Signature · 9.7% SNAP (18th pct in SC)
Lexington County, SC
Lexington County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.8%, +10.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.8%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 9.7%
- on SNAP
- 305K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lexington County, SC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 32.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.7 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Kershaw County (+ 0.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Lexington County sits in the upper national band (32.8%, #754 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #754
- national by low-access %
- #9
- in SC
- 34
- low-access tracts
- 23K
- 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: 9.7% SNAP (18th pct in SC) (-2.4 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Lexington County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Lexington County's 32.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #759 most-affected nationwide.
Lexington County's elevated USDA tier split
73 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lexington County has 48 urban and 25 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.
Lexington 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 | 73 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 262,391 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 34 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 86,100 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 22,720 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 304,887 |
| Median Household Income | $77,408 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 11,870 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lexington County
Lexington County has 315 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 151 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 151
- 7-eleven 39128, lexington
- 7-eleven 39919, lexington
- 7-eleven 39926, west columbia
- 7-eleven 39933, gaston
- 7-eleven 39937, lexington
- 7-eleven 39948, lexington
- 7-eleven #41585a 41585a, lexington
- a mart 1, west columbia
- a&h corporation llc, west columbia
- beer tobacco & vape outlet 1, gilbert
- best stop, columbia
- best stop, west columbia
- bi rite 1, gaston
- buzz thru, lexington
- c-mart, lexington
- corner mart, gaston
- circle k 2702048, columbia
- circle k 2705131, lexington
- circle k 2706774, lexington
- circle k 2706779, columbia
- circle k 2707336, lexington
- circle k 2723254, lexington
- circle k 2723272, west columbia
- circle k 2723273, lexington
- circle k 2723274, lexington
- circle k 272476, chapin
- circle k 272842, lexington
- circle k 3099, batesburg
- circle k 3111, lexington
- circle k 3112, lexington
- circle k 5133, west columbia
- circle k 5136, irmo
- circle k 5140, columbia
- circle k 5142, west columbia
- circle k 5369, w columbia
- circle k 6773, lexington
- circle k 8093, west columbia
- circle k stores inc. 2707290, lexington
- city fuel and food, columbia
- city gas & fuel, lexington
- corner pantry 112, west columbia
- corner pantry 130, lexington
- corner pantry 155, pelion
- corner stop, cayce
- country gas mart, gaston
- cruise in express, west columbia
- dab zooms, lexington
- deans food mart, batesburg
- energy market, lexington
- energy mart, lexington
- express lane 38, lexington
- express lotto #3, lexington
- express lotto 2, west columbia
- family mart, leesville
- flowers bakery outlet 645, west columbia
- food mart, columbia
- foodmart, west columbia
- good stop food mart, west columbia
- gs mart, west columbia
- gs mart, cayce
- gs mini mart, cayce
- gs mini mart, west columbia
- hillview truck stop, leesville
- hiral & ankit llc, swansea
- irmo mini mart 2, irmo
- jd food mart, west columbia
- jet fuels, west columbia
- k stop, west columbia
- kc express, columbia
- kangaroo express, west columbia
- king fuel 2, lexington
- kwik stop, columbia
- kwik way, lexington
- la guadalupana convenience store, gilbert
- love's travel stop 424, lexington
- murphy expres 8684, lexington
- murphy express 8524, lexington
- murphy express 8611, lexington
- murphy express 8643, springdale
- murphy express 8895, lexington
- murphy express 8903, lexington
- murphy express 8905, lexington
- murphy express 8912, west columbia
- murphy express 8982, west columbia
- murphy usa 5793, west columbia
- murphy usa 7460, columbia
- murphy usa 7900, columbia
- north lake convenience stop, lexington
- nouria 3860 highway 378 858, leesville
- nouria 501 west columbia avenue 896, batesburg
- nouria 6670 augusta highway 897, leesville
- one stop, lexington
- palm pantry, lexington
- palm pantry # 21, west columbia
- pantry point 3, west columbia
- pantry#2, gaston
- pantry#3, batesburg
- party town, west columbia
- patwary c store, lexington
- pilot travel center 338, cayce
- pitt stop 12, cayce
- pitt stop 15, lexington
- pitt stop 16, lexington
- pitt stop 17, gilbert
- pitt stop 31, lexington
- pitt stop 32, west columbia
- pitt stop 4, pelion
- pitt stop 41, lexington
- pitt stop 42, west columbia
- pitt stop 47, west columbia
- pitt stop 5, lexington
- pitt stop 53, lexington
- pitt stop 56, lexington
- pitt stop 6, lexington
- pop in, cayce
- pop in 2, west columbia
- pops 309, gaston
- pops 315, swansea
- pops 610, columbia
- pops 619, west columbia
- quick pantry 105, lexington
- quick pantry 33, west columbia
- quick serve 2, gilbert
- quick stop, batesburg
- quick stop, gilbert
- quick stop 2 2, cayce
- quick stop 5, batesburg
- quick trip, gaston
- quick trip 2, west columbia
- quiktrip 1176, west columbia
- quiktrip 1182, columbia
- quiktrip 1191, columbia
- quiktrip 1198, lexington
- racetrac 2651, west columbia
- raceway 6746, west columbia
- raceway 6747, west columbia
- rucker feed & seed country store, pelion
- scotchman 3878, swansea
- shivani express, lexington
- shreeji mart, west columbia
- simba mini mart, west columbia
- speed mart, west columbia
- speedway 2843, west columbia
- speedway 2851, lexington
- speedway 2864, west columbia
- spinx 266, columbia
- sprint 900748, batesburg
- st andrew c mart, columbia
- stop n go, west columbia
- swansea bait, tackle and rhr farmacy, swansea
- trijal llc, chapin
Combination Grocery/Other · 86
- 14 carrot whole foods, lexington
- big lots 3298, west columbia
- cvs pharmacy 2497, lexington
- cvs pharmacy 3578, batesburg
- cvs pharmacy 3876, cayce
- cvs pharmacy 5471, lexington
- cvs pharmacy 5549, irmo
- cvs pharmacy 7334, lexington
- cvs pharmacy 4156, columbia
- cvs pharmacy 4628, cayce
- cvs pharmacy 7338, west columbia
- cvs pharmacy 7556, west columbia
- dollar general 0862, west columbia
- dollar general 11087, columbia
- dollar general 11126, lexington
- dollar general 18808, west columbia
- dollar general 1900, gaston
- dollar general 19417, chapin
- dollar general 2671, cayce
- dollar general 3815, west columbia
- dollar general 4255, columbia
- dollar general 4620, lexington
- dollar general 4766, chapin
- dollar general 5733, west columbia
- dollar general 6076, pelion
- dollar general 6218, lexington
- dollar general 6282, south congaree
- dollar general 8304, batesburg
- dollar general 8969, west columbia
- dollar general 9462, west columbia
- dollar tree 0253, columbia
- dollar tree 0894, west columbia
- dollartree 9744, west columbia
- dollartree plus 9256, columbia
- dollar general 10294, lexington
- dollar general 13440, lexington
- dollar general 15004, gilbert
- dollar general 15828, lexington
- dollar general 15958, leesville
- dollar general 16237, lexington
- dollar general 17141, west columbia
- dollar general 17737, leesville
- dollar general 17906, lexington
- dollar general 20668, west columbia
- dollar general 22062, lexington
- dollar general 22618, lexington
- dollar general 23833, lexington
- dollar general 23859, columbia
- dollar general 24043, lexington
- dollar general 24240, lexington
- dollar general 24359, lexington
- dollar general 24745, pelion
- dollar general 25226, swansea
- dollar general 25900, leesville
- dollar general 9217, gilbert
- dollar tree 3646, leesville
- dollar tree 3695, lexington
- dollar tree 4297, cayce
- dollar tree 5905, gaston
- dollar tree 774, lexington
- dollar tree 8339, west columbia
- dollar tree 8490, gilbert
- dollar tree 9683, lexington
- dollartree 8752, west columbia
- family dollar store 6247, gaston
- four oaks farm inc, lexington
- family dollar 13208, leesville
- family dollar 13888, lexington
- family dollar 6489, west columbia
- family dollar 7508, pelion
- family dollar 7911, swansea
- family dollar 9110, cayce
- family dollar store 10918, columbia
- family dollar store 3818, west columbia
- maha bazar, columbia
- rose's express 1811, batesburg
- walgreen 07399, lexington
- walgreens 01073, west columbia
- walgreens 06137, west columbia
- walgreens 11362, lexington
- walgreens 11571, chapin
- walgreens 11851, columbia
- walgreens 12163, batesburg
- walgreens 12512, lexington
- walgreens 17044, columbia
- walgreens 19788, west columbia
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 5
- arellanos produce, west columbia
- cayce farmers market, cayce
- fruteria guanajuato llc, west columbia
- randall's produce, batesburg
- stills farm fresh produce, west columbia
Large Grocery Store · 3
- 88 oriental market, columbia
- bi-rite galaxy food, swansea
- plaza garibaldi grocery, west columbia
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- brice corbitt's country meat mkt, cayce
- columbia meats, west columbia
- ole timey meat market, columbia
Farmers' Market · 2
- dinovo fresh fruits & vegetables, west columbia
- wayne taylor family farms, leesville
Showing 250 of 315 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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.
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Counties near Lexington County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Lexington County (9.7%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside South Carolina.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SC (32.8% here).
- Pennington County, SD · 32.8% low-access
- Pennington County, SD · 32.8% low-access
- Shelby County, TN · 32.8% low-access
- Shelby County, TN · 32.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (9.7% here).
- Fayette County, TN · 9.7% SNAP
- Fayette County, TN · 9.7% SNAP
- Orange County, VT · 9.7% SNAP
- Orange County, VT · 9.7% 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.
Lexington County inside a higher low-access state context
Lexington 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 Lexington County, SC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 45063. 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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