Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Dade County, GA
Dade County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.5%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Dade County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Evans County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Dade County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 0
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Dade County compares nationally
Food access in Dade County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Dade County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Dade County has 0 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.
Dade 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
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
- Evans 0
Evans 0%
0 % low-access
- Franklin 0
Franklin 0%
0 % low-access
- Hart 0
Hart 0%
0 % low-access
- Marion 0
Marion 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,633 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 0 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 0 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 16,165 |
| Median Household Income | $64,568 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.2%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 640 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Dade County
Dade County has 29 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 13 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 13
- b mart, trenton
- canyon quick stop, rising fawn
- circle k 2723528, trenton
- circle k store 2709343, wildwood
- kwik serv 11, rising fawn
- kwik serv 14, wildwood
- mapco express, inc. 3523, trenton
- pilot travel center 254, wildwood
- pilot travel center 415, rising fawn
- slygo fast stop llc, trenton
- smart mart, trenton
- trenton stop n go inc., trenton
- vardayani inc, lookout mountain
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- cvs pharmacy 7755, trenton
- dollar general 14026, wildwood
- dollar general 3306, trenton
- dollar general 9728, trenton
- dollar general 21380, rising fawn
- dollar general 21389, rising fawn
- dollar general 22607, trenton
- dollar general 23251, trenton
- dollar general 30644, trenton
- dollar tree 6567, trenton
- wildwood country store, wildwood
Supermarket · 2
- food city 233, trenton
- ingles markets 408, trenton
Farmers' Market · 1
- mingle on the square ffab, trenton
Small Grocery Store · 1
- hunter's discount grocery bins & more, trenton
Super Store · 1
- food outlet, trenton
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 Dade County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Dade County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Dade 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 (0.0% here).
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
- Grundy County, IA · 0.0% low-access
- Grundy County, IA · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (10.5% here).
- Crawford County, IA · 10.5% SNAP
- Crawford County, IA · 10.5% SNAP
- Jackson County, IA · 10.5% SNAP
- Jackson County, IA · 10.5% 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.
Dade County inside a lower low-access state context
Dade 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 .
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 Dade County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13083. 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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