Signature · 7.3% SNAP (5th pct in MS)
Itawamba County, MS
Itawamba County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 7.3%
- on SNAP
- 24K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Itawamba County, MS
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 12.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Choctaw County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Itawamba County lands in the lower national band (12.8%, #2,283 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,283
- national by low-access %
- #63
- in MS
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.3% SNAP (5th pct in MS) (-4.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Itawamba County compares nationally
Itawamba County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.8% low-access share that beats 27% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,283).
Itawamba County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Itawamba County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (4 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Itawamba County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Choctaw 12.9
Choctaw 12.9%
12.9 % low-access
- Claiborne 12.9
Claiborne 12.9%
12.9 % low-access
- Itawamba 12.8
Itawamba 12.8%
12.8 % low-access
- Simpson 12.4
Simpson 12.4%
12.4 % low-access
- Jasper 12.3
Jasper 12.3%
12.3 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 23,401 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,004 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,546 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 24,036 |
| Median Household Income | $55,546 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 702 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.3% |
SNAP retailers in Itawamba County
Itawamba County has 24 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 11 locations (46% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 24 authorized stores; Fulton holds 42% of them. 4 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Golden, Nettleton, Tremont, Marietta.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 10 | 3 |
| Mantachie | 6 | 2 |
| Golden | 3 | none |
| Nettleton | 2 | none |
| Tremont | 2 | none |
| Marietta | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- dollar general 19587, tremont
- dollar general 3684, fulton
- dollar general 4989, mantachie
- dollartree 10315, nettleton
- dollar general 20905, fulton
- dollar general 23847, golden
- dollar general 24946, mantachie
- dollar general 31146, mantachie
- dollar general 31513, mantachie
- dollar tree 8497, fulton
- family dollar 12548, fulton
Convenience Store · 8
- community quick stop llc, golden
- easy in llc, golden
- fulton express llc, fulton
- murphy usa 6877, fulton
- ozark country store 2 llc, marietta
- sprint mart 5, nettleton
- sprint mart 9, fulton
- tollison corner market, tremont
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- banana box grocery, mantachie
- sam's town market, mantachie
Large Grocery Store · 1
- dorsey food mart inc., fulton
Super Store · 1
- walmart 273, fulton
Supermarket · 1
- food giant 588, fulton
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 Itawamba County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Itawamba County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Itawamba County (7.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Mississippi.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (12.8% here).
- Lyon County, IA · 12.8% low-access
- Morgan County, TN · 12.8% low-access
- Flathead County, MT · 12.9% low-access
- Iosco County, MI · 12.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (7.3% here).
- Todd County, MN · 7.3% SNAP
- Fergus County, MT · 7.3% SNAP
- Strafford County, NH · 7.3% SNAP
- Bullitt County, KY · 7.3% 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.
Mississippi among East South Central states
Mississippi ranks 2nd of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Itawamba County, at 12.8%, runs 13.6 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 Itawamba County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28057. 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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