Signature · 7 LILA tracts (35% of tracts)
Floyd County, GA
Floyd County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 7 LILA tracts (35% of the book) alongside 34.6% low-access.
- 34.6%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 14.9%
- on SNAP
- 100K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Floyd County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.9% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 35% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Morgan County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Floyd County sits in the upper national band (34.6%, #616 of 3,079) with 7 LILA tracts.
- #616
- national by low-access %
- #36
- in GA
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- 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: 7 LILA tracts (35% of tracts) .
How Floyd County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Floyd County's 34.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 80% of them and ranked #621 most-affected nationwide.
Floyd County's elevated USDA tier split
20 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Floyd County has 13 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.
Floyd 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
- Houston 35
Houston 35%
35 % low-access
- Floyd 34.6
Floyd 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Morgan 34.6
Morgan 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Glynn 34.4
Glynn 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Randolph 33.8
Randolph 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 20 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 96,317 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 33,371 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,067 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 99,693 |
| Median Household Income | $65,565 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,482 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Floyd County
Floyd County has 117 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 68 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 68
- a 1 food mart, rome
- avion food mart, rome
- berry food mart 2023, rome
- berry shop n go, rome
- broad food express, rome
- chevron express, rome
- chevron food mart, cave spring
- circle k 2723537, rome
- circle k 2723549, rome
- circle k 2723551, rome
- circle k 2723564, rome
- circle k 2723637, rome
- circle k 2723647, rome
- circle k 2723655, rome
- circle k 2723659, rome
- circle k 2723678, rome
- circle k 2723720, rome
- circle k store 2709342, rome
- citgo food mart, rome
- citgo food mart, rome
- citgo prime 2018 llc, lindale
- citgo quick stop, rome
- coastal food mart, rome
- coosa food mart, rome
- dewan llc, rome
- dragon food mart, lindale
- elm street food & beverage, rome
- evans truck stop, rome
- flowers bakery outlet 178, rome
- foster mill foodmart, rome
- garden lakes food & beverage, rome
- gas express llc 273, rome
- hop & shop, rome
- jalalu inc, rome
- john's grocery, rome
- kingston hwy quick mart, rome
- latino food mart, rome
- laxmione inc. dba garden lake food mart 1, rome
- legacy mart, cave spring
- lucky food mart, rome
- mapco express, inc. 3606, rome
- maple minit shop, lindale
- maple quick stop, rome
- mi tienda, rome
- mojo, rome
- mr.c's, armuchee
- murphy usa 7735, rome
- north ridge stop & shop, rome
- rhonda's shopette, rome
- rock store, rome
- racetrac 2482, rome
- raceway, rome
- road runner, rome
- rome food mart, rome
- rome mini mart, rome
- royal express 2, rome
- rozy food mart, cave spring
- shop n save, rome
- super 7 foodmart, kingston
- tazo food mart, rome
- track food mart, rome
- united food mart, armuchee
- victor food & grocery shop, rome
- village shop, rome
- walker mountain store, rome
- xpress mart, rome
- xpress mart, rome
- xpress mart, lindale
Combination Grocery/Other · 30
- cvs pharmacy 7245, rome
- cvs pharmacy 3770, rome
- cvs pharmacy 5417, rome
- cvs pharmacy 5418, rome
- dollar general 1034, rome
- dollar general 2060, rome
- dollar general 3111, rome
- dollar general 3113, rome
- dollar general 4440, rome
- dollar general 6161, rome
- dollar general 8272, rome
- dollar general 8396, rome
- dollar general 8671, cave spring
- dollartree 10182, rome
- dollar general 15254, calhoun
- dollar general 23184, armuchee
- dollar general 23889, rome
- dollar general 25388, rome
- dollar general 2584, rome
- dollar general 30201, rome
- dollar general 4703, rome
- dollar general 6545, lindale
- dollar tree 2156, rome
- dollar tree 4768, rome
- dollar tree 5001, rome
- dollar tree 8280, rome
- family dollar store 1139, rome
- family dollar store 660, lindale
- family dollar 283, rome
- walgreens 7199, rome
Medium Grocery Store · 5
- la mexicana supermarket, rome
- las margaritas, rome
- ron food mart, rome
- shannon grocery & tobacco, rome
- super quetzal, rome
Super Store · 5
- kroger 667, rome
- piggly wiggly 49, lindale
- sam's club 6509, rome
- walmart 658, rome
- walmart supercenter 5151, rome
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 76040, rome
- food lion 1288, rome
- gmc value mart inc, rome
- kcs super market, cave spring
- publix 1403, rome
Farmers' Market · 1
- north rome farmers market, rome
Large Grocery Store · 1
- morelos supermarket, rome
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- allied food service inc, rome
Small Grocery Store · 1
- wright's meat market-rome, rome
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 Floyd County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Floyd County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Floyd 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 (34.6% here).
- Walton County, FL · 34.6% low-access
- Walton County, FL · 34.6% low-access
- Mackinac County, MI · 34.6% low-access
- Mackinac County, MI · 34.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (14.9% here).
- Bourbon County, KY · 14.9% SNAP
- Bourbon County, KY · 14.9% SNAP
- Arkansas County, AR · 14.9% SNAP
- Arkansas County, AR · 14.9% 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.
Floyd County inside a higher low-access state context
Floyd 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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