Signature · 4 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts)
Lowndes County, MS
Lowndes County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (28.6% of the book) alongside 32.1% low-access.
- 32.1%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 13.1%
- on SNAP
- 58K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lowndes County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 29% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lauderdale County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Lowndes County sits in the upper national band (32.1%, #806 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #806
- national by low-access %
- #18
- in MS
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts) .
How Lowndes County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Lowndes County's 32.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 74% of them and ranked #807 most-affected nationwide.
Lowndes County's elevated USDA tier split
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lowndes County has 8 urban and 6 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 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
- Franklin 32.4
Franklin 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Jackson 32.4
Jackson 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Lowndes 32.1
Lowndes 32.1%
32.1 % low-access
- Lauderdale 32.1
Lauderdale 32.1%
32.1 % low-access
- Scott 31.4
Scott 31.4%
31.4 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 59,779 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 19,209 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.1%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,835 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 57,838 |
| Median Household Income | $53,812 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,020 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lowndes County
Lowndes County has 68 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 33 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 33
- 5 star grocery, columbus
- airbase texaco, columbus
- b mart, columbus
- bell ave grocery & market, columbus
- caledonia quick stop, caledonia
- cell gas station, columbus
- har har bhole llc, columbus
- jan's country store, steens
- jay bhramani inc, caledonia
- jisha 22 llc, columbus
- jordan 1st, columbus
- laxmi narayan inc, columbus
- love's travel stop 564, columbus
- lucky stop llc, columbus
- military texaco, columbus
- murphy usa 6509, columbus
- pennyridge grocery 2, columbus
- r&y mart, columbus
- ravictory 1 llc, columbus
- ready mart inc, columbus
- river hill chevron, columbus
- southside market, columbus
- sprint mart 4101, columbus
- sprint mart 4106, columbus
- sprint mart 4107, columbus
- sprint mart 4110, columbus
- sprint mart 4112, columbus
- sprint mart 4119, columbus
- sprint mart 4135, columbus
- sprint mart 4138, columbus
- sprint mart 4144, columbus
- steens superette, steens
- us 2 deli and foodmart, columbus
Combination Grocery/Other · 26
- dollar general 3729, columbus
- dollar general 4334, columbus
- dollar general 4711, columbus
- dollar general 6120, columbus
- dollar general 8399, columbus
- dollar general 10265, columbus
- dollar general 12817, columbus
- dollar general 13197, columbus
- dollar general 13716, columbus
- dollar general 15134, columbus
- dollar general 16840, steens
- dollar general 17420, columbus
- dollar general 17946, artesia
- dollar general 20144, columbus
- dollar general 20196, columbus
- dollar general 24967, columbus
- dollar general 25830, columbus
- dollar general 30044, caledonia
- dollar tree 111, columbus
- dollar tree 1491, columbus
- family dollar 13683, columbus
- family dollar 13792, columbus
- family dollar 13953, columbus
- family dollar 7451, columbus
- walgreens 02676, columbus
- walgreens 17106, columbus
Super Store · 4
- kroger 427, columbus
- sunflower food store #44, columbus
- sunflower food store #56, columbus
- walmart supercenter 495, columbus
Supermarket · 2
- caledonia shop & save, caledonia
- food giant 584, columbus
Large Grocery Store · 1
- piggly wiggly 20, columbus
Military Commissary · 1
- columbus afb commissary 109, columbus
Seafood Specialty · 1
- james fish & seafood, columbus
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 Lowndes County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Lowndes County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lowndes 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 (32.1% here).
- Crawford County, IA · 32.1% low-access
- Crawford County, IA · 32.1% low-access
- Ste. Genevieve County, MO · 32.0% low-access
- Saline County, NE · 32.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (13.1% here).
- Phelps County, MO · 13.1% SNAP
- Phelps County, MO · 13.1% SNAP
- Hill County, MT · 13.1% SNAP
- Hill County, MT · 13.1% 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.
Lowndes County inside a higher low-access state context
Lowndes 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 Lowndes County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28087. 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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