Signature · 0.7% low-access (3rd pct)
Lumpkin County, GA
Lumpkin County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 9.2%
- on SNAP
- 35K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lumpkin County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jefferson County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Lumpkin County lands in the lower national band (0.7%, #3,034 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,034
- national by low-access %
- #144
- in GA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 77
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.7% low-access (3rd pct) (-21.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Lumpkin County compares nationally
Food access in Lumpkin County compares favorably nationally: its 0.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 3% of them (rank #3,037).
Lumpkin County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lumpkin County has 0 urban and 4 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.
Lumpkin County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Lumpkin 0.7
Lumpkin 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Jefferson 0.7
Jefferson 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Lanier 0.7
Lanier 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Long 0.7
Long 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Candler 0.6
Candler 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 29,966 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 225 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 77 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 34,505 |
| Median Household Income | $77,448 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,072 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 9.2% |
SNAP retailers in Lumpkin County
Lumpkin County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 10
- ben higgins vaho, dahlonega
- clay creek falls grocery, dahlonega
- disco marathon, dahlonega
- gas & food mart, inc., dahlonega
- golden pantry food stores, inc. 1027, dahlonega
- iron mountain mart, dahlonega
- jp dahlonega 272, dahlonega
- mart 24/7, dahlonega
- texaco food mart, dahlonega
- yogis quik stop inc, dahlonega
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 0571, dahlonega
- dollar general 13837, dahlonega
- dollar general 14190, murrayville
- dollar general 18549, dahlonega
- dollar general, dawsonville
- dollar general 16152, dahlonega
- dollar general 30586, dahlonega
- walgreens 18205, dahlonega
Large Grocery Store · 1
- tomato house farms, murrayville
Military Commissary · 1
- camp merrill commissary, dahlonega
Super Store · 1
- walmart s/c 2513, dahlonega
Supermarket · 1
- publix super markets, inc. 2024, dahlonega
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 Lumpkin County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Lumpkin County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lumpkin 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 (0.7% here).
- Owen County, IN · 0.7% low-access
- Owen County, IN · 0.7% low-access
- Shelby County, KY · 0.7% low-access
- Shelby County, KY · 0.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (9.2% here).
- Seminole County, FL · 9.2% SNAP
- Seminole County, FL · 9.2% SNAP
- Alachua County, FL · 9.2% SNAP
- Alachua County, FL · 9.2% 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.
Lumpkin County inside a lower low-access state context
Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13187. 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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