Signature · 6 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Kershaw County, SC
Kershaw County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 6 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 33.5% low-access.
- 33.5%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 11.8%
- on SNAP
- 68K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Kershaw County, SC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 33.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Spartanburg County (+ 0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Kershaw County sits in the upper national band (33.5%, #704 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #704
- national by low-access %
- #8
- in SC
- 9
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 6 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Kershaw County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Kershaw County's 33.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 77% of them and ranked #708 most-affected nationwide.
Kershaw County's elevated USDA tier split
15 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Kershaw County has 6 urban and 9 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.
Kershaw County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Beaufort
Beaufort 49%
49 % low-access
- Greenville
Greenville 35.7%
35.7 % low-access
- Spartanburg
Spartanburg 34%
34 % low-access
- Kershaw
Kershaw 33.5%
33.5 % low-access
- Lexington
Lexington 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- York
York 31.9%
31.9 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 15 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 61,697 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 9 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 20,674 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,459 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 68,314 |
| Median Household Income | $68,231 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,175 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Kershaw County
Kershaw County has 65 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 32 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 32
- 365 stores 120, camden
- cassatt county store, cassatt
- circle k 272315, elgin
- circle k 2723238, camden
- circle k 2723239, camden
- circle k 2723242, camden
- circle k store 5371, lugoff
- corner pantry #162 162, lugoff
- corner pantry 138, camden
- d mart 1, camden
- d mart 103 1, camden
- dusty bend discount beverage, camden
- gate petroleum 308, camden
- gate service station 325, camden
- jimmy's market, kershaw
- joe's mart shop n go, camden
- kanisha investments llc, camden
- los catrachos tienda latina, elgin
- love's travel stop 751, elgin
- lucky stop, camden
- lucky7, lugoff
- murphy express 8629, camden
- pilot travel center 346, lugoff
- pilot travel center 346, lugoff
- quick stop, camden
- refuel 1045, camden
- ridgeway mart, ridgeway
- spinx 281, elgin
- springvale country store, ridgeway
- the wildwood market, lugoff
- white pond food n beverage stop, elgin
- young's 3611, camden
Combination Grocery/Other · 22
- cvs pharmacy 4281, camden
- dollar general 18536, camden
- dollar general 18904, cassatt
- dollar general 3340, camden
- dollar general 4588, camden
- dollar general 4983, lugoff
- dollar general 5863, elgin
- dollar general 9915, camden
- dollar general 16985, cassatt
- dollar general 20042, lugoff
- dollar general 21218, camden
- dollar general 23288, westville
- dollar general 24529, lugoff
- dollar general 25924, ridgeway
- dollar general store 16526, lugoff
- dollar general store 7092, bethune
- dollar tree 1528, camden
- dollar tree 6609, camden
- family dollar 13605, bethune
- family dollar 3674, elgin
- walgreen 09232, camden
- walgreens 17024, camden
Super Store · 4
- camden iga 633, camden
- elgin iga 646, elgin
- piggly wiggly 78, camden
- walmart 634, camden
Supermarket · 3
- food lion 2629, elgin
- food lion 60, camden
- food lion 749, lugoff
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- mobile nutrition center, camden
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- ole timey meats camden, camden
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- bethune discount foods, bethune
Small Grocery Store · 1
- tienda anita n/a, camden
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 Kershaw County vs Abbeville County → · All South Carolina counties →
Counties near Kershaw County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Kershaw 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 (33.5% here).
- Newport County, RI · 33.5% low-access
- Newport County, RI · 33.5% low-access
- Madison County, TN · 33.5% low-access
- Madison County, TN · 33.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (11.8% here).
- Overton County, TN · 11.8% SNAP
- Overton County, TN · 11.8% SNAP
- Union County, PA · 11.8% SNAP
- Union County, PA · 11.8% 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.
Kershaw County inside a higher low-access state context
Kershaw County sits inside South Carolina (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 Kershaw County, SC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 45055. 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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