Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Hart County, GA
Hart County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.4%
- on SNAP
- 27K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hart County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dade County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Hart County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 0
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Hart County compares nationally
Food access in Hart County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Hart County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 5 of Hart 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.
Hart 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
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
- Hart 0
Hart 0%
0 % low-access
- Evans 0
Evans 0%
0 % low-access
- Franklin 0
Franklin 0%
0 % low-access
- Marion 0
Marion 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 25,213 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 0 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 0 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 26,939 |
| Median Household Income | $59,385 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,146 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hart County
Hart County has 26 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 12 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 26 authorized stores; Hartwell holds 81% of them. 3 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Royston, Bowersville, Dewy Rose.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Hartwell | 21 | 4 |
| Royston | 3 | none |
| Bowersville | 1 | none |
| Dewy Rose | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 12
- 29 royal food store, hartwell
- airline store, bowersville
- bp lake hartwell, hartwell
- corner mart, hartwell
- food mart, hartwell
- golden pantry food stores 1017, hartwell
- lake prime llc, hartwell
- murphy usa 7797, hartwell
- om keshvaye namah llc, hartwell
- royston food mart 8742, royston
- shiyani inc, hartwell
- vanna country store, royston
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- cvs pharmacy 5613, hartwell
- dollar general 14579, hartwell
- dollar general 14628, dewy rose
- dollar general 76, hartwell
- dollar general 8767, royston
- dollar general 17671, hartwell
- dollar general 24527, hartwell
- dollar general 31318, hartwell
- dollar tree 2553, hartwell
- family dollar 9233, hartwell
Super Store · 2
- hartwell tri-county quality foods llc, hartwell
- walmart store 1111, hartwell
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 76168, hartwell
- ingles markets 66, hartwell
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 Hart County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Hart County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hart 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 (0.0% here).
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
- Grundy County, IA · 0.0% low-access
- Carroll County, KY · 0.0% low-access
- Garrard County, KY · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (10.4% here).
- Maui County, HI · 10.4% SNAP
- Tazewell County, IL · 10.4% SNAP
- Lee County, MS · 10.4% SNAP
- Tate County, MS · 10.4% 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.
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Hart County, at 0.0%, runs 30.9 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 Hart County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13147. 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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