Signature · 4.5% low-access (9th pct)
Dillon County, SC
Dillon County lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 24.0%
- on SNAP
- 28K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Dillon County, SC
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 24.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lee County (+ 0.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Dillon County lands in the lower national band (4.5%, #2,836 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,836
- national by low-access %
- #41
- in SC
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 611
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.5% low-access (9th pct) (-17.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Dillon County compares nationally
Food access in Dillon County compares favorably nationally: its 4.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 9% of them (rank #2,836).
Dillon County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Dillon County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (5 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Dillon County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Beaufort
Beaufort 49%
49 % low-access
- McCormick 6.3
McCormick 6.3%
6.3 % low-access
- Lee 5
Lee 5%
5 % low-access
- Dillon 4.5
Dillon 4.5%
4.5 % low-access
- Saluda 2.9
Saluda 2.9%
2.9 % low-access
- Allendale 2.3
Allendale 2.3%
2.3 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 32,062 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,433 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 611 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 27,862 |
| Median Household Income | $46,605 |
| Poverty Rate | 27.7%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,596 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.8%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Dillon County
Dillon County has 46 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 21 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 46 authorized stores; Dillon holds 63% of them. 2 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Fork, Hamer.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Dillon | 29 | 4 |
| Latta | 10 | 1 |
| Lake View | 5 | 2 |
| Fork | 1 | none |
| Hamer | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 21
- 365 fast mart #138, dillon
- brother in the hood, dillon
- circle k 2723219, latta
- dillon food mart, dillon
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 371, dillon
- marathon, dillon
- marts to go, dillon
- murphy express 8517, dillon
- new town mini mart, dillon
- pilot travel center 4584, latta
- pilot travel center 713, latta
- quick shop, latta
- quiktrip 7133, dillon
- ready mart, dillon
- refuel 1144, latta
- speedway 1590, dillon
- tiger mart 1, dillon
- tiger mart 12, dillon
- tiger mart 21, dillon
- tiger mart 5, lake view
- tiger mart 8, latta
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- cvs pharmacy 3843, dillon
- dollar general 0787, latta
- dollar general 10101, dillon
- dollar general 8166, lake view
- dollar general 15562, dillon
- dollar general 18477, dillon
- dollar general 25141, hamer
- dollar general 25364, fork
- dollar general 25548, latta
- dollar general 30087, dillon
- dollar general store 17033, dillon
- dollar tree 3829, dillon
- family dollar 4641, lake view
- family dollar store 4642, latta
- family dollar store 4651, dillon
- roses 529, dillon
- walgreens 10447, dillon
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- dillon meat center, dillon
- lake view market, lake view
- market on main, lake view
Super Store · 2
- kj's market-dillon 621, dillon
- walmart supercenter 627, dillon
Supermarket · 2
- food lion 431, dillon
- latta iga 626, latta
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- dillon county foodshare hub, dillon
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Carolina
One of 45 counties in South Carolina, 6 are shown here.
Compare Dillon County vs Abbeville County → · All South Carolina counties →
Counties near Dillon County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Dillon County, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SC (4.5% here).
- Morrow County, OR · 4.5% low-access
- Tippah County, MS · 4.5% low-access
- Neshoba County, MS · 4.5% low-access
- Baltimore city, MD · 4.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (24.0% here).
- Jim Wells County, TX · 24.0% SNAP
- Lincoln County, WV · 24.0% SNAP
- Valencia County, NM · 24.0% SNAP
- Josephine County, OR · 24.1% 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.
South Carolina among South Atlantic states
South Carolina ranks 2nd of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (28.7%). Dillon County, at 4.5%, runs 24.2 pts below the South Carolina 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 .
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