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 #561 most-affected nationwide.
Greenville County's elevated USDA tier split
111 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 18 LILA.
Greenville County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (95 urban, 16 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 16 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
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 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 216 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
15 towns share the 467 authorized stores; Greenville holds 53% of them. 6 of the 15 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Marietta, Honea Path, Landrum, Campobello, Cleveland, Powdersville.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 248 | 56 |
| Simpsonville | 54 | 15 |
| Greer | 49 | 11 |
| Taylors | 30 | 6 |
| Piedmont | 19 | 2 |
| Mauldin | 17 | 6 |
| Fountain Inn | 16 | 2 |
| Travelers Rest | 16 | 3 |
| Pelzer | 6 | 1 |
| Marietta | 5 | none |
Top 10 of 15 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 216
- 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
- quiktrip 1143, greenville
- quiktrip 1144, mauldin
- quiktrip 1145, greenville
- quiktrip 1146, greenville
- quiktrip 1147, greenville
- quiktrip 1149, greenville
- quiktrip 1104, greenville
- quiktrip 1113, greer
- quiktrip 1115, greenville
- quiktrip 1140, greenville
- racetrac 2635, greenville
- raceway 6748, greenville
- radhe krishna 2024 llc, greenville
- red lion, greenville
- red lion 2, greenville
- red robin foods, greenville
- sandy flat grocery, taylors
- sav-way 206, simpsonville
- scotchman 3814, fountain inn
- scotchman 3815, greenville
- scotchman 3859, greer
- siddhi food mart, greenville
- speedway 4573, greenville
- speedy mart, greenville
- spinix 251, greenville
- spinx 100, greenville
- spinx 102, greenville
- spinx 105, greenville
- spinx 108, greer
- spinx 110, greenville
- spinx 111, simpsonville
- spinx 112, greenville
- spinx 114, greenville
- spinx 115, greenville
- spinx 120, mauldin
- spinx 121, greer
- spinx 125, piedmont
- spinx 126, greer
- spinx 127, greenville
- spinx 128, greer
- spinx 131, simpsonville
- spinx 134, simpsonville
- spinx 137, simpsonville
- spinx 138, greenville
- spinx 146, greenville
- spinx 148, marietta
- spinx 165, landrum
- spinx 166, greer
- spinx 178, travelers rest
- spinx 179, greenville
- spinx 181, greenville
- spinx 189, greer
- spinx 190, taylors
- spinx 191, simpsonville
- spinx 192, greer
- spinx 193, simpsonville
- spinx 197, greenville
- spinx 201, simpsonville
- spinx 205, greenville
- spinx 206, greenville
- spinx 208, greenville
- spinx 209, greenville
- spinx 229, taylors
- spinx 297, greenville
- stop n go, greenville
- stop n go 2, greenville
- stop-a-minit 15, greenville
- stop-a-minit 27, pelzer
- stop-a-minit 7, piedmont
- stop-a-minit 16, simpsonville
- super mercado su hogar latino, greenville
- taylor's food mart, taylors
- tds express mart 1, greenville
- tienda maya 2, greer
- tienda tikal llc, greenville
- tienda y panaderia guatemala, greenville
- v go 2, greenville
- v go 3, simpsonville
- vgo 11, greenville
- value spot 4415, simpsonville
- vgo 25, greenville
- vgo#29, greenville
- w e willis of travelers rest, greer
- w.e. willis 7, taylors
- willis #2, travelers rest
- willis #3, taylors
- willis 4, greer
- willis 5, landrum
- west end, greenville
- west quick stop, greenville
- xpressway 2, greenville
- xpressway 24, mauldin
- yana food mart, taylors
Combination Grocery/Other · 127 (34 shown)
- 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
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
- Norfolk County, MA · 35.7% low-access
- Yavapai County, AZ · 35.8% low-access
- Bandera County, TX · 35.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (7.6% here).
- Davison County, SD · 7.6% SNAP
- Isle of Wight County, VA · 7.6% SNAP
- Orange County, VA · 7.6% SNAP
- Union County, NC · 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.
South Carolina among South Atlantic states
South Carolina ranks 2nd of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (28.7%). Greenville County, at 35.7%, runs 7.0 pts above the South Carolina 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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