Signature · 5 LILA tracts (83.3% of tracts)
Copiah County, MS
Copiah County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (83.3% of the book) alongside 28.5% low-access.
- 28.5%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 18.0%
- on SNAP
- 28K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Copiah County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 28.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.0% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 83% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Rankin County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Copiah County ranks #1,039 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #24 of 80 counties in MS (28.5% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,039
- national by low-access %
- #24
- in MS
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 5 LILA tracts (83.3% of tracts) .
How Copiah County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Copiah County's 28.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 66% of them and ranked #1,050 most-affected nationwide.
Copiah County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Copiah County has 2 urban and 4 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.
Copiah County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Leflore 29.1
Leflore 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Washington 29.1
Washington 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Copiah 28.5
Copiah 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Rankin 28.4
Rankin 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Adams 28.3
Adams 28.3%
28.3 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 29,449 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,394 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,012 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 27,855 |
| Median Household Income | $49,089 |
| Poverty Rate | 23.0%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,811 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.1%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Copiah County
Copiah County has 36 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 18 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 18
- 2755 fuel plaza llc, crystal springs
- 55 travel plaza llc, hazlehurst
- a & j food store, hazlehurst
- a food mart, hazlehurst
- bendicion llc, hazlehurst
- bluesky 493, hazlehurst
- crystal food llc, crystal springs
- ekam 10, crystal springs
- fleetway 161, crystal springs
- g citgo mart, hazlehurst
- hazlehurst shell, hazlehurst
- me gas & food, crystal springs
- ms gas and food, crystal springs
- murphy express 8548, hazlehurst
- rb one stop 1, hazlehurst
- sak n pak, crystal springs
- the c store 400, crystal springs
- walkers quick stop, hermanville
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- dollar general 0629, hazlehurst
- dollar general 10068, wesson
- dollar general 11966, georgetown
- dollar general 25086, wesson
- dollar general 25642, hazlehurst
- dollar tree 4255, hazlehurst
- family dollar 11941, wesson
- family dollar 4302, hazlehurst
- family dollar store 2941, crystal springs
- walgreens 12154, hazlehurst
Super Store · 2
- dollar general market 14081, crystal springs
- walmart supercenter 954, hazlehurst
Supermarket · 2
- ramey's 17, crystal springs
- wilson meat house, inc., crystal springs
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- red barn produce, crystal springs
Large Grocery Store · 1
- hart's grocery, hazlehurst
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- carniceria y taqueria 2 hermanos inc, hazlehurst
Seafood Specialty · 1
- the seafood shack of mississippi, hazlehurst
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Mississippi
One of 81 counties in Mississippi, 6 are shown here.
Compare Copiah County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Nationwide peers for Copiah County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Copiah County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (28.5% here).
- Webster Parish, LA · 28.5% low-access
- Webster Parish, LA · 28.5% low-access
- Colfax County, NM · 28.5% low-access
- Colfax County, NM · 28.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (18.0% here).
- Cattaraugus County, NY · 18.0% SNAP
- Cattaraugus County, NY · 18.0% SNAP
- Peoria County, IL · 18.0% SNAP
- Peoria County, IL · 18.0% 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.
Food access nationally, Mississippi in context
Copiah County sits inside Mississippi (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 Copiah County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28029. 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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