Signature · 24 LILA tracts (37.5% of tracts)
Hinds County, MS
Hinds County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 24 LILA tracts (37.5% of the book) alongside 34.9% low-access.
- 34.9%
- low-access pop.
- 24
- food-desert tracts
- 14.8%
- on SNAP
- 219K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hinds County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 24 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.8% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 38% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Benton County (+ 0.8 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Hinds County sits in the upper national band (34.9%, #593 of 3,079) with 24 LILA tracts.
- #593
- national by low-access %
- #12
- in MS
- 37
- low-access tracts
- 36K
- 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: 24 LILA tracts (37.5% of tracts) .
How Hinds County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hinds County's 34.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 81% of them and ranked #596 most-affected nationwide.
Hinds County's elevated USDA tier split
64 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 24 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hinds County has 57 urban and 7 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.
Hinds County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Sunflower
Sunflower 36.2%
36.2 % low-access
- Benton 35.7
Benton 35.7%
35.7 % low-access
- Hinds 34.9
Hinds 34.9%
34.9 % low-access
- Harrison 33.7
Harrison 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Oktibbeha 33.6
Oktibbeha 33.6%
33.6 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 64 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 245,285 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 37 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 24 |
| Low-Access Population | 85,583 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 36,419 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 218,533 |
| Median Household Income | $49,402 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.7%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 13,226 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.1%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hinds County
Hinds County has 220 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 125 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 125
- aden fuel & market inc, jackson
- aliyh food mart inc, jackson
- ansh food mart, jackson
- baba enterprises llc, jackson
- bailey express inc, jackson
- basma inc, jackson
- bhagavati llc, raymond
- big ez inc, jackson
- big gee mart, jackson
- bluesky 608, byram
- bluesky 637, jackson
- bluesky 638, clinton
- briars foodmart 1, clinton
- byram chevron, byram
- capital street market llc, jackson
- center market, jackson
- chill out texaco inc, jackson
- circle a grocery, jackson
- circle k 2723738, jackson
- circle k 2723742, byram
- circle k 2723745, jackson
- circle k 2723746, clinton
- circle k 2723751, clinton
- ck food mart, jackson
- clinton plaza express llc, clinton
- don gabriel market, jackson
- double quick 210, byram
- ds pit stop, utica
- easy stop, clinton
- edward cstore, edwards
- edward food mart, edwards
- ellis mini mart inc, jackson
- elton shell, jackson
- exon terry llc, jackson
- exxon, clinton
- exxon express lane inc, jackson
- fast fill, jackson
- fast fill 12 inc, jackson
- fast lane drive, jackson
- fast lane state st, jackson
- fastway, jackson
- fastway exxon, jackson
- flag chapel food mart llc, jackson
- fleetway 104, jackson
- fortification corner 1 inc, jackson
- fuel time 4, jackson
- fuel time 5, jackson
- fuel time 7, jackson
- fueltime 2, jackson
- grab n go #4, jackson
- grab-n-go, jackson
- i55 quick stop llc, jackson
- inland grocery inc, jackson
- jacob mini mart inc, jackson
- jasco exxon, jackson
- jays food mart, clinton
- jazz exxon, jackson
- jazz one stop, jackson
- jjs food mart, jackson
- jpk food and fuel, jackson
- khindri llc, jackson
- kings food mart, jackson
- kk food mart, jackson
- l & k grocery, bolton
- los amigos mexican market, clinton
- love one stop, jackson
- lynch st. texaco, jackson
- m & m food express inc, jackson
- mani gas and food, jackson
- mayes one stop, jackson
- mcdowell food shop llc, jackson
- meat market valdez 2, jackson
- midwest, jackson
- mike food mart llc, jackson
- murphy express 8543, jackson
- murphy usa 7767, jackson
- north end plaza llc, jackson
- north state street gas llc, jackson
- ns food mart, jackson
- one stop fuel, jackson
- ph food mart, jackson
- pilot travel center 77, jackson
- promise gas & grocery, jackson
- psrnv, jackson
- quick mart, clinton
- quiktrip 7246, clinton
- quiktrip 7247, byram
- quiktrip 7248, jackson
- r & r food and gas, jackson
- raceway clinton, jackson
- raymond grocery, raymond
- rick gas & food llc dba fastfill2 fastfill 2, jackson
- s & s food mart inc, jackson
- southland grocery & gas store llc, jackson
- samashfoodmart 1, jackson
- sb gas llc, jackson
- sd food mart, jackson
- sh food mart, jackson
- shakti food and gas, jackson
- sk food mart llc, jackson
- sks food mart llc, jackson
- smart g inc, jackson
- smsi northside, jackson
- speedo, jackson
- sprint mart 102, jackson
- sprint mart 105, clinton
- sprint mart 107, jackson
- sprint mart 118, jackson
- sprint mart 119, jackson
- sprint mart 124, jackson
- stop and shop, jackson
- super fuel, jackson
- super mart citgo, jackson
- super quick food mart llc, jackson
- supermart, jackson
- swinging bridge market gas na, byram
- taylors candy company & grocery, jackson
- terry shell, terry
- texaco food mart meb llc, jackson
- tru food mart, jackson
- west mini mart 1 inc, jackson
- wilson food mart llc, jackson
- woodrow wilson gulf llc, jackson
- zaem food, jackson
- zee food mart inc 0, jackson
Combination Grocery/Other · 66
- cvs pharmacy 4997, jackson
- cvs pharmacy 5745, jackson
- cvs pharmacy 5756, jackson
- cvs/pharmacy 10020, clinton
- county cajun seafood market inc, jackson
- dollar general 10655, terry
- dollar general 11211, jackson
- dollar general 13976, jackson
- dollar general 13982, clinton
- dollar general 1565, byram
- dollar general 7638, terry
- dollar general 7941, jackson
- dollar general 7945, jackson
- dollar general 9257, jackson
- dollartree 10060, jackson
- dollartree 9522, jackson
- dollar general 11341, jackson
- dollar general 11342, raymond
- dollar general 11386, jackson
- dollar general 11453, jackson
- dollar general 12099, utica
- dollar general 12442, jackson
- dollar general 12615, jackson
- dollar general 12927, edwards
- dollar general 13550, jackson
- dollar general 13624, jackson
- dollar general 15291, jackson
- dollar general 16496, jackson
- dollar general 16726, bolton
- dollar general 17633, jackson
- dollar general 17927, flora
- dollar general 18065, jackson
- dollar general 20447, jackson
- dollar general 22894, jackson
- dollar general 23778, crystal springs
- dollar general 30373, jackson
- dollar general 31597, clinton
- dollar general 7011, clinton
- dollar tree 1714, jackson
- dollar tree 1821, clinton
- dollar tree 2447, jackson
- dollar tree 355, jackson
- dollar tree 4947, jackson
- dollar tree 6443, byram
- dollar tree 6599, clinton
- family dollar 12294, jackson
- family dollar 12887, raymond
- family dollar 3177, jackson
- family dollar 5171, jackson
- family dollar 6731, jackson
- family dollar store 0559, jackson
- family dollar store 10443, jackson
- family dollar store 1695, jackson
- family dollar store 3514, clinton
- family dollar store 3921, jackson
- family dollar store 5213, jackson
- family dollar store 5535, jackson
- family dollar store 6791, jackson
- family dollar store 6938, jackson
- phamega enterprises llc, jackson
- walgreen 05791, jackson
- walgreens 07517, jackson
- walgreens 05165, clinton
- walgreens 10694, byram
- walgreens 15485, jackson
- walgreens 16089, jackson
Super Store · 14
- cash saver 21, jackson
- food depot 2198, jackson
- kroger 0490, byram
- kroger 345, jackson
- kroger 474, clinton
- piggly wiggly #182 #182, jackson
- save a lot, jackson
- shoppers valu foods 402, clinton
- target store 754, jackson
- vowell's marketplace 18, byram
- walmart supercenter 1710, clinton
- walmart supercenter 6469, byram
- walmart supercenter 903, jackson
- whole foods market 10486, jackson
Supermarket · 5
- corner market 6012, jackson
- corner market 6013, jackson
- corner market 6058, raymond
- grocery depot 6015, jackson
- save a lot, jackson
Large Grocery Store · 3
- chens asian market inc, jackson
- dash food market, jackson
- trotter's market, jackson
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- india bazaar, clinton
- the seafood shack, inc., jackson
Small Grocery Store · 2
- cabrini green superfoods, jackson
- el patron, clinton
Farmers' Market · 1
- raymond farmers market, raymond
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- rivers market, llc, byram
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- hemphill foods, llc, jackson
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Mississippi
One of 81 counties in Mississippi, 6 are shown here.
Compare Hinds County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Hinds County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hinds County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (34.9% here).
- Jackson County, IL · 34.9% low-access
- Jackson County, IL · 34.9% low-access
- Montgomery County, TX · 34.9% low-access
- Montgomery County, TX · 34.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (14.8% here).
- Jasper County, MO · 14.8% SNAP
- Jasper County, MO · 14.8% SNAP
- St. Joseph County, MI · 14.8% SNAP
- St. Joseph County, MI · 14.8% 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.
Hinds County inside a higher low-access state context
Hinds County sits inside Mississippi (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 .
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