Signature · 8 LILA tracts (61.5% of tracts)
Newton County, GA
Newton County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 8 LILA tracts (61.5% of the book) alongside 33.6% low-access.
- 33.6%
- low-access pop.
- 8
- food-desert tracts
- 13.6%
- on SNAP
- 118K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Newton County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 33.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 8 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 62% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Randolph County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Newton County sits in the upper national band (33.6%, #701 of 3,079) with 8 LILA tracts.
- #701
- national by low-access %
- #40
- in GA
- 9
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- 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: 8 LILA tracts (61.5% of tracts) .
How Newton County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Newton County's 33.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #702 most-affected nationwide.
Newton County's elevated USDA tier split
13 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 8 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Newton County has 8 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.
Newton 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
- Randolph 33.8
Randolph 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Newton 33.6
Newton 33.6%
33.6 % low-access
- Jones 33.3
Jones 33.3%
33.3 % low-access
- Walton 33.2
Walton 33.2%
33.2 % low-access
- Lee 32.9
Lee 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 13 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 99,958 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 9 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 8 |
| Low-Access Population | 33,596 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,360 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 118,152 |
| Median Household Income | $77,179 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,614 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Newton County
Newton County has 85 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 46 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 46
- 2117 emory mart, covington
- a-one food mart, covington
- ap food mart, covington
- almon food mart, covington
- bonds bp, covington
- bp food mart, covington
- c&ds eats & grocers, covingtion
- covington food mart, covington
- covington food mart, covington
- covington raceway, covington
- crowell road liberty, covington
- fast trip, covington
- get n go, covington
- jj quick stop, covington
- jp covington 267, social circle
- jp potts 283, covington
- jupiterfoodmart, covington
- kwickie/flash foods 249, covington
- liberty food mart, covington
- liberty food mart 2, covington
- magnet shell, covington
- marathon food mart, covington
- marathon quickspot, covington
- marium llc, covington
- murphy usa 7572, covington
- neighbors market, covington
- north fork chevron, oxford
- oak hills bp, covington
- parin inc, covington
- pure food mart, covington
- quik trip 798, covington
- quick stop, newborn
- quiktrip 1739, covington
- quiktrip 821, covington
- rocky plains grocery, covington
- salem food mart, covington
- salem quick stop, covington
- shell food mart, covington
- shell food mart, covington
- shell food mart, covington
- shell porterdale inc, porterdale
- sm pony express inc, covington
- texaco food mart, oxford
- turner lake marathon, covington
- united brownbridge inc, covington
- walnut bp, covington
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- big lots 3328, covington
- cvs pharmacy 1359, covington
- cvs pharmacy 4695, covington
- cvs pharmacy 8418, covington
- cvs pharmacy 8419, covington
- dollar general 0085, covington
- dollar general 11172, covington
- dollar general 13026, newborn
- dollar general 4808, covington
- dollar general 7057, covington
- dollar tree 391, covington
- dollar general 11417, covington
- dollar general 12855, oxford
- dollar general 16153, covington
- dollar general 16476, covington
- dollar general 24937, covington
- dollar general 8323, covington
- family dollar 11714, covington
- family dollar 7979, porterdale
- walgreens 13760, covington
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 71031 71031, covington
- bell's discount grocs, covington
- food depot 44, covington
- ingles markets 439, covington
- ingles markets 452, covington
- publix 0744, covington
- publix super markets, inc. 1811, covington
Super Store · 5
- kroger 214, covington
- kroger 436, covington
- kroger 621, covington
- walmart 4558, covington
- walmart 459, covington
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- selam farm 1, covington
- the meat house, covington
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- henderson's, covington
- la tampiquena, covington
Small Grocery Store · 2
- happy produce caribbean market, covington
- utopian mini mart, covington
Seafood Specialty · 1
- g & m fish & variety, covington
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 Newton County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Newton County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Newton 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 (33.6% here).
- Henry County, IA · 33.6% low-access
- Henry County, IA · 33.6% low-access
- Lee County, AL · 33.6% low-access
- Lee County, AL · 33.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (13.6% here).
- Conway County, AR · 13.6% SNAP
- Conway County, AR · 13.6% SNAP
- Kennebec County, ME · 13.6% SNAP
- Kennebec County, ME · 13.6% 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.
Newton County inside a higher low-access state context
Newton 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 Newton County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13217. 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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