Signature · 7.5% SNAP (9th pct in SC)
Horry County, SC
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Horry County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 23.4%
- low-access pop.
- 8
- food-desert tracts
- 7.5%
- on SNAP
- 383K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Horry County, SC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 23.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 8 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fairfield County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Horry County ranks #1,407 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #21 of 45 counties in SC (23.4% low-access; 8 food-desert tracts).
- #1,407
- national by low-access %
- #21
- in SC
- 24
- low-access tracts
- 23K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 7.5% SNAP (9th pct in SC) (-4.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Horry County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Horry County's 23.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 55% of them and ranked #1,407 most-affected nationwide.
Horry County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
71 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 8 LILA.
Horry County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (46 urban, 25 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 25 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Horry County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in South Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Beaufort
Beaufort 49%
49 % low-access
- Dorchester
Dorchester 25%
25 % low-access
- Horry
Horry 23.4%
23.4 % low-access
- Fairfield
Fairfield 23.4%
23.4 % low-access
- Oconee
Oconee 22.8%
22.8 % low-access
- Charleston
Charleston 20.8%
20.8 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 71 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 269,291 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 24 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 8 |
| Low-Access Population | 63,072 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.4%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 22,533 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 383,016 |
| Median Household Income | $66,880 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 11,900 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Horry County
Horry County has 389 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 179 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
17 towns share the 389 authorized stores; Myrtle Beach holds 41% of them. 5 of the 17 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Galivants Ferry, Garden City, N Myrtle Beach, Nichols, Surfside.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach | 161 | 39 |
| Conway | 76 | 9 |
| Loris | 29 | 3 |
| North Myrtle Beach | 28 | 7 |
| Little River | 21 | 3 |
| Murrells Inlet | 19 | 6 |
| Longs | 14 | 2 |
| Surfside Beach | 14 | 5 |
| Aynor | 10 | 1 |
| Galivants Ferry | 4 | none |
Top 10 of 17 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 179
- 4-way fuel, conway
- 7-eleven 41635, myrtle beach
- 7-eleven 41843h, conway
- 7-eleven 41875h, murrells inlet
- 7-eleven 42386h, myrtle beach
- 7-eleven 42644h, loris
- 7-eleven #42232a 42232a, myrtle beach
- 7-eleven #42241a 42241a, myrtle beach
- 7-eleven 42353a, myrtle beach
- 701 stop, conway
- 707 discount tobacco and beverage, myrtle beach
- allsbrook grocery, loris
- atlantic ice cream, myrtle beach
- aynor food mart, aynor
- boulineau's express, north myrtle beach
- cash grocery, myrtle beach
- circle k 2703187, conway
- circle k 2707061, myrtle beach
- circle k 2707272, myrtle beach
- circle k 2708114, myrtle beach
- circle k 2720431, myrtle beach
- circle k 2721518, myrtle beach
- circle k 2721526, myrtle beach
- circle k 2721653, conway
- circle k 272273, myrtle beach
- circle k 2723057, north myrtle beach
- circle k 2723059, myrtle beach
- circle k 2723061, north myrtle beach
- circle k 2723062, surfside beach
- circle k 2723063, myrtle beach
- circle k 2723064, myrtle beach
- circle k 2723066, north myrtle beach
- circle k 2723071, myrtle beach
- circle k 2723073, myrtle beach
- circle k 2723140, little river
- circle k 2723150, conway
- circle k 2723221, myrtle beach
- circle k 2723225, conway
- circle k 2723241, myrtle beach
- circle k 272338, myrtle beach
- circle k 2723482, surfside beach
- circle k 2723484, north myrtle beach
- circle k 2723490, myrtle beach
- circle k 2723881, conway
- circle k 2723920, longs
- circle k 272422, north myrtle beach
- circle k 272461, little river
- circle k 272479, myrtle beach
- circle k 272482, little river
- circle k 2725049, north myrtle beach
- circle k 272792, surfside beach
- circle k 272853, myrtle beach
- circle k 272909, myrtle beach
- circle k 272910, myrtle beach
- circle k 8111, myrtle beach
- clover farm, loris
- coastal carolina university main street, conway
- coastal pantry 3, murrells inlet
- coastal pantry 4, north myrtle beach
- country roads, loris
- d&s handimart (sun-do), conway
- dodge store 8701, north myrtle beach
- el tambor, myrtle beach
- flowers bakery outlet 1170, myrtle beach
- good service mini mart, conway
- grab & go, myrtle beach
- hot spot 2024, loris
- john's mart, conway
- kahuna market, myrtle beach
- la olanchana latin store 1, conway
- la tienda mexicana la antigua, myrtle beach
- longs gas & mart, longs
- lr mart # 1, little river
- murphy express 8632, myrtle beach
- mahadev grocery, conway
- market express 17394, longs
- md beach food mart, myrtle beach
- mexican store la pasadita, myrtle beach
- midland panthers, galivants ferry
- minuteman food mart 36, longs
- minuteman food mart 47, myrtle beach
- minuteman food mart 52, loris
- minuteman food mart 53, myrtle beach
- minuteman food mart 57, myrtle beach
- minuteman food mart 61, aynor
- minuteman food mart 63, conway
- money saver, loris
- murphy express 8573, conway
- murphy express 8585, conway
- murphy express 8663, garden city
- murphy express 8717, myrtle beach
- murphy express 8892, surfside beach
- murphy usa 7228, surfside beach
- murphy usa 7618, myrtle beach
- murphy usa 7752, myrtle beach
- murphy usa 7911, north myrtle beach
- myrtle beach exxon, myrtle beach
- myrtle beach general store, myrtle beach
- myrtle beach sunoco, myrtle beach
- mystic sea mini mart, north myrtle beach
- pmg pm 68, little river
- pmg pm 72, little river
- palmetto express, conway
- palmetto food, myrtle beach
- panthers express, conway
- parker's 114, conway
- parker's 129, murrells inlet
- parker's 130, murrells inlet
- pee dee sunoco, galivants ferry
- peedee exchange, conway
- quick mart 2, loris
- quick way food market, myrtle beach
- quickshop, conway
- quik mart, conway
- rani's conv. store, longs
- refuel 1051, myrtle beach
- refuel 1052, north myrtle beach
- refuel 1053, surfside beach
- refuel 1054, myrtle beach
- refuel 1057, murrells inlet
- refuel 1058, little river
- refuel 1063, conway
- refuel 70, myrtle beach
- refuel 73, conway
- scotchman 3029, conway
- scotchman 3053, myrtle beach
- scotchman 3058, conway
- scotchman 3060, myrtle beach
- scotchman 3064, myrtle beach
- scotchman 3106, myrtle beach
- scotchman 3117, myrtle beach
- scotchman 3121, myrtle beach
- scotchman 3124, murrells inlet
- scotchman 3133, conway
- scotchman 3159, n myrtle beach
- scotchman 3221, myrtle beach
- scotchman 3222, myrtle beach
- scotchman 3223, myrtle beach
- scotchman 3224, myrtle beach
- scotchman 3225, myrtle beach
- scotchman 3226, myrtle beach
- scotchman 3252, myrtle beach
- sea mart 410, myrtle beach
- shree 701, conway
- shree minimart, conway
- speedway 4574, loris
- speedway 4575, myrtle beach
- speedway 4577, myrtle beach
- speedway 4582, conway
- speedway 4583, conway
- speedway 4585, little river
- speedway 4586, myrtle beach
- speedway 4587, aynor
- speedway 4588, conway
- speedway 4589, conway
- speedway 4590, little river
- speedway 4591, myrtle beach
- speedway 4592, murrells inlet
- speedway 4594, longs
- speedway 4595, conway
- stop n save, myrtle beach
- sugar bears, green sea
- sunhouse, aynor
- sunhouse 17, conway
- sunhouse 2, conway
- sunhouse 21, loris
- sunny mart, nichols
- sunny stop, loris
- sunny stop 4, loris
- taqueria y tienda morelos llc, conway
- tienda hondurena la economica, myrtle beach
- tienda milagro, myrtle beach
- tiger mart 11, aynor
- tiger mart 15, myrtle beach
- tiger mart 16, north myrtle beach
- tiger mart 17, little river
- tiger mart 9, longs
- vasco 7, loris
- waccamaw grocery 1, conway
Combination Grocery/Other · 112 (71 shown)
- big lots 3301, conway
- big lots 3302, north myrtle beach
- cvs pharmacy 1194, loris
- cvs pharmacy 1540, myrtle beach
- cvs pharmacy 2736, murrells inlet
- cvs pharmacy 3567, myrtle beach
- cvs pharmacy 3851, conway
- cvs pharmacy 5044, myrtle beach
- cvs pharmacy 5515, surfside
- cvs pharmacy 5516, myrtle beach
- cvs pharmacy 5524, little river
- cvs pharmacy 7040, little river
- cvs pharmacy 7366, north myrtle beach
- cvs pharmacy 7396, north myrtle beach
- cvs pharmacy 7654, conway
- cvs pharmacy 8492, myrtle beach
- cvs pharmacy 8936, murrells inlet
- cvs pharmacy 175, myrtle beach
- dollar general 11075, conway
- dollar general 11095, myrtle beach
- dollar general 11171, conway
- dollar general 11217, myrtle beach
- dollar general 11244, green sea
- dollar general 18142, conway
- dollar general 18821, conway
- dollar general 1885, myrtle beach
- dollar general 3052, conway
- dollar general 3378, conway
- dollar general 3812, loris
- dollar general 6041, aynor
- dollar general 7315, n myrtle bch
- dollar general 7814, myrtle beach
- dollar general 8282, murrells inlet
- dollar general 8514, myrtle beach
- dollar general 8531, conway
- dollar general 9616, conway
- dollar tree 2519, n myrtle bch
- dollartree 6913, aynor
- dollartree 9960, north myrtle beach
- dollar general 10182, surfside beach
- dollar general 10505, conway
- dollar general 10867, longs
- dollar general 11348, conway
- dollar general 11432, north myrtle beach
- dollar general 11502, myrtle beach
- dollar general 11568, little river
- dollar general 12256, conway
- dollar general 12407, longs
- dollar general 12633, myrtle beach
- dollar general 12795, conway
- dollar general 12955, myrtle beach
- dollar general 13393, conway
- dollar general 15768, loris
- dollar general 16355, murrells inlet
- dollar general 17144, loris
- dollar general 17386, myrtle beach
- dollar general 17805, conway
- dollar general 17838, myrtle beach
- dollar general 18089, little river
- dollar general 21071, myrtle beach
- dollar general 21354, conway
- dollar general 22765, myrtle beach
- dollar general 22769, conway
- dollar general 23845, myrtle beach
- dollar general 24099, myrtle beach
- dollar general 25808, myrtle beach
- dollar general 2870, myrtle beach
- dollar general 30126, loris
- dollar general 30315, aynor
- dollar general 30445, myrtle beach
- dollar general 30655, conway
Showing 250 of 389 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Carolina
One of 45 counties in South Carolina, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Horry County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Horry County (7.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside South Carolina.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SC (23.4% here).
- Tioga County, PA · 23.4% low-access
- Monroe County, PA · 23.4% low-access
- Salem city, VA · 23.4% low-access
- Ulster County, NY · 23.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (7.5% here).
- Butte County, SD · 7.5% SNAP
- Bastrop County, TX · 7.5% SNAP
- Llano County, TX · 7.5% SNAP
- Van Wert County, OH · 7.5% 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.
South Carolina among South Atlantic states
South Carolina ranks 2nd of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (28.7%). Horry County, at 23.4%, runs 5.3 pts below the South Carolina 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 Horry County, SC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 45051. 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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