Signature · 4 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts)
Emanuel County, GA
Emanuel County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (66.7% of the book) alongside 25.5% low-access.
- 25.5%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 27.0%
- on SNAP
- 23K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Emanuel County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 25.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 27.0% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 67% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hall County ( -0.5 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Emanuel County ranks #1,248 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #61 of 151 counties in GA (25.5% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,248
- national by low-access %
- #61
- in GA
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 4 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts) .
How Emanuel County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Emanuel County's 25.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 60% of them and ranked #1,256 most-affected nationwide.
Emanuel County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Emanuel County has 1 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.
Emanuel County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Spalding 26.4
Spalding 26.4%
26.4 % low-access
- Emanuel 25.5
Emanuel 25.5%
25.5 % low-access
- Hall 25
Hall 25%
25 % low-access
- Baldwin 24.6
Baldwin 24.6%
24.6 % low-access
- DeKalb 24.6
DeKalb 24.6%
24.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,598 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,767 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,324 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 23,026 |
| Median Household Income | $52,772 |
| Poverty Rate | 25.7%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,246 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 27.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.2%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Emanuel County
Emanuel County has 26 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 14
- d&i food mart, swainsboro
- easy stop, swainsboro
- emanuel discount, swainsboro
- hall's minit mart, twin city
- jet food store 89, adrian
- kt's place, swainsboro
- mill pond trading post, twin city
- mikes food mart, swainsboro
- murphy usa 7205, swainsboro
- nouria 609 south main street 530, swainsboro
- on the go, twin city
- red roof express, twin city
- sunoco#51, swainsboro
- wayne's westside one stop, swainsboro
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 1841, swainsboro
- dollar general 19446, lyons
- dollar general 10193, twin city
- dollar general 20296, garfield
- dollar tree 3445, swainsboro
- family dollar 183, swainsboro
- walgreens 11708, swainsboro
Super Store · 2
- piggly wiggly swainsboro, swainsboro
- walmart store 1024, swainsboro
Farmers' Market · 1
- swainsboro emanuel farmers market, swainsboro
Large Grocery Store · 1
- piggly wiggly, twin city
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- pinetucky country meats, swainsboro
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 Emanuel County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Nationwide peers for Emanuel County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Emanuel 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 (25.5% here).
- Hennepin County, MN · 25.5% low-access
- Hennepin County, MN · 25.5% low-access
- Tulsa County, OK · 25.5% low-access
- Tulsa County, OK · 25.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (27.0% here).
- Webster Parish, LA · 27.0% SNAP
- Webster Parish, LA · 27.0% SNAP
- Concordia Parish, LA · 26.9% SNAP
- Coahoma County, MS · 26.9% 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.
Food access nationally, Georgia in context
Emanuel 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 Emanuel County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13107. 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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