Signature · 4 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Colquitt County, GA
Colquitt County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 29.5% low-access.
- 29.5%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 19.7%
- on SNAP
- 46K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Colquitt County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 29.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fulton County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Colquitt County sits in the upper national band (29.5%, #962 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #962
- national by low-access %
- #54
- in GA
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Colquitt County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Colquitt County's 29.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #967 most-affected nationwide.
Colquitt County's elevated USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Colquitt County has 4 urban and 6 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.
Colquitt 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
- Ben Hill 30.1
Ben Hill 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- Whitfield 29.9
Whitfield 29.9%
29.9 % low-access
- Washington 29.8
Washington 29.8%
29.8 % low-access
- Colquitt 29.5
Colquitt 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Fulton 29.5
Fulton 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 45,498 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 13,421 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,797 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 46,224 |
| Median Household Income | $49,341 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.9%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,304 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Colquitt County
Colquitt County has 61 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 34 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 34
- best little store in georgia, moultrie
- bishop's cigarette outlet, moultrie
- country corner, moultrie
- country crossing, doerun
- dh food mart, omega
- dm food mart, ellenton
- ez corner, moultrie
- fastrac, moultrie
- fastrac, moultrie
- fastrac 1, moultrie
- fastrac downtown, moultrie
- fastrac travel center, norman park
- joe kems market, moultrie
- lukas, moultrie
- marathon food mart, moultrie
- mega mart 3, moultrie
- moultrie grocery and meat market, moultrie
- murphy express 8512, moultrie
- one stop 4, moultrie
- one stop 5, moultrie
- packers food mart, moultrie
- quick mart 23, moultrie
- quick stop 5, doerun
- quik mart, doerun
- qwickserv/ chevron foodmart, moultrie
- r&r quick mart, moultrie
- raceway 6853, moultrie
- rich oil, moultrie
- solar food 24, moultrie
- susie q's 11, moultrie
- susie q's 35, moultrie
- susie q's 90, moultrie
- us foodmart 1734442, moultrie
- victory lane, moultrie
Combination Grocery/Other · 16
- cvs pharmacy 4203, moultrie
- dollar general 2331, moultrie
- dollar general 8275, doerun
- dollartree 9865, moultrie
- dollar general 10040, moultrie
- dollar general 12039, berlin
- dollar general 15573, moultrie
- dollar general 17424, moultrie
- dollar general 21472, moultrie
- dollar general 2646, moultrie
- dollar general 7451, norman park
- dollar general store 17497, norman park
- dollar tree 829, moultrie
- family dollar 11216, moultrie
- sonny's meats, moultrie
- walgreens 12756, moultrie
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- flint river grocery, norman park
- la reyna, moultrie
- miranchito mexican store, moultrie
Super Store · 2
- valdosta fresh for less, inc., moultrie
- walmart 952, moultrie
Supermarket · 2
- publix 1540, moultrie
- save a lot 24733, moultrie
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- market produce, llc, moultrie
Large Grocery Store · 1
- doerun piggly wiggly express, doerun
Seafood Specialty · 1
- market seafood, moultrie
Small Grocery Store · 1
- rayon supermarket, moultrie
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 Colquitt County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Colquitt County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Colquitt 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 (29.5% here).
- Carroll County, MD · 29.5% low-access
- Carroll County, MD · 29.5% low-access
- Crenshaw County, AL · 29.5% low-access
- Crenshaw County, AL · 29.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (19.7% here).
- Pueblo County, CO · 19.7% SNAP
- Pueblo County, CO · 19.7% SNAP
- Green County, KY · 19.7% SNAP
- Green County, KY · 19.7% 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.
Colquitt County inside a higher low-access state context
Colquitt 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 Colquitt County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13071. 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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