Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Franklin County, GA
Franklin County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 14.7%
- on SNAP
- 24K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Franklin County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dade County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Franklin County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 0
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Franklin County compares nationally
Food access in Franklin County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Franklin County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Franklin County has 0 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.
Franklin County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
- Franklin 0
Franklin 0%
0 % low-access
- Evans 0
Evans 0%
0 % low-access
- Hart 0
Hart 0%
0 % low-access
- Marion 0
Marion 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,084 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 0 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 0 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 24,234 |
| Median Household Income | $53,046 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,320 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Franklin County
Franklin County has 36 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 18 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 18
- big gun food mart, canon
- dixie dale, royston
- exxon food mart, carnesville
- flowers bakery outlet 179, royston
- hills exxon, lavonia
- lavonia raceway, lavonia
- neighbors market, lavonia
- petro carnesville 0377, carnesville
- pilot travel center 4557, carnesville
- pilot travel center 628, carnesville
- royal food store #39, lavonia
- royal food store 36, lavonia
- royston food mart, royston
- royston quick spot, royston
- shell food mart, lavonia
- smile mart, royston
- sunshine travel center, carnesville
- tugaloo corners, lavonia
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- dollar general 382, lavonia
- dollar general 7815, carnesville
- dollar general 12139, canon
- dollar general 15865, royston
- dollar general 19809, lavonia
- dollar general 22599, lavonia
- dollar general 23735, canon
- dollar general 25676, lavonia
- dollar general 31190, royston
- dollar tree 8453, royston
- dollar tree 8854, lavonia
- walgreens 19011, royston
- walgreens 19428, lavonia
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- hometown butcher, canon
- piggly wiggly, carnesville
Small Grocery Store · 1
- tienda la chiquita, lavonia
Super Store · 1
- dills food city of lavonia, lavonia
Supermarket · 1
- food lion 2841, royston
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 Franklin County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Franklin County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Franklin 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 (0.0% here).
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
- Grundy County, IA · 0.0% low-access
- Grundy County, IA · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (14.7% here).
- Cass County, IL · 14.7% SNAP
- Cass County, IL · 14.7% SNAP
- DeKalb County, IL · 14.7% SNAP
- DeKalb County, IL · 14.7% 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.
Franklin County inside a lower low-access state context
Franklin 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 Franklin County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13119. 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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