Signature · 4 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts)
Marengo County, AL
Marengo County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (66.7% of the book) alongside 27.6% low-access.
- 27.6%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 23.6%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Marengo County, AL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 27.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.6% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 67% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Montgomery County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Marengo County ranks #1,108 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #20 of 66 counties in AL (27.6% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,108
- national by low-access %
- #20
- in AL
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts) .
How Marengo County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Marengo County's 27.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 65% of them and ranked #1,108 most-affected nationwide.
Marengo County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
Marengo County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (5 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Marengo County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Crenshaw
Crenshaw 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Randolph
Randolph 29.3%
29.3 % low-access
- Montgomery
Montgomery 27.7%
27.7 % low-access
- Marengo
Marengo 27.6%
27.6 % low-access
- Conecuh 26.4
Conecuh 26.4%
26.4 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 21,027 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,808 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,785 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,851 |
| Median Household Income | $43,825 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.9%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,863 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.2%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
SNAP retailers in Marengo County
Marengo County has 20 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 8 locations (40% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 20 authorized stores; Demopolis holds 60% of them. 4 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Sweet Water, Dixons Mills, Thomaston, Thomasville.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Demopolis | 12 | 3 |
| Linden | 3 | 1 |
| Sweet Water | 2 | none |
| Dixons Mills | 1 | none |
| Thomaston | 1 | none |
| Thomasville | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 1385, demopolis
- dollar general 11898, dixons mills
- dollar general 19967, thomaston
- dollar general 24631, demopolis
- dollar general 2624, linden
- dollar tree 7859, demopolis
- family dollar 307, demopolis
- family dollar 868, linden
Convenience Store · 8
- 510 chevron, demopolis
- champions get-n-go inc 1, thomasville
- front road store, demopolis
- goco 205, sweet water
- hwy 10 petro llc, sweet water
- murphy usa 7274, demopolis
- raceway 6972, demopolis
- texaco food mart, demopolis
Super Store · 2
- vowell's fresh market 20, demopolis
- walmart supercenter 731, demopolis
Large Grocery Store · 1
- the butcher shop, demopolis
Supermarket · 1
- papa's foods, linden
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 Marengo County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Nationwide peers for Marengo County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Marengo County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AL (27.6% here).
- Kootenai County, ID · 27.6% low-access
- Rockland County, NY · 27.6% low-access
- Ramsey County, ND · 27.6% low-access
- Greene County, VA · 27.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (23.6% here).
- Cibola County, NM · 23.6% SNAP
- Edgecombe County, NC · 23.6% SNAP
- Frio County, TX · 23.6% SNAP
- Klamath County, OR · 23.7% 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.
Alabama among East South Central states
Alabama ranks 3rd of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (24.5%). Marengo County, at 27.6%, runs 3.1 pts above the Alabama rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Marengo County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01091. 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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