Signature · 6.7% SNAP (4th pct in GA)
Columbia County, GA
Columbia County sits in the upper national band on low-access (35.9%, +13.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 35.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 6.7%
- on SNAP
- 162K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Columbia County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 35.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.8 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Catoosa County (+ 0.8 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Columbia County sits in the upper national band (35.9%, #556 of 3,079).
- #556
- national by low-access %
- #34
- in GA
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 6.7% SNAP (4th pct in GA) (-5.4 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Columbia County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Columbia County's 35.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 82% of them and ranked #558 most-affected nationwide.
Columbia County's elevated USDA tier split
20 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Columbia County has 15 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.
Columbia 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
- Catoosa 36.7
Catoosa 36.7%
36.7 % low-access
- Fayette 36.7
Fayette 36.7%
36.7 % low-access
- Columbia 35.9
Columbia 35.9%
35.9 % low-access
- Houston 35
Houston 35%
35 % low-access
- Floyd 34.6
Floyd 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 20 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 124,053 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 44,521 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,338 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 162,434 |
| Median Household Income | $95,592 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,669 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.7%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Columbia County
Columbia County has 100 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 40 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 40
- am pm convenience stores, inc 2, grovetown
- circle k store 2725, evans
- circle k 2701875, grovetown
- circle k 4464, grovetown
- circle k 5375, augusta
- circle k 5382, martinez
- circle k 5586, appling
- circle k store 0889, augusta
- circle k store 3167, augusta
- circle k store 3177, evans
- circle k store 3182, evans
- circle k store 3185, augusta
- circle k store 5342, augusta
- circle k store 5343, augusta
- circle k store 5374, grovetown
- circle k store 5381, evans
- circle k store 5587, evans
- express gas, augusta
- gas pro 3 3, grovetown
- gas pro columbia road, grovetown
- harlem express, harlem
- harlem mini mart, harlem
- jet food store 87, appling
- jet food store 9, harlem
- k & m mart, grovetown
- murphy express 8566, augusta
- murphy express 8578, grovetown
- nouria 221 bobby jones expressway 833, augusta
- parker's 104, evans
- parker's 107, grovetown
- parker's 89, grovetown
- pilot travel center 144, augusta
- pilot travel center 65, augusta
- pumpkin center, harlem
- sprint 900720, augusta
- sprint 900721, augusta
- sprint 900733, harlem
- sprint 900749, grovetown
- the pumping station #18 18, evans
- z's oriental market, augusta
Combination Grocery/Other · 31
- cvs pharmacy 2359, augusta
- cvs pharmacy 2407, evans
- cvs pharmacy 8960, evans
- cvs pharmacy 945, evans
- cvs pharmacy 4589, grovetown
- dollar general 1094, martinez
- dollar general 1257, evans
- dollar general 4954, grovetown
- dollar general 6115, augusta
- dollartree 10239, grovetown
- dollar general 10577, harlem
- dollar general 11587, grovetown
- dollar general 15094, appling
- dollar general 17190, appling
- dollar general 20562, harlem
- dollar general 22787, augusta
- dollar general 24880, harlem
- dollar general 24907, grovetown
- dollar general 30398, grovetown
- dollar general 30665, evans
- dollar tree 1134, evans
- dollar tree 4224, augusta
- dollar tree 7384, grovetown
- dollar tree 8477, grovetown
- dollar tree 9781, augusta
- family dollar 11864, grovetown
- family dollar store 4156, harlem
- walgreen 06395, martinez
- walgreens 10602, evans
- walgreens 15592, grovetown
- walgreens 7772, martinez
Super Store · 13
- kj's market-grovetown 697, grovetown
- kroger 294, martinez
- kroger 414, evans
- kj's market- harlem 654, harlem
- kroger 644, grovetown
- sam's club 8115, augusta
- target store t-2027, evans
- walmart 7339, grovetown
- walmart neighborhood market 4206, augusta
- walmart neighborhood market 5813, martinez
- walmart s/c 3570, evans
- walmart supercenter 1227, augusta
- walmart superstore 5735, grovetown
Supermarket · 9
- aldi 76019, grovetown
- aldi 76021, augusta
- cho ba mien asian market, augusta
- food lion 1596, augusta
- food lion 2143, grovetown
- publix 1286, evans
- publix 526, evans
- publix 534, martinez
- sprouts farmers market 528, augusta
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- augusta deshi grocery, augusta
- col-mex covenience store, grovetown
- kashmir bazaar inc 1, augusta
- la guadalajara #2, grovetown
Small Grocery Store · 2
- beauty smile, augusta
- tienda latina la chiapaneca, augusta
Farmers' Market · 1
- jarriel farms, augusta
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 Columbia County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Columbia County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Columbia County (6.7%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Georgia.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside GA (35.9% here).
- Calhoun County, AL · 35.9% low-access
- Calhoun County, AL · 35.9% low-access
- Genesee County, MI · 35.9% low-access
- Genesee County, MI · 35.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (6.7% here).
- Kootenai County, ID · 6.7% SNAP
- Kootenai County, ID · 6.7% SNAP
- Spencer County, IN · 6.7% SNAP
- Spencer County, IN · 6.7% 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.
Columbia County inside a higher low-access state context
Columbia 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 .
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