Signature · 670 SNAP-authorized stores
Fulton County, GA
Fulton County sits in the upper national band on low-access (29.5%, +7.4 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 29.5%
- low-access pop.
- 44
- food-desert tracts
- 11.6%
- on SNAP
- 1.1M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Fulton County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 29.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 44 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.6% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 22% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Colquitt County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Fulton County sits in the upper national band (29.5%, #965 of 3,079) with 44 LILA tracts.
- #965
- national by low-access %
- #55
- in GA
- 99
- low-access tracts
- 82K
- 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: 670 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Fulton County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Fulton County's 29.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #965 most-affected nationwide.
Fulton County's elevated USDA tier split
202 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 44 LILA.
All 202 of Fulton County's tracts are urban in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 1-mile test, the stricter of the two distance thresholds.
Fulton 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
- Ben Hill 30.1
Ben Hill 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- Whitfield 29.9
Whitfield 29.9%
29.9 % low-access
- Washington 29.8
Washington 29.8%
29.8 % low-access
- Fulton 29.5
Fulton 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Colquitt 29.5
Colquitt 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 202 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 920,581 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 99 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 44 |
| Low-Access Population | 271,720 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 82,462 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,076,561 |
| Median Household Income | $95,292 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 53,763 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.6%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.0%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Fulton County
Fulton County has 670 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 13 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 349 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
20 towns share the 670 authorized stores; Atlanta holds 71% of them. 6 of the 20 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Hapeville, Jones Creek, Oakwood, Red Oak, Riverdale, Sandy Spring.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 476 | 86 |
| Alpharetta | 55 | 22 |
| Roswell | 35 | 18 |
| Union City | 23 | 3 |
| Fairburn | 19 | 3 |
| College Park | 14 | 5 |
| East Point | 11 | 3 |
| Duluth | 8 | 4 |
| Palmetto | 7 | 1 |
| Sandy Springs | 7 | 5 |
Top 10 of 20 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 349 (250 shown)
- 12hours food mart, atlanta
- 2 ray's mart, atlanta
- 24 hour food mart, atlanta
- 24/7 food mart, atlanta
- 3 way grocery, atlanta
- 3939 food inc, fairburn
- 4410 roosevelt amoco, college park
- 448 qm llc, atlanta
- 490 fairburn rd llc 0, atlanta
- a & m corner, atlanta
- a food mart, atlanta
- a&b foodmart 1, atlanta
- aaa 2317 inc, atlanta
- abernathy bp, atlanta
- ak food store, atlanta
- alison food mart, atlanta
- amigo food mart, atlanta
- amina mart 1, atlanta
- ans three d inc 0, atlanta
- atlanta food mart, atlanta
- atlanta texaco/ ez market 0, atlanta
- b and e food mart, atlanta
- bk food mart, atlanta
- bp cleveland, atlanta
- bp convenience store, atlanta
- bp food shop, union city
- bp food mart, atlanta
- bp food mart, atlanta
- bp food mart, atlanta
- bp food mart, atlanta
- bp food shop, east point
- bp gas station, atlanta
- bankhead shell, atlanta
- bengal green enterprises, atlanta
- benz food mart, atlanta
- best 4 less, atlanta
- best for less, atlanta
- best for less, atlanta
- big a food mart, atlanta
- big a food mart, atlanta
- big aj store 2, atlanta
- big brother mini supermarket, atlanta
- big h food mart, atlanta
- bingo food mart, atlanta
- boulevard lotto grocery, atlanta
- bp food mart, atlanta
- bp food mart, atlanta
- bp food mart, atlanta
- bp food mart, union city
- bp food mart, atlanta
- bp food mart, atlanta
- bp food mart 0, atlanta
- bp foodmart corner, atlanta
- bp old national, atlanta
- buckhead shoppe, atlanta
- buffington food mart, atlanta
- busy bee grocery, atlanta
- c & s groceries, atlanta
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, east point
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- citgo food mart, atlanta
- camp food mart, atlanta
- cascade food mart, atlanta
- cascade food mart, atlanta
- cascade shell, atlanta
- cascade shell food mart, atlanta
- cedar grove shell, fairburn
- cedar grove valero 0, fairburn
- chappell road inc, atlanta
- cheveron food mart, alpharetta
- chevron, atlanta
- chevron, atlanta
- chevron buckhead, atlanta
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, alpharetta
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, union city
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, college park
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart, fairburn
- chevron food mart, atlanta
- chevron food mart 0, atlanta
- chevron foodmart, atlanta
- chevron foodmart, union city
- circle k, atlanta
- circle k #183, atlanta
- circle k #185, atlanta
- circle k #251, atlanta
- circle k 26655984, atlanta
- circle k 2704721, roswell
- citgo food mart, atlanta
- citgo food mart, atlanta
- citgo food mart, atlanta
- citgo food mart, fairburn
- citgo food mart, atlanta
- citgo food shop, atlanta
- citgo roosevelt, atlanta
- cleveland foodmart & grocery llc, atlanta
- cleveland stop, atlanta
- clifton station inc, atlanta
- community kitchen n pantry, atlanta
- conley food mart, atlanta
- corner food mart, atlanta
- corner grocery, atlanta
- cousins texaco, atlanta
- crabapple food mart, roswell
- discount food mart, atlanta
- discount food mart, atlanta
- discount food mart, college park
- discount mart llc, atlanta
- donnelly food mart, atlanta
- donnelly provisions, atlanta
- doo drop inn marketplace & beauty supply, inc., atlanta
- ds food mart, atlanta
- ez shoper, atlanta
- east point convenience, atlanta
- east point food market, atlanta
- east point food mart, atlanta
- east point food mart, atlanta
- eastpoint grocery, atlanta
- edgewood foodmart inc., atlanta
- european deli, jones creek
- exxon, union city
- exxon, alpharetta
- exxon food mart, atlanta
- exxon food mart, atlanta
- exxon food mart, atlanta
- exxon food mart, atlanta
- exxon food mart 1, atlanta
- exxon gas station, atlanta
- ez market, atlanta
- fairburn chevron, fairburn
- fairburn chevron, fairburn
- fairburn prime, atlanta
- father and son superette, atlanta
- fina food mart, atlanta
- flash foods llc 2745162, palmetto
- flatshoals bp, union city
- flowers bakery outlet 144, atlanta
- food center, atlanta
- food mart, atlanta
- food mart, atlanta
- food mart, atlanta
- food mart, atlanta
- food mart, atlanta
- food mart 0, atlanta
- food n fun, atlanta
- fulton bp inc, atlanta
- gx market, atlanta
- gas express llc dba circle k 134, atlanta
- gas express llc dba circle k 142, atlanta
- gas express llc dba circle k 153, atlanta
- gas express llc dba circle k 164, atlanta
- gas express llc dba circle k 165, union city
- gas express llc dba circle k 222, atlanta
- gateway newstand, atlanta
- goodr community market on edgewood, atlanta
- green apple food mart inc, atlanta
- greenbriar chevron, atlanta
- h & r food mart, atlanta
- hapeville food mart, hapeville
- hapeville mart, atlanta
- happy store citgo, atlanta
- henrys pack n sack, atlanta
- hill street shell, atlanta
- holcomb shell #508, roswell
- hollywood 76, atlanta
- hop in food mart, atlanta
- hungry mart, atlanta
- intown market, atlanta
- jp palmetto 264, palmetto
- jds summerhill variety deli, atlanta
- jena investment inc, atlanta
- jingles food mart inc, union city
- johnscreek chevron, alpharetta
- jones prime, llc, atlanta
- k stop, atlanta
- ka11, fairburn
- luckie street grocery, atlanta
- lakewood food mart, atlanta
- larrys quick stop 1, atlanta
- lee food mart, atlanta
- lee petro, atlanta
- low low mini mart, atlanta
- lowery food mart, atlanta
- lowery food mart n/a, atlanta
- lucky 7 food mart, atlanta
- lucky food mart 0, atlanta
- mlk coin & market, atlanta
- mlk texaco, atlanta
- mansell shell, alpharetta
- marathon food mart, union city
- market pharmacy, inc, atlanta
- market at 14th shell, atlanta
- master butcher inc, alpharetta
- maya food market, atlanta
- medlock bridge bp, duluth
- midtown market 225, atlanta
- midway exxon, atlanta
- milton chevron, alpharetta
- mlk chevron 2456 llc, atlanta
- mlk food mart, atlanta
- mlk westland bp inc., atlanta
- monroe drive chevron, atlanta
- moreland food mart, atlanta
- moreland supermarket, atlanta
- mount vernon food mart, atlanta
- murphy express 8759, east point
- murphy usa 7413, college park
- nature's own herb shop 1, atlanta
- neighbors market n/a, atlanta
- neighbourhood market, atlanta
- niknak citgo llc, union city
- north avenue food mart, atlanta
- north side store 515, sandy spring
- north springs, atlanta
- northside food mart, atlanta
- northside texaco, atlanta
- norwood food mart, atlanta
- oakland city food mart, atlanta
- palmetto food & fuel, palmetto
- peach express 2, atlanta
- peach mart, atlanta
- petro atlanta 0322, atlanta
- pick n pay, atlanta
- pick n pay, atlanta
- pilot travel center 331, atlanta
- pittsburgh mart, atlanta
- plaster shell & food, atlanta
- prime chevron, atlanta
- pryor gas and food, atlanta
- pure food mart, atlanta
- pyramid, atlanta
- quiktrip 711, atlanta
- quiktrip 716, alpharetta
- quiktrip 730, atlanta
- quiktrip 744, atlanta
- quiktrip 765, alpharetta
- quiktrip 774, duluth
- quiktrip 777, atlanta
Showing 250 of 670 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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.
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Counties near Fulton County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Fulton 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 (29.5% here).
- Carroll County, MD · 29.5% low-access
- Crenshaw County, AL · 29.5% low-access
- Nobles County, MN · 29.5% low-access
- York County, PA · 29.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (11.6% here).
- Fayette County, IL · 11.6% SNAP
- Miami County, IN · 11.6% SNAP
- Cowley County, KS · 11.6% SNAP
- Sebastian County, AR · 11.6% 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.
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Fulton County, at 29.5%, runs 1.4 pts below the Georgia rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
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 .
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