Signature · 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Escambia County, AL
Escambia County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 10.6% low-access.
- 10.6%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 15.2%
- on SNAP
- 37K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Escambia County, AL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 10.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jackson County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Escambia County lands in the lower national band (10.6%, #2,437 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,437
- national by low-access %
- #50
- in AL
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Escambia County compares nationally
Escambia County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.6% low-access share that beats 22% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,446).
Escambia County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Escambia County has 2 urban and 7 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.
Escambia County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Washington 11.2
Washington 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Escambia 10.6
Escambia 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Jackson 10.6
Jackson 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Chilton 10.2
Chilton 10.2%
10.2 % low-access
- St. Clair 9.7
St. Clair 9.7%
9.7 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 38,319 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,078 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,175 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 36,629 |
| Median Household Income | $48,225 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,942 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Escambia County
Escambia County has 47 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 25 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 25
- circle k 2721571, brewton
- circle k 2721575, brewton
- circle k 2721576, flomaton
- countryexpress, brewton
- diamond 14, brewton
- diamond 21, atmore
- diamond 23, atmore
- diamond 24, atmore
- diamond 4, atmore
- diamond 5, brewton
- diamond 6, atmore
- diamond 7, brewton
- express mart #7 7, atmore
- fast lane, atmore
- first choice, atmore
- maxwell quick mart, brewton
- murphy express 8546, brewton
- spudds 2, brewton
- spudds, atmore
- tom thumb 900033, flomaton
- ttt mart inc - express mart 6, atmore
- texaco, flomaton
- the country store, brewton
- the warehouse market & bakery, llc, atmore
- tom thumb 900044, brewton
Combination Grocery/Other · 16
- dollar general 1198, brewton
- dollar general 1634, brewton
- dollar general 2822, atmore
- dollar general 7404, flomaton
- dollar general 7746, atmore
- dollar general 13884, brewton
- dollar general 14720, atmore
- dollar general 25786, atmore
- dollar general 25926, flomaton
- dollar general 30052, atmore
- dollar tree 4089, brewton
- dollar tree 5251, atmore
- family dollar store 1089, atmore
- roses express 680, brewton
- walgreens 10761, atmore
- walgreens 10762, brewton
Super Store · 4
- food champs 6160, atmore
- magnolia super foods, inc, brewton
- walmart supercenter 1620, brewton
- walmart supercenter 7247, atmore
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- perdido river meats, atmore
Supermarket · 1
- pic n sav 618, brewton
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Alabama
One of 66 counties in Alabama, 6 are shown here.
Compare Escambia County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Counties near Escambia County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Escambia County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AL (10.6% here).
- DeSoto County, FL · 10.6% low-access
- DeSoto County, FL · 10.6% low-access
- George County, MS · 10.6% low-access
- George County, MS · 10.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (15.2% here).
- Pulaski County, KY · 15.2% SNAP
- Pulaski County, KY · 15.2% SNAP
- Jackson Parish, LA · 15.2% SNAP
- Jackson Parish, LA · 15.2% 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.
Escambia County inside a lower low-access state context
Escambia County sits inside Alabama (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 Escambia County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01053. 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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