Signature · 52 SNAP-authorized stores
Polk County, GA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Polk County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 24.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 17.3%
- on SNAP
- 44K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Polk County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 24.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Baldwin County (+ 0.4 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Polk County ranks #1,353 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #65 of 151 counties in GA (24.2% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,353
- national by low-access %
- #65
- in GA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 52 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Polk County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Polk County's 24.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 57% of them and ranked #1,355 most-affected nationwide.
Polk County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Polk County has 2 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.
Polk County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Hall 25
Hall 25%
25 % low-access
- Baldwin 24.6
Baldwin 24.6%
24.6 % low-access
- DeKalb 24.6
DeKalb 24.6%
24.6 % low-access
- Polk 24.2
Polk 24.2%
24.2 % low-access
- Atkinson 23.5
Atkinson 23.5%
23.5 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 41,475 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,042 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.2%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,041 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 43,785 |
| Median Household Income | $58,515 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,743 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Polk County
Polk County has 52 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 28 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 28
- antioch food mart, cedartown
- arco quick stop, cedartown
- burton's kwik stop, aragon
- chapman's shoppette, cedartown
- cedartown food mart, cedartown
- cedartown grocery & tobacco, cedartown
- cowboys, cedartown
- d k convenience store, cedartown
- dunn's quick stop, rockmart
- dunn's quick stop 2, aragon
- el camino mexican market, cedartown
- express stop, rockmart
- g & s cafe, cedartown
- g b foodmart, rockmart
- handy mart, rockmart
- hi tech food mart, rockmart
- indica oil company, cedartown
- los amigos, cedartown
- madi food mart, cedartown
- murphy usa 7323, cedartown
- poudel food mart, cedartown
- raceway 6854, rockmart
- rockmart food, rockmart
- royal food mart, cedartown
- shamrock food mart, cedartown
- smart mart, rockmart
- the corner store, cedartown
- the country store, cedartown
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cvs pharmacy 5356, cedartown
- dollar general 14577, cedartown
- dollar general 4163, rockmart
- dollar general 8075, aragon
- dollar general 13660, rockmart
- dollar general 24859, cedartown
- dollar general 25789, cedartown
- dollar general 30530, aragon
- dollar general 7839, cedartown
- dollar tree 3513, cedartown
- dollar tree 4653, rockmart
- family dollar 276, cedartown
- tienda y tortilleria la bendicion, cedartown
- walgreens 17083, cedartown
Super Store · 5
- dollar general market 9830, cedartown
- kroger 429, cedartown
- p m a supermarkets, cedartown
- walmart 4409, rockmart
- walmart 727, cedartown
Supermarket · 2
- ingles markets 453, rockmart
- triangle foods, rockmart
Farmers' Market · 1
- rockmart farmers market, inc, rockmart
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- carniceria los molcajetes, cedartown
Small Grocery Store · 1
- quetzal supermarket, cedartown
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 Polk County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Nationwide peers for Polk County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Polk 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 (24.2% here).
- Logan County, CO · 24.2% low-access
- Logan County, CO · 24.2% low-access
- Labette County, KS · 24.2% low-access
- Labette County, KS · 24.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (17.3% here).
- Bradford County, FL · 17.3% SNAP
- Bradford County, FL · 17.3% SNAP
- Fulton County, IL · 17.3% SNAP
- Fulton County, IL · 17.3% 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.
Food access nationally, Georgia in context
Polk 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 Polk County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13233. 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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