Signature · 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts)

Dooly County, GA

Dooly County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of the book) alongside 50.6% low-access.

50.6%
low-access pop.
2
food-desert tracts
17.6%
on SNAP
11K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 GA

USDA FARA access plate

County Dooly County, GA

LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE

  • LA-SEVERE 50.6% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +28.5 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-HEAVY 17.6% SNAP
  • VEH-TYPICAL 7.3% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-DENSE 67% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Camden County (+ 0.7 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Dooly County sits in the upper national band (50.6%, #199 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.

#199
national by low-access %
#9
in GA
2
low-access tracts
4K
food-desert residents

Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.

Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts) .

How Dooly County compares nationally

Dooly County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 50.6% low-access share outpaces 94% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #200 most-affected nationwide.

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Dooly County's elevated USDA tier split

3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Dooly County, GA USDA-defined food-access tiers: 1 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 0 limited, 2 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 3 tracts evaluated. 1 tracts adequate (33.3%) 2 tracts severe / food desert (66.7%) Adequate 33% Limited 0% Severe 67% Food-access tier distribution: Dooly County, GA
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Dooly County has 2 urban and 1 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.

Dooly County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Dooly County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts3
Atlas Population (2010 basis)14,918
Low-Access Tracts2
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)2
Low-Access Population7,544
Low-Access Share50.6%well above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population3,755

Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Dooly County
IndicatorValue
Population10,984
Median Household Income$60,987
Poverty Rate15.7%above the national average
SNAP Households709
SNAP Participation Rate17.6%above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle7.3%below the national average
Group-Quarters Population21.5%

SNAP retailers in Dooly County

Dooly County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 9

  • flash foods llc 2745079, unadilla
  • flint river grocery 2, unadilla
  • himm's grocery, byromville
  • pig jig mart, vienna
  • pilot travel center 398, vienna
  • the lilly store 1, lilly
  • unadilla mini food mart, unadilla
  • vienna travel center, vienna
  • zippy 1, vienna

Combination Grocery/Other · 4

  • dollar general 10503, unadilla
  • dooly fish market, unadilla
  • family dollar 10176, vienna
  • family dollar 9366, unadilla

Medium Grocery Store · 1

  • giant 2, unadilla

Super Store · 1

  • dollar general market 13513, vienna

Supermarket · 1

  • piggly wiggly stephens super fds, vienna

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 Dooly County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →

Counties near Dooly County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Dooly 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 (50.6% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (17.6% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Dooly County inside a higher low-access state context

Dooly 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 Dooly County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13093. 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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