Signature · 173 SNAP-authorized stores
Florence County, SC
Florence County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 17.8%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 16.1%
- on SNAP
- 137K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Florence County, SC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 17.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.1% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 15% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sumter County (+ 1.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Florence County ranks #1,877 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #27 of 45 counties in SC (17.8% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,877
- national by low-access %
- #27
- in SC
- 9
- low-access tracts
- 10K
- 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: 173 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Florence County compares nationally
Florence County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 17.8% low-access share that beats 40% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,885).
Florence County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
33 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Florence County has 17 urban and 16 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.
Florence County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in South Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Beaufort
Beaufort 49%
49 % low-access
- Sumter 19
Sumter 19%
19 % low-access
- Florence 17.8
Florence 17.8%
17.8 % low-access
- Clarendon 16.5
Clarendon 16.5%
16.5 % low-access
- Chester 15.9
Chester 15.9%
15.9 % low-access
- Laurens 15.7
Laurens 15.7%
15.7 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 33 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 136,885 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 9 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 24,319 |
| Low-Access Share | 17.8%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 10,232 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 137,117 |
| Median Household Income | $58,305 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 8,488 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.6%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Florence County
Florence County has 173 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 88 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 88
- 1832 lucas, florence
- 2nd loop #179, florence
- 365 stores 118, florence
- 5 point superette, johnsonville
- aa food store, florence
- abhi enterprises, florence
- anay llc, florence
- blake's kwik stop, olanta
- breakers 179, florence
- busy corner #1, florence
- c-mart, florence
- carolina c store, florence
- circle k 2723138, florence
- circle k 2723152, florence
- circle k 2723216, florence
- circle k 2723237, johnsonville
- convenience corner, florence
- corner pantry 153, florence
- coward truck stop, coward
- cruisers ii, florence
- cruizers #179, timmonsville
- cruizers 1, florence
- cruizers vll, florence
- cruizers xlll, florence
- ez express, florence
- el paraiso, florence
- flowers bakery outlet 412, florence
- floyd's stores, timmonsville
- global market, effingham
- global market 3, florence
- hot spot 2027, timmonsville
- i 95 exxon, florence
- ingram street grocery, florence
- jackie poston inc, florence
- kgexpress, pamplico
- kruzers xix, florence
- kruzers xviii, florence
- lake city mart, lake city
- little fisher truck stop, scranton
- lucky spot 179, florence
- mars bluff grocery, florence
- mobil mart 1, florence
- murphy express 8681, lake city
- murphy express 8737, florence
- murphy usa 7146, florence
- murphy usa 7932, florence
- oakland grocery, florence
- on the go, effingham
- on the go, florence
- on the go, florence
- on the loop, florence
- one stop food mart, johnsonville
- pmg pm 94, florence
- pamplico junction, florence
- petro florence 393, florence
- petro stop, florence
- pilot travel center 337, florence
- pilot travel center 62, florence
- piyu mart, florence
- prospect grocery, lake city
- q's city mart 1, florence
- quick mart, lake city
- quick stop market, florence
- quiktrip 7139, florence
- rb mart, timmonsville
- raceway 6954, florence
- raceway 957, florence
- refuel 1030, florence
- refuel 1031, florence
- refuel 1032, lake city
- refuel 1034, florence
- refuel 1039, florence
- refuel 1066, timmonsville
- refuel 1068, florence
- refuel 1069, florence
- sai, johnsonville
- save mart, florence
- shell food mart, scranton
- shree ganesh 11 llc, florence
- shreeji charan llc, florence
- tienda mexicana veracruz 1, florence
- tommy food mart, florence
- town grocery & laundromat, lake city
- trade street mart, pamplico
- west indies market llc, florence
- yana food mart, florence
- young's 3640, florence
- young's 3642, florence
Combination Grocery/Other · 50
- cvs pharmacy 2353, florence
- cvs pharmacy 3863, lake city
- cvs pharmacy 4071, florence
- cvs pharmacy 5470, florence
- cvs pharmacy 7300, florence
- cvs pharmacy 7609, florence
- dollar general 0570, timmonsville
- dollar general 10844, florence
- dollar general 10956, florence
- dollar general 11158, effingham
- dollar general 1902, lake city
- dollar general 3054, florence
- dollar general 5862, scranton
- dollar general 7486, florence
- dollar general 7873, florence
- dollar general 9133, florence
- dollar general 9968, florence
- dollar tree 0486, florence
- dollar tree 6665, florence
- dollartree 10285, florence
- dollar general 11944, effingham
- dollar general 12343, olanta
- dollar general 13189, effingham
- dollar general 13447, florence
- dollar general 1367, pamplico
- dollar general 20250, coward
- dollar general 21073, johnsonville
- dollar general 23077, timmonsville
- dollar general 23619, lake city
- dollar general 25794, timmonsville
- dollar general 30032, lake city
- dollar general 30385, florence
- dollar general 7783, florence
- dollar general store 16753, effingham
- dollar general store 8032, johnsonville
- dollar tree 1067, florence
- dollar tree 5310, lake city
- family dollar 12714, johnsonville
- family dollar 13460, effingham
- family dollar 13516, johnsonville
- family dollar 156, lake city
- family dollar 4245, timmonsville
- family dollar 5996, florence
- family dollar 9264, florence
- family dollar store 2866, florence
- marianitas, florence
- maxway 611, lake city
- ole timey meats florence, florence
- walgreen 07155, florence
- walgreen 07626, florence
Supermarket · 14
- aldi 66049 66049, florence
- aldi 66076, florence
- food lion 2242, florence
- food lion 926, florence
- food lion 927, florence
- food lion 98, florence
- florence save a lot 21326, florence
- food lion, llc 2261, florence
- kj's market-johnsonville 615, johnsonville
- pamplico iga 679, pamplico
- piggly wiggly 161, florence
- piggly wiggly 283, johnsonville
- piggly wiggly 317, timmonsville
- sumter street grocery, florence
Super Store · 11
- harris teeter 124, florence
- kj's market-claussen 659, florence
- kj's market-ebenezer 669, florence
- kj's market-lake city 629, lake city
- kj's market-quinby 660, florence
- sam's club 6571, florence
- target store t-1452, florence
- walmart 2703, florence
- walmart 621, lake city
- walmart neighborhood market 3638, florence
- walmart supercenter 630, florence
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 3
- matthews fruit stand, lake city
- southern produce and plants, florence
- stevenson's produce, florence
Farmers' Market · 2
- city center farmers market 02, florence
- land-tec usa llc, olanta
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- drummonds quality meats, effingham
- frye's meat market, lake city
Large Grocery Store · 1
- star bazaar, florence
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- chinatown market, florence
Seafood Specialty · 1
- five points seafood market, florence
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Carolina
One of 45 counties in South Carolina, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Florence County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Florence County, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SC (17.8% here).
- Moore County, TX · 17.8% low-access
- Moore County, TX · 17.8% low-access
- Fulton County, OH · 17.8% low-access
- Fulton County, OH · 17.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (16.1% here).
- Tillamook County, OR · 16.1% SNAP
- Tillamook County, OR · 16.1% SNAP
- Multnomah County, OR · 16.1% SNAP
- Multnomah County, OR · 16.1% 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, South Carolina in context
Florence County sits inside South Carolina (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 Florence County, SC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 45041. 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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