Signature · 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Holmes County, FL
Holmes County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 34.0% low-access.
- 34.0%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 14.3%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Holmes County, FL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sumter County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Holmes County sits in the upper national band (34.0%, #666 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #666
- national by low-access %
- #27
- in FL
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Holmes County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Holmes County's 34.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #666 most-affected nationwide.
Holmes County's elevated USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Holmes County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Holmes County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Florida, not a full county-board reprint
- Glades
Glades 56.2%
56.2 % low-access
- Walton
Walton 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Hernando
Hernando 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Lake
Lake 34.3%
34.3 % low-access
- Holmes
Holmes 34%
34 % low-access
- Sumter
Sumter 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Gilchrist 0.1
Gilchrist 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 19,927 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,769 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,716 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,513 |
| Median Household Income | $49,343 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,000 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 9.2% |
SNAP retailers in Holmes County
Holmes County has 25 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 12 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 25 authorized stores; Bonifay holds 60% of them. 4 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Ponce De Leon, Westville, Caryville, Esto.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Bonifay | 15 | 2 |
| Ponce De Leon | 6 | none |
| Westville | 2 | none |
| Caryville | 1 | none |
| Esto | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 12
- big boss stores 11053, ponce de leon
- circle k 2707270, bonifay
- eagle world 645, caryville
- express lane 767, esto
- express lane 769, bonifay
- ikra food mart, bonifay
- m & m general store, westville
- miller's grocery, bonifay
- murphy usa 7479, ponce de leon
- tom thumb 900041, ponce de leon
- tom thumb 900088, bonifay
- tom thumb 900152, bonifay
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- dollar general 6491, bonifay
- dollar general 9273, ponce de leon
- dollar general 21813, bonifay
- dollar general 22173, bonifay
- dollar general 22803, bonifay
- dollar general 25766, bonifay
- dollar general 25822, westville
- family dollar 12916, bonifay
- family dollar 13594, ponce de leon
Seafood Specialty · 1
- bonifay seafood market, bonifay
Small Grocery Store · 1
- eagle world 643, ponce de leon
Super Store · 1
- grocery outlet 7717, bonifay
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly, bonifay
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Florida
One of 66 counties in Florida, 6 are shown here.
Compare Holmes County vs Alachua County → · All Florida counties →
Counties near Holmes County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Holmes County, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside FL (34.0% here).
- Delaware County, IN · 34.0% low-access
- Saline County, MO · 34.0% low-access
- Erie County, PA · 34.0% low-access
- Spartanburg County, SC · 34.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside FL (14.3% here).
- District of Columbia, DC · 14.3% SNAP
- Boone County, IL · 14.3% SNAP
- Walker County, AL · 14.3% SNAP
- Wadena County, MN · 14.3% 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.
Florida among South Atlantic states
Florida ranks 4th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (25.1%). Holmes County, at 34.0%, runs 8.9 pts above the Florida 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 .
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