Signature · 0.4% low-access (2nd pct)
Macon County, GA
Macon County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.4%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 27.1%
- on SNAP
- 12K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Macon County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 27.1% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 13.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Miller County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Macon County lands in the lower national band (0.4%, #3,052 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,052
- national by low-access %
- #148
- in GA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 33
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.4% low-access (2nd pct) (-21.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Macon County compares nationally
Food access in Macon County compares favorably nationally: its 0.4% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 2% of them (rank #3,056).
Macon County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Macon 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.
Macon 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
- Candler 0.6
Candler 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Schley 0.5
Schley 0.5%
0.5 % low-access
- Macon 0.4
Macon 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
- Miller 0.4
Miller 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
- Dodge 0.3
Dodge 0.3%
0.3 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 14,740 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 63 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 33 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,864 |
| Median Household Income | $41,031 |
| Poverty Rate | 25.1%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,121 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 27.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 13.7%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 16.6% |
SNAP retailers in Macon County
Macon County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 10
- dew drop in, oglethorpe
- fast flint foods, oglethorpe
- fillers, montezuma
- hari fillers llc, montezuma
- kr 2022 inc, marshallville
- minute market, montezuma
- new era, ideal
- quick shop, montezuma
- tienda y taqueria san marcos., montezuma
- wrights grocery 0, oglethorpe
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- cvs pharmacy 5673, montezuma
- dollar general 18735, ideal
- dollar general 8021, montezuma
- dollar general 11749, oglethorpe
- dollar general 16037, marshallville
- dollar tree 8425, montezuma
Supermarket · 2
- felton's red & white, marshallville
- piggly wiggly, montezuma
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 Macon County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Macon County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Macon 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 (0.4% here).
- Overton County, TN · 0.4% low-access
- Overton County, TN · 0.4% low-access
- Morgan County, UT · 0.4% low-access
- Morgan County, UT · 0.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (27.1% here).
- Torrance County, NM · 27.1% SNAP
- Torrance County, NM · 27.1% SNAP
- Webster Parish, LA · 27.0% SNAP
- Mississippi County, MO · 27.3% 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.
Macon County inside a lower low-access state context
Macon 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 Macon County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13193. 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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