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 2019 Census ACS 2024 SC

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.

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Greenville County's elevated USDA tier split

111 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 18 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Greenville County, SC USDA-defined food-access tiers: 48 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 45 limited, 18 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 111 tracts evaluated. 48 tracts adequate (43.2%) 45 tracts limited (40.5%) 18 tracts severe / food desert (16.2%) Adequate 43% Limited 41% Severe 16% Food-access tier distribution: Greenville County, SC
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

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

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Greenville County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts111
Atlas Population (2010 basis)451,225
Low-Access Tracts63
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)18
Low-Access Population161,131
Low-Access Share35.7%well above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population45,430

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Greenville County
IndicatorValue
Population548,166
Median Household Income$76,932
Poverty Rate10.8%below the national average
SNAP Households16,773
SNAP Participation Rate7.6%below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle4.7%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population2.1%

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

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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).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (7.6% here).

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 .

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 Greenville County, SC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 45045. 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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