Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Hancock County, GA
Hancock County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 55.8% low-access.
- 55.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 29.8%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hancock County, GA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 55.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +33.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 29.8% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Forsyth County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Hancock County sits in the upper national band (55.8%, #147 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #147
- national by low-access %
- #6
- in GA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Hancock County compares nationally
Hancock County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 55.8% low-access share outpaces 95% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #147 most-affected nationwide.
Hancock County's elevated USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hancock County has 1 urban and 1 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.
Hancock County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Forsyth
Forsyth 55.9%
55.9 % low-access
- Hancock
Hancock 55.8%
55.8 % low-access
- Carroll
Carroll 53%
53 % low-access
- Camden
Camden 51.3%
51.3 % low-access
- Dooly
Dooly 50.6%
50.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 9,429 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,261 |
| Low-Access Share | 55.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,803 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,650 |
| Median Household Income | $40,082 |
| Poverty Rate | 30.6%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 871 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 29.8%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.4%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 20.1% |
SNAP retailers in Hancock County
Hancock County has 15 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (67% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 10
- anslie cafe and mini mart, sparta
- bp south, sparta
- golden pantry food stores 1100, sparta
- juju market, sparta
- lil round up, sparta
- peters food mart, sparta
- quick stop, sparta
- rockys food mart, sparta
- sparta foodmart, sparta
- the beulah stop, sparta
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 11313, sparta
- dollar general 18028, sparta
- family dollar store 1936, sparta
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- dunn packing, sparta
Supermarket · 1
- sandy's iga, sparta
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Georgia
One of 158 counties in Georgia, 6 are shown here.
Compare Hancock County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Hancock County inside a higher low-access state context
Hancock County sits inside Georgia (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 Hancock County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13141. 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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