Signature · 5 LILA tracts (62.5% of tracts)
Leflore County, MS
Leflore County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (62.5% of the book) alongside 29.1% low-access.
- 29.1%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 28.1%
- on SNAP
- 27K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Leflore County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 29.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 28.1% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 14.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 63% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Washington County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Leflore County sits in the upper national band (29.1%, #991 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #991
- national by low-access %
- #22
- in MS
- 7
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (62.5% of tracts) .
How Leflore County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Leflore County's 29.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 68% of them and ranked #999 most-affected nationwide.
Leflore County's elevated USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Leflore County has 5 urban and 3 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.
Leflore County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Tate 29.6
Tate 29.6%
29.6 % low-access
- Leflore 29.1
Leflore 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Washington 29.1
Washington 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Copiah 28.5
Copiah 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Rankin 28.4
Rankin 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 32,317 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,409 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.1%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,733 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 27,141 |
| Median Household Income | $35,277 |
| Poverty Rate | 31.5%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,866 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 28.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 14.7%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Leflore County
Leflore County has 40 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 23
- crosstown food mart, greenwood
- cum n go grocery, greenwood
- double quick 202, greenwood
- double quick 21, greenwood
- double quick 23, greenwood
- double quick 25, greenwood
- double quick 38, sidon
- double quick 42, itta bena
- double quick 43, itta bena
- four seasons of ms, inc., itta bena
- goodwill convenient store llc, greenwood
- greenland grocery mart, greenwood
- greenwood main stop, inc., greenwood
- l & t food market, itta bena
- mini mart 651, greenwood
- murphy usa 7290, greenwood
- shell go 505, greenwood
- shellgo 520, greenwood
- short stop, greenwood
- thabet, inc., greenwood
- the filling station 21, greenwood
- triple stop inc. 2, greenwood
- zhu's food market llc, greenwood
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- cvs pharmacy 5801, greenwood
- dollar general 3976, greenwood
- dollar general 7375, greenwood
- dollar general 7385, itta bena
- dollar general 20137, greenwood
- dollar general 25397, greenwood
- dollar tree 365, greenwood
- family dollar 11610, greenwood
- family dollar 2783, greenwood
- farmers market nursery, llc, greenwood
- lu's wholesale foods, greenwood
- walgreens 11171, greenwood
Super Store · 2
- save-a-lot 23635, greenwood
- walmart supercenter 716, greenwood
Supermarket · 2
- big star 577, greenwood
- market place 578, greenwood
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- mississippi meat company, greenwood
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 Leflore County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Leflore County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Leflore County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (29.1% here).
- Scott County, MN · 29.1% low-access
- Scott County, MN · 29.1% low-access
- Macon County, MO · 29.1% low-access
- Macon County, MO · 29.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (28.1% here).
- Washington Parish, LA · 28.2% SNAP
- Lee County, VA · 28.2% SNAP
- Malheur County, OR · 28.3% SNAP
- Avoyelles Parish, LA · 27.9% 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.
Leflore County inside a higher low-access state context
Leflore 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 Leflore County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28083. 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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