Signature · 35.0% low-access (81st pct)
Houston County, GA
Houston County sits in the upper national band on low-access (35.0%, +12.9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 35.0%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 10.3%
- on SNAP
- 170K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Houston County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 35.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.9 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 26% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Floyd County ( -0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Houston County sits in the upper national band (35.0%, #591 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #591
- national by low-access %
- #35
- in GA
- 16
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- 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: 35.0% low-access (81st pct) (+12.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Houston County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Houston County's 35.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 81% of them and ranked #592 most-affected nationwide.
Houston County's elevated USDA tier split
23 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Houston County has 18 urban and 5 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 high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Columbia 35.9
Columbia 35.9%
35.9 % low-access
- Houston 35
Houston 35%
35 % low-access
- Floyd 34.6
Floyd 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Morgan 34.6
Morgan 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Glynn 34.4
Glynn 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 23 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 139,900 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 16 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 48,978 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,983 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 169,649 |
| Median Household Income | $80,698 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,588 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Houston County
Houston County has 156 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 84 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 84
- 7 star food mart, warner robins
- bilo food mart, warner robins
- choice food mart, perry
- choice quick stop, warner robins
- circle k 2703138, perry
- circle k 2703140, warner robins
- circle k 2703143, kathleen
- circle k 2703144, perry
- circle k 2704722, perry
- citgo food mart and tobacco, warner robins
- corner store, warner robins
- devi food mart, perry
- discount mart, bonaire
- discount mart, warner robins
- e-z buy, bonaire
- ez trip, kathleen
- el barrio food market, warner robins
- extramile warner, warner robins
- exxon food mart, centerville
- famous food, warner robins
- flash foods 268, perry
- flash foods llc 274130, bonaire
- flash foods llc 274183, perry
- flash foods llc 274215, centerville
- flash foods llc 274253, warner robins
- flash foods llc 274265, byron
- flash foods llc 274266, warner robins
- flash foods llc 2745129, warner robins
- flowers bakery outlet 570, byron
- food mart, elko
- friends & family, byron
- h & r food mart, warner robins
- holiday food #2, warner robins
- holiday food stores, warner robins
- hop in, warner robins
- jp perry 217, perry
- joy food n/a, warner robins
- lake mart, kathleen
- lolo #2 2, warner robins
- lolo #3 3, warner robins
- map convenience store llc, warner robins
- mini foodmart, warner robins
- moody amogo, warner robins
- murphy express 8568, warner robins
- murphy express 8742, perry
- murphy usa 7317, warner robins
- nhs petroleum, warner robins
- neighbor grocery, perry
- nouria 217 richard russell pkwy 832, warner robins
- nouria 3098 watson boulevard 838, warner robins
- nouria 609 south houston lake road 834, warner robins
- om food mart, warner robins
- p and d 2019 llc, centerville
- pk food mart, warner robins
- pepo food mart, perry
- perry food mart, perry
- phillips 66, warner robins
- pleezing food store, warner robins
- prabhujyot llc, warner robins
- pride food mart, centerville
- quiktrip 1731, byron
- quiktrip 1735, warner robins
- r & k country store, hawkinsville
- ravina gas, warner robins
- sai quick stop #1, warner robins
- sv food mart, perry
- shell, warner robins
- shop n go, perry
- solo food mart, warner robins
- speedway 1884, byron
- speedy 4, perry
- speedy food, warner robins
- stop n shop, bonaire
- super 7 food mart, warner robins
- texaco food mart, warner robins
- tienda la san juanerita 1, centerville
- two guys food mart, warner robins
- vip store, warner robins
- vaak food mart, warner robins
- vip star llc, perry
- warner ventures, warner robins
- welcome, warner robins
- wr food mart, warner robins
- yogi food mart, warner robins
Combination Grocery/Other · 39
- ab & c oriental store, warner robins
- cvs pharmacy 1374, warner robins
- cvs pharmacy 1586, warner robins
- cvs pharmacy 3773, warner robins
- cvs pharmacy 5631, warner robins
- cvs pharmacy 4243, perry
- dollar general 14434, bonaire
- dollar general 14523, warner robins
- dollar general 2059, warner robins
- dollar general 2061, perry
- dollar general 4693, warner robins
- dollar general 4807, bonaire
- dollar general 4857, warner robins
- dollar general 5851, byron
- dollar general 9116, perry
- dollartree plus 9237, warner robins
- dollar general 11541, kathleen
- dollar general 12846, warner robins
- dollar general 17629, perry
- dollar general 20018, perry
- dollar general 21470, warner robins
- dollar general 21610, centerville
- dollar general 24871, perry
- dollar general 30663, warner robins
- dollar general 30948, warner robins
- dollar general store 16755, warner robins
- dollar general store 17540, kathleen
- dollar tree 1189, perry
- dollar tree 2003, warner robins
- dollar tree 411, warner robins
- dollar tree 8047, warner robins
- family dollar store 228, warner robins
- family dollar store 3771, warner robins
- family dollar store 4558, warner robins
- family dollar store 4580, warner robins
- walgreen 09643, warner robins
- walgreens 10884, warner robins
- walgreens 11348, warner robins
- wrap& kebab, centerville
Super Store · 11
- bj's wholesale club 246, byron
- kroger 257, warner robins
- kroger 407, perry
- kroger store 696, warner robins
- kroger 641, bonaire
- target stores t-1380, warner robins
- walmart 2733, perry
- walmart neighborhood market 840, warner robins
- walmart neighborhood market 920, warner robins
- walmart supercenter 3750, warner robins
- walmart supercenter 1367, warner robins
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 76012, warner robins
- food depot 48, warner robins
- giant food, warner robins
- publix 1008, kathleen
- publix 1233, perry
- publix 1291, byron
- publix super markets 1622, bonaire
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- durdens prime meats 1, perry
- shiva 2015 inc, perry
- the butcher shop, llc, warner robins
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- 423 north commercial, warner robins
- luis mexican food &grill 1, warner robins
- robins fresh seafood & grocery market, warner robins
Small Grocery Store · 3
- asian bliss market, warner robins
- tienda el quetzal llc 1, warner robins
- tienda la nueva esperanza 1, warner robins
Farmers' Market · 2
- international city farmers market, llc, warner robins
- the new international city farmers market, warner robins
Large Grocery Store · 2
- maharaja market, warner robins
- stripling's general store, perry
Military Commissary · 1
- robins afb commissary 343, warner robins
Seafood Specialty · 1
- sea ways seafood ii, warner robins
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.
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Counties near Houston County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Houston 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 (35.0% here).
- Adams County, NE · 35.0% low-access
- Adams County, NE · 35.0% low-access
- Jackson County, IL · 34.9% low-access
- Hinds County, MS · 34.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (10.3% here).
- Bingham County, ID · 10.3% SNAP
- Bingham County, ID · 10.3% SNAP
- Shoshone County, ID · 10.3% SNAP
- Shoshone County, ID · 10.3% 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.
Houston County inside a higher low-access state context
Houston County sits inside Georgia (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, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13153. 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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