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 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 #199 most-affected nationwide.
Dooly County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Dooly County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (2 urban, 1 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 1 rural tract is held to 10 miles.
Dooly County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Carroll
Carroll 53%
53 % low-access
- Camden
Camden 51.3%
51.3 % low-access
- Dooly
Dooly 50.6%
50.6 % low-access
- Henry
Henry 49.4%
49.4 % low-access
- Paulding
Paulding 48.6%
48.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 14,918 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,544 |
| Low-Access Share | 50.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,755 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 10,984 |
| Median Household Income | $60,987 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 709 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 21.5% |
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.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 16 authorized stores; Unadilla holds 44% of them. 2 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Byromville, Lilly.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Unadilla | 7 | 1 |
| Vienna | 7 | 2 |
| Byromville | 1 | none |
| Lilly | 1 | none |
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).
- Okeechobee County, FL · 50.6% low-access
- Wapello County, IA · 50.4% low-access
- Bolivar County, MS · 50.9% low-access
- Val Verde County, TX · 50.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (17.6% here).
- Butler County, KY · 17.6% SNAP
- Caroline County, MD · 17.6% SNAP
- Washington County, MS · 17.6% SNAP
- Cumberland County, NJ · 17.6% 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%). Dooly County, at 50.6%, runs 19.7 pts above 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 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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