Signature · 5.5% SNAP (1st pct in MS)
Rankin County, MS
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Rankin 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).
- 28.4%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 5.5%
- on SNAP
- 159K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Rankin County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 28.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Adams County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Rankin County ranks #1,057 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #25 of 80 counties in MS (28.4% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,057
- national by low-access %
- #25
- in MS
- 18
- low-access tracts
- 12K
- 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: 5.5% SNAP (1st pct in MS) (-6.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Rankin County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Rankin County's 28.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 66% of them and ranked #1,059 most-affected nationwide.
Rankin County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
27 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Rankin County has 16 urban and 11 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.
Rankin County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Leflore 29.1
Leflore 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Washington 29.1
Washington 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Copiah 28.5
Copiah 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Rankin 28.4
Rankin 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Adams 28.3
Adams 28.3%
28.3 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 27 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 141,617 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 18 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 40,242 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 11,690 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 158,854 |
| Median Household Income | $79,357 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,326 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.5%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Rankin County
Rankin County has 111 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 53 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 53
- berry quick stop, brandon
- bob's gas llc, brandon
- chevron, pelahatchie
- circle k 2723421, brandon
- circle k 2723437, florence
- circle k 2723440, pearl
- circle k 2723456, flowood
- circle k 2723748, pearl
- circle k 2723759, florence
- circle k 2723761, pearl
- circle k 2723859, brandon
- country junction, brandon
- double quick 209, brandon
- easy stop, pearl
- ed's corner, richland
- ed's quickie, florence
- fast trip, florence
- fill up 2, pearl
- fill up llc, pearl
- fleetway 107, flowood
- flowers bakery outlet 241, pearl
- fuel time 6, brandon
- huffnstuff, brandon
- j & r international xv llc, flowood
- jr food mart 477, florence
- kangaroo crossing 107, pelahatchie
- la1foodmart 3, brandon
- lakeside 13, brandon
- lakeside foodmart 12, brandon
- love's travel stop 420, flowood
- monterey food llc, florence
- murphy usa 7046, richland
- murphy usa 7565, flowood
- murphy usa 7828, pearl
- nates place, florence
- one stop food mart, pelahatchie
- outpost texaco, pearl
- pelahatchie express, pelahatchie
- pilot travel center 678, pearl
- quick food mart, pearl
- quiktrip 7249, flowood
- quiktrip 7250, richland
- raceway 6941, richland
- raceway 8651, pearl
- richland gas and food, richland
- stop & save, pearl
- sprint mart 114, flowood
- st jot llc, brandon
- super x mart, brandon
- supermart 6, florence
- texaco foodmart, pearl
- uday 2 llc, brandon
- xtra mile, brandon
Combination Grocery/Other · 39
- cvs pharmacy 5865, brandon
- cvs pharmacy 5878, richland
- cvs pharmacy 8311, flowood
- dollar general 10735, brandon
- dollar general 10757, puckett
- dollar general 1302, pearl
- dollar general 1662, flowood
- dollar general 3696, richland
- dollar general 7691, florence
- dollar general 8409, brandon
- dollar general 9066, pelahatchie
- dollartree 10157, florence
- dollartree 8835, flowood
- dollartree 9684, pearl
- dollar general 10208, pearl
- dollar general 10227, brandon
- dollar general 11402, brandon
- dollar general 12329, florence
- dollar general 13382, brandon
- dollar general 15738, florence
- dollar general 20370, pearl
- dollar general 20428, florence
- dollar general 20449, brandon
- dollar general 22229, brandon
- dollar general store 16601, brandon
- dollar tree 1290, brandon
- dollar tree 1811, richland
- dollar tree 3087, flowood
- dollar tree 5015, pearl
- dollar tree 8962, brandon
- family dollar 13554, brandon
- family dollar 2727, pearl
- family dollar store 10158, pearl
- family dollar store 2180, brandon
- roses 262, pearl
- walgreen 07656, richland
- walgreen 10270, flowood
- walgreens 3918, pearl
- walgreens 12822, brandon
Super Store · 13
- allen's food store inc, brandon
- kroger 363, pearl
- kroger 388, brandon
- kroger 449, richland
- kroger food store 00479, flowood
- kroger 0497, flowood
- kroger food store 493, brandon
- ramey's 25, florence
- sam's club 4790, pearl
- target store t-1920, flowood
- walmart 2755, flowood
- walmart 365, pearl
- walmart supercenter 2939, richland
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 82070, flowood
- fairway foods inc 103, pelahatchie
- ramey's 8, brandon
- save-a-lot 24927, pearl
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- cooper country meat packers, florence
Small Grocery Store · 1
- pearl meat market, pearl
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 Rankin County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Nationwide peers for Rankin County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Rankin County (5.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Mississippi.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (28.4% here).
- Bollinger County, MO · 28.4% low-access
- Bollinger County, MO · 28.4% low-access
- Grundy County, IL · 28.4% low-access
- Grundy County, IL · 28.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (5.5% here).
- Wabasha County, MN · 5.5% SNAP
- Wabasha County, MN · 5.5% SNAP
- Roseau County, MN · 5.5% SNAP
- Roseau County, MN · 5.5% 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.
Food access nationally, Mississippi in context
Rankin 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 Rankin County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28121. 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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