Signature · 0.2% low-access (2nd pct)
Marion County, SC
Marion County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 22.3%
- on SNAP
- 29K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Marion County, SC
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 22.3% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Barnwell County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Marion County lands in the lower national band (0.2%, #3,067 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,067
- national by low-access %
- #45
- in SC
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 38
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.2% low-access (2nd pct) (-21.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Marion County compares nationally
Food access in Marion County compares favorably nationally: its 0.2% 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 #3,067).
Marion County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 8 of Marion County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Marion County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Beaufort
Beaufort 49%
49 % low-access
- Saluda 2.9
Saluda 2.9%
2.9 % low-access
- Allendale 2.3
Allendale 2.3%
2.3 % low-access
- Calhoun 1
Calhoun 1%
1 % low-access
- Marion 0.2
Marion 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 33,062 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 70 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 38 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 28,664 |
| Median Household Income | $36,301 |
| Poverty Rate | 30.0%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,710 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.3%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Marion County
Marion County has 44 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 21 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 44 authorized stores; Mullins holds 52% of them. 3 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Brittons Neck, Gresham, Nichols.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Mullins | 23 | 3 |
| Marion | 18 | 2 |
| Brittons Neck | 1 | none |
| Gresham | 1 | none |
| Nichols | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 21
- 41 grocery, mullins
- 76 express, marion
- circle k 2723217, mullins
- circle k 2723230, marion
- cruizers #917, marion
- hot spot 2021, brittons neck
- hot spot 2028, marion
- lotto palace, mullins
- lotto world, mullins
- m&m foodmart., marion
- mullins express mart, mullins
- mullins kwik stop, mullins
- murphy express 8561, mullins
- palmetto express, marion
- quick shop, marion
- smith grocery, mullins
- tiger mart, marion
- tiger mart 20, mullins
- tiger mart 4, mullins
- town mart, marion
- zack's food mart, marion
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- cvs pharmacy 3855, mullins
- cvs pharmacy 4150, marion
- dollar general 1203, marion
- dollar general 14236, marion
- dollar general 14610, marion
- dollar general 1792, mullins
- dollar general 6831, mullins
- dollartree 8798, mullins
- dollar general 16191, mullins
- dollar general 20599, nichols
- dollar general 25854, mullins
- dollar general store 17566, gresham
- dollar tree 3954, mullins
- family dollar store 138, mullins
- family dollar store 274, marion
- family dollar store 4658, marion
- roses express 604, mullins
Super Store · 3
- iga #65 154, marion
- piggly wiggly 158, mullins
- walmart 1829, mullins
Supermarket · 2
- food lion 1597, marion
- iga mullins 13, mullins
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- mullins food processing, mullins
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Carolina
One of 45 counties in South Carolina, 6 are shown here.
Compare Marion County vs Abbeville County → · All South Carolina counties →
Counties near Marion County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Marion County, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SC (0.2% here).
- Antrim County, MI · 0.2% low-access
- Amador County, CA · 0.2% low-access
- Fentress County, TN · 0.3% low-access
- Avery County, NC · 0.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (22.3% here).
- Jefferson County, GA · 22.3% SNAP
- Bibb County, GA · 22.3% SNAP
- Bleckley County, GA · 22.4% SNAP
- DeSoto County, FL · 22.4% 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.
South Carolina among South Atlantic states
South Carolina ranks 2nd of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (28.7%). Marion County, at 0.2%, runs 28.5 pts below the South Carolina rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
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 .
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