Signature · 130 SNAP-authorized stores
Lowndes County, GA
Lowndes 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.
- 16.9%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 16.2%
- on SNAP
- 120K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lowndes County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 16.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -5.2 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 24% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Upson County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Lowndes County ranks #1,952 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #88 of 151 counties in GA (16.9% low-access; 6 food-desert tracts).
- #1,952
- national by low-access %
- #88
- in GA
- 9
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 130 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Lowndes County compares nationally
Lowndes County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.9% low-access share that beats 38% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,955).
Lowndes County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
25 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lowndes County has 16 urban and 9 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.
Lowndes County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Gilmer 17.3
Gilmer 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
- Lowndes 16.9
Lowndes 16.9%
16.9 % low-access
- Upson 16.9
Upson 16.9%
16.9 % low-access
- Haralson 16.7
Haralson 16.7%
16.7 % low-access
- Butts 16.6
Butts 16.6%
16.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 25 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 109,233 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 9 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 18,419 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.9%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,031 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 119,965 |
| Median Household Income | $58,541 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,456 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lowndes County
Lowndes County has 130 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 68 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 68
- a b food, valdosta
- barrett's food mart, valdosta
- big foot travel center 939, hahira
- big foot travel center 946, valdosta
- bigfoot travel center 926, lake park
- circle k 2745146, valdosta
- circle k 2745200, valdosta
- devapani inc, valdosta
- fast break 2, valdosta
- flash food llc 20, valdosta
- flash food llc 27410, valdosta
- flash food llc 27417, valdosta
- flash foods llc 274273, valdosta
- flash foods llc 2745143, valdosta
- flash foods llc 2745144, valdosta
- flash foods llc 2745158, lake park
- flowers bakery outlet 99, valdosta
- forrest road partners inc, valdosta
- frank's mart, valdosta
- friendly express 105, valdosta
- friendly express 106, valdosta
- friendly express 108, hahira
- gas n go, valdosta
- gordon food mart, valdosta
- hiraa, valdosta
- j k food mart, valdosta
- j k food mart, valdosta
- love's travel stop 550, valdosta
- lowndes beverage, valdosta
- mk 5, valdosta
- murphy express 8623, valdosta
- madison discount shoppe, valdosta
- misha food mart, valdosta
- mitt's #4, valdosta
- mitt's food mart#2, valdosta
- mk1, valdosta
- murphy express 8518, valdosta
- nouria 101 northside drive east 582, valdosta
- nouria 701 east park avenue 580, valdosta
- oak food, valdosta
- one stop, valdosta
- one stop 1, valdosta
- one stop 4, valdosta
- one stop 3, valdosta
- p&d food mart, valdosta
- pilot travel center 4561, valdosta
- pilot travel center 631, lake park
- pop's corner, valdosta
- prem food mart, valdosta
- quick change 16, valdosta
- quick change 2, valdosta
- quick change 3, valdosta
- quick stop #2, valdosta
- quiktrip 7071, valdosta
- race way 1177, lake park
- racetrac 2622, valdosta
- racetrac 2666, valdosta
- raceway 1406, valdosta
- rj gas and food, valdosta
- sharpe ventures llc, valdosta
- sky limit stop coporation, valdosta
- speedway 1883, valdosta
- stop n shop, valdosta
- sunstop 884, valdosta
- ta lake park 249, lake park
- taste of the island grocery & food, valdosta
- tj food mart, valdosta
- valdosta partners 2317 inc, valdosta
Combination Grocery/Other · 33
- cvs pharmacy 4534, valdosta
- dollar general 14457, naylor
- dollar general 14555, valdosta
- dollar general 15258, valdosta
- dollar general 18760, valdosta
- dollar general 2094, valdosta
- dollar general 4085, lake park
- dollar general 7749, valdosta
- dollar general 8080, hahira
- dollar general 8226, valdosta
- dollar general 11607, valdosta
- dollar general 13704, valdosta
- dollar general 13908, valdosta
- dollar general 14645, valdosta
- dollar general 15163, valdosta
- dollar general 15564, valdosta
- dollar general 20309, valdosta
- dollar general 2440, valdosta
- dollar general 25060, lake park
- dollar tree 0051, valdosta
- dollar tree 3606, lake park
- dollar tree 6497, valdosta
- dollar tree 6871, valdosta
- dollar tree 988, valdosta
- family dollar 3231, lake park
- family dollar 420, valdosta
- family dollar 8389, valdosta
- family dollar store 10742, valdosta
- family dollar store 5800, valdosta
- shri hari farmer market, valdosta
- walgreens 17706, valdosta
- walgreens 6899, valdosta
- walgreens 9305, valdosta
Supermarket · 9
- aldi 76142, valdosta
- cost kutter 492, valdosta
- food lion 2833, hahira
- publix 430, valdosta
- publix 1435, valdosta
- stan's quality meats, valdosta
- salt lick sausage co., valdosta
- winn-dixie 140, valdosta
- winn dixie 0032, lake park
Super Store · 8
- mr. b's market, valdosta
- piggly wiggly 274, valdosta
- piggly wiggly 281, valdosta
- sam's club 6204, valdosta
- target store 750, valdosta
- walmart 2615, valdosta
- walmart neighborhood market 6732, valdosta
- walmart s/c 899, valdosta
Medium Grocery Store · 5
- apna desh grocery, valdosta
- carter & sons produce, valdosta
- eddie felders country meat market, valdosta
- fiveash food store, hahira
- la jalisco, valdosta
Seafood Specialty · 2
- oyster bar fish market inc, valdosta
- southside fishery, valdosta
Small Grocery Store · 2
- quick food store, valdosta
- tienda latina ii inc, valdosta
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- farmer brown's pro #1, valdosta
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- bailey's custom cuts, valdosta
Military Commissary · 1
- moody afb commissary 536, moody afb
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
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Nationwide peers for Lowndes County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lowndes 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 (16.9% here).
- Washington County, ID · 16.9% low-access
- Washington County, ID · 16.9% low-access
- Mississippi County, AR · 16.9% low-access
- Mississippi County, AR · 16.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (16.2% here).
- Morgan County, IL · 16.2% SNAP
- Morgan County, IL · 16.2% SNAP
- St. Clair County, IL · 16.2% SNAP
- St. Clair County, IL · 16.2% 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
Lowndes 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 Lowndes County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13185. 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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