Signature · 56 SNAP-authorized stores
Dale County, AL
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Dale County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 23.1%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 18.4%
- on SNAP
- 50K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Dale County, AL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 23.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.0 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 7% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pike County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Dale County ranks #1,431 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #26 of 66 counties in AL (23.1% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,431
- national by low-access %
- #26
- in AL
- 5
- 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: 56 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Dale County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Dale County's 23.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 54% of them and ranked #1,444 most-affected nationwide.
Dale County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Dale County has 5 urban and 9 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.
Dale County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Pike 23.2
Pike 23.2%
23.2 % low-access
- Dale 23.1
Dale 23.1%
23.1 % low-access
- Henry 22.9
Henry 22.9%
22.9 % low-access
- Coosa 22.6
Coosa 22.6%
22.6 % low-access
- Morgan 22.6
Morgan 22.6%
22.6 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 50,251 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 11,623 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.1%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,420 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 49,599 |
| Median Household Income | $54,963 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,637 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.4%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Dale County
Dale County has 56 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 31 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 31
- beeline 101, ozark
- circle k 2721551, midland city
- coachs petro 1, midland city
- convenience store and gas, ozark
- echo country store, ozark
- fast trip #2, newton
- fast trip 3 na, ozark
- finnway express 502, daleville
- finnway express 503, daleville
- finnway express 506, ozark
- food basket, ozark
- h & w country crossroads, skipperville
- hobo pantry 10 10, enterprise
- hobo pantry 11, ariton
- hobo pantry 21, ozark
- inkamex llc, midland city
- legacy foodmart, enterprise
- legacy foodmart # 5, ozark
- lokapal llc no, midland city
- love's travel stop 566, ozark
- marathon #106 106, daleville
- midland city shell inc, midland city
- murphy usa 6885, ozark
- quick pick, pinckard
- stop and go a, ozark
- stop n go 3, ozark
- sunstop 615, daleville
- sunstop 616, daleville
- sunstop 619, daleville
- sunstop 620, ozark
- sunstop 631, ozark
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- cvs pharmacy 4826, ozark
- dollar general 13894, daleville
- dollar general 2738, ozark
- dollar general 4458, midland city
- dollar general 4680, daleville
- dollar general 11924, newton
- dollar general 12201, ariton
- dollar general 15677, enterprise
- dollar general 17979, ozark
- dollar general 21843, ozark
- dollar general 22162, newton
- dollar general 22630, skipperville
- dollar general 23143, midland city
- dollar general 24524, ozark
- dollar general 25269, daleville
- dollar general 30890, ozark
- dollar general 6247, ozark
- dollar tree 2894, ozark
- dollar tree 8558, daleville
Super Store · 3
- grocery outlet 7713, daleville
- grocery outlet 7714, ozark
- walmart supercenter 740, ozark
Large Grocery Store · 1
- midland city foods, midland city
Military Commissary · 1
- fort rucker commissary 520, fort novosel
Supermarket · 1
- ozark piggly wiggly, ozark
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 Dale County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Nationwide peers for Dale County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Dale 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 (23.1% here).
- Pike County, AR · 23.1% low-access
- Pike County, AR · 23.1% low-access
- Weld County, CO · 23.1% low-access
- Weld County, CO · 23.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (18.4% here).
- Logan County, IL · 18.4% SNAP
- Logan County, IL · 18.4% SNAP
- Winn Parish, LA · 18.4% SNAP
- Winn Parish, LA · 18.4% 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, Alabama in context
Dale 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 Dale County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01045. 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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