Signature · 2.8% low-access (7th pct)

Jasper County, GA

Jasper County lands in the lower national band on low-access (2.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.

2.8%
low-access pop.
0
food-desert tracts
11.7%
on SNAP
16K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 GA

USDA FARA access plate

County Jasper County, GA

LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR

  • LA-ADEQUATE 2.8% low-access
  • BELOW-NATIONAL -19.3 pts vs US
  • LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-TYPICAL 11.7% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Quitman County (+ 0.3 pts)

Lower-band low-access

Jasper County lands in the lower national band (2.8%, #2,925 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.

#2,925
national by low-access %
#129
in GA
0
low-access tracts
158
food-desert residents

Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.

Signature read: 2.8% low-access (7th pct) (-19.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).

How Jasper County compares nationally

Food access in Jasper County compares favorably nationally: its 2.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 7% of them (rank #2,928).

lower low-accesshigher low-access

Jasper County's lower-band USDA tier split

3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .

Food access tier distribution for Jasper County, GA USDA-defined food-access tiers: 3 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 0 limited, 0 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 3 tracts evaluated. 3 tracts adequate (100.0%) Adequate 100% Limited 0% Severe 0% Food-access tier distribution: Jasper County, GA
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Jasper County has 0 urban and 3 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.

Jasper County vs nearby low low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · lower low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Jasper County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts3
Atlas Population (2010 basis)13,900
Low-Access Tracts0
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)0
Low-Access Population393
Low-Access Share2.8%well below the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population158

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Jasper County
IndicatorValue
Population15,929
Median Household Income$60,134
Poverty Rate16.0%above the national average
SNAP Households696
SNAP Participation Rate11.7%near the national average
Households Without a Vehicle4.3%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population0.6%

SNAP retailers in Jasper County

Jasper County has 11 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 5 locations (45% of the total), followed by convenience store.

Combination Grocery/Other · 5

  • cvs pharmacy 4580, monticello
  • dollar general 8747, monticello
  • dollar general 21440, shady dale
  • dollar general store 17127, monticello
  • family dollar store 710, monticello

Convenience Store · 4

  • circle k 2069, monticello
  • discount grocery n/a, monticello
  • larry's four way 203, monticello
  • mars market inc, monticello

Supermarket · 2

  • blackwell and bruce, inc. na, mansfield
  • ingles markets 496, monticello

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 Jasper County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →

Counties near Jasper County's lower low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Jasper 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 (2.8% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (11.7% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Jasper County inside a lower low-access state context

Jasper 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 Jasper County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13159. 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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