Signature · 5 LILA tracts (38.5% of tracts)
Laurens County, GA
Laurens County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (38.5% of the book) alongside 19.4% low-access.
- 19.4%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 20.5%
- on SNAP
- 50K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Laurens County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 19.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 38% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Greene County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Laurens County ranks #1,731 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #80 of 151 counties in GA (19.4% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,731
- national by low-access %
- #80
- in GA
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 5 LILA tracts (38.5% of tracts) .
How Laurens County compares nationally
Laurens County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.4% low-access share that beats 45% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,737).
Laurens County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
13 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Laurens County has 5 urban and 8 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.
Laurens County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Gordon 20.4
Gordon 20.4%
20.4 % low-access
- Berrien 20
Berrien 20%
20 % low-access
- Greene 19.6
Greene 19.6%
19.6 % low-access
- Laurens 19.4
Laurens 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Stewart 18.6
Stewart 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 13 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 48,434 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,410 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.4%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,704 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 49,798 |
| Median Household Income | $55,010 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.6%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,814 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Laurens County
Laurens County has 87 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 51 locations (59% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 51
- amba food mart, east dublin
- austin's welding and more, cadwell
- b & h quick stop, east dublin
- bobbys food mart n/a, dublin
- by the park convenience store, llc n/a, dublin
- cash & carry food mart, dublin
- circle k 298, dublin
- discount tobacco and gas, dublin
- dublin food mart, east dublin
- express food mart, dublin
- express mart, rentz
- flash foods llc 274174, dublin
- flash foods llc 274185, dublin
- flowers bakery outlet 1145, dublin
- food mart, east dublin
- friendly gus 10, dublin
- friendly gus 12, dublin
- friendly gus 18, dublin
- friendly gus 19, east dublin
- friendly gus 23, dublin
- friendly gus 24, dublin
- friendly gus 25, dudley
- friendly gus 26, dexter
- friendly gus 29, dublin
- friendly gus 30, dublin
- friendly gus 4, dublin
- friendly gus 6, east dublin
- friendly gus 7, dublin
- jackson food mart, dublin
- jet food store 25, dublin
- jet food store 48, dublin
- jet food store 52, east dublin
- jet food store 53, east dublin
- love' travel stops & country stores, inc 320, dublin
- lucky lotto mart, dublin
- minter general store, east dublin
- murphy usa 7468, dublin
- neighbor's corner, dublin
- neighbors express 30, dublin
- neighbors food, dublin
- nouria 2307 us highway 80 205, dublin
- pilot travel center 68, dublin
- quick fill, dublin
- quick stop, dublin
- quick stop 0, east dublin
- quiktrip 7075, dublin
- racetrac 2594, dublin
- shamrock stop, dublin
- super foods, dublin
- super stop, dublin
- z mart, dublin
Combination Grocery/Other · 24
- cochran bros cash & carry, dublin
- cvs pharmacy 5353, dublin
- dollar general 2099, dublin
- dollar general 3345, dublin
- dollar general 4655, east dublin
- dollar general 9533, dexter
- dollar tree 469, dublin
- dollartree 10120, dublin
- dollar general 10494, rentz
- dollar general 12569, dublin
- dollar general 15398, dublin
- dollar general 21690, east dublin
- dollar general 21717, dublin
- dollar general 21817, dudley
- dollar general 23655, dublin
- dollar general 30500, dublin
- dollar general 31002, east dublin
- dollar tree 6602, east dublin
- family dollar 12539, dublin
- family dollar store 289, dublin
- family dollar store 7342, dublin
- jts farm market, east dublin
- roses 566, dublin
- walgreens 19407, dublin
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 76153, dublin
- brunson & triplett enterprise, rentz
- food depot 50, dublin
- food world 782, east dublin
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- a b lee's meat market, dublin
- dexter meat company, llc, dexter
- dublin meat market, dublin
Super Store · 3
- dublin piggly wiggly 186, dublin
- kroger 674, dublin
- walmart store 555, dublin
Farmers' Market · 1
- market on madison, dublin
Seafood Specialty · 1
- captain joe's, dublin
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 Laurens County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Nationwide peers for Laurens County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Laurens 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 (19.4% here).
- Polk County, IA · 19.4% low-access
- Polk County, IA · 19.4% low-access
- Johnson County, KS · 19.4% low-access
- Johnson County, KS · 19.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (20.5% here).
- Columbia County, FL · 20.5% SNAP
- Columbia County, FL · 20.5% SNAP
- Lamar County, AL · 20.5% SNAP
- Lamar County, AL · 20.5% 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.
Food access nationally, Georgia in context
Laurens 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 Laurens County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13175. 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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