Signature · 0.6% low-access (3rd pct)
Rabun County, GA
Rabun County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.2%
- on SNAP
- 17K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Rabun County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Candler County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Rabun County lands in the lower national band (0.6%, #3,045 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,045
- national by low-access %
- #146
- in GA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 14
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.6% low-access (3rd pct) (-21.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Rabun County compares nationally
Food access in Rabun County compares favorably nationally: its 0.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 3% of them (rank #3,047).
Rabun County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Rabun County has 0 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.
Rabun 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
- Jefferson 0.7
Jefferson 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Lanier 0.7
Lanier 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Long 0.7
Long 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Rabun 0.6
Rabun 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Candler 0.6
Candler 0.6%
0.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,276 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 95 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 17,312 |
| Median Household Income | $67,493 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 550 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
SNAP retailers in Rabun County
Rabun County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 7 locations (44% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- cvs pharmacy 7759, clayton
- dollar general 11950, clayton
- dollar general 21641, dillard
- dollar general 23775, tiger
- dollar tree 7343, clayton
- family dollar 874, clayton
- walgreens 12464, clayton
Convenience Store · 7
- circle m food shop 43, rabun gap
- clipper 25, clayton
- jp dillard 271, dillard
- rabun oil company, rabun gap
- race trac 455, clayton
- racetrac 2674, clayton
- i-market 788, clayton
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 2753, clayton
Supermarket · 1
- ingles markets 488, clayton
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 Rabun County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Rabun County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Rabun 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 (0.6% here).
- San Francisco County, CA · 0.6% low-access
- San Francisco County, CA · 0.6% low-access
- Pendleton County, KY · 0.6% low-access
- Pendleton County, KY · 0.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (7.2% here).
- Tippecanoe County, IN · 7.2% SNAP
- Tippecanoe County, IN · 7.2% SNAP
- Osage County, KS · 7.2% SNAP
- Osage County, KS · 7.2% 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.
Rabun County inside a lower low-access state context
Rabun 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 Rabun County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13241. 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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