Signature · 8.9% low-access (18th pct)
Pierce County, GA
Pierce County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 11.6%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pierce County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 8.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Troup County (+ 0.6 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Pierce County lands in the lower national band (8.9%, #2,572 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,572
- national by low-access %
- #107
- in GA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 639
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.9% low-access (18th pct) (-13.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Pierce County compares nationally
Pierce County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.9% low-access share that beats 18% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,575).
Pierce County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pierce County has 0 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.
Pierce 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
- Wilcox 9.9
Wilcox 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Sumter 9.8
Sumter 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Troup 9.5
Troup 9.5%
9.5 % low-access
- Pierce 8.9
Pierce 8.9%
8.9 % low-access
- Terrell 8
Terrell 8%
8 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,758 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,667 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 639 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,202 |
| Median Household Income | $60,517 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.8%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 883 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.6%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
SNAP retailers in Pierce County
Pierce County has 21 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 10
- country boys mini mall inc, bristol
- flash foods llc 274163, blackshear
- flash foods llc 2745096, blackshear
- flash foods llc 27479, blackshear
- flash foods llc 27491, patterson
- gx express 2, blackshear
- jack rabbit food mart, blackshear
- n and r foodmart, blackshear
- sunshine grocery, blackshear
- united market no 2, blackshear
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- dollar general 19358, bristol
- dollar general 2077, blackshear
- dollar general 11581, patterson
- dollar general 15505, blackshear
- dollar general 23279, blackshear
- dollar general 24660, blackshear
- dollar tree 7366, blackshear
- family dollar store 729, blackshear
- walgreens 17795, blackshear
Super Store · 1
- wall's iga, blackshear
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly 156, blackshear
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 Pierce County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Pierce County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pierce 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 (8.9% here).
- Teton County, ID · 8.9% low-access
- Teton County, ID · 8.9% low-access
- Carroll County, IA · 8.9% low-access
- Carroll County, IA · 8.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (11.6% here).
- Fayette County, IL · 11.6% SNAP
- Fayette County, IL · 11.6% SNAP
- Miami County, IN · 11.6% SNAP
- Miami County, IN · 11.6% 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.
Pierce County inside a lower low-access state context
Pierce 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 Pierce County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13229. 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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