Signature · 1.3% low-access (4th pct)
Harris County, GA
Harris County lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.3%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.1%
- on SNAP
- 36K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Harris County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -20.8 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 1.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cook County (+ 0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Harris County lands in the lower national band (1.3%, #2,993 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,993
- national by low-access %
- #137
- in GA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 107
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.3% low-access (4th pct) (-20.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Harris County compares nationally
Food access in Harris County compares favorably nationally: its 1.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 4% of them (rank #2,993).
Harris County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 5 of Harris 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.
Harris County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Banks 1.8
Banks 1.8%
1.8 % low-access
- Cook 1.6
Cook 1.6%
1.6 % low-access
- Harris 1.3
Harris 1.3%
1.3 % low-access
- Dawson 0.9
Dawson 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
- Jenkins 0.9
Jenkins 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 32,024 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 411 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 107 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 36,086 |
| Median Household Income | $97,302 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,317 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 1.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
SNAP retailers in Harris County
Harris County has 24 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 12 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
8 towns share the 24 authorized stores; Pine Mountain holds 29% of them. 4 of the 8 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Hamilton, Shiloh, Ellerslie, Pine Mountain Valley.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | 7 | 1 |
| Cataula | 4 | 1 |
| Fortson | 3 | 1 |
| Hamilton | 3 | none |
| Waverly Hall | 3 | 1 |
| Shiloh | 2 | none |
| Ellerslie | 1 | none |
| Pine Mountain Valley | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 12
- chief oil, waverly hall
- circle k store 6720, pine mountain
- circle k stores 6699, hamilton
- hollands corner, fortson
- j and j foodmart, cataula
- m & m mini foodmart, fortson
- mulberry food mart, cataula
- pine mountain 343 inc, pine mountain
- shiloh minit mart 0, shiloh
- short stops, hamilton
- summit no 28, pine mountain
- the corner store, pine mountain
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 11214, cataula
- dollar general 18645, pine mountain valley
- dollar general 6483, hamilton
- dollar general 10713, waverly hall
- dollar general 14824, ellerslie
- dollar general 15054, shiloh
- dollar general 9785, pine mountain
- family dollar store 8723, pine mountain
Supermarket · 2
- billy's supermarket, cataula
- pine mountain supermarket, pine mountain
Large Grocery Store · 1
- cooper foods, waverly hall
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- 219 southern market, fortson
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 Harris County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Harris County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Harris County, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside GA (1.3% here).
- Charlevoix County, MI · 1.4% low-access
- Lake County, MI · 1.4% low-access
- Washington County, NC · 1.4% low-access
- Lewis County, KY · 1.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (10.1% here).
- Will County, IL · 10.1% SNAP
- Henry County, IN · 10.1% SNAP
- Union County, KY · 10.1% SNAP
- Clay County, AR · 10.1% 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.
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Harris County, at 1.3%, runs 29.6 pts below the Georgia 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 .
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 Harris County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13145. 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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