Signature · 0.9% low-access (4th pct)
Dawson County, GA
Dawson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.1%
- on SNAP
- 30K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Dawson County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 1.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jenkins County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Dawson County lands in the lower national band (0.9%, #3,015 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,015
- national by low-access %
- #138
- in GA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 58
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.9% low-access (4th pct) (-21.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Dawson County compares nationally
Food access in Dawson County compares favorably nationally: its 0.9% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 4% of them (rank #3,021).
Dawson County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Dawson County has 0 urban and 3 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.
Dawson 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
- Dawson 0.9
Dawson 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
- Jenkins 0.9
Jenkins 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
- McDuffie 0.8
McDuffie 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
- Jefferson 0.7
Jefferson 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Lanier 0.7
Lanier 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,330 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 192 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 58 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 30,242 |
| Median Household Income | $92,991 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 824 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.1%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 1.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Dawson County
Dawson County has 30 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 13 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 13
- barrettsville food store, dawsonville
- bo's food mart, dawsonville
- chevron food mart, dawsonville
- circle k 2723318, dawsonville
- circle k 2723337, dawsonville
- dawsonville exxon food mart, dawsonville
- elliott food mart, dawsonville
- gold creek market, dawsonville
- harmony church chevron, dawsonville
- neighborhood convenience store, dawsonville
- omsai silver city inc, dawsonville
- race trac 204, dawsonville
- war hill food mart, dawsonville
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- cvs pharmacy 5640, dawsonville
- dollar general 18133, dawsonville
- dollar general 18187, dawsonville
- dollar general 10631, marble hill
- dollar general 13612, dawsonville
- dollar general 25132, dawsonville
- dollar general 6979, dawsonville
- dollar general 895, dawsonville
- dollar tree 6149, dawsonville
- dollar tree 7779, dawsonville
Supermarket · 4
- food lion 2132, dawsonville
- ingles markets 441, dawsonville
- lowes foods 289, marble hill
- publix 1542, dawsonville
Super Store · 2
- kroger 670, dawsonville
- walmart supercenter 3874, dawsonville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- the steel buffalo butchery, dawsonville
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 Dawson County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Dawson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Dawson 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 (0.9% here).
- Izard County, AR · 0.9% low-access
- Izard County, AR · 0.9% low-access
- Knott County, KY · 0.9% low-access
- Knott County, KY · 0.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (7.1% here).
- Steuben County, IN · 7.1% SNAP
- Steuben County, IN · 7.1% SNAP
- Wabash County, IN · 7.1% SNAP
- Wabash County, IN · 7.1% 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.
Dawson County inside a lower low-access state context
Dawson 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 Dawson County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13085. 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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