Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Franklin County, MS
Franklin County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 32.4% low-access.
- 32.4%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.2%
- on SNAP
- 8K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Franklin County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jackson County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Franklin County sits in the upper national band (32.4%, #781 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #781
- national by low-access %
- #15
- in MS
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Franklin County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Franklin County's 32.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #781 most-affected nationwide.
Franklin County's elevated USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 2 of Franklin County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Franklin County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Franklin 32.4
Franklin 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Jackson 32.4
Jackson 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Lauderdale 32.1
Lauderdale 32.1%
32.1 % low-access
- Lowndes 32.1
Lowndes 32.1%
32.1 % low-access
- Scott 31.4
Scott 31.4%
31.4 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 8,118 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,629 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,220 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 7,622 |
| Median Household Income | $52,939 |
| Poverty Rate | 25.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 314 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
SNAP retailers in Franklin County
Franklin County has 8 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 4 locations (50% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 8 authorized stores; Meadville holds 38% of them. 3 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Meadville, Roxie, Smithdale.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Meadville | 3 | none |
| Bude | 2 | 1 |
| Roxie | 2 | none |
| Smithdale | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 18423, smithdale
- dollar general 16490, roxie
- dollar general 4036, meadville
- family dollar store 8358, meadville
Convenience Store · 3
- roxie truck stop & supply llc, roxie
- sk fenns llc, meadville
- sprint mart 63, bude
Supermarket · 1
- sullivan's grocery 4, bude
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Mississippi
One of 81 counties in Mississippi, 6 are shown here.
Compare Franklin County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Mississippi among East South Central states
Mississippi ranks 2nd of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Franklin County, at 32.4%, runs 6.0 pts above the Mississippi rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28037. 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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