Signature · 5 LILA tracts (35.7% of tracts)
Liberty County, GA
Liberty County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (35.7% of the book) alongside 31.9% low-access.
- 31.9%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 16.0%
- on SNAP
- 67K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Liberty County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 31.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 36% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Chatham County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Liberty County sits in the upper national band (31.9%, #817 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #817
- national by low-access %
- #46
- in GA
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 11K
- 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 (35.7% of tracts) .
How Liberty County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Liberty County's 31.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 74% of them and ranked #820 most-affected nationwide.
Liberty County's elevated USDA tier split
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Liberty County has 9 urban and 5 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.
Liberty County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Lee 32.9
Lee 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Jackson 32.8
Jackson 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Bibb 32.2
Bibb 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Liberty 31.9
Liberty 31.9%
31.9 % low-access
- Chatham 31.7
Chatham 31.7%
31.7 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 63,453 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 20,245 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 10,952 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 67,397 |
| Median Household Income | $60,456 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,845 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Liberty County
Liberty County has 78 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 43 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 43
- 84 quick trip, hinesville
- a to z food mart, hinesville
- bp foodmart, hinesville
- buzzy's mini-mart, riceboro
- el cheapo, hinesville
- flash foods llc 274198, hinesville
- flash foods llc 2745002, hinesville
- fleming food mart, fleming
- friendly express 46, walthourville
- gayatri maa, llc, allenhurst
- handyland exxon, hinesville
- hinesville africa market, hinesville
- hinesville station, hinesville
- jp midway 291, midway
- jay vashudev foodmart, hinesville
- jet food store 98, hinesville
- lake george get n go, midway
- lucky's food mart n/a, hinesville
- marathon food mart, riceboro
- midway station, midway
- nouria 11858 oglethorpe highway 747, midway
- nouria 151 east m.l. king jr. drive 740, hinesville
- nouria 715 east oglethorpe highway 280, hinesville
- nouria 770 south main street 760, hinesville
- nouria 791 elma g miles parkway 763, hinesville
- nouria 904 elma g miles parkway 764, hinesville
- oshea's caribbean/international grocery & more 1, hinesville
- parker's hinesville express, hinesville
- parkers 1, midway
- parkers 17, hinesville
- parkers 28, hinesville
- parkers 60, hinesville
- pit stop, hinesville
- quick pick, hinesville
- rehmat 23, hinesville
- save a ton food mart, hinesville
- shiv shakti 67 llc, midway
- speisekammer, hinesville
- spg trading inc, riceboro
- sunoco, hinesville
- vashudev foodmart, hinesville
- wawa store 6301, hinesville
- wawa store 6302, hinesville
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- cvs pharmacy 6956, hinesville
- dollar general 3006, hinesville
- dollar general 3897, midway
- dollar general 3909, hinesville
- dollar general 8673, hinesville
- dollar general 13430, walthoursville
- dollar general 16921, hinesville
- dollar general 17179, hinesville
- dollar general 20487, fleming
- dollar general 24366, riceboro
- dollar general 31600, hinesville
- dollar tree 359, hinesville
- dollar tree 7156, hinesville
- family dollar 10979, hinesville
- family dollar 7912, hinesville
- family dollar 8985, midway
- family dollar store 381, hinesville
- family dollar store 4745, hinesville
- farmers natural foods, hinesville
Super Store · 4
- kroger 487, hinesville
- walmart neighborhood market 4519, hinesville
- walmart neighborhood market 4525, hinesville
- walmart supercenter 862, hinesville
Seafood Specialty · 3
- crab house inc, hinesville
- ken's seafood market, midway
- phillips seafood, hinesville
Supermarket · 3
- food lion 2692, hinesville
- midway iga foodliner, midway
- publix super markets, inc. 2016, flemington
Farmers' Market · 1
- hinesville farmers market, hinesville
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- granny smith's farmers market, midway
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- walthourville market, hinesville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- r and j produce, hinesville
Military Commissary · 1
- fort stewart commissary 321, fort stewart
Small Grocery Store · 1
- sariling atin oriental and african market, hinesville
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 Liberty County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Liberty County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Liberty 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 (31.9% here).
- Placer County, CA · 31.9% low-access
- Placer County, CA · 31.9% low-access
- Lassen County, CA · 31.9% low-access
- Lassen County, CA · 31.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (16.0% here).
- Warren County, IL · 16.0% SNAP
- Warren County, IL · 16.0% SNAP
- Morgan County, CO · 16.0% SNAP
- Morgan County, CO · 16.0% 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.
Liberty County inside a higher low-access state context
Liberty 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 Liberty County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13179. 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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