Signature · 2.3% low-access (6th pct)
Madison County, GA
Madison County lands in the lower national band on low-access (2.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 2.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.2%
- on SNAP
- 32K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Madison County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 2.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -19.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fannin County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Madison County lands in the lower national band (2.3%, #2,948 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,948
- national by low-access %
- #130
- in GA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 423
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2.3% low-access (6th pct) (-19.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Madison County compares nationally
Food access in Madison County compares favorably nationally: its 2.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 6% of them (rank #2,949).
Madison County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Madison County has 0 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.
Madison 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
- Madison 2.3
Madison 2.3%
2.3 % low-access
- Fannin 2.2
Fannin 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
- Warren 2.1
Warren 2.1%
2.1 % low-access
- Webster 2
Webster 2%
2 % low-access
- Clay 1.9
Clay 1.9%
1.9 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 28,120 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 656 |
| Low-Access Share | 2.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 423 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 31,528 |
| Median Household Income | $61,963 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,372 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Madison County
Madison County has 34 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 17
- carlton mini mart inc, carlton
- circle k 2723349, comer
- colbert food mart, colbert
- diamond hill grocery, hull
- farm town market inc, danielsville
- golden pantry food stores 1037, hull
- golden pantry food stores 1043, danielsville
- hull chevron, hull
- jp ila 265, ila
- king kwik, athens
- nathans enterprises llc, athens
- neese grocery, hull
- paoli junction, comer
- quick pantry 7, comer
- quick pick food mart, commerce
- royal food store, ila
- stop n shop, hull
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- cvs pharmacy 7782, hull
- dollar general 1265, hull
- dollar general 18583, carlton
- dollar general 8144, comer
- dollar general 8208, danielsville
- dollar general 9529, colbert
- dollar general 9683, ila
- dollartree 9396, colbert
- dollar general 16894, hull
- family dollar 12262, hull
- walgreen 17732, danielsville
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- bread basket 5, colbert
- oasis asian market, comer
- sinaloa supermercado, athens
Supermarket · 2
- ingles markets 450, hull
- marketplace, danielsville
Farmers' Market · 1
- comer community market inc., comer
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 Madison County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Madison County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Madison 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 (2.3% here).
- Cannon County, TN · 2.3% low-access
- Cannon County, TN · 2.3% low-access
- Arlington County, VA · 2.3% low-access
- Arlington County, VA · 2.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (12.2% here).
- Wakulla County, FL · 12.2% SNAP
- Wakulla County, FL · 12.2% SNAP
- St. Lucie County, FL · 12.2% SNAP
- St. Lucie County, FL · 12.2% 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.
Madison County inside a lower low-access state context
Madison 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 Madison County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13195. 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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