hwy 20 quickstop, tuscumbia
- listerhill bp, muscle shoals
- little mart, russellville
- love's travel stop 580, tuscumbia
- melrose, tuscumbia
- mudcreek mart, tuscumbia
- murphy usa 7759, muscle shoals
- paradise food mart, muscle shoals
- quik mart 18, muscle shoals
- quik mart 37, muscle shoals
- quik mart 41, muscle shoals
- racetrac 2629, tuscumbia
- shop n go, tuscumbia
- sprint mart 40, tuscumbia
- tuscumbia texaco, tuscumbia
- urmisha inc., cherokee
- white oak market, leighton
- yogi food mart, russellville
Combination Grocery/Other · 25
- cvs pharmacy 4901, muscle shoals
- dollar general 0197, tuscumbia
- dollar general 1762, cherokee
- dollar general 1888, sheffield
- dollar general 3624, muscle shoals
- dollar general 8821, sheffield
- dollartree 9673, sheffield
- dollar general 11337, tuscambia
- dollar general 17371, leighton
- dollar general 20423, sheffield
- dollar general 21828, tuscumbia
- dollar general 25082, muscle shoals
- dollar general 30548, tuscumbia
- dollar general 31222, leighton
- dollar general 8638, russellville
- dollar general 8662, muscle shoals
- dollar general 8731, muscle shoals
- dollar general 8913, tuscumbia
- dollar general store 3898, muscle shoals
- dollar tree 154, muscle shoals
- dollar tree 8459, tuscumbia
- family dollar 13487, cherokee
- family times discount mattress and merchandise, sheffield
- malone's garden center, tuscumbia
- walgreens 2557, muscle shoals
Super Store · 5
- foodland 102, muscle shoals
- foodland 108, muscle shoals
- foodland 119, tuscumbia
- foodland plus 130, sheffield
- walmart s/c 660, muscle shoals
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 70084, muscle shoals
- foodland 101, muscle shoals
- publix 1532, muscle shoals
Large Grocery Store · 1
- rick's farm market, muscle shoals
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- mike's meat market, muscle shoals
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- penny pincher discount grocery, muscle shoals
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 Colbert County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Counties near Colbert County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Colbert 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 (32.9% here).
- Sarasota County, FL · 32.9% low-access
- Sarasota County, FL · 32.9% low-access
- Lee County, GA · 32.9% low-access
- Lee County, GA · 32.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (14.5% here).
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT · 14.5% SNAP
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT · 14.5% SNAP
- Carroll County, GA · 14.5% SNAP
- Carroll County, GA · 14.5% 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.
Colbert County inside a higher low-access state context
Colbert 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 Colbert County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01033. 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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