Signature · 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Oktibbeha County, MS
Oktibbeha County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 33.6% low-access.
- 33.6%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 11.8%
- on SNAP
- 52K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Oktibbeha County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 33.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Harrison County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Oktibbeha County sits in the upper national band (33.6%, #702 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #702
- national by low-access %
- #14
- in MS
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Oktibbeha County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Oktibbeha County's 33.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #702 most-affected nationwide.
Oktibbeha County's elevated USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Oktibbeha County has 5 urban and 3 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.
Oktibbeha County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 47,671 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 16,039 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,251 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 51,771 |
| Median Household Income | $46,695 |
| Poverty Rate | 25.5%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,571 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 11.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Oktibbeha County
Oktibbeha County has 35 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 18 locations (51% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- asian food inc 1, starkville
- cvs pharmacy 5573, starkville
- dollar general 14380, starkville
- dollar general 2716, starkville
- dollar general 7025, starkville
- dollartree 10743, starkville
- dollar general 10121, starkville
- dollar general 11324, starkville
- dollar general 17227, starkville
- dollar general 21377, starkville
- dollar general 23417, sturgis
- dollar general 24243, starkville
- dollar general 25991, crawford
- dollar general store 17704, starkville
- dollar tree 5934, starkville
- east ms wholesale, starkville
- family dollar 565, starkville
- walgreens 6770, starkville
Convenience Store · 12
- 1045 louisville express llc, starkville
- fastbreak marathon of starkville inc, starkville
- macs meat market 1, starkville
- murphy usa 7808, starkville
- q mart 2, starkville
- quick shoppe #80, starkville
- sprint mart 4134, starkville
- sprint mart 4140, starkville
- sprint mart 4147, starkville
- texaco meat market, starkville
- the general store, maben
- westside market, starkville
Super Store · 3
- kroger food & phar #381 381, starkville
- walmart neighborhood market 5459, starkville
- walmart supercenter 112, starkville
Farmers' Market · 1
- starkville community market, starkville
Supermarket · 1
- aldi 82075, starkville
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Mississippi
One of 81 counties in Mississippi, 6 are shown here.
Compare Oktibbeha County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Oktibbeha County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Oktibbeha County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (33.6% here).
- Henry County, IA · 33.6% low-access
- Henry County, IA · 33.6% low-access
- Newton County, GA · 33.6% low-access
- Newton County, GA · 33.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (11.8% here).
- Pender County, NC · 11.8% SNAP
- Pender County, NC · 11.8% SNAP
- Moultrie County, IL · 11.8% SNAP
- Moultrie County, IL · 11.8% 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.
Oktibbeha County inside a higher low-access state context
Oktibbeha County sits inside Mississippi (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 Oktibbeha County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28105. 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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