Signature · 2.2% SNAP (0th pct in GA)
Forsyth County, GA
Forsyth County sits in the upper national band on low-access (55.9%, +33.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 55.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 2.2%
- on SNAP
- 267K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Forsyth County, GA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-SEVERE 55.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +33.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 2.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 2% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hancock County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Forsyth County sits in the upper national band (55.9%, #145 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #145
- national by low-access %
- #5
- in GA
- 36
- 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: 2.2% SNAP (0th pct in GA) (-9.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Forsyth County compares nationally
Forsyth County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 55.9% low-access share outpaces 95% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #145 most-affected nationwide.
Forsyth County's elevated USDA tier split
45 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Forsyth County has 40 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.
Forsyth 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
- Forsyth
Forsyth 55.9%
55.9 % low-access
- Hancock
Hancock 55.8%
55.8 % low-access
- Carroll
Carroll 53%
53 % low-access
- Camden
Camden 51.3%
51.3 % low-access
- Dooly
Dooly 50.6%
50.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 45 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 175,511 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 36 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 98,125 |
| Low-Access Share | 55.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,155 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 267,287 |
| Median Household Income | $143,784 |
| Poverty Rate | 4.3%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,927 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 2.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Forsyth County
Forsyth County has 105 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 44 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 44
- 138 labodega, alpharetta
- 76 cumming, cumming
- a & l quick stop, cumming
- aagnee food mart & vape, cumming
- al's quick stop, cumming
- alpharetta marathon 1, alpharetta
- circle m food shop 38, cumming
- circle m food shop 39, cumming
- citgo at cumming square, cumming
- citgo quik mart, alpharetta
- clipper 74, cumming
- danielzz food mart, cumming
- flowers bakery outlet 685, cumming
- ga#9 texaco, cumming
- golden key european food store, cumming
- hut bakery n/a, alpharetta
- jp cumming 263, cumming
- keith bridge bp, gainesville
- keith bridge food mart, cumming
- la jarochita market, cumming
- lake lanier shell, gainesville
- lakeland plaza chevron, cumming
- leon's food mart, cumming
- marathon gas, cumming
- murphy express 8662, alpharetta
- quiktrip 778, suwanee
- quiktrip 812, cumming
- quick serve, cumming
- quiktrip 1725, cumming
- quiktrip 1767, alpharetta
- quiktrip 817, cumming
- quiktrip 841, cumming
- race trac 396, cumming
- racetrac 2355, cumming
- racetrac 2523, cumming
- racetrac 2537, alpharetta
- racetrac 2566, alpharetta
- racetrac 2570, cumming
- racetrac2602 2602, cumming
- shell food mart, cumming
- shell food mart, cumming
- speedway 4106, cumming
- speedway 8495, alpharetta
- vp food mart, cumming
Combination Grocery/Other · 21
- cvs pharmacy 191, cumming
- cvs pharmacy 2279, suwanee
- cvs pharmacy 2310, cumming
- cvs pharmacy 3882, cumming
- cvs pharmacy 4682, cumming
- cvs pharmacy 4113, cumming
- dollar general 1025, cumming
- dollar general 1266, cumming
- dollar general 14285, gainesville
- dollar general 22420, cumming
- dollar general 23193, cumming
- dollar general store 16594, cumming
- dollar tree 2016, cumming
- dollar tree 2021, cumming
- dollar tree 5702, cumming
- indifresh 1, cumming
- sai market, cumming
- walgreens 10423, cumming
- walgreens 17282, cumming
- walgreens 7946, cumming
- walgreens 7994, cumming
Supermarket · 18
- aldi 76034, cumming
- aldi 76162, cumming
- ingles markets 106, cumming
- ingles markets 438, cumming
- ingles markets 456, cumming
- publix 0026, cumming
- publix 0049, cumming
- publix 1089, alpharetta
- publix 1091, suwanee
- publix 1130, cumming
- publix 519, cumming
- publix 616, alpharetta
- publix super market 1773, cumming
- publix super markets, inc. 1690, cumming
- suvidha grocery 1, suwanee
- sprouts farmers market 515, cumming
- sprouts farmers market 516, suwanee
- wilkes meat market of cumming, cumming
Super Store · 14
- bj's membership club 144, cumming
- carniceria hernandez, cumming
- cherians international fresh market, cumming
- costco wholesale 1175, cumming
- kroger 432, cumming
- kroger 473, cumming
- kroger store 486, cumming
- kroger 627, cumming
- lidl 1441, cumming
- target store t-1394, cumming
- walmart 7185, cumming
- walmart 878, cumming
- walmart supercenter 4185, cumming
- walmart supercenter 4436, alpharetta
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- international gourmet foods, alpharetta
- supermercado el torito, alpharetta
- san diego panaderia, alpharetta
- supermercado lazacatecana, cumming
Large Grocery Store · 3
- ali baba market, alpharetta
- fergusons meat market, cumming
- la rosita supermarket 2, cumming
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- alpharetta halal meat, cumming
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 Forsyth County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Forsyth County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Forsyth County (2.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Georgia.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside GA (55.9% here).
- Beauregard Parish, LA · 55.8% low-access
- Bristol County, RI · 56.0% low-access
- Baker County, FL · 55.6% low-access
- Glades County, FL · 56.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (2.2% here).
- Miami County, KS · 2.3% SNAP
- Douglas County, CO · 2.1% SNAP
- Johnson County, KS · 2.0% SNAP
- Hamilton County, IN · 2.5% 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.
Forsyth County inside a higher low-access state context
Forsyth 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 Forsyth County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13117. 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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