Signature · 89 SNAP-authorized stores
Greenwood County, SC
Greenwood County lands in the lower national band on low-access (13.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 13.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.6%
- on SNAP
- 69K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Greenwood County, SC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 13.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.6% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 7% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hampton County ( -0.9 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Greenwood County lands in the lower national band (13.6%, #2,227 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,227
- national by low-access %
- #31
- in SC
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 89 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Greenwood County compares nationally
Greenwood County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.6% low-access share that beats 29% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,234).
Greenwood County's lower-band USDA tier split
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Greenwood 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.
Greenwood County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Beaufort
Beaufort 49%
49 % low-access
- Laurens 15.7
Laurens 15.7%
15.7 % low-access
- Greenwood 13.6
Greenwood 13.6%
13.6 % low-access
- Hampton 12.7
Hampton 12.7%
12.7 % low-access
- Darlington 12.5
Darlington 12.5%
12.5 % low-access
- Cherokee 11.5
Cherokee 11.5%
11.5 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 69,661 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,455 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,889 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 69,489 |
| Median Household Income | $52,830 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,806 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.4%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Greenwood County
Greenwood County has 89 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 47 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 47
- 1 stop convenience store, greenwood
- 7-eleven 36832, greenwood
- 7-eleven 36860j, greenwood
- 7-eleven 36862j, greenwood
- 7-eleven, inc. 36847j, greenwood
- charlie bs convenience store, greenwood
- cokesbury express, hodges
- country corner #23, greenwood
- country corner #24, ninety six
- double 8, greenwood
- ez stop 51 3, greenwood
- emerald express, greenwood
- express mart, greenwood
- ez trip, greenwood
- g food mart, greenwood
- greenwood food mart, greenwood
- greenwood mart, greenwood
- hop in, greenwood
- hot spot 2009, greenwood
- li'l cricket 3836, greenwood
- lil' b's minit mart na, greenwood
- maxwell food mart, greenwood
- murphy usa 7723, greenwood
- one stop marina, greenwood
- one stop of coronaca 2, greenwood
- one way 2, greenwood
- pic 'n' sav, ninety six
- promisedland grocery, bradley
- quick & fast, greenwood
- quick pantry 16, greenwood
- quick way 1, greenwood
- quiktrip 1123, greenwood
- quikies, greenwood
- ram 23 llc, greenwood
- ram ram 8, greenwood
- royal 8, greenwood
- stop-a-minit 30, greenwood
- spinx 117, greenwood
- spinx 119, greenwood
- stop-a-minit 10, ware shoals
- stop-a-minit 18, greenwood
- stop-a-minit 21, greenwood
- stop-a-minit 22, greenwood
- sweety food mart, greenwood
- value spot 602, greenwood
- vgo food mart, greenwood
- wareshoals party shop, ware shoals
Combination Grocery/Other · 25
- cvs pharmacy 7388, greenwood
- cvs pharmacy inc 5579, greenwood
- cvs pharmacy 4173, greenwood
- dollar general 3784, greenwood
- dollar general 4439, ninety six
- dollar general 4500, greenwood
- dollar general 6123, greenwood
- dollar general 7279, greenwood
- dollar general 9220, ware shoals
- dollar tree 0577, greenwood
- dollar general 15265, greenwood
- dollar general 16116, greenwood
- dollar general 17214, greenwood
- dollar general 22583, greenwood
- dollar general 25070, greenwood
- dollar general 31337, greenwood
- dollar general store 17950, hodges
- dollar tree 5278, greenwood
- family dollar 10721, ninety six
- family dollar 83, greenwood
- family dollar store 233, greenwood
- family dollar store 7896, ware shoals
- the peach stand, greenwood
- walgreen 07446, greenwood
- walgreens 10229, greenwood
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 76036, greenwood
- food lion 1431, greenwood
- food lion 2145, greenwood
- food lion 2847, greenwood
- piggly wiggly 188, ware shoals
- piggly wiggly 326, ninety six
- price wise foods 187, greenwood
- publix 1464, greenwood
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- greenwood discount center 400-sc2, greenwood
- mi veracruz, greenwood
- super favorita, greenwood
Super Store · 3
- kj's market-greenwood 605, greenwood
- walmart supercenter 1382, greenwood
- walmart supercenter 6887, greenwood
Farmers' Market · 1
- uptown market, greenwood
Large Grocery Store · 1
- asian market, greenwood
Seafood Specialty · 1
- captain crustys seafood & produce, greenwood
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 Greenwood County vs Abbeville County → · All South Carolina counties →
Counties near Greenwood County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Greenwood 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 (13.6% here).
- King William County, VA · 13.6% low-access
- King William County, VA · 13.6% low-access
- Stokes County, NC · 13.6% low-access
- Stokes County, NC · 13.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (13.6% here).
- Unicoi County, TN · 13.6% SNAP
- Unicoi County, TN · 13.6% SNAP
- Bee County, TX · 13.6% SNAP
- Bee County, TX · 13.6% 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.
Greenwood County inside a lower low-access state context
Greenwood 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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