Signature · 549 SNAP-authorized stores
DeKalb County, GA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of DeKalb 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).
- 24.6%
- low-access pop.
- 38
- food-desert tracts
- 12.8%
- on SNAP
- 765K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County DeKalb County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 24.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 38 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.8% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 26% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Baldwin County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, DeKalb County ranks #1,318 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #64 of 151 counties in GA (24.6% low-access; 38 food-desert tracts).
- #1,318
- national by low-access %
- #64
- in GA
- 72
- low-access tracts
- 60K
- 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: 549 SNAP-authorized stores .
How DeKalb County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, DeKalb County's 24.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 58% of them and ranked #1,318 most-affected nationwide.
DeKalb County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
144 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 38 LILA.
DeKalb County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (142 urban, 2 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 2 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
DeKalb County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Emanuel 25.5
Emanuel 25.5%
25.5 % low-access
- Hall 25
Hall 25%
25 % low-access
- DeKalb 24.6
DeKalb 24.6%
24.6 % low-access
- Baldwin 24.6
Baldwin 24.6%
24.6 % low-access
- Polk 24.2
Polk 24.2%
24.2 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 144 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 691,893 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 72 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 38 |
| Low-Access Population | 170,397 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 60,350 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 765,351 |
| Median Household Income | $80,644 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.7%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 36,708 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in DeKalb County
DeKalb County has 549 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 268 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
22 towns share the 549 authorized stores; Decatur holds 28% of them. 10 of the 22 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Stonecrest, Ellenwood, Scottdale, Avondale Estates, Conley, Cumming and 4 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Decatur | 153 | 32 |
| Atlanta | 140 | 42 |
| Stone Mountain | 81 | 22 |
| Lithonia | 54 | 8 |
| Tucker | 38 | 10 |
| Clarkston | 27 | 7 |
| Brookhaven | 15 | 7 |
| Stonecrest | 7 | none |
| Chamblee | 6 | 3 |
| Ellenwood | 6 | none |
Top 10 of 22 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 268 (250 shown)
- 2399 columbia business llc 0, decatur
- 2425 columbia, decatur
- 2911 food mart llc, brookhaven
- 2944 qm llc, stonecrest
- 3 brothers foodmart, lithonia
- 5960 enterprise llc, stone mountain
- 76 food mart, clarkston
- a & g food mart, decatur
- ar 6 investment business llc, lithonia
- aaa lucky mart, decatur
- aberus food mart, stone mountain
- addis grocery llc 1, clarkston
- alam 5048 llc, atlanta
- american food mart, atlanta
- ammazin food mart, decatur
- amoco food mart, atlanta
- amoco food mart, decatur
- an food mart, decatur
- arf food llc, decatur
- avondale food mart, decatur
- bp at candler, decatur
- bp food mart, decatur
- bp food & gas, decatur
- bp food mart, lithonia
- bp foodmart, tucker
- bp gas station, atlanta
- belvedere express, decatur
- best food mart, tucker
- best value, lithonia
- beuna suerte food mart, atlanta
- big daddys, decatur
- big h food mart, atlanta
- bighmart, stone mountain
- bouldercrest shell llc, ellenwood
- bp food mart, tucker
- bp food mart, stone mountain
- bp food mart, decatur
- bp food mart, lithonia
- bp food mart, stone mountain
- bp panthersville inc, ellenwood
- briarcliff quickmart, atlanta
- broadway chevron, atlanta
- brockett road chevron, clarkston
- bsb7 inc, decatur
- buchanan's food store, atlanta
- buddy's food store, atlanta
- buddys, decatur
- buford shell, brookhaven
- chevron food mart, stone mountain
- chevron food mart, decatur
- chevron food mart, tucker
- citgo quik mart, stone mountain
- candler food mart, decatur
- cato convenience & variety store, decatur
- chamblee food mart, chamblee
- chamblee quick mart, atlanta
- chapel food mart, decatur
- cherry stone llc 1, decatur
- chevron extramile, lithonia
- chevron food mart, stone mountain
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, decatur
- chevron food mart, decatur
- chevron food mart, stone mountain
- chevron food mart, tucker
- chevron food mart, clarkston
- chevron food mart, lithonia
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, decatur
- chevron food mart, stone mountain
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, decatur
- chevron food mart, tucker
- chevron food mart, lithonia
- chevron food mart, decatur
- chevron food mart 0, stone mountain
- chevron foodmart, conyers
- chevron foodmart 402, decatur
- chevron tucker express, tucker
- chevron wesley chapel, decatur
- circle food shop 32, atlanta
- circle k, decatur
- circle k # 205, decatur
- circle k aamco no, atlanta
- circle k candler, decatur
- circle k lithonia, stonecrest
- circle m food shop 91, lithonia
- citgo food, snellville
- citgo food mart, stone mountain
- citgo food mart, lithonia
- citgo food mart, atlanta
- citgo food mart, stone mountain
- clarkston food mart, clarkston
- columbia food mart none, decatur
- compromise krish inc, scottdale
- conley food mart, conley
- country food, stone mountain
- covington food mart, lithonia
- d & d convenience store, decatur
- dekalb convenience store, atlanta
- discount food mart, atlanta
- discount food mart, decatur
- discount smokes, decatur
- dollar savers, decatur
- dunwoody shell, atlanta
- el loteria, atlanta
- el mundo food mart, atlanta
- el progreso, atlanta
- el rey supermercado, chamblee
- exxon food mart, brookhaven
- exxon food mart, decatur
- exxon food mart, decatur
- exxon food mart, clarkston
- ez market, brookhaven
- ez shop, atlanta
- family food mart 1, lithonia
- fiesta food mart 2, atlanta
- flatshoals bp, atlanta
- food & gas, atlanta
- food mart, stone mountain
- food mart, ellenwood
- food mart, atlanta
- food mart convenience store, lithonia
- glenwood 786, decatur
- glenwood chevron, decatur
- glenwood food mart, decatur
- gurnor llc, stone mountain
- gwinnett convenience store, atlanta
- hairston food mart, stone mountain
- hbm food mart, stone mountain
- hop n shop food store, decatur
- idlewood food mart, tucker
- indian bazaar, atlanta
- international food market, decatur
- j & s food mart, avondale estates
- jp dunwoody 208, atlanta
- jv food mart, decatur
- k p asian grocery llc 1, stone mountain
- k-food mart, atlanta
- karya sewa llc, decatur
- kelly's market, decatur
- kimia's mart, inc., decatur
- kings food mart, decatur
- klondike food mart, lithonia
- l & c food mart llc, atlanta
- la surtidora, atlanta
- lavista foodmart, tucker
- lithonia c store usa inc, lithonia
- lucky chevron, decatur
- m n food mart llc, decatur
- mbh supermarket llc, clarkston
- mall parkway food mart, lithonia
- market street, stone mountain
- midway market, decatur
- milk jug, tucker
- mini mart tienda, atlanta
- mobil food mart, atlanta
- moreland food mart, atlanta
- murphy express 8785, decatur
- murphy usa 7052, stone mountain
- murphy usa 7067, lithonia
- neighbourhood food mart, atlanta
- nyrah business inc, stone mountain
- o a h food llc, decatur
- one stop food mart 1, clarkston
- one texaco food mart inc, decatur
- ot convenience & variety store, decatur
- panola bp, stonecrest
- panola food mart, lithonia
- peachtree shell, atlanta
- petro foodmart, decatur
- petro green shell, atlanta
- quick serve, stone mountain
- quiktrip 701, decatur
- quiktrip 704, tucker
- quiktrip 712, decatur
- quiktrip 721, brookhaven
- quiktrip 722, lithonia
- quiktrip 723, atlanta
- quiktrip 728, tucker
- quiktrip 734, atlanta
- quiktrip 739, tucker
- quiktrip 741, decatur
- quiktrip 745, atlanta
- quiktrip 747, lithonia
- quiktrip 773, atlanta
- quiktrip 797, atlanta
- quick stop, stone mountain
- quik stop, stone mountain
- quik trip 707, atlanta
- quik trip 736r, decatur
- quiktrip 0838, atlanta
- quiktrip 1713, stonecrest
- quiktrip 1717, atlanta
- quiktrip 709r, atlanta
- quiktrip 780, decatur
- quiktrip 823, lithonia
- quiktrip 835, kennesaw
- quiktrip 848, atlanta
- qulubi international market, stone mountain
- race trac 124, lithonia
- race trac 2311, tucker
- race trac 644, roswell
- racetrac 2448, atlanta
- racetrac 2612, ellenwood
- redan bp inc, stone mountain
- redan chevron, stone mountain
- right mart shell, atlanta
- rock chapel stop, lithonia
- royal food mart, atlanta
- speedway 4107, tucker
- stop and stop, decatur
- stop n save, atlanta
- sukab convenience, stone mountain
- savway food mart, decatur
- sh2800 llc, atlanta
- shell, decatur
- shell food mart, decatur
- shell food mart, atlanta
- shell food mart, atlanta
- shell food mart, decatur
- shell food mart, atlanta
- shell food mart, stone mountain
- shell food mart, lithonia
- shell food mart, atlanta
- shell food mart, tucker
- shell food mart 1, tucker
- shell food mart 1, atlanta
- shell foodmart, decatur
- shell scottdale, scottdale
- shenaz investment inc, lithonia
- sinfonia del mar 1 llc, brookhaven
- sm mahir enterprises inc, decatur
- sol food mart, stone mountain
- soni food mart n/a, lithonia
- stone mountain food mart, stone mountain
- stone mountain usa inc, lithonia
- stop & shop, lithonia
- stop n go food mart, atlanta
- stop n shop, decatur
- supermacado el guero, atlanta
- t m mart, clarkston
- texaco ez food mart, clarkston
- texaco food mart, atlanta
- texaco food mart, lithonia
- texaco food mart, scottdale
- texaco food mart, stone mountain
- texaco food mart, atlanta
- texaco food mart, atlanta
Showing 250 of 549 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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.
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Nationwide peers for DeKalb County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for DeKalb 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 (24.6% here).
- Jerome County, ID · 24.6% low-access
- Middlesex County, MA · 24.6% low-access
- Fairfield County, OH · 24.6% low-access
- Uintah County, UT · 24.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (12.8% here).
- Clinton County, IA · 12.8% SNAP
- Page County, IA · 12.8% SNAP
- Grayson County, KY · 12.8% SNAP
- Lincoln County, AR · 12.8% 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.
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). DeKalb County, at 24.6%, runs 6.3 pts below the Georgia rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 DeKalb County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13089. 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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