Signature · 7.5% SNAP (8th pct in GA)
Jackson County, GA
Jackson County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.8%, +10.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.5%
- on SNAP
- 85K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Jackson County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 32.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lee County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Jackson County sits in the upper national band (32.8%, #753 of 3,079).
- #753
- national by low-access %
- #44
- in GA
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 7.5% SNAP (8th pct in GA) (-4.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Jackson County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Jackson County's 32.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #759 most-affected nationwide.
Jackson County's elevated USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Jackson County has 5 urban and 6 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.
Jackson 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
- Jones 33.3
Jones 33.3%
33.3 % low-access
- Walton 33.2
Walton 33.2%
33.2 % low-access
- Lee 32.9
Lee 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Jackson 32.8
Jackson 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Bibb 32.2
Bibb 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 60,485 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 19,815 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,658 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 84,757 |
| Median Household Income | $89,544 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.3%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,125 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Jackson County
Jackson County has 71 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 37 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 37
- arcade shell, jefferson
- aaa food & fuel inc, commerce
- arcade food mart, jefferson
- bp gas station, jefferson
- bp food mart, hoschton
- braselton chevron 0, braselton
- circle m food shop 41, jefferson
- corner station, commerce
- country foods 1, jefferson
- curry creek shell, jefferson
- dan's food mart, nicholson
- dry pond country store, commerce
- ds food store, athens
- fast phil's, athens
- fast picks 0, jefferson
- food mart, hoschton
- gas express llc dba circle k 200, jefferson
- golden pantry food stores 1053, braselton
- ila food mart, commerce
- j's corner food mart, jefferson
- jefferson chevron, jefferson
- jefferson food mart, jefferson
- love's travel stop 765, commerce
- north jackson food mart, pendergrass
- our store groceries, pendergrass
- pilot travel center 66, braselton
- platinum 42 inc, hoschton
- quiktrip 737, jefferson
- quiktrip 1705, jefferson
- quiktrip 762, braselton
- race trac 74, jefferson
- racetrac 2340, braselton
- royal braselton llc, hoschton
- royal food mart, jefferson
- s & i investments usa llc, athens
- speedway 7208, jefferson
- ta commerce 0156, commerce
Combination Grocery/Other · 21
- cvs pharmacy 5658, commerce
- cvs pharmacy 7637, hoschton
- cvs pharmacy 4164, jefferson
- dollar general 11160, hoschton
- dollar general 9147, athens
- dollar general 997, commerce
- dollar general 11925, nicholson
- dollar general 13130, jefferson
- dollar general 13429, braselton
- dollar general 13674, talmo
- dollar general 17893, jefferson
- dollar general 20900, hoschton
- dollar general 25083, jefferson
- dollar general 30619, pendergrass
- dollar general 8051, commerce
- dollar general 8268, jefferson
- dollar tree 5576, jefferson
- dollar tree 6572, commerce
- family dollar 8706, hoschton
- family dollar store 3393, jefferson
- walgreens 11791, commerce
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 76102, jackson
- b&t's food fresh 9, jefferson
- ingles markets 419, commerce
- publix 0108, braselton
- publix 1188, hoschton
- publix store 1827, jefferson
- publix super markets, inc. 1768, braselton
- publix super markets, inc. 1892, hoschton
Super Store · 3
- commerce quality foods llc, commerce
- kroger 638, jefferson
- kroger 686, hoschton
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- gazabiha farms inc, braselton
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- piggly wiggly, jefferson
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.
Compare Jackson County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Jackson County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Jackson County (7.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Georgia.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside GA (32.8% here).
- Faulkner County, AR · 32.8% low-access
- Faulkner County, AR · 32.8% low-access
- St. Tammany Parish, LA · 32.8% low-access
- St. Tammany Parish, LA · 32.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (7.5% here).
- Monroe County, FL · 7.5% SNAP
- Monroe County, FL · 7.5% SNAP
- Manatee County, FL · 7.5% SNAP
- Manatee County, FL · 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.
Jackson County inside a higher low-access state context
Jackson 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 Jackson County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13157. 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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