Signature · 10.4% SNAP (19th pct in MS)
Lee County, MS
Lee County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 19.9%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 10.4%
- on SNAP
- 83K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lee County, MS
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 19.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Clay County (+ 0.5 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Lee County ranks #1,691 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #43 of 80 counties in MS (19.9% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,691
- national by low-access %
- #43
- in MS
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 10.4% SNAP (19th pct in MS) (-1.7 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Lee County compares nationally
Lee County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.9% low-access share that beats 46% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,692).
Lee County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
18 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lee County has 8 urban and 10 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.
Lee County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Clay 20.4
Clay 20.4%
20.4 % low-access
- Lawrence 20.4
Lawrence 20.4%
20.4 % low-access
- Leake 20.4
Leake 20.4%
20.4 % low-access
- Lee 19.9
Lee 19.9%
19.9 % low-access
- Alcorn 18.9
Alcorn 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 18 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 82,910 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 16,493 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.9%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,714 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 83,034 |
| Median Household Income | $67,863 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,382 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lee County
Lee County has 97 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 41 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 41
- 6am. 10p. 7 days no, tupelo
- arar travel center, shannon
- b & a food market llc, mooreville
- bluesky 727, tupelo
- bluesky 735, tupelo
- bluesky 733, tupelo
- bluesky 734, saltillo
- brother quick stop llc, tupelo
- dodge's store 6806, tupelo
- dun-n-1 llc, tupelo
- eagle store, tupelo
- exxon of plantersville, plantersville
- flowers bakery outlet 125, tupelo
- git-n-go, baldwyn
- green store llc, tupelo
- in & out express llc, tupelo
- jay ambe bhagvati, tupelo
- journey's tupelo #1 inc, tupelo
- journeys verona inc, tupelo
- js mart, tupelo
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 398, tupelo
- main street deli and market, tupelo
- murphy express 8606, tupelo
- north auburn grocery, tupelo
- raceway - baldwyn, guntown
- s & r supermart & deli 1, llc 01, tupelo
- sam llc, tupelo
- shriji, tupelo
- speedy gonzalez e z stop 2, tupelo
- sprint mart 37, tupelo
- sprint mart 38, tupelo
- sprint mart 39, tupelo
- sprint mart 4, tupelo
- sprint mart 43, tupelo
- sprint mart 44, tupelo
- sprint mart 45, tupelo
- sprint mart 49, tupelo
- stop and shop of tupelo llc, tupelo
- tupelo quick & easy llc, tupelo
- valley mart quick stop llc, saltillo
- west jackson mart llc, tupelo
Combination Grocery/Other · 37
- cvs pharmacy 8992, tupelo
- dollar general 1178, belden
- dollar general 3501, tupelo
- dollar general 3502, tupelo
- dollar general 3767, saltillo
- dollar general 4069, verona
- dollar general 7496, tupelo
- dollar general 7551, nettleton
- dollar general 7830, tupelo
- dollar general 8385, tupelo
- dollar general 8408, shannon
- dollar general 8824, saltillo
- dollar general 8938, guntown
- dollar general 9574, plantersville
- dollartree 10049, tupelo
- dollartree 9235, tupelo
- dollar general 14718, mooreville
- dollar general 15955, tupelo
- dollar general 17807, tupelo
- dollar general 20097, tupelo
- dollar general 20273, tupelo
- dollar general 21108, saltillo
- dollar general 22826, tupelo
- dollar general 23071, tupelo
- dollar general 23265, tupelo
- dollar general 30533, tupelo
- dollar tree 106, tupelo
- dollar tree 467, tupelo
- dollar tree 6958, shannon
- family dollar 13575, belden
- family dollar 13628, mooreville
- family dollar 2324, baldwyn
- family dollar store 523, tupelo
- south market of baldwyn llc, baldwyn
- walgreens 6771, tupelo
- walgreens 11290, tupelo
- walgreens 12689, tupelo
Super Store · 8
- brooks grocery, tupelo
- kroger 447, tupelo
- kroger 471, tupelo
- sam's club 6329, tupelo
- todds big star #88 inc, tupelo
- walmart 391, tupelo
- walmart neighborhood market 4619, tupelo
- walmart supercenter 258, tupelo
Supermarket · 6
- aldi 70061, tupelo
- cash saver 594, tupelo
- food giant 582, baldwyn
- food giant 583, saltillo
- hometown market inc, nettleton
- piggly wiggly 5, nettleton
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- asian food ii inc 2, tupelo
- better buy llc, plantersville
- la tienda 3 estrella 1, tupelo
- silver dollar bargains llc, tupelo
Large Grocery Store · 1
- mitchell's supermarket, guntown
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Mississippi
One of 81 counties in Mississippi, 6 are shown here.
Compare Lee County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Nationwide peers for Lee County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Lee County (10.4%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Mississippi.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (19.9% here).
- Chippewa County, MI · 19.8% low-access
- Niagara County, NY · 19.8% low-access
- Dubois County, IN · 19.8% low-access
- Minnehaha County, SD · 19.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (10.4% here).
- Pike County, MO · 10.4% SNAP
- Pike County, MO · 10.4% SNAP
- Cascade County, MT · 10.4% SNAP
- Cascade County, MT · 10.4% 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, Mississippi in context
Lee County sits inside Mississippi (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 Lee County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28081. 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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