Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Crenshaw County, AL
Crenshaw County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 29.5% low-access.
- 29.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 20.8%
- on SNAP
- 13K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Crenshaw County, AL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 29.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.8% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Randolph County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Crenshaw County sits in the upper national band (29.5%, #963 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #963
- national by low-access %
- #17
- in AL
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Crenshaw County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Crenshaw County's 29.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #967 most-affected nationwide.
Crenshaw County's elevated USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Crenshaw County has 0 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.
Crenshaw 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
- Coffee
Coffee 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Crenshaw
Crenshaw 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Randolph
Randolph 29.3%
29.3 % low-access
- Montgomery
Montgomery 27.7%
27.7 % low-access
- Marengo
Marengo 27.6%
27.6 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,906 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,101 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,878 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 13,122 |
| Median Household Income | $48,560 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,087 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.8%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
SNAP retailers in Crenshaw County
Crenshaw County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 9
- 29 & main market, dozier
- brantley one stop, brantley
- finnway express 507, luverne
- highland home citgo, highland home
- marathon food mart, highland home
- panola lucky dollar, lapine
- red rock, luverne
- sunstop 614, brantley
- tom thumb food store 900018, luverne
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- cvs pharmacy 4853, selma
- dollar general 0720, luverne
- dollar general 11251, brantley
- dollar general 8639, highland home
- dollar general 25321, luverne
- family dollar 12875, highland home
- family dollar 2474, luverne
Small Grocery Store · 2
- beasleys grocery, highland home
- la mexicana de luverne, luverne
Large Grocery Store · 1
- old gin creek, brantley
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- nelson grocery and meat, lapine
Super Store · 1
- luverne super foods dba big bear of luverne inc, luverne
Supermarket · 1
- food champs 6161, luverne
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 Crenshaw County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Counties near Crenshaw County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Crenshaw 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 (29.5% here).
- Colquitt County, GA · 29.5% low-access
- Colquitt County, GA · 29.5% low-access
- Fulton County, GA · 29.5% low-access
- Fulton County, GA · 29.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (20.8% here).
- Greene County, PA · 20.8% SNAP
- Greene County, PA · 20.8% SNAP
- Bacon County, GA · 20.9% SNAP
- Walthall County, MS · 20.9% 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.
Crenshaw County inside a higher low-access state context
Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01041. 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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