Signature · 24.0% SNAP (88th pct in MS)
Issaquena County, MS
Issaquena County stands out on SNAP (24.0%, +11.9 pts vs U.S.) with 25.8% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 25.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 24.0%
- on SNAP
- 928
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Issaquena County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 25.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 24.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 14.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Stone County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Issaquena County ranks #1,230 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #28 of 80 counties in MS (25.8% low-access).
- #1,230
- national by low-access %
- #28
- in MS
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 217
- 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: 24.0% SNAP (88th pct in MS) (+11.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Issaquena County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Issaquena County's 25.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 61% of them and ranked #1,230 most-affected nationwide.
Issaquena County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 1 of Issaquena County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Issaquena County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Attala 27.1
Attala 27.1%
27.1 % low-access
- Issaquena 25.8
Issaquena 25.8%
25.8 % low-access
- Stone 25.7
Stone 25.7%
25.7 % low-access
- Holmes 25.3
Holmes 25.3%
25.3 % low-access
- Madison 24
Madison 24%
24 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,406 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 363 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 217 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 928 |
| Median Household Income | $31,429 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 84 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 14.0%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 33.8% |
Slim SNAP store book in Issaquena County
Issaquena County has 1 store currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 1 store category. Every authorized retailer here is a convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
All 1 authorized store is in Mayersville, and none of them is a supermarket or large/medium grocery.
Convenience Store · 1
- tony's grocery, mayersville
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 Issaquena County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Mississippi among East South Central states
Mississippi ranks 2nd of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Issaquena County, at 25.8%, runs 0.6 pts below the Mississippi rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
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 Issaquena County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28055. 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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