Signature · 29 SNAP-authorized stores
Hampton County, SC
Hampton County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 19.4%
- on SNAP
- 18K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hampton County, SC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 12.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.4% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Darlington County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Hampton County lands in the lower national band (12.7%, #2,288 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,288
- national by low-access %
- #32
- in SC
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 29 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Hampton County compares nationally
Hampton County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.7% low-access share that beats 27% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,288).
Hampton County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 5 of Hampton County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Hampton 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
- 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
- Chesterfield 11.1
Chesterfield 11.1%
11.1 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 21,090 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,685 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,383 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,254 |
| Median Household Income | $44,711 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,401 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.4%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.0%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hampton County
Hampton County has 29 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 13 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 29 authorized stores; Hampton holds 41% of them. 3 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Yemassee, Varnville, Brunson.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 12 | 3 |
| Estill | 7 | 1 |
| Yemassee | 6 | none |
| Varnville | 3 | none |
| Brunson | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 13
- bobops 1, estill
- bobops 2, estill
- gate service station 302, hampton
- hampton food corner, hampton
- love's travel stop 740, yemassee
- midway express, varnville
- nixville country store, estill
- nouria 315 yemassee highway 881, yemassee
- pops 321, hampton
- scotia food mart-1 no, estill
- snappy food mart, yemassee
- tiger express (coastal) 2, brunson
- tiger express 5, varnville
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- cvs pharmacy 3861, hampton
- dollar general 6140, hampton
- dollar general 6356, estill
- dollar general 9940, yemassee
- dollar general 12876, varnville
- dollar general 25213, hampton
- dollar tree 7380, hampton
- family dollar store 1515, estill
- family dollar store 189, hampton
- family dollar store 5874, yemassee
Supermarket · 3
- food lion 2221, hampton
- galaxy food 3437, estill
- piggly wiggly 186, hampton
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- huspah feed the need, hampton
Large Grocery Store · 1
- tuten's fresh market, hampton
Seafood Specialty · 1
- clifton seafood market llc, yemassee
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 Hampton County vs Abbeville County → · All South Carolina counties →
Counties near Hampton County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hampton 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 (12.7% here).
- Shawano County, WI · 12.7% low-access
- Macoupin County, IL · 12.7% low-access
- Benton County, TN · 12.6% low-access
- Pike County, PA · 12.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (19.4% here).
- Venango County, PA · 19.4% SNAP
- Titus County, TX · 19.4% SNAP
- Union County, OR · 19.4% SNAP
- Johnston County, OK · 19.4% 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%). Hampton County, at 12.7%, runs 16.0 pts below 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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