Signature · 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Gordon County, GA
Gordon County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 20.4% low-access.
- 20.4%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 10.2%
- on SNAP
- 59K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Gordon County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 20.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -1.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Turner County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Gordon County ranks #1,649 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #76 of 151 counties in GA (20.4% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,649
- national by low-access %
- #76
- in GA
- 3
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Gordon County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Gordon County's 20.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 47% of them and ranked #1,657 most-affected nationwide.
Gordon County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Gordon County has 4 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.
Gordon County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Mitchell 20.8
Mitchell 20.8%
20.8 % low-access
- Elbert 20.7
Elbert 20.7%
20.7 % low-access
- Gordon 20.4
Gordon 20.4%
20.4 % low-access
- Turner 20.4
Turner 20.4%
20.4 % low-access
- Berrien 20
Berrien 20%
20 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 55,186 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 11,242 |
| Low-Access Share | 20.4%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,782 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 59,100 |
| Median Household Income | $63,650 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,182 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Gordon County
Gordon County has 71 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 37 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 37
- abc convenience store, resaca
- abc convenience store, resaca
- abc convinence store, calhoun
- allens mart, calhoun
- asu food mart, calhoun
- bp express food mart, plainville
- bp food mart, calhoun
- calhoun chevron, calhoun
- circle k 2654212, calhoun
- circle k 2723518, calhoun
- circle k 2723519, calhoun
- circle k 2723651, calhoun
- citgo ameri mart, calhoun
- citgo food mart, calhoun
- el zarape mexican food, calhoun
- food mart & tobacco, calhoun
- gas express llc dba circle k 188, calhoun
- highway express, resaca
- kwik serv 4, calhoun
- little giant, calhoun
- love's travel stop 735, calhoun
- mapco express, inc. 3608, calhoun
- martin's corner, calhoun
- mi bodeguita, calhoun
- murphy usa 5360, calhoun
- neels market, calhoun
- ownes grocery, ranger
- pilot travel center 4558, calhoun
- pilot travel center 632, resaca
- r & r grocery, calhoun
- racetrac 2374, calhoun
- resaca express mart, resaca
- resaca grocery, resaca
- rocket no, calhoun
- royal express, calhoun
- town and country store, calhoun
- yarab food mart, calhoun
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- cvs pharmacy 4506, calhoun
- dollar general 0024, calhoun
- dollar general 18100, ranger
- dollar general 3698, calhoun
- dollar general 4294, fairmount
- dollar general 6851, calhoun
- dollar general 7441, resaca
- dollar general 7631, calhoun
- dollartree 9870, calhoun
- dollar general 10039, calhoun
- dollar general 16760, calhoun
- dollar general 25057, sugar valley
- dollar general 6122, calhoun
- dollar general 9921, plainville
- dollar tree 3477, calhoun
- family dollar store 290, calhoun
- fairmount grocery llc, fairmount
- sheriff's meat processing, calhoun
- wagreens 17229, calhoun
- walgreens 17562, calhoun
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- carniceria martinez, calhoun
- el sol inc, calhoun
- estela's produce, calhoun
- la tapatia 2 2, calhoun
Super Store · 3
- dollar general market 13439, resaca
- kroger 393, calhoun
- walmart 1215, calhoun
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 76043 76043, calhoun
- food lion 2615, calhoun
- food city 212, calhoun
Farmers' Market · 1
- shallow creek farm, ranger
Large Grocery Store · 1
- save-rite, calhoun
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- fernandez meats llc, calhoun
Small Grocery Store · 1
- la estrella bakery, calhoun
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 Gordon County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Nationwide peers for Gordon County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Gordon 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 (20.4% here).
- Clay County, MS · 20.4% low-access
- Clay County, MS · 20.4% low-access
- Lawrence County, MS · 20.4% low-access
- Lawrence County, MS · 20.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (10.2% here).
- Honolulu County, HI · 10.2% SNAP
- Honolulu County, HI · 10.2% SNAP
- Yell County, AR · 10.2% SNAP
- Yell County, AR · 10.2% 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, Georgia in context
Gordon 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 Gordon County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13129. 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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