Signature · 34.6% low-access (80th pct)
Morgan County, GA
Morgan County sits in the upper national band on low-access (34.6%, +12.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 34.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.3%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Morgan County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 34.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Floyd County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Morgan County sits in the upper national band (34.6%, #619 of 3,079).
- #619
- national by low-access %
- #37
- in GA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 34.6% low-access (80th pct) (+12.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Morgan County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Morgan County's 34.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 80% of them and ranked #621 most-affected nationwide.
Morgan County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Morgan County has 1 urban and 4 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.
Morgan County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Houston 35
Houston 35%
35 % low-access
- Morgan 34.6
Morgan 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Floyd 34.6
Floyd 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Glynn 34.4
Glynn 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Randolph 33.8
Randolph 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 17,868 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,184 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,962 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,078 |
| Median Household Income | $78,111 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 914 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
SNAP retailers in Morgan County
Morgan County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (73% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- 1353 management llc, madison
- bostwick citgo, bostwick
- c & s business, buckhead
- chevron food mart, rutledge
- citgo, madison
- exxon food mart, madison
- flash foods llc 2745089, madison
- golden pantry food stores 1085, madison
- love's travel stop 781, madison
- madison country store llc, madison
- main street pantry, madison
- pilot travel center 420, madison
- raceway 6905, madison
- sandhu foodmart, buckhead
- ta madison 0045, madison
- texaco food mart, madison
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 519, madison
- dollar general 14884, rutledge
- dollar tree 4720, madison
- farmview market, madison
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 1363, madison
Supermarket · 1
- ingles markets 444, madison
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 Morgan County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Morgan County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Morgan 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 (34.6% here).
- Walton County, FL · 34.6% low-access
- Walton County, FL · 34.6% low-access
- Mackinac County, MI · 34.6% low-access
- Mackinac County, MI · 34.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (11.3% here).
- Kauai County, HI · 11.3% SNAP
- Kauai County, HI · 11.3% SNAP
- Mesa County, CO · 11.3% SNAP
- Mesa County, CO · 11.3% 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.
Morgan County inside a higher low-access state context
Morgan 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 Morgan County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13211. 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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