Signature · 7.2% SNAP (2nd pct in MS)
Madison County, MS
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Madison County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 24.0%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 7.2%
- on SNAP
- 112K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Madison County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 24.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Walthall County ( -1.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Madison County ranks #1,367 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #31 of 80 counties in MS (24.0% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,367
- national by low-access %
- #31
- in MS
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 7.2% SNAP (2nd pct in MS) (-4.9 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 24.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 56% of them and ranked #1,368 most-affected nationwide.
Madison County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
21 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Madison County has 15 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 low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Stone 25.7
Stone 25.7%
25.7 % low-access
- Holmes 25.3
Holmes 25.3%
25.3 % low-access
- Madison 24
Madison 24%
24 % low-access
- Walthall 23
Walthall 23%
23 % low-access
- Marshall 22.5
Marshall 22.5%
22.5 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 21 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 95,203 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 22,811 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.0%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,006 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 111,647 |
| Median Household Income | $83,441 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,154 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Madison County
Madison County has 81 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 43 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 43
- bacon's convenience store llc, camden
- bluesky 635, madison
- canton mart, canton
- chevron, canton
- circle k 2723435, canton
- circle k 2723736, madison
- county line road chevron 0585, ridgeland
- countyline jasco shell llc, ridgeland
- farmhaven x-press, canton
- fast fill #6, ridgeland
- fleetway 100, madison
- freys lane grocery, canton
- fuel time 10, madison
- gmah llc, canton
- germantown market, canton
- gill gas to go, canton
- gurwinder group llc, flora
- hwy 51 llc, canton
- jasco food & gas, canton
- k & k one stop, canton
- kd one stop, canton
- karam 2 llc, canton
- karam 3 llc, canton
- lake harbor chevron, ridgeland
- love' travel stops & country stores, inc 208, canton
- m & k food mart, flora
- michael's 16, canton
- michael's 43, camden
- neighbors market, canton
- nimrat llc, canton
- oreo mart, canton
- quick fill llc 1, canton
- quikstop 3 inc, ridgeland
- school street valero, ridgeland
- speed quick mart inc, canton
- sprint mart 101, ridgeland
- sprint mart 106, ridgeland
- sprint mart 112, madison
- sprint mart 127, flora
- sprint mart 128, madison
- tienda anita, canton
- yandell shell, canton
- z mini mart, canton
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- canton discount drugs, canton
- cvs pharmacy 4993, madison
- cvs pharmacy 8310, madison
- dollar general 0875, flora
- dollar general 10358, canton
- dollar general 18499, ridgeland
- dollartree 10790, ridgeland
- dolar general 17829, canton
- dollar general 10478, canton
- dollar tree 2730, madison
- dollar tree 7103, canton
- family dollar 10265, canton
- family dollar 11902, canton
- family dollar 12656, flora
- family dollar store 10157, ridgeland
- walgreens 11111, madison
- walgreens 5655, ridgeland
- walgreens 15250, madison
Super Store · 10
- costco wholesale 1366, ridgeland
- dollar general market 13605, canton
- kroger 472, madison
- kroger 0492, madison
- kroger 0494, ridgeland
- piggly wiggly 181 181, canton
- sam's club 8271, madison
- walmart s/c 2720, madison
- walmart store # 875 0875, ridgeland
- walmart supercenter 3059, canton
Supermarket · 6
- aldi 82008, ridgeland
- delta marketing group, llc 45171, canton
- mac's fresh market 12, ridgeland
- sullivan's grocery 15, flora
- sullivan's marketplace mp1, madison
- the fresh market 091, ridgeland
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- al salam mediterranean market inc, ridgeland
- carniceria valdez, ridgeland
- d market, canton
- tienda la libertad 3, canton
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 Madison County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Nationwide peers for Madison County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Madison County (7.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Mississippi.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (24.0% here).
- Prince George's County, MD · 24.0% low-access
- Prince George's County, MD · 24.0% low-access
- Jackson County, IA · 24.0% low-access
- Jackson County, IA · 24.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (7.2% here).
- Pennington County, MN · 7.2% SNAP
- Pennington County, MN · 7.2% SNAP
- Anoka County, MN · 7.2% SNAP
- Anoka County, MN · 7.2% 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.
Food access nationally, Mississippi in context
Madison 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 Madison County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28089. 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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