Signature · 7.6% SNAP (3rd pct in AL)
Madison County, AL
Madison County sits in the upper national band on low-access (34.8%, +12.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 34.8%
- low-access pop.
- 17
- food-desert tracts
- 7.6%
- on SNAP
- 406K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Madison County, AL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 34.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.7 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 17 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 23% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jefferson County ( -0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Madison County sits in the upper national band (34.8%, #600 of 3,079) with 17 LILA tracts.
- #600
- national by low-access %
- #9
- in AL
- 39
- low-access tracts
- 31K
- 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: 7.6% SNAP (3rd pct in AL) (-4.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Madison County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Madison County's 34.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 81% of them and ranked #602 most-affected nationwide.
Madison County's elevated USDA tier split
73 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 17 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Madison County has 61 urban and 12 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.
Madison County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Calhoun
Calhoun 35.9%
35.9 % low-access
- Madison
Madison 34.8%
34.8 % low-access
- Jefferson
Jefferson 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Shelby
Shelby 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Autauga
Autauga 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 73 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 334,811 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 39 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 17 |
| Low-Access Population | 116,446 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 31,281 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 405,718 |
| Median Household Income | $86,499 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 12,536 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Madison County
Madison County has 304 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 121 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 121
- bailey cove chevron, huntsville
- bk minimart, huntsville
- bull dog chevron inc, huntsville
- butbhavani inc, huntsville
- circle k 2707288, meridianville
- campus corner, huntsville
- chelel llc, huntsville
- chevron, huntsville
- chevron express 11, madison
- circle k 2709065, owens crossroads
- circle k 2723677, huntsville
- circle k 2723684, huntsville
- circle k 2723734, huntsville
- circle k store 2706482, madison
- circle k store 2707005, meridianville
- circle k store 2707037, huntsville
- circle k store 2707201, madison
- circle k store 2709300, huntsville
- circle k store 2709303, owens cross roads
- circle k store 2709306, madison
- circle k store 2709310, huntsville
- circle k store 2709311, huntsville
- circle k store 2709312, huntsville
- circle k store 2709315, harvest
- circle k store 2709316, madison
- circle k store 2709317, meridianville
- circle k store 2709319, gurley
- circle k store 2709323, huntsville
- circle k store 2709325, harvest
- circle k store 2709328, huntsville
- circle k store 2709331, huntsville
- circle k store 2709336, huntsville
- circle s food stores inc, huntsville
- county line chervon, madison
- d & d grocery, harvest
- day and night, hazel green
- dharm bhakti inc dba toney food mart, toney
- discount daddies, huntsville
- discount express food store, huntsville
- discount foods, huntsville
- ditto landing food mart, huntsville
- dodge store 7001, huntsville
- drake food mart inc, huntsville
- ez stop, madison
- european market anastasia, huntsville
- ezmart, huntsville
- fawaz university sunoco inc, huntsville
- flagstone food mart, madison
- flowers bakery outlet 129, huntsville
- food mart 1, madison
- fuel city food mart, huntsville
- fuel express, huntsville
- gogabapa llc, huntsville
- h-h mini mart 1, huntsville
- hi and bye grocery, huntsville
- harvest shop rite, harvest
- hazad inc, huntsville
- hazel green everyday market inc, hazel green
- hazel green quick stop inc, hazel green
- ibb inc, huntsville
- j & n express inc, new hope
- jet pep 27, meridianville
- jet pep one stop, huntsville
- jjs corner market n/a, hazel green
- jobob texaco inc, huntsville
- johnson food mart, huntsville
- jordane lane texaco, huntsville
- kc chevron inc, huntsville
- kijiji llc, huntsville
- ksir inc, huntsville
- lakeside chevron food mart, huntsville
- liberty 2000, meridianville
- liberty citgo, toney
- lucky 7 3, huntsville
- m mini mart inc, huntsville
- mapco express, inc. 3649, madison
- mapco express, inc. 5206, huntsville
- moores mill community grocery, huntsville
- madison quickmart, madison
- marathon gas station 1, huntsville
- memorial parkway market, huntsville
- mike's mini mart, huntsville
- mini mart, huntsville
- mobil foodmart no, huntsville
- murphy usa 7262, owens cross roads
- murphy usa 7761, huntsville
- murphy usa 7763, madison
- murphy usa 7813, huntsville
- nature's apothecary, huntsville
- new hope chevron, new hope
- new hope grocery, new hope
- northside store, huntsville
- oakwood exxon, huntsville
- papa jacks 11, huntsville
- papajacks, huntsville
- quick mart, huntsville
- quick stop, huntsville
- quik mart 4, huntsville
- racetrac 2618, huntsville
- racetrac 2625, huntsville
- racetrac2621 2621, huntsville
- raceway 6892 6892, brownsboro
- raceway 6894, meridianville
- redstone food mart, huntsville
- ryland pike farmers market, huntsville
- sai gayatri 1 inc, madison
- saikripa inc., hazel green
- sam's mini mart, huntsville
- shell food mart, huntsville
- short stop, huntsville
- space & rocket mini mart, huntsville
- sparkman cornerstore, huntsville
- sparkman market, huntsville
- speedway 1019, huntsville
- sunrise, huntsville
- texaco foodmart, madison
- the corner store, huntsville
- the little green store, hazel green
- triangle grocery, new market
- university jet & pep 71, huntsville
- wall triana quickmart, madison
Combination Grocery/Other · 91
- cvs pharmacy 1774, huntsville
- cvs pharmacy 5413, huntsville
- cvs pharmacy 10037, huntsville
- cvs pharmacy 10516, harvest
- cvs pharmacy 2748, huntsville
- cvs pharmacy 4884, madison
- cvs pharmacy 4899, huntsville
- cvs pharmacy 4908, huntsville
- cvs pharmacy 5316, meridianville
- cvs pharmacy 7155, madison
- dollar general 10806, toney
- dollar general 10857, huntsville
- dollar general 11067, huntsville
- dollar general 13942, toney
- dollar general 13987, huntsville
- dollar general 14006, harvest
- dollar general 14131, huntsville
- dollar general 19364, huntsville
- dollar general 19594, madison
- dollar general 19816, new market
- dollar general 2516, huntsville
- dollar general 4095, meridianville
- dollar general 6093, huntsville
- dollar general 6474, new market
- dollar general 6903, madison
- dollar general 7127, huntsville
- dollar general 8302, huntsville
- dollar general 8520, huntsville
- dollar general 8653, hazel green
- dollar general 8898, madison
- dollar general 9196, huntsville
- dollar general 9461, harvest
- dollartree 8443, huntsville
- dollartree 8686, huntsville
- dollartree 9137, huntsville
- dollartree 9741, harvest
- dollartree 9907, huntsville
- dollar general 10566, huntsville
- dollar general 10745, huntsville
- dollar general 13651, huntsville
- dollar general 15357, huntsville
- dollar general 15627, gurley
- dollar general 1680, new hope
- dollar general 1681, gurley
- dollar general 18531, huntsville
- dollar general 20014, harvest
- dollar general 20285, toney
- dollar general 21906, madison
- dollar general 22776, harvest
- dollar general 23148, huntsville
- dollar general 23874, madison
- dollar general 23946, huntsville
- dollar general 24282, huntsville
- dollar general 30474, new market
- dollar general 6797, owens cross roads
- dollar general 9883, huntsville
- dollar general store 17138, huntsville
- dollar tree 0110, huntsville
- dollar tree 1755, madison
- dollar tree 2500, huntsville
- dollar tree 3051, huntsville
- dollar tree 431, huntsville
- dollar tree 4733, madison
- dollar tree 6517, huntsville
- dollar tree 7418, huntsville
- dollar tree 8274, owens cross roads
- dollartree 6377, hazel green
- family dollar 11045, huntsville
- family dollar 6724, huntsville
- family dollar store 404, huntsville
- family dollar store 6736, huntsville
- grace african and tropical groceries, huntsville
- india spices, madision
- nature's apothecary, madison
- rocket city meats & processing, llc, huntsville
- roses 523, huntsville
- twice daily 3100, madison
- twice daily/white bison, huntsville
- twice daily/white bison 3104, madison
- walgreen 15545, owens cross roads
- walgreen 19190, huntsville
- walgreens 06431, huntsville
- walgreens 06956, huntsville
- walgreens 10850, huntsville
- walgreens 13793, madison
- walgreens 15501, huntsville
- walgreens 19809, madison
- walgreens 2363, madison
- walgreens 6430, huntsville
- walgreens 6979, huntsville
- walgreens 7054, madison
Medium Grocery Store · 12
- algadi express inc, huntsville
- far east market, huntsville
- india mart, huntsville
- indian bazaar, huntsville
- jamos grocery, huntsville
- la frontera 1, huntsville
- la frontera 2, huntsville
- la luminaria, huntsville
- supermercado el rey, huntsville
- supermercado la colonial n/a, huntsville
- thanh hung asian market 1, madison
- yardee caribbean & african grocery, huntsville
Super Store · 9
- bj's wholesale club, inc. 236, madison
- costco wholesale 0356, huntsville
- costco wholesale 1712, madison
- dollar general market 12010, madison
- dollar general market 9813, huntsville
- foodland 464, hazel green
- kroger 508, huntsville
- kroger 517, huntsville
- kroger 849, huntsville
Small Grocery Store · 6
- chois oriental foods, huntsville
- elkwood grocery, ardmore
- k-square african and tropical grocery store unit a, huntsville
- tienda guatemala el quetzal, huntsville
- tienda guatemalteco elohim, huntsville
- tienda mexicana la esmeralda, huntsville
Large Grocery Store · 4
- guanajuato mexican groccery, huntsville
- holiday foods, huntsville
- piggly wiggly 84, gurley
- star market #2, meridianville
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphy's pizza al013, huntsville
- papa murphy's pizza al030, madison
Farmers' Market · 1
- greene street market at nativity, huntsville
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- oakwood farms market, huntsville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- rocke city meats, huntsville
Military Commissary · 1
- redstone arsenal commissary 242, huntsville
Seafood Specialty · 1
- andy's seafood market, huntsville
Showing 250 of 304 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Alabama
One of 66 counties in Alabama, 6 are shown here.
Compare Madison County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Counties near Madison County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Madison County (7.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Alabama.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AL (34.8% here).
- Howard County, AR · 34.8% low-access
- Howard County, AR · 34.8% low-access
- Nevada County, CA · 34.8% low-access
- Nevada County, CA · 34.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (7.6% here).
- Gunnison County, CO · 7.6% SNAP
- Gunnison County, CO · 7.6% SNAP
- Flagler County, FL · 7.6% SNAP
- Flagler County, FL · 7.6% 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.
Madison County inside a higher low-access state context
Madison County sits inside Alabama (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 .
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