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 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 #2,925).
Jasper County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 3 of Jasper 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.
Jasper County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Bacon 3.3
Bacon 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Meriwether 3.3
Meriwether 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Worth 3.2
Worth 3.2%
3.2 % low-access
- Quitman 3.1
Quitman 3.1%
3.1 % low-access
- Jasper 2.8
Jasper 2.8%
2.8 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,900 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 393 |
| Low-Access Share | 2.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 158 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,929 |
| Median Household Income | $60,134 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 696 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.7%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
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.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 11 authorized stores; Monticello holds 82% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Shady Dale.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Monticello | 9 | 1 |
| Mansfield | 1 | 1 |
| Shady Dale | 1 | none |
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).
- Grand County, CO · 2.8% low-access
- McCreary County, KY · 2.8% low-access
- McDowell County, NC · 2.8% low-access
- McKean County, PA · 2.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (11.7% here).
- Leon County, FL · 11.7% SNAP
- Crawford County, IN · 11.7% SNAP
- Montgomery County, KS · 11.7% SNAP
- Tuolumne County, CA · 11.7% 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.
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Jasper County, at 2.8%, runs 28.1 pts below the Georgia rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
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 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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