Signature · 0.7% low-access (3rd pct)
Jefferson County, GA
Jefferson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 22.3%
- on SNAP
- 15K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Jefferson County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 22.3% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lanier County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Jefferson County lands in the lower national band (0.7%, #3,031 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,031
- national by low-access %
- #141
- in GA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 55
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.7% low-access (3rd pct) (-21.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Jefferson County compares nationally
Food access in Jefferson County compares favorably nationally: its 0.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 3% of them (rank #3,031).
Jefferson County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 4 of Jefferson 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.
Jefferson 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
- Jefferson 0.7
Jefferson 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Lanier 0.7
Lanier 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Long 0.7
Long 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Lumpkin 0.7
Lumpkin 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Candler 0.6
Candler 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,930 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 126 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 55 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,341 |
| Median Household Income | $53,014 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,281 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.1%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Jefferson County
Jefferson County has 27 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 13 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 27 authorized stores; Wrens holds 41% of them. 2 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Stapleton, Bartow.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Wrens | 11 | 2 |
| Louisville | 7 | 2 |
| Wadley | 6 | 1 |
| Stapleton | 2 | none |
| Bartow | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 13
- busybee 1, louisville
- busybee 2, louisville
- ez quick stop, wadley
- jet food store 21, bartow
- jet food store 16, wrens
- jet food store 17, wrens
- jet food store 4, wadley
- jet food store 64, stapleton
- jet food store 65, wrens
- jet food store 67, wrens
- shake rag 7, wadley
- sprint 900722, louisville
- sprint 900750, wrens
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 3906, louisville
- dollar general 8225, wrens
- dollar general 9281, wadley
- dollar general 21686, stapleton
- dollar general 23012, wrens
- family dollar 12481, wrens
- family dollar 12547, louisville
- family dollar store 6061, wadley
Supermarket · 5
- b&t's food fresh #11, wadley
- ingles markets 494, louisville
- ingles markets 497, wrens
- louisville iga 691, louisville
- wrens iga 690, wrens
Small Grocery Store · 1
- tienda morelos, llc no, wrens
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 Jefferson County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Jefferson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Jefferson 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 (0.7% here).
- Owen County, IN · 0.7% low-access
- Shelby County, KY · 0.7% low-access
- Hudson County, NJ · 0.7% low-access
- Greensville County, VA · 0.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (22.3% here).
- Marion County, SC · 22.3% SNAP
- DeSoto County, FL · 22.4% SNAP
- Navajo County, AZ · 22.2% SNAP
- Chowan County, NC · 22.2% 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.
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Jefferson County, at 0.7%, runs 30.2 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 .
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