Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
DeKalb County, AL
DeKalb 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
- 17.7%
- on SNAP
- 72K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County DeKalb County, AL
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lamar County (+ 0.6 pts)
Lower-band low-access
DeKalb 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 DeKalb County compares nationally
Food access in DeKalb 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).
DeKalb County's lower-band USDA tier split
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, DeKalb County has 0 urban and 14 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.
DeKalb 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
- Marion 3
Marion 3%
3 % low-access
- Bibb 1.6
Bibb 1.6%
1.6 % low-access
- Fayette 0.9
Fayette 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
- Lamar 0.6
Lamar 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 71,109 |
| 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 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 72,269 |
| Median Household Income | $51,204 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,627 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in DeKalb County
DeKalb County has 96 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 44 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 44
- 4 way food mart & tobacco mall, dawson
- aroney tabacco, boaz
- circle k 2723668, fort payne
- circle k store 2709330, henagar
- durango's bp, collinsville
- five point quick stop & deli, fort payne
- fort payne food and tabacco, fort payne
- fuel city, crossville
- fyffe stop-n-go, fyffe
- gap express, dawson
- geraldine foodland, geraldine
- helenas mountain market, mentone
- hi tech express 2, collinsville
- jay kumbh llc, geraldine
- jetpep 81 1, crossville
- kilpatrick quick mart, crossville
- kountry korner, rainsville
- loves stop n go, fort payne
- mapco express, inc. 5145, fort payne
- mapco express, inc. 5151, collinsville
- mapco express, inc. 5152, rainsville
- mapco express, inc. 5153, fort payne
- mapco express, inc. 5155, geraldine
- mapco express, inc. 5157, fort payne
- mapco express, inc. 5158, fort payne
- mapco express, inc. 5165, fort payne
- mapco express, inc. 5167, fort payne
- mapco express, inc. 5168, collinsville
- mapco express, inc. 5169, fyffe
- mapco express, inc. 5172, rainsville
- mapco 911 911, fort payne
- mis antojitos, fort payne
- mj fuel 1, henagar
- modern llc, crossville
- murphy usa 5811, fort payne
- parkway food mart, fort payne
- powell's quick mart inc., fyffe
- rim of the canyon, fort payne
- super stop 68, crossville
- the korner store, fyffe
- tienda guatemala don pancho, collinsville
- time save llc, fort payne
- valley head discount food mart, valley head
- xtreme express wash, fort payne
Combination Grocery/Other · 26
- dollar general 0943, fort payne
- dollar general 1004, rainsville
- dollar general 1934, fort payne
- dollar general 3347, collinsville
- dollar general 3986, fyffe
- dollar general 6064, fort payne
- dollar general 634, henagar
- dollar general 8742, geraldine
- dollar general 10249, ider
- dollar general 11574, sylvania
- dollar general 12736, crossville
- dollar general 17615, fort payne
- dollar general 20994, fort payne
- dollar general 21974, fyffe
- dollar general 22291, fort payne
- dollar general 23703, rainsville
- dollar general 24766, geraldine
- dollar general 4083, crossville
- dollar general 6135, valley head
- dollar tree 1548, fort payne
- dollar tree 8278, rainsville
- family dollar 12565, crossville
- family dollar 12746, ider
- family dollar 13437, henagar
- los amigos market, fort payne
- walgreens 10523, fort payne
Medium Grocery Store · 8
- barrera supermarket, crossville
- guelaguetza bakery, albertville
- los reyes, fort payne
- los reyes, collinsville
- tienda ebenezer, fort payne
- tienda el nino, crossville
- tienda la ideal, albertville
- tienda tikal, fort payne
Supermarket · 6
- food city 503, fort payne
- fyffe foodland, fyffe
- ider foodland, ider
- piggly wiggly 246, collinsville
- price less iga 009, fort payne
- united grocery outlet 13, fort payne
Large Grocery Store · 3
- fant's foodland, crossville
- stop to save supermarket 37, rainsville
- stop to save supermarket 34, henagar
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- crowes butcher shop, henagar
- d&s quality beef, llc, albertville
- jenkins cattle co meat market, henagar
Small Grocery Store · 3
- bbs salvage grocery, fort payne
- la chona, rainsville
- tienda latino, fort payne
Super Store · 3
- foodland plus, fort payne
- rainsville foodland, rainsville
- walmart s/c 691, fort payne
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 DeKalb County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Counties near DeKalb County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for DeKalb 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 (0.0% here).
- Dade County, GA · 0.0% low-access
- Dade County, GA · 0.0% low-access
- Evans County, GA · 0.0% low-access
- Evans County, GA · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (17.7% here).
- Tift County, GA · 17.7% SNAP
- Tift County, GA · 17.7% SNAP
- Laurel County, KY · 17.7% SNAP
- Laurel County, KY · 17.7% 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.
DeKalb County inside a lower low-access state context
DeKalb 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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