Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Randolph County, AL
Randolph County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 29.3% low-access.
- 29.3%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 18.8%
- on SNAP
- 23K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Randolph County, AL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 29.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Crenshaw County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Randolph County sits in the upper national band (29.3%, #976 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #976
- national by low-access %
- #18
- in AL
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Randolph County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Randolph County's 29.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #978 most-affected nationwide.
Randolph County's elevated USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Randolph County has 1 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.
Randolph County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Coffee
Coffee 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Crenshaw
Crenshaw 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Randolph
Randolph 29.3%
29.3 % low-access
- Montgomery
Montgomery 27.7%
27.7 % low-access
- Marengo
Marengo 27.6%
27.6 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,913 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,719 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,021 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 22,510 |
| Median Household Income | $52,338 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,741 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.8%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Randolph County
Randolph County has 27 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 14
- allen's food marts inc 76, wedowee
- b's grocery, woodland
- country corner, newell
- express mart 1, roanoke
- j.s.grocery, roanoke
- jopada, newell
- lake wedowee bait and tackle, wedowee
- mad indian quickie mart, lineville
- main street food mart, wedowee
- murphy usa 7814, roanoke
- patel food mart #2, roanoke
- patel food mart#1, roanoke
- spartlin's grocerry, woodland
- stephens station, wadley
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- clark bros. quality meats, roanoke
- dollar general 0505, wedowee
- dollar general 3962, roanoke
- dollar general 9135, wadley
- dollar general 20763, wedowee
- dollar general 23996, woodland
- dollar general 24350, roanoke
- dollar tree 6605, roanoke
- family dollar 13172, woodland
Super Store · 2
- w m grocery, wedowee
- walmart supercenter 863, roanoke
Large Grocery Store · 1
- perryland foods, wedowee
Supermarket · 1
- wm grocery roanoke 218, roanoke
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Alabama
One of 66 counties in Alabama, 6 are shown here.
Compare Randolph County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Counties near Randolph County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Randolph County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AL (29.3% here).
- Sevier County, AR · 29.3% low-access
- Sevier County, AR · 29.3% low-access
- Seminole County, FL · 29.3% low-access
- Seminole County, FL · 29.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (18.8% here).
- Chattooga County, GA · 18.8% SNAP
- Chattooga County, GA · 18.8% SNAP
- Peach County, GA · 18.8% SNAP
- Peach County, GA · 18.8% 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.
Randolph County inside a higher low-access state context
Randolph County sits inside Alabama (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 Randolph County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01111. 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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