Signature · 10.0% SNAP (11th pct in AL)
Cullman County, AL
Cullman County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.4%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.0%
- on SNAP
- 91K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cullman County, AL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 8.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Geneva County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Cullman County lands in the lower national band (8.4%, #2,606 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,606
- national by low-access %
- #55
- in AL
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 10.0% SNAP (11th pct in AL) (-2.1 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Cullman County compares nationally
Cullman County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.4% low-access share that beats 17% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,614).
Cullman County's lower-band USDA tier split
18 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cullman County has 3 urban and 15 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.
Cullman County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- St. Clair 9.7
St. Clair 9.7%
9.7 % low-access
- Walker 8.6
Walker 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Cullman 8.4
Cullman 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Geneva 8.4
Geneva 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Tallapoosa 7.5
Tallapoosa 7.5%
7.5 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 18 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 80,406 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,772 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,287 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 90,566 |
| Median Household Income | $62,656 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,531 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cullman County
Cullman County has 86 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 41 locations (48% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 41
- big lots 3274, cullman
- cvs pharmacy 4960, hanceville
- cvs pharmacy 10416, cullman
- cvs pharmacy 4902, cullman
- dollar general 0044, cullman
- dollar general 10884, cullman
- dollar general 11184, cullman
- dollar general 18460, cullman
- dollar general 18646, cullman
- dollar general 19566, cullman
- dollar general 19783, garden city
- dollar general 2190, cullman
- dollar general 6138, baileyton
- dollar general 6623, cullman
- dollar general 9190, holly pond
- dollar general 9404, cullman
- dollar general 9500, cullman
- dollar general 9554, hanceville
- dollartree 8504, cullman
- dollar general 11250, cullman
- dollar general 11537, crane hill
- dollar general 12143, cullman
- dollar general 14825, cullman
- dollar general 14895, bremen
- dollar general 15179, cullman
- dollar general 15211, cullman
- dollar general 17468, arab
- dollar general 20150, vinemont
- dollar general 20739, vinemont
- dollar general 20778, hanceville
- dollar general 22440, cullman
- dollar general 22865, cullman
- dollar general 23663, hanceville
- dollar general 8701, cullman
- dollar tree 4738, hanceville
- dollar tree 881, cullman
- el milagro tienda mexicana, cullman
- family dollar 12815, cullman
- family dollar 13847, cullman
- walgreens 11180, cullman
- walgreens 15205, cullman
Convenience Store · 28
- 278 foodmart, cullman
- 278 rock gas and grocery, cullman
- 291 foodmart, hanceville
- 4 way quick stop 1, joppa
- bryant's jet pep, arab
- circle k 2704889, cullman
- catoma mart, cullman
- country mall convenience and hdwe, crane hill
- crossroad foodmart, logan
- cullman shell, cullman
- cullman123 inc, vinemont
- dodge city chevron, hanceville
- five points food mart, cullman
- garden city chevron, garden city
- hanceville exxon 1, hanceville
- jet pep 21, hanceville
- jet pep 56, cullman
- love's travel stop 877, cullman
- marathon 19, cullman
- mk market inc, cullman
- murphy usa 6770, cullman
- petro dodge city 485, hanceville
- pilot travel center 1550, good hope
- quick stop, cullman
- quiktrip 7182, cullman
- tiger mart, cullman
- trimble super saver, cullman
- whitlock general store & cafe, cullman
Super Store · 6
- dollar general market 13195, hanceville
- s & s foods dodge city, hanceville
- walmart s/c 670, cullman
- walmart supercenter 7280, cullman
- warehouse discount grocery 817, cullman
- warehouse discount grocery 818, hanceville
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 70039, cullman
- hopper family market, cullman
- publix 1503, cullman
- s & s foods, holly pond
- warehouse discount grocery 819, cullman
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- brickyard meat processing, cullman
- orizaba super market llc, cullman
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza al010, cullman
Farmers' Market · 1
- spradlin farm, vinemont
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- glover's produce, cullman
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- the butcher meat co., cullman
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.
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Counties near Cullman County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Cullman County (10.0%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Alabama.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AL (8.4% here).
- Levy County, FL · 8.4% low-access
- Levy County, FL · 8.4% low-access
- Fountain County, IN · 8.4% low-access
- Fountain County, IN · 8.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (10.0% here).
- Pulaski County, AR · 10.0% SNAP
- Pulaski County, AR · 10.0% SNAP
- Palm Beach County, FL · 10.0% SNAP
- Palm Beach County, FL · 10.0% 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.
Cullman County inside a lower low-access state context
Cullman 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 .
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