Signature · 6.0% low-access (12th pct)
Prentiss County, MS
Prentiss County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 11.5%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Prentiss County, MS
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -16.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sharkey County (+ 0.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Prentiss County lands in the lower national band (6.0%, #2,763 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,763
- national by low-access %
- #76
- in MS
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 818
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.0% low-access (12th pct) (-16.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Prentiss County compares nationally
Food access in Prentiss County compares favorably nationally: its 6.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 12% of them (rank #2,765).
Prentiss County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Prentiss 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.
Prentiss County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Sharkey 6.5
Sharkey 6.5%
6.5 % low-access
- Prentiss 6
Prentiss 6%
6 % low-access
- Greene 5.4
Greene 5.4%
5.4 % low-access
- Neshoba 4.5
Neshoba 4.5%
4.5 % low-access
- Tippah 4.5
Tippah 4.5%
4.5 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 25,276 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,514 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 818 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 25,184 |
| Median Household Income | $49,724 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,101 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.5%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.3% |
SNAP retailers in Prentiss County
Prentiss County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 11 locations (50% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- cvs pharmacy 4536, booneville
- dollar general 11144, booneville
- dollar general 3700, booneville
- dollar general 4144, baldwyn
- dollar general 11575, marietta
- dollar general 17032, booneville
- dollar general 17312, booneville
- dollar general 25307, booneville
- dollar general 30581, booneville
- dollar tree 3923, booneville
- family dollar 13736, booneville
Convenience Store · 5
- bluesky 711, booneville
- booneville travel center llc, booneville
- burton one stop, booneville
- dodge stores 6702, booneville
- murphy express 8526, booneville
Supermarket · 3
- baldwyn u save inc, baldwyn
- piggly wiggly, booneville
- waldens super market, booneville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- j p sales, booneville
Small Grocery Store · 1
- southern variety 4, baldwyn
Super Store · 1
- walmart superecenter 114, booneville
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 Prentiss County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Prentiss County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Prentiss 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 (6.0% here).
- St. Louis city, MO · 6.0% low-access
- St. Louis city, MO · 6.0% low-access
- St. Helena Parish, LA · 6.0% low-access
- St. Helena Parish, LA · 6.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (11.5% here).
- Meade County, KY · 11.5% SNAP
- Meade County, KY · 11.5% SNAP
- Vermillion County, IN · 11.5% SNAP
- Vermillion County, IN · 11.5% 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.
Prentiss County inside a lower low-access state context
Prentiss 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 Prentiss County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28117. 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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