County food-access profile · Georgia
Hall County, GA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Hall County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 25.0%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 9.6%
- on SNAP
- 213K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
25.0% of Hall County residents live in a low-access area, and 4 of its 36 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 15
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- food-desert residents
- 6.3%
- households, no vehicle
- 11.8%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Hall County's low-access share at 25.0%, above the national share. 15 of the county's 36 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 44,981 people. 4 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 13,252 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Hall County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hall County's 25.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 59% of them and ranked #1,296 most-affected nationwide.
Hall County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 36 census tracts in Hall County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Hall County vs. other Georgia counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Georgia
- Hall
Hall County, GA
25 % low-access
- Appling
Appling County, GA
47.8 % low-access
- Atkinson 23.5
Atkinson County, GA
23.5 % low-access
- Bacon 3.3
Bacon County, GA
3.3 % low-access
- Baker
Baker County, GA
61.3 % low-access
- Baldwin
Baldwin County, GA
24.6 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 36 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 179,684 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 15 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 44,981 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.0%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,252 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 212,705 |
| Median Household Income | $80,901 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,051 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
About 9.6% of Hall County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 25.0% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 9.6% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 7,051 households here.
- 6.3% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 4 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Hall County
above the national share
4 of Hall County's 36 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 11.1% of all its tracts.
A further 11 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 15.
An estimated 44,981 residents, roughly 25.0% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 13,252 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 21 tracts (58.3%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Hall County
Hall County has 181 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 91 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 91
- 129 shell food mart 1, talmo
- 2021 gainesville inc, gainesville
- ak primo, gainesville
- best food mart, flowery branch
- bp food mart, gainesville
- braselton chevron, braselton
- casa blanca, gainesville
- chestatee food mart, gainesville
- chevron, gainesville
- chevron, gainesville
- chevron food mart, gainesville
- chevron food mart, gainesville
- chevron food mart, gainesville
- cici market, gainesville
- circle k, flowery branch
- circle k, flowery branch
- circle k 259, flowery branch
- circle k 2723304, gainesville
- circle k 2723305, gainesville
- circle k 2723322, gainesville
- circle m food shop 1, gainesville
- circle m food shop 12, lula
- circle m food shop 30, gainesville
- circle m food shop 7, gainesville
- citgo food mart 1, gainesville
- clipper petroleum 73, flowery branch
- coastal foodmart, gillsville
- dj oil llc, gainesville
- don mangums grocery 1, gainesville
- ee butler food mart, gainesville
- east hall food mart, gainesville
- express foodmart, gainesville
- exxon, gainesville
- ez mart, gainesville
- fast food mart, flowery branch
- fj petroleum, gainesville
- flowers bakery outlet 163, oakwood
- friendship food mart, buford
- gainesville shell food mart, gainesville
- gainesville valero, gainesville
- gas express llc d/b/a gx market #125 gx 148, flowery branch
- golden pantry food stores 1058, murrayville
- green store, gainesville
- grocery express, flowery branch
- hasty mart, alto
- hog mountain food mart, flowery branch
- in-n-out, gainesville
- inandout, gainesville
- j&s food mart, gainesville
- jp flowery branch 268, flowery branch
- jp mcever rd 273, flowery branch
- jubilee innovation llc, clermont
- jubilee ventures usa llc, clermont
- lula food mart, lula
- lula grocery 1, lula
- m chevron food mart, murrayville
- marathon food mart, gainesville
- mart 24/7, gainesville
- mobil food mart, clermont
- monia food mart n/a, gainesville
- murphy express 8802, gainesville
- park hill food mart, gainesville
- prime grocery, gainesville
- quiktrip 708, gainesville
- quiktrip 771, flowery branch
- quiktrip 0847, gainesville
- quiktrip 1703, buford
- quiktrip 1710, gainesville
- quiktrip 1720, gainesville
- quiktrip 1756, gainesville
- quiktrip 824, buford
- race trac 232, gainesville
- race trac 2351, gainesville
- race trac 597, gainesville
- race trac 621, oakwood
- race trac 627, gainsville
- rnd gas and food inc, gainesville
- shell food mart, murrayville
- shell food mart, buford
- shell food mart, alto
- shell foodmart, flowery branch
- sm barkati inc, gainesville
- speed zone, gainesville
- stop by food mart # 4, clermont
- stop by food mart 2, gainesville
- texaco food mart, gainesville
- texaco food mart, gainesville
- tienda guatemala de lopez llc 1, gainesville
- valero food mart, murrayville
- yuga express, flowery branch
- zoom trip 1, clermont
Combination Grocery/Other · 39
- cvs pharmacy 4507, gainesville
- cvs pharmacy 4721, oakwood
- cvs pharmacy 5071, gainesville
- cvs pharmacy 5626, gainesville
- cvs pharmacy 5995, flowery branch
- cvs pharmacy 792, flowery branch
- dollar general 11164, flowery branch
- dollar general 15437, gainesville
- dollar general 4775, gainesville
- dollar general 6341, lula
- dollar general 6799, murrayville
- dollar general 8726, gainesville
- dollar general 9656, oakwood
- dollar general 10161, clermont
- dollar general 10170, gainesville
- dollar general 12192, gainesville
- dollar general 12521, gainesville
- dollar general 15964, gillsville
- dollar general 22134, gainesville
- dollar general 22250, gainesville
- dollar general 24389, gainesville
- dollar general 30550, lula
- dollar general 30612, alto
- dollar general 6277, flowery branch
- dollar general 9526, gainesville
- dollar tree 13, oakwood
- dollar tree 3666, gainesville
- dollar tree 6361, flowery branch
- dollar tree 7889, gainesville
- family dollar 10650, gainesville
- family dollar 12233, gainesville
- family dollar 14, gainesville
- g&a africa market llc, gainesville
- tienda betel, gainesville
- tienda guatemala even ezer, gainesville
- walgreen 09155, gainesville
- walgreen 09706, gainesville
- walgreens 06374, gainesville
- walgreens 12811, flowery branch
Supermarket · 16
- aldi 76015, gainesville
- aldi 76037, gainesville
- carniceria tapatia 1, gainesville
- guadalajara supermarket 3, gainesville
- ingles markets 412, flowery branch
- ingles markets 440, gainesville
- publix 0706, buford
- publix 0717, gainesville
- publix 0844, flowery branch
- publix 1110, gainesville
- publix 634, flowery branch
- publix 1279, flowery branch
- publix super markets, inc. 2006, gainesville
- publix super markets, inc. 2045, gainesville
- super mercado carrillo el guero 1, gainesville
- supermercado la superior, gainesville
Super Store · 13
- j & j foods, gainesville
- kroger store 416, flowery branch
- kroger store 437, gainesville
- kroger 682, gainesville
- kroger store 632, flowery branch
- sam's club 6644, oakwood
- supermercado talpa #11 llc 9, gainesville
- target store 796, gainesville
- target t-2387, flowery branch
- walmart 510, gainesville
- walmart neighborhood market 2699, gainesville
- walmart neighborhood market 2731, gainesville
- walmart supercenter 3627, oakwood
Small Grocery Store · 8
- haydee's meat market, oakwood
- los alacranes, gainesville
- mercado y taqueria el comal llc, gainesville
- supermercado hidalgo, gainesville
- tienda el calentano, gainesville
- tienda silvestre 1, gainsville
- vietnamese market, gainesville
- wilkes of flowery branch, flowery branch
Medium Grocery Store · 7
- fortuna supermercado, murrayville
- iga exxon food mart, clermont
- los 3 compadres, gainesville
- los girasoles, gainesville
- piggly wiggly express 105, gainesville
- supermercado tamaulipas, gainesville
- tres hermanos groceries, gainesville
Large Grocery Store · 5
- fiesta sanjose, gainesville
- los carrillos ii, gainesville
- supermercado yuriria, gainesville
- supermercado los 3 hermanos, gainesville
- tres hermanos groceries 2, gainesville
Farmers' Market · 2
- hall co locally grown, gainesville
- hall county farmers market, gainesville
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Georgia
Compare Hall County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Food access nationally, Georgia in context
Hall County sits inside Georgia (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.