Signature · 127 SNAP-authorized stores
Houston County, AL
Houston County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.2%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 16.1%
- on SNAP
- 108K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Houston County, AL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 14.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Franklin County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Houston County lands in the lower national band (14.2%, #2,180 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,180
- national by low-access %
- #44
- in AL
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 127 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Houston County compares nationally
Houston County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.2% low-access share that beats 30% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,184).
Houston County's lower-band USDA tier split
22 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Houston County has 14 urban and 8 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.
Houston County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Dallas 15.2
Dallas 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Russell 14.9
Russell 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Houston 14.2
Houston 14.2%
14.2 % low-access
- Franklin 14.2
Franklin 14.2%
14.2 % low-access
- Cherokee 13.5
Cherokee 13.5%
13.5 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 22 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 101,547 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 14,399 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.2%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,308 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 108,140 |
| Median Household Income | $58,626 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,964 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Houston County
Houston County has 127 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 54 locations (43% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 54
- cvs pharmacy 4878, dothan
- cvs pharmacy 7179, dothan
- cvs pharmacy 4919, dothan
- dollar general 0829, dothan
- dollar general 1033, dothan
- dollar general 11197, cottonwood
- dollar general 2510, dothan
- dollar general 3899, dothan
- dollar general 3995, dothan
- dollar general 4224, dothan
- dollar general 9069, dothan
- dollar general 9081, columbia
- dollar general 9193, dothan
- dollartree 10263, dothan
- dollartree 10352, dothan
- dollar general 11946, webb
- dollar general 12820, rehobeth
- dollar general 12949, cowarts
- dollar general 13013, dothan
- dollar general 13515, dothan
- dollar general 15542, dothan
- dollar general 16881, dothan
- dollar general 19936, gordon
- dollar general 22040, midland city
- dollar general 22172, dothan
- dollar general 23253, cottonwood
- dollar general 23327, dothan
- dollar general 25555, dothan
- dollar general 25663, cottonwood
- dollar general 25664, dothan
- dollar general 31015, ashford
- dollar general 31074, taylor
- dollar general 4279, ashford
- dollar general 4459, dothan
- dollar general 8218, dothan
- dollar tree 1095, dothan
- dollar tree 2554, dothan
- dollar tree 5296, dothan
- family dollar 10861, dothan
- family dollar 12874, cottonwood
- family dollar 13515, ashford
- family dollar store 449, dothan
- family dollar store 5947, dothan
- rose's 564, dothan
- seafood services, dothan
- southern traders 3107, dothan
- southern traders 3115, dothan
- southern traders 3116, dothan
- southern traders 3139, dothan
- twice daily 3143, dothan
- walgreens 13111, dothan
- walgreens 19058, dothan
- walgreens 7404, dothan
- walgreens 7405, dothan
Convenience Store · 50
- 231 marathon, dothan
- a . w. herndon oil co #112, dothan
- circle k 2721552, dothan
- circle k 2723643, dothan
- circle k 2723829, dothan
- cityexpress, dothan
- columbia's food store, columbia
- exprezit, webb
- fast stop, dothan
- flowers bakery outlet 87, dothan
- fortner street convenience, dothan
- gigi's mini mart, dothan
- hobo pantry #20 20, dothan
- hobo pantry #6 6, dothan
- hobo pantry 25, columbia
- hobo pantry 26, dothan
- hobo pantry 27, dothan
- hobo pantry 29, gordon
- hobo pantry 32 32, dothan
- hobo pantry 5 5, dothan
- honeysuckle convenience 1, dothan
- hopin2 1, dothan
- murphy usa 7691, dothan
- murphy usa 7779, dothan
- pansey grocery, ashford
- petro south 222, cottonwood
- phat tracks 2, dothan
- pilot travel center 603, dothan
- quick stop, dothan
- raceway 6927, dothan
- raceway 758 758, dothan
- sandhar, dothan
- sandhar, dothan
- selawy llc, dothan
- sharilyn's one stop llc, dothan
- shell431 0, dothan
- shivnagar inc dba raceway 988, slocomb
- smart 002 inc, dothan
- stop n go, dothan
- stop n save, ashford
- sunstop 618, dothan
- sunstop 625, ashford
- sunstop 635, cottonwood
- sunstop 637, dothan
- sunstop 650, dothan
- tc petro, dothan
- taylor grocery, taylor
- westmain convience 2, dothan
- ztec dothan, dothan
- zoom in 5, kinsey
Supermarket · 9
- grocery outlet 7701, dothan
- grocery outlet 7702, dothan
- grocery outlet 7718, ashford
- piggly wiggly grocery & feed 508, columbia
- publix 1369, dothan
- publix 1375, dothan
- publix 1377, dothan
- winn-dixie 426, dothan
- winn-dixie 457, dothan
Super Store · 7
- piggly wiggly, dothan
- piggly wiggly discount foods, dothan
- sam's club 8192, dothan
- target store t-1468, dothan
- walmart neighborhood market 5769, dothan
- walmart s/c 2534, dothan
- walmart s/c 604, dothan
Small Grocery Store · 5
- hunt's seafood market, llc, dothan
- linden grocery, dothan
- swagat international grocery llc, dothan
- tienda la primaver # 3 1, dothan
- tienda la primavera 1, dothan
Farmers' Market · 1
- market at dothan llc, dothan
Seafood Specialty · 1
- the honest seafood co., dothan
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Alabama
One of 66 counties in Alabama, 6 are shown here.
Compare Houston County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Counties near Houston County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Houston County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AL (14.2% here).
- Greene County, IN · 14.2% low-access
- Greene County, IN · 14.2% low-access
- McIntosh County, OK · 14.2% low-access
- McIntosh County, OK · 14.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (16.1% here).
- Crittenden County, AR · 16.1% SNAP
- Crittenden County, AR · 16.1% SNAP
- Muhlenberg County, KY · 16.1% SNAP
- Muhlenberg County, KY · 16.1% 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.
Houston County inside a lower low-access state context
Houston County sits inside Alabama (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 .
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 Houston County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01069. 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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