Signature · 4 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts)
Georgetown County, SC
Georgetown County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (28.6% of the book) alongside 26.4% low-access.
- 26.4%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 11.5%
- on SNAP
- 65K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Georgetown County, SC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 26.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +4.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 29% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bamberg County (+ 0.7 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Georgetown County ranks #1,191 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #18 of 45 counties in SC (26.4% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,191
- national by low-access %
- #18
- in SC
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 4 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts) .
How Georgetown County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Georgetown County's 26.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 62% of them and ranked #1,194 most-affected nationwide.
Georgetown County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Georgetown County has 5 urban and 9 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.
Georgetown County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in South Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Beaufort
Beaufort 49%
49 % low-access
- Lancaster
Lancaster 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Orangeburg
Orangeburg 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Bamberg
Bamberg 27.1%
27.1 % low-access
- Georgetown
Georgetown 26.4%
26.4 % low-access
- Dorchester
Dorchester 25%
25 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 60,158 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 15,878 |
| Low-Access Share | 26.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,813 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 64,811 |
| Median Household Income | $68,713 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,112 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.5%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Georgetown County
Georgetown County has 79 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 40 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 40
- 51 express, georgetown
- 7-eleven #42155h 42155h, murrells inlet
- andrews party shop, andrews
- community exchange, georgetown
- circle k 2720790, murrells inlet
- circle k 2723058, pawleys island
- circle k 2723491, pawleys island
- circle k 2723873, georgetown
- circle k 2723879, georgetown
- circle k 272791, georgetown
- coastal pantry 2, georgetown
- country corner, andrews
- country corner # 6, andrews
- country corner # 7, andrews
- country corner #4, hemingway
- country corner 12, andrews
- express market, georgetown
- exxon, georgetown
- exxon, andrews
- have a ball produce, andrews
- highmarket yash llc, georgetown
- hot spot 1103, pawleys island
- inlet shell, murrells inlet
- joe's kwik mart 7012, georgetown
- money saver, georgetown
- money saver 2, georgetown
- panthers, georgetown
- parker's 94, georgetown
- parker's 95, georgetown
- refuel 1035, murrells inlet
- refuel 74, pawleys island
- refuel 76, georgetown
- shreya one, georgetown
- smith's country store & gas, georgetown
- speedway 4564, georgetown
- speedway 4593, pawleys island
- stop n shop 0, andrews
- sunhouse, georgetown
- sunoco, georgetown
- winyah one stop, georgetown
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- cvs pharmacy 7016, pawleys island
- cvs pharmacy 7359, georgetown
- dollar general 1183, pawleys island
- dollar general 19352, georgetown
- dollar general 4043, andrews
- dollar general 8923, georgetown
- dollartree 8559, murrells inlet
- dollar general 12138, georgetown
- dollar general 13371, pawleys island
- dollar general 13640, georgetown
- dollar general 17720, georgetown
- dollar general 17925, georgetown
- dollar tree 523, georgetown
- dollar tree 5450, pawleys island
- dollar tree 8567, andrews
- family dollar store 152, andrews
- roses express 676, georgetown
- walgreens 7956, pawleys island
- walgreens 9834, georgetown
Supermarket · 12
- aldi 66146, pawleys island
- food lion 1198, pawleys island
- food lion 1389, andrews
- food lion 1583, murrells inlet
- food lion 456, georgetown
- food lion 706, georgetown
- food lion 2859, pawleys island
- lowes foods 259, pawleys island
- piggly wiggly 160, georgetown
- piggly wiggly 357, andrews
- publix 1478, pawleys island
- the fresh market 107, pawleys island
Seafood Specialty · 4
- georgetown seafood co inc, georgetown
- harrelsons seafood market, murrells inlet
- poston & son, llc, georgetown
- seven seas seafood georgetown 2, georgetown
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- foodshare georgetown, georgetown
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lees farm, murrells inlet
Small Grocery Store · 1
- w. t. owens & sons, hemingway
Super Store · 1
- walmart s/c 625, georgetown
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Carolina
One of 45 counties in South Carolina, 6 are shown here.
Compare Georgetown County vs Abbeville County → · All South Carolina counties →
Nationwide peers for Georgetown County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Georgetown County, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SC (26.4% here).
- Allegheny County, PA · 26.4% low-access
- Allegheny County, PA · 26.4% low-access
- Travis County, TX · 26.4% low-access
- Travis County, TX · 26.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (11.5% here).
- Humphreys County, TN · 11.5% SNAP
- Humphreys County, TN · 11.5% SNAP
- Paulding County, OH · 11.5% SNAP
- Paulding County, OH · 11.5% 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.
Food access nationally, South Carolina in context
Georgetown County sits inside South Carolina (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 Georgetown County, SC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 45043. 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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