Signature · 3.7% low-access (8th pct)
Heard County, GA
Heard County lands in the lower national band on low-access (3.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 3.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 25.3%
- on SNAP
- 12K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Heard County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 3.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -18.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 25.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pulaski County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Heard County lands in the lower national band (3.7%, #2,877 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,877
- national by low-access %
- #121
- in GA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 132
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.7% low-access (8th pct) (-18.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Heard County compares nationally
Food access in Heard County compares favorably nationally: its 3.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 8% of them (rank #2,877).
Heard County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 3 of Heard 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.
Heard 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
- Grady 4.1
Grady 4.1%
4.1 % low-access
- Heard 3.7
Heard 3.7%
3.7 % low-access
- Pulaski 3.7
Pulaski 3.7%
3.7 % low-access
- Union 3.7
Union 3.7%
3.7 % low-access
- Monroe 3.4
Monroe 3.4%
3.4 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 11,834 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 433 |
| Low-Access Share | 3.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 132 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,773 |
| Median Household Income | $65,868 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,092 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 25.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
SNAP retailers in Heard County
Heard County has 11 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 6 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 11 authorized stores; Franklin holds 73% of them. 1 of the 2 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Roopville.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 8 | 1 |
| Roopville | 3 | none |
Convenience Store · 6
- aj five points, franklin
- county line one stop, roopville
- flash foods llc 274236, franklin
- jordan's, franklin
- r&r one stop, roopville
- riverside marathon, franklin
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 18556, roopville
- dollar general 18728, franklin
- dollar general 9422, franklin
- family dollar 2732, franklin
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly 67, franklin
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 Heard County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Heard County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Heard 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 (3.7% here).
- Polk County, MO · 3.7% low-access
- Unicoi County, TN · 3.7% low-access
- McDonald County, MO · 3.8% low-access
- Smyth County, VA · 3.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (25.3% here).
- Johnson County, KY · 25.3% SNAP
- Adair County, OK · 25.3% SNAP
- St. Bernard Parish, LA · 25.1% SNAP
- Hampden County, MA · 25.5% 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%). Heard County, at 3.7%, runs 27.2 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 Heard County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13149. 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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