Signature · 9.8% low-access (20th pct)
Jasper County, SC
Jasper County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 11.2%
- on SNAP
- 32K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Jasper County, SC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 9.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Chesterfield County (+ 1.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Jasper County lands in the lower national band (9.8%, #2,499 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,499
- national by low-access %
- #36
- in SC
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.8% low-access (20th pct) (-12.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Jasper County compares nationally
Jasper County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.8% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,499).
Jasper County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 4 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 South Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Beaufort
Beaufort 49%
49 % low-access
- Cherokee 11.5
Cherokee 11.5%
11.5 % low-access
- Chesterfield 11.1
Chesterfield 11.1%
11.1 % low-access
- Jasper 9.8
Jasper 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Williamsburg 8
Williamsburg 8%
8 % low-access
- Union 7.9
Union 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 24,777 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,434 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,263 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 32,166 |
| Median Household Income | $65,613 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,467 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Jasper County
Jasper County has 39 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 19 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 39 authorized stores; Ridgeland holds 51% of them. 3 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Yemassee, Garnett, Tillman.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Ridgeland | 20 | 3 |
| Hardeeville | 14 | 3 |
| Yemassee | 3 | none |
| Garnett | 1 | none |
| Tillman | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 19
- brenda's country store, garnett
- bobops 14, ridgeland
- circle k 2723855, hardeeville
- circle k 272912, ridgeland
- convenience store miguelito, ridgeland
- crazy jax sunoco, ridgeland
- ez stop 4, ridgeland
- loop mart point south, yemassee
- nouria 131 independence boulevard 884, hardeeville
- nouria 448 independence boulevard 863, hardeeville
- nouria 8250 main street 829, ridgeland
- parker's 54, hardeeville
- parker's 55, ridgeland
- parker's 99, ridgeland
- pilot travel center 4569, hardeeville
- pops 323, yemassee
- quiktrip 7135, hardeeville
- refuel 1064, yemassee
- tillman maruti, tillman
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- cvs pharmacy 11255, hardeeville
- dollar general 3635, ridgeland
- dollar general 8775, hardeeville
- dollar general 9450, ridgeland
- dollar general store 17140, hardeeville
- dollar tree 4059, hardeeville
- dollar tree 8648, ridgeland
- family dollar store 1455, ridgeland
- family dollar store 9222, hardeeville
- walgreens 17239, ridgeland
Supermarket · 3
- b & t's food fresh market 5870, ridgeland
- piggly wiggly 284, hardeeville
- publix 1354, hardeeville
Small Grocery Store · 2
- la poblanita #5, ridgeland
- miguelito 2, ridgeland
Super Store · 2
- piggly wiggly 285, ridgeland
- walmart supercenter 2832, hardeeville
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza sc025, ridgeland
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- la poblanita #4, ridgeland
Seafood Specialty · 1
- fiddlers seafood market, ridgeland
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Carolina
One of 45 counties in South Carolina, 6 are shown here.
Compare Jasper County vs Abbeville County → · All South Carolina counties →
Counties near Jasper County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Jasper County, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SC (9.8% here).
- Hickman County, TN · 9.8% low-access
- Orange County, VT · 9.8% low-access
- Darke County, OH · 9.8% low-access
- Genesee County, NY · 9.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (11.2% here).
- Milam County, TX · 11.2% SNAP
- Rains County, TX · 11.2% SNAP
- Rusk County, TX · 11.2% SNAP
- Clay County, NC · 11.2% 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.
South Carolina among South Atlantic states
South Carolina ranks 2nd of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (28.7%). Jasper County, at 9.8%, runs 18.9 pts below the South Carolina 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 .
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