Signature · 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts)
Decatur County, GA
Decatur County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of the book) alongside 17.9% low-access.
- 17.9%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 22.8%
- on SNAP
- 29K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Decatur County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 17.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 22.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 43% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wayne County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Decatur County ranks #1,866 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #83 of 151 counties in GA (17.9% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,866
- national by low-access %
- #83
- in GA
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts) .
How Decatur County compares nationally
Decatur County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 17.9% low-access share that beats 40% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,873).
Decatur County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Decatur County has 2 urban and 5 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.
Decatur County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Habersham 18.1
Habersham 18.1%
18.1 % low-access
- Decatur 17.9
Decatur 17.9%
17.9 % low-access
- Wayne 17.9
Wayne 17.9%
17.9 % low-access
- Pickens 17.7
Pickens 17.7%
17.7 % low-access
- Murray 17.6
Murray 17.6%
17.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 27,842 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,984 |
| Low-Access Share | 17.9%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,657 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 29,195 |
| Median Household Income | $53,317 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.0%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,417 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.8%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Decatur County
Decatur County has 46 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 26
- a & a convenience store, bainbridge
- aj food mart 3, bainbridge
- bearcats express, bainbridge
- bainbridge country store 0, bainbridge
- bainbridge express 2, bainbridge
- bishops travel center, attapulgus
- circle k 2723892, bainbridge
- circle k 2723894, bainbridge
- circle k 2723910, bainbridge
- downtown foods 1, bainbridge
- junior mall, bainbridge
- k express, bainbridge
- murphy usa 7505, bainbridge
- piya llc, attapulgus
- prime convenience store, bainbridge
- quick buys 116, climax
- quick buys 51, bainbridge
- raceway 6837 6837, bainbridge
- sp travel center, bainbridge
- stop n shop, bainbridge
- stop n buy, bainbridge
- sunstop 425, bainbridge
- sunstop 430, bainbridge
- us food mart, bainbridge
- wawa store 6304, bainbridge
- wc one stop shop, bainbridge
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- cvs pharmacy 4535, bainbridge
- dollar general 18939, bainbridge
- dollar general 2349, bainbridge
- dollar general 3323, bainbridge
- dollar general 10046, attapulgus
- dollar general 12774, bainbridge
- dollar general 20946, climax
- dollar general 25917, bainbridge
- dollar tree 1949, bainbridge
- family dollar 1132, bainbridge
- walgreens 10831, bainbridge
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 82169, bainbridge
- bob and jeffs grocery outlet, bainbridge
- pic n save grocery outlet 656, bainbridge
- publix super markets, inc. 2109, bainbridge
Large Grocery Store · 1
- dixie dandy, bainbridge
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- jones country meats inc, climax
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- the meat house, bainbridge
Small Grocery Store · 1
- kings korner food mart, bainbridge
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 5422, bainbridge
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 Decatur County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Nationwide peers for Decatur County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Decatur 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 (17.9% here).
- Boone County, IN · 17.9% low-access
- Boone County, IN · 17.9% low-access
- Adams County, CO · 17.9% low-access
- Adams County, CO · 17.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (22.8% here).
- Miami-Dade County, FL · 22.8% SNAP
- Miami-Dade County, FL · 22.8% SNAP
- Del Norte County, CA · 22.8% SNAP
- Del Norte County, CA · 22.8% 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, Georgia in context
Decatur 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 Decatur County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13087. 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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