Signature · 1.6% low-access (5th pct)
Cook County, GA
Cook County lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 15.3%
- on SNAP
- 18K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cook County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -20.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Banks County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Cook County lands in the lower national band (1.6%, #2,982 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,982
- national by low-access %
- #136
- in GA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 134
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.6% low-access (5th pct) (-20.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Cook County compares nationally
Food access in Cook County compares favorably nationally: its 1.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 5% of them (rank #2,982).
Cook County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 4 of Cook 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.
Cook 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
- Webster 2
Webster 2%
2 % low-access
- Clay 1.9
Clay 1.9%
1.9 % low-access
- Banks 1.8
Banks 1.8%
1.8 % low-access
- Cook 1.6
Cook 1.6%
1.6 % low-access
- Harris 1.3
Harris 1.3%
1.3 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 17,212 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 282 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 134 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 17,532 |
| Median Household Income | $53,651 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 964 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cook County
Cook County has 26 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (62% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 26 authorized stores; Adel holds 69% of them. 3 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Cecil, Sparks, Lenox.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Adel | 18 | 3 |
| Cecil | 3 | none |
| Sparks | 3 | none |
| Lenox | 2 | none |
Convenience Store · 16
- adel foodmart, adel
- adel truck plaza, adel
- chevron food store, cecil
- circle k #2707043 2707043, adel
- fw convenience store, cecil
- fac corp, sparks
- liberty 7, adel
- mega mart, adel
- mehrab, lenox
- murphy usa 7615, adel
- neighborhood mart, adel
- quick change 6, adel
- quick gas 8, adel
- shell food mart, adel
- shree ram jai ram llc, sparks
- sophia mart, adel
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 6927, lenox
- dollar general 845, adel
- dollar general 8572, sparks
- dollar general 21348, cecil
- dollar general 25564, adel
- dollar tree 7132, adel
- family dollar store 331, adel
Super Store · 2
- piggly wiggly 275, adel
- walmart supercenter 7194, adel
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- gaskin's grocery, adel
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 Cook County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Cook County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cook 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 (1.6% here).
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK · 1.6% low-access
- Bibb County, AL · 1.6% low-access
- Bath County, KY · 1.7% low-access
- Caldwell County, KY · 1.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (15.3% here).
- Christian County, IL · 15.3% SNAP
- Wapello County, IA · 15.3% SNAP
- Marion County, KY · 15.3% SNAP
- Washington County, MD · 15.3% 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%). Cook County, at 1.6%, runs 29.3 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 .
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 Cook County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13075. 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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