Signature · 0.8% low-access (3rd pct)
McDuffie County, GA
McDuffie County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 17.0%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County McDuffie County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.3 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dawson County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
McDuffie County lands in the lower national band (0.8%, #3,024 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,024
- national by low-access %
- #140
- in GA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 37
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.8% low-access (3rd pct) (-21.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How McDuffie County compares nationally
Food access in McDuffie County compares favorably nationally: its 0.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 3% of them (rank #3,027).
McDuffie County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, McDuffie County has 0 urban and 5 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.
McDuffie 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
- Dawson 0.9
Dawson 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
- Jenkins 0.9
Jenkins 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
- McDuffie 0.8
McDuffie 0.8%
0.8 % low-access
- Jefferson 0.7
Jefferson 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Lanier 0.7
Lanier 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 21,875 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 173 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 37 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,718 |
| Median Household Income | $56,733 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,389 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in McDuffie County
McDuffie County has 33 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 17
- axon's mini mart, dearing
- bp foodmart, thomson
- bronco, thomson
- circle k 5367, thomson
- jet food store 102, thomson
- kap2024 llc, thomson
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 354, thomson
- lucky one stop llc, thomson
- mo convenience and tobacco store, thomson
- murphy usa 7951, thomson
- raceway 6726, thomson
- rimpys apex no, thomson
- saicon food and gas, thomson
- sprint 900714, thomson
- sprint 900747, thomson
- thomson corner store llc na, thomson
- triangle foodstore, thomson
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- cvs pharmacy 4556, thomson
- dollar general 631, thomson
- dollar general 8917, thomson
- dollar general 21704, dearing
- dollar general 30446, dearing
- dollar general 31181, thomson
- dollar tree 2277, thomson
- family dollar 12532, dearing
- family dollar store 160, thomson
- family dollar store 3694, thomson
- walgreens 11995, thomson
- walgreens 19973, thomson
Super Store · 2
- kj's market-thomson 665, thomson
- walmart 1658, thomson
Farmers' Market · 1
- a market for alex, dearing
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- tims butcher shop 1, thomson
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 McDuffie County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near McDuffie County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for McDuffie 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 (0.8% here).
- Gooding County, ID · 0.8% low-access
- Gooding County, ID · 0.8% low-access
- Cumberland County, IL · 0.8% low-access
- Cumberland County, IL · 0.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (17.0% here).
- Stephenson County, IL · 17.0% SNAP
- Stephenson County, IL · 17.0% SNAP
- Rio Grande County, CO · 17.0% SNAP
- Rio Grande County, CO · 17.0% 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.
McDuffie County inside a lower low-access state context
McDuffie 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 McDuffie County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13189. 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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