Signature · 7.6% SNAP (11th pct in SC)
Greenville County, SC
Greenville County sits in the upper national band on low-access (35.7%, +13.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 35.7%
- low-access pop.
- 18
- food-desert tracts
- 7.6%
- on SNAP
- 548K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Greenville County, SC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 35.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 18 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 16% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Anderson County (+ 0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Greenville County sits in the upper national band (35.7%, #561 of 3,079) with 18 LILA tracts.
- #561
- national by low-access %
- #6
- in SC
- 63
- low-access tracts
- 45K
- 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: 7.6% SNAP (11th pct in SC) (-4.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Greenville County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Greenville County's 35.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 82% of them and ranked #564 most-affected nationwide.
Greenville County's elevated USDA tier split
111 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 18 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Greenville County has 95 urban and 16 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.
Greenville County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Beaufort
Beaufort 49%
49 % low-access
- Colleton
Colleton 38%
38 % low-access
- Anderson
Anderson 36.1%
36.1 % low-access
- Greenville
Greenville 35.7%
35.7 % low-access
- Spartanburg
Spartanburg 34%
34 % low-access
- Kershaw
Kershaw 33.5%
33.5 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 111 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 451,225 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 63 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 18 |
| Low-Access Population | 161,131 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 45,430 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 548,166 |
| Median Household Income | $76,932 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 16,773 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Greenville County
Greenville County has 467 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 127 locations (27% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 127
- asian market 1, taylors
- asian supermarket, greenville
- big lots 3293, simpsonville
- cvs pharmacy 2189, greer
- cvs pharmacy 3203, greenville
- cvs pharmacy 4153, greer
- cvs pharmacy 5552, greer
- cvs pharmacy inc 2190, greenville
- cvs pharmacy 205, simpsonville
- cvs pharmacy 2191, greenville
- cvs pharmacy 2192, simpsonville
- cvs pharmacy 2194, mauldin
- cvs pharmacy 2240, greenville
- cvs pharmacy 2242, simpsonville
- cvs pharmacy 2246, greenville
- cvs pharmacy 2331, greenville
- cvs pharmacy 3802, greer
- cvs pharmacy 3805, simpsonville
- cvs pharmacy 3888, travelers rest
- cvs pharmacy 4122, taylors
- cvs pharmacy 4172, mauldin
- cvs pharmacy 4205, greenville
- cvs pharmacy 5475, greenville
- cvs pharmacy 5542, fountain inn
- cvs pharmacy 5569, piedmont
- cvs pharmacy 7348, greenville
- cvs pharmacy 7397, greenville
- dollar general 0088, greenville
- dollar general 0788, fountain inn
- dollar general 0963, simpsonville
- dollar general 10667, travelers rest
- dollar general 11011, campobello
- dollar general 1767, greer
- dollar general 2118, mauldin
- dollar general 2629, taylors
- dollar general 3012, taylors
- dollar general 5887, greenville
- dollar general 6166, greenville
- dollar general 6208, greenville
- dollar general 6407, greer
- dollar general 7949, fountain inn
- dollar general 8575, travelers rest
- dollar general 8873, marietta
- dollar general 9216, greer
- dollar tree 1812, greenville
- dollartree 10881, greenville
- dollartree 11057, greenville
- dollartree plus 8777, fountain inn
- dollar general 10162, greenville
- dollar general 10260, greer
- dollar general 10375, simpsonville
- dollar general 11442, fountain inn
- dollar general 11744, mauldin
- dollar general 12428, piedmont
- dollar general 13209, greenville
- dollar general 14986, greenville
- dollar general 15563, fountain inn
- dollar general 15961, greer
- dollar general 20259, piedmont
- dollar general 21264, greenville
- dollar general 21757, taylors
- dollar general 22022, greer
- dollar general 22072, honea path
- dollar general 22584, travelers rest
- dollar general 22821, simpsonville
- dollar general 23149, simpsonville
- dollar general 23558, taylors
- dollar general 23822, pelzer
- dollar general 24555, taylors
- dollar general 2986, greenville
- dollar general 30086, piedmont
- dollar general 31258, travelers rest
- dollar general 6608, greenville
- dollar general store 17929, simpsonville
- dollar tree 1149, greenville
- dollar tree 1965, greenville
- dollar tree 1966, simpsonville
- dollar tree 3638, greenville
- dollar tree 4090, travelers rest
- dollar tree 4145, taylors
- dollar tree 4867, greenville
- dollar tree 5028, greer
- dollar tree 5349, taylors
- dollar tree 5683, greenville
- dollar tree 7385, piedmont
- dollar tree 7496, greenville
- dollar tree 8451, mauldin
- dollar tree 930, greenville
- family dollar 10834, greenville
- family dollar 10969, greenville
- family dollar 12089, greenville
- family dollar 12164, piedmont
- family dollar 130, greenville
- family dollar 144, greenville
- family dollar 271, greenville
- family dollar 4399, greenville
- family dollar 5543, greer
- family dollar 7646, marietta
- family dollar 8954, greenville
- family dollar 9203, greer
- family dollar store 3117, greenville
- family dollar store 5899, greenville
- family dollar store 6021, greenville
- family dollar store 6645, greenville
- family dollar store 6761, greenville
- family dollar store 8068, simpsonville
- family dollar store 8493, piedmont
- jj seafood market, greenville
- kimchee asian market, mauldin
- radha indian grocers, greenville
- spiceshut, greenville
- tobacco land store, greenville
- v go market, greenville
- walgreen 01252, greenville
- walgreen 02681, greenville
- walgreen 07572, greenville
- walgreen 09082, mauldin
- walgreen 09230, simpsonville
- walgreens 07279, greer
- walgreens 07447, greenville
- walgreens 10389, greenville
- walgreens 10390, greer
- walgreens 10391, simpsonville
- walgreens 11463, travelers rest
- walgreens 12164, greenville
- walgreens 9774, greenville
- your neighborhood store, greenville
Convenience Store · 123
- 7-eleven #41590h 41590h, greenville
- 7-eleven 36824k, simpsonville
- 7-eleven 36840k, taylors
- 7-eleven 42195h, fountain inn
- 7-eleven #36844a 36844a, greenville
- 7-eleven #42192a 42192a, greenville
- 7-eleven 36840b, taylors
- 7-eleven 36846a, piedmont
- 76 food mart, pelzer
- ali baba halal meat llc, greenville
- asian aisles food market, simpsonville
- bells, greenville
- bestway, mauldin
- bp, greenville
- bp station, greenville
- breakers 18, greenville
- bumcombe mini stop, greenville
- c stop 0, greenville
- circle k stores inc. 2706778, fountain inn
- cokers, piedmont
- circle k 2706483, greenville
- circle k 2723277, greenville
- circle k 2723282, greenville
- circle k 2723284, greenville
- circle k 2723285, greenville
- circle k 2723289, simpsonville
- circle k 272773, greenville
- corner mart 17330, piedmont
- corner mart 17338, greenville
- corner mart 17350, simpsonville
- corner mart 17353, greer
- corner spot, taylors
- cracker jack, greenville
- eds gts express mart, greenville
- eds gts express mart 1, greenville
- eagles c-store, greenville
- echo valley, cleveland
- ed's gt's express mart, greenville
- ed's gt's express mart, greenville
- ed's gt's express mart, greenville
- eds gts express mart, greenville
- energy market, greenville
- energy market 4504, simpsonville
- express, greenville
- exxon, greenville
- exxon sc, fountain inn
- ez mart 4, greenville
- flowers bakery outlet 50000521, greenville
- food shop, marietta
- fountain foods market, fountain inn
- fuel stop, greenville
- fuelmax gasoline, greenville
- g t express mart, greenville
- g t express mart, greenville
- garden spot, greenville
- garden spot, greenville
- garden spot 1, greenville
- garden spot 1, greenville
- gault's handee mart, fountain inn
- greenville food mart, greenville
- greer foodmart discount tobacco, greer
- guadalupe grocery store, simpsonville
- handee mart, fountain inn
- handee mart, travelers rest
- handee mart, marietta
- harry's quick stop, greenville
- harrys quick stop, greenville
- hot corner mart inc, greenville
- hot spot 4005, greer
- hot spot 6002, greer
- hot spot 8001 8001, greenville
- international food and deli 3, greenville
- jns express mart convenience store, greenville
- jr pit stop, honea path
- jake's one stop, pelzer
- jerry's mart, piedmont
- kc mart 6, greer
- kc mart 7, simpsonville
- kash, simpsonville
- kash and karry, taylors
- kash and karry, greenville
- kc mart #9 kc mart #9, greer
- la especial bakery 3, taylors
- la favorita llc, powdersville
- latinos supermercado, greenville
- li'l cricket 3856, greer
- li'l cricket 3857, greenville
- love's travel stop 871, piedmont
- mahi food mart 1, greenville
- mahi food store, greenville
- marts to go 3, greenville
- mike & jack 2, pelzer
- mike & jack 3 1, simpsonville
- mike and jack 1, greenville
- mini super tikal, greenville
- mit food mart, simpsonville
- murphy usa 6682, simpsonville
- murphy usa 7059, taylors
- murphy usa 7131, greenville
- murphy usa 7273, travelers rest
- my community store 1, greenville
- om foods, greenville
- p&p foodmart, greer
- palmetto point 101, greenville
- paras point, taylors
- power trac 1, piedmont
- power trac 15, piedmont
- power trac 8, greenville
- qs express, taylors
- quick & fast, greenville
- quick stop, greenville
- quick stop 1, greenville
- quik trip 1114, greer
- quiktrip 1102, greenville
- quiktrip 1105, greenville
- quiktrip 1119, greenville
- quiktrip 1133, greenville
- quiktrip 1134, greenville
- quiktrip 1135, greenville
- quiktrip 1137, piedmont
- quiktrip 1138, simpsonville
- quiktrip 1139, fountain inn
- quiktrip 1141, simpsonville
Showing 250 of 467 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 South Carolina
One of 45 counties in South Carolina, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Greenville County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Greenville County (7.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside South Carolina.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SC (35.7% here).
- St. Clair County, MI · 35.7% low-access
- St. Clair County, MI · 35.7% low-access
- Norfolk County, MA · 35.7% low-access
- Norfolk County, MA · 35.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (7.6% here).
- Davison County, SD · 7.6% SNAP
- Davison County, SD · 7.6% SNAP
- Isle of Wight County, VA · 7.6% SNAP
- Isle of Wight County, VA · 7.6% 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.
Greenville County inside a higher low-access state context
Greenville 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 .
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