Signature · 9.0% SNAP (16th pct in AR)
Garland County, AR
Garland County sits in the upper national band on low-access (29.2%, +7.1 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 29.2%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 9.0%
- on SNAP
- 100K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Garland County, AR
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 29.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cross County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Garland County sits in the upper national band (29.2%, #982 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #982
- national by low-access %
- #26
- in AR
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 10K
- 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: 9.0% SNAP (16th pct in AR) (-3.1 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Garland County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Garland County's 29.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #986 most-affected nationwide.
Garland County's elevated USDA tier split
20 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Garland 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.
Garland County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Arkansas, not a full county-board reprint
- Calhoun
Calhoun 65.5%
65.5 % low-access
- Saline
Saline 29.8%
29.8 % low-access
- Sevier
Sevier 29.3%
29.3 % low-access
- Garland
Garland 29.2%
29.2 % low-access
- Cross
Cross 29.2%
29.2 % low-access
- Newton
Newton 28.9%
28.9 % low-access
- Izard 0.9
Izard 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 20 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 96,024 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 28,069 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.2%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 10,230 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 100,035 |
| Median Household Income | $57,181 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,945 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Garland County
Garland County has 91 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 37 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 37
- 4751 central ave llc - corner store - valero, hot springs national park
- c&j market and gifts, hot springs
- casey's 4376, hot springs
- central food mart, hot springs national park
- circle k store 2709973, hot springs national park
- circle k store 2709987, pearcy
- circle k store 2709995, hot springs national park
- clampit's country kitchen and meat market, hot springs village
- crackerbox 2741779, hot springs national park
- crackerbox 2741781, hot springs national park
- crackerbox 2741785, hot springs national park
- dodge store 6301, hot springs
- dons country butcher inc, hot springs
- e z mart 4438, hot springs national park
- e z mart 4439, hot springs national park
- e-z mart 4440, hot springs national park
- family market #2, hot springs national park
- flowers bakery outlet 576, hot springs national park
- grace convieniencestore 5014636486, hot springs
- hogg's, hot springs national park
- hot spring exxon, hot springs national park
- ik fuel llc, hot springs national park
- jai ganesh food mart, hot springs national park
- la bodeguita 2, hot springs national park
- lucky time petrolum llc, hot springs national park
- mapco mart 7506, hot springs
- murphy usa 6709, hot springs national park
- murphy usa 7116, hot springs village
- murphy usa 7134, hot springs national park
- pearcy mall, pearcy
- quickstop, hot springs national park
- royal pit stop, royal
- sik fuel llc, hot springs national park
- stopbystore llc, pearcy
- stopnshop, hot springs national park
- tees one stop, hot springs national park
- village nutrition, inc., hot springs village
Combination Grocery/Other · 36
- cvs 10539, hot springs
- dollar general 0397, hot springs
- dollar general 13914, hot springs national park
- dollar general 14439, royal
- dollar general 18309, hot springs
- dollar general 3421, hot springs village
- dollar general 4426, hot springs national park
- dollar general 7206, lonsdale
- dollar general 8050, hot springs
- dollar general 12461, hot springs national park
- dollar general 16014, pearcy
- dollar general 16026, hot springs national park
- dollar general 16231, hot springs
- dollar general 16656, hot springs
- dollar general 18225, mountain pine
- dollar general 25885, hot springs national park
- dollar general 30035, lonsdale
- dollar general 30608, hot springs
- dollar general 31001, pearcy
- dollar general 31136, hot springs national park
- dollar general store 17027, hot springs
- dollar tree 1550, hot springs
- dollar tree 386, hot springs
- dollar tree 6168, hot springs village
- dollar tree 7649, hot springs national park
- family dollar 13175, lonsdale
- family dollar 13176, royal
- family dollar 1526, hot springs
- family dollar 3261, hot springs
- family dollar 6016, hot springs
- family dollar store 8473, hot springs national park
- walgreen's 3411, hot springs
- walgreens 05535, hot springs village
- walgreens 7283, hot springs
- walgreens 12384, hot springs national park
- walgreens 3425, hot springs
Super Store · 11
- harps food store 391, hot springs national park
- harps food store 394, hot springs national park
- kroger food store 590, hot springs national park
- kroger food store 619, hot springs national park
- kroger food & pharmacy 621, hot springs
- sam's club 4825, hot springs national park
- walmart neighborhood market 5789, hot springs
- walmart neighborhood market 5790, hot springs
- walmart supercenter 261, hot springs
- walmart supercenter 52, hot springs
- walmart supercenter 5433, hot springs village
Small Grocery Store · 2
- la bodeguita, hot springs national park
- la potosina meat market #2 inc, hot springs national park
Supermarket · 2
- bill's cash saver 409, hot springs national park
- brookshire food store 41, hot springs village
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's of hot springs ar030, hot springs national park
Farmers' Market · 1
- hot springs farmers & artisans market, hot springs national park
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- weldon's meat market, hot springs national park
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Arkansas
One of 74 counties in Arkansas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Garland County vs Arkansas County → · All Arkansas counties →
Counties near Garland County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Garland County (9.0%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Arkansas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AR (29.2% here).
- Coles County, IL · 29.2% low-access
- Coles County, IL · 29.2% low-access
- Linn County, IA · 29.2% low-access
- Linn County, IA · 29.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AR (9.0% here).
- Banks County, GA · 9.0% SNAP
- Banks County, GA · 9.0% SNAP
- Clinton County, IL · 9.0% SNAP
- Clinton County, IL · 9.0% 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.
Garland County inside a higher low-access state context
Garland County sits inside Arkansas (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 Garland County, AR are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 05051. 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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