Signature · 43.0% low-access (90th pct)
Douglas County, GA
Douglas County sits in the upper national band on low-access (43.0%, +20.9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 43.0%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 12.8%
- on SNAP
- 148K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Douglas County, GA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 43.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +20.9 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 30% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dougherty County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Douglas County sits in the upper national band (43.0%, #313 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #313
- national by low-access %
- #17
- in GA
- 14
- low-access tracts
- 20K
- 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: 43.0% low-access (90th pct) (+20.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Douglas County compares nationally
Douglas County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 43.0% low-access share outpaces 90% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #316 most-affected nationwide.
Douglas County's elevated USDA tier split
20 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Douglas County has 15 urban and 5 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.
Douglas 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 | 20 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 132,403 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 14 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 56,909 |
| Low-Access Share | 43.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 19,855 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 147,888 |
| Median Household Income | $82,984 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,682 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Douglas County
Douglas County has 120 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 61 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 61
- 9600 quickmart, villa rica
- b m food mart n/a, douglasville
- bill arp marathon, douglasville
- blue sky business inc, lithia springs
- central food mart, winston
- chevron food mart, villa rica
- chevron food mart, douglasville
- chevron food mart, winston
- circle k store 1882, douglasville
- circle m food shop 47, lithia springs
- corn crib store, douglasville
- country store, douglasville
- dallas hwy texaco, douglasville
- douglasville food mart no, douglasville
- fairburn food mart, douglasville
- fairburn food store, douglasville
- fast n friendly, douglasville
- flowers bakery outlet 157, douglasville
- foodmart, douglasville
- fresh food mart, lithia springs
- global food mart, douglasville
- gloking enterprises inc, austell
- jp lee road 233, lithia springs
- kountry korner, douglasville
- kirat inc, lithia springs
- la tiendita supermarket, lithia springs
- lee road mart, lithia springs
- lithia food mart, lithia springs
- manis mart, lithia springs
- maxham bp, austell
- misha food inc, douglasville
- murphy usa 7548, lithia springs
- pak-shell, lithia springs
- park place grocery, douglasville
- petes convenience store, lithia springs
- petro mart, austell
- pop's corner, winston
- quick-serve, austell
- quiktrip 720, lithia springs
- quiktrip 758, douglasville
- quiktrip 808, douglasville
- quiktrip 1709, douglasville
- quiktrip 1723, douglasville
- r & r superette, douglasville
- reliance fuel, douglasville
- race trac 417, douglasville
- race trac 636, douglasville
- racetrac 2454, douglasville
- racetrac 688, lithia springs
- racetrac 619, douglasville
- sgc gas mart llc, austell
- shell food mart, douglasville
- shell food mart, douglasville
- shell food mart n/a, douglasville
- shell foodmart, winston
- skyview foodmart, lithia springs
- stop n shop, douglasville
- texaco food mart, douglasville
- texaco gas station, douglasville
- tienda el ejido 2 llc, lithia springs
- valero food mart, lithia springs
Combination Grocery/Other · 33
- cvs pharmacy 154, douglasville
- cvs pharmacy 5444, douglasville
- dollar general 13653, douglasville
- dollar general 13728, lithia springs
- dollar general 19460, douglasville
- dollar general 3399, douglasville
- dollar general 8138, douglasville
- dollar general 9332, douglasville
- dollartree 10243, lithia springs
- dollar general 11325, douglasville
- dollar general 15244, douglasville
- dollar general 16103, douglasville
- dollar general 22602, winston
- dollar general 23715, douglasville
- dollar general 24266, douglasville
- dollar general 9040, douglasville
- dollar tree 1388, douglasville
- dollar tree 269, douglasville
- dollar tree 6832, austell
- dollar tree 7953, douglasville
- eko plus african market llc, douglasville
- family dollar 12190, villa rica
- family dollar 12663, douglasville
- family dollar 3408, lithia springs
- family dollar 350, douglasville
- family dollar 7132, douglasville
- family dollar store 8652, lithia springs
- m&s wholesale and retail african int grocery, lithia springs
- seafood pot #2, douglasville
- walgreens 7337, lithia springs
- walgreens 10246, douglasville
- walgreens 10854, douglasville
- walgreens 17194, douglasville
Super Store · 9
- kroger 366, douglasville
- kroger 376, lithia springs
- kroger 391, douglasville
- kroger 485, douglasville
- kroger 616, douglasville
- sam's club 8211, douglasville
- target store 1172, douglasville
- walmart s/c 1488, douglasville
- walmart supercenter 3205, lithia springs
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 76011, douglasville
- food depot 40, douglasville
- food depot 52, douglasville
- ingles markets 414, douglasville
- ingles markets 432, douglasville
- publix 0730, lithia springs
- publix 1139, douglasville
- publix 485, douglasville
Medium Grocery Store · 5
- adom tropical market, douglasville
- carniceria la mexicana lithia springs inc, lithia springs
- la montana supermarket 2, douglasville
- la capital supermarket, douglasville
- super mi pueblo inc., austell
Small Grocery Store · 2
- caribbean market, douglasville
- sunrise caribbean fish meat and grocery store, douglasville
Farmers' Market · 1
- church st farmers market, douglasville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- douglasville retail meat 3, douglasville
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 Douglas County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Douglas 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 (43.0% here).
- Muskegon County, MI · 43.0% low-access
- Muskegon County, MI · 43.0% low-access
- Rockingham County, NH · 43.0% low-access
- Rockingham County, NH · 43.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (12.8% here).
- Clinton County, IA · 12.8% SNAP
- Clinton County, IA · 12.8% SNAP
- Page County, IA · 12.8% SNAP
- Page County, IA · 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.
Douglas County inside a higher low-access state context
Douglas 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 Douglas County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13097. 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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