Signature · 15 LILA tracts (55.6% of tracts)
Dougherty County, GA
Dougherty County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 15 LILA tracts (55.6% of the book) alongside 42.9% low-access.
- 42.9%
- low-access pop.
- 15
- food-desert tracts
- 29.0%
- on SNAP
- 83K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Dougherty County, GA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 42.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +20.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 15 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 29.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 56% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Douglas County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Dougherty County sits in the upper national band (42.9%, #317 of 3,079) with 15 LILA tracts.
- #317
- national by low-access %
- #18
- in GA
- 17
- low-access tracts
- 23K
- 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: 15 LILA tracts (55.6% of tracts) .
How Dougherty County compares nationally
Dougherty County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 42.9% low-access share outpaces 90% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #318 most-affected nationwide.
Dougherty County's elevated USDA tier split
27 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 15 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Dougherty County has 21 urban and 6 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.
Dougherty 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
- Coweta
Coweta 44.9%
44.9 % low-access
- Douglas
Douglas 43%
43 % low-access
- Dougherty
Dougherty 42.9%
42.9 % low-access
- Cherokee
Cherokee 41.2%
41.2 % low-access
- Bryan
Bryan 41.1%
41.1 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 27 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 94,565 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 17 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 15 |
| Low-Access Population | 40,598 |
| Low-Access Share | 42.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 23,171 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 83,091 |
| Median Household Income | $49,044 |
| Poverty Rate | 25.0%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 9,925 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 29.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.9%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Dougherty County
Dougherty County has 149 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 91 locations (61% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 91
- a b food mart, albany
- a better way grocers, albany
- ab & c oriental store, albany
- aj food mart 1, albany
- albany express, albany
- albany food, albany
- albany mart n/a, albany
- american eagle food, albany
- annie convenience store, albany
- apple express, albany
- big e's country store, albany
- bloc stop travel center, albany
- brothers corner, albany
- county line grocery, sylvester
- chevron food mart, albany
- college corner, albany
- corner college, albany
- countyline foods, albany
- creekside 2, albany
- creekside 4, albany
- cruz tortilleria & grocery, albany
- dawson rd food mart, albany
- dixie food mart n/a, albany
- fast lane food mart, albany
- fairway store 1, albany
- flash foods llc 274203, albany
- flash foods llc 274204, albany
- flash foods llc 2745107, albany
- flash foods llc 2745154, albany
- flash foods llc 2745155, albany
- flowers bakery outlet 96, albany
- food circle, albany
- food mart, albany
- fresh foods international market, albany
- gia food mart, albany
- gas express 3, albany
- goodlife fresh, albany
- grab n go n/a, albany
- h & k food mart, albany
- havmor food n/a, albany
- hillcorner foodstore, albany
- homerun foods #10, albany
- homerun foods 1, albany
- homerun foods 103, albany
- homerun foods 2 102, albany
- homerun foods 5 105, albany
- homerun foods 6 106, albany
- homerun foods 7, albany
- homerun foods 9 109, albany
- homerun foods no.8 108, albany
- hrh mart n/a, albany
- jay umiya 1982 llc, albany
- june bug grocery 2, albany
- june bugs grocery n/a, albany
- la chaparrita 2, albany
- lotus market, albany
- love's travel stop 808, albany
- lucky 9 n/a, albany
- md food mart, albany
- mlk grocery, albany
- murphy express 8601, albany
- needs, albany
- needs2 dba zaibadil enterprises inc., albany
- neighborhood grocery, albany
- new slappy foods, albany
- nouria 2424 clark avenue 841, albany
- nouria 2800 north slappey boulevard 840, albany
- nouria 610 south slappey boulevard 31, albany
- one leaf, albany
- one pramukh llc d.b.a. shell food mart, albany
- one stop food store, albany
- one stop n/a, albany
- one stop two n/a, albany
- pace 51 n/a, albany
- pilot travel center 260, albany
- priya food mart 2, albany
- priya food mart n/a, albany
- quick buys 112, albany
- quick shop, albany
- quickshop, albany
- qwe investment 2317 llc, albany
- rk market, albany
- radium springs food mart, albany
- rao's exxon, albany
- s&k grocery, albany
- shivom group llc, albany
- simply slappey, albany
- slappey express n/a, albany
- slappey food mart, albany
- stop n shop n/a, albany
- wawa store 6306, albany
Combination Grocery/Other · 34
- cvs pharmacy 4569, albany
- dollar general 10889, albany
- dollar general 13835, albany
- dollar general 1581, albany
- dollar general 18643, albany
- dollar general 36, albany
- dollar general 478, albany
- dollar general 8161, albany
- dollar general 8335, albany
- dollar general 8532, albany
- dollar general 8562, albany
- dollartree 10199, albany
- dollar general 11692, albany
- dollar general 12499, albany
- dollar general 14788, albany
- dollar general 16408, albany
- dollar general 21011, albany
- dollar general 23534, albany
- dollar general 25886, albany
- dollar general 8162, albany
- dollar tree 4174, albany
- dollar tree 5931, albany
- dollar tree 96, albany
- family dollar store 11047, albany
- family dollar 11395, albany
- family dollar 11463, albany
- family dollar 6485, albany
- family dollar store 10958, albany
- family dollar store 427, albany
- family dollar store 4873, albany
- family dollar store 6111, albany
- u save it pharmacy - south albany, albany
- walgreens 06201, albany
- walgreens 10796, albany
Supermarket · 9
- aldi 76140, albany
- food lion 2820, albany
- food lion 2818, albany
- food lion 2819, albany
- mike's country store llc 2, albany
- mikes country store 3, inc, albany
- publix 450, albany
- pic n sav 647, albany
- rickys country store n/a, albany
Super Store · 7
- food for less albany, inc 293, albany
- sam's club 6506, albany
- target store 734, albany
- walmart neighborhood market 2801, albany
- walmart neighborhood market 4517, albany
- walmart supercenter 5797, albany
- walmart supercenter 588, albany
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- hank vinsons meathouse 2, albany
- moree's grocery, albany
Seafood Specialty · 2
- fish and seafood market, albany
- white's l & l seafood, albany
Small Grocery Store · 2
- crossroads food mart, albany
- magnolia grocery, albany
Farmers' Market · 1
- angela camille enterprise premium cattle co llc, albany
Military Commissary · 1
- albany mclb commissary 501, albany
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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Counties near Dougherty County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Dougherty 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 (42.9% here).
- Noble County, OH · 42.9% low-access
- Noble County, OH · 42.9% low-access
- Muskegon County, MI · 43.0% low-access
- Rockingham County, NH · 43.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (29.0% here).
- Leslie County, KY · 29.1% SNAP
- Halifax County, NC · 29.1% SNAP
- Martin County, KY · 29.2% SNAP
- San Miguel County, NM · 29.2% 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.
Dougherty County inside a higher low-access state context
Dougherty 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 .
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