Signature · 9.2% SNAP (11th pct in MS)
Jackson County, MS
Jackson County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.4%, +10.3 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.4%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 9.2%
- on SNAP
- 145K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Jackson County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 32.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 21% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Franklin County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Jackson County sits in the upper national band (32.4%, #783 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #783
- national by low-access %
- #16
- in MS
- 16
- low-access tracts
- 16K
- 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: 9.2% SNAP (11th pct in MS) (-2.9 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 32.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #785 most-affected nationwide.
Jackson County's elevated USDA tier split
28 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Jackson County has 20 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.
Jackson County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Jackson 32.4
Jackson 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Franklin 32.4
Franklin 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Lauderdale 32.1
Lauderdale 32.1%
32.1 % low-access
- Lowndes 32.1
Lowndes 32.1%
32.1 % low-access
- Scott 31.4
Scott 31.4%
31.4 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 28 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 139,668 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 16 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 45,212 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 16,225 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 145,249 |
| Median Household Income | $66,201 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.8%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,291 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Jackson County
Jackson County has 128 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 56 locations (44% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 56
- cvs pharmacy 1119, hurley
- cvs pharmacy 5739, ocean springs
- cvs pharmacy 5850, pascagoula
- dollar general 10413, pascagoula
- dollar general 10499, moss point
- dollar general 14233, pascagoula
- dollar general 18662, lucedale
- dollar general 18932, gautier
- dollar general 18933, vancleave
- dollar general 19430, moss point
- dollar general 4710, vancleave
- dollar general 6989, gautier
- dollar general 754, pascagoula
- dollar general 7947, hurley
- dollar general 9946, pascagoula
- dollartree 10094, ocean springs
- dollartree 9424, ocean springs
- dollar general 10011, ocean springs
- dollar general 11583, moss point
- dollar general 11694, pascagoula
- dollar general 12670, ocean springs
- dollar general 13363, moss point
- dollar general 14794, moss point
- dollar general 14860, biloxi
- dollar general 15306, ocean springs
- dollar general 15473, ocean springs
- dollar general 15710, gautier
- dollar general 15813, moss point
- dollar general 16071, moss point
- dollar general 17180, vancleave
- dollar general 22183, wade
- dollar general 22212, moss point
- dollar general 22247, ocean springs
- dollar general 22276, vancleave
- dollar general 22414, vancleave
- dollar general 2389, gautier
- dollar general 23908, vancleave
- dollar general 24008, ocean springs
- dollar general 30628, vancleave
- dollar general 9881, ocean springs
- dollar general store 16786, moss point
- dollar general store 17693, ocean springs
- dollar tree 2181, pascagoula
- dollar tree 5825, ocean springs
- dollar tree 5890, gautier
- dollar tree 6860, ocean springs
- family dollar 2660, hurley
- family dollar store 3024, vancleave
- family dollar store 5212, gautier
- family dollar store 8900, moss point
- family dollar store 8923, pascagoula
- killer crab and seafood, gautier
- the butcher on tucker, vancleave
- walgreen 05653, pascagoula
- walgreens 10360, gautier
- walgreens 18039, ocean springs
Convenience Store · 45
- alpha 24 inc, moss point
- b & p convenience store, pascagoula
- bao wows llc, ocean springs
- chicot plaza, pascagoula
- circle k 2707956, ocean springs
- circle k 2721593, ocean springs
- circle k 2723461, ocean springs
- circle k 2723757, ocean springs
- circle k 2723758, moss point
- circle k 2723993, gautier
- clark oil 43, ocean springs
- clark's 38, pascagoula
- clarks 10, moss point
- clarks 32, ocean springs
- corner food mart, moss point
- dodge store 6805, gautier
- dog river pit stop, lucedale
- dt hot food & grocery, pascagoula
- el caribe latino 2, pascagoula
- fayards' (gautier), gautier
- fast mart 13, pascagoula
- fast mart 29, gautier
- flowers bakery outlet 540, gautier
- fort ramsay corner store, vancleave
- gautier shell 34, gautier
- hema investments llc, ocean springs
- honey hole 2, moss point
- julian l. fayard iii, inc, ocean springs
- martin bluff grocery, gautier
- murphy express 8579, ocean springs
- merri mart 003, pascagoula
- metro serve, pascagoula
- miss al market, moss point
- mom love store llc, pascagoula
- moss point express, moss point
- murphy express 8532, gautier
- murphy express 8627, pascagoula
- neighbourhood store 2, pascagoula
- os quick stop, ocean springs
- pilot travel center 586, moss point
- qwik mart, ocean springs
- race trac 2497, ocean springs
- steven mabry grocery, moss point
- the general stores corp, moss point
- the neighborhood store, pascagoula
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 82048, ocean springs
- aldi 82053, pascagoula
- family frozen food, pascagoula
- greer's vancleave market 4, vancleave
- piggly wiggly 605, moss point
- ramey's 22, pascagoula
- ramey's 23, gautier
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- cheap charley's discount salvage grocery, moss point
- el higueyano mini market latino, gautier
- four seasons produce inc, moss point
- las americas, pascagoula
- lynn corp., moss point
- r&r foodmarket, lucedale
Super Store · 6
- greer's hurley market 19, moss point
- rouses market 40, ocean springs
- wayne lees grocery & market inc, pascagoula
- walmart neighborhood market 5776, ocean springs
- walmart s/c 1066, pascagoula
- walmart supercenter 1346, ocean springs
Large Grocery Store · 2
- bozos seafood, pascagoula
- kreole supermarket inc, moss point
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- hurley meat market inc., moss point
- the blind butcher shoppe pascagoula, pascagoula
Small Grocery Store · 2
- elsie supermarket, pascagoula
- in & out stop, pascagoula
Farmers' Market · 1
- ocean springs fresh market cdc, ocean springs
Seafood Specialty · 1
- mini seafood market, llc, moss point
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 Jackson County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Jackson County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Jackson County (9.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Mississippi.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (32.4% here).
- Todd County, MN · 32.4% low-access
- Todd County, MN · 32.4% low-access
- Gage County, NE · 32.4% low-access
- Gage County, NE · 32.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (9.2% here).
- Bollinger County, MO · 9.2% SNAP
- Bollinger County, MO · 9.2% SNAP
- Red Willow County, NE · 9.2% SNAP
- Red Willow County, NE · 9.2% 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 Mississippi (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 .
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