Signature · 25 LILA tracts (53.2% of tracts)
Richmond County, GA
Richmond County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 25 LILA tracts (53.2% of the book) alongside 47.6% low-access.
- 47.6%
- low-access pop.
- 25
- food-desert tracts
- 21.1%
- on SNAP
- 206K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Richmond County, GA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 47.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +25.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 25 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.1% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 53% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Echols County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Richmond County sits in the upper national band (47.6%, #233 of 3,079) with 25 LILA tracts.
- #233
- national by low-access %
- #14
- in GA
- 37
- low-access tracts
- 42K
- 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: 25 LILA tracts (53.2% of tracts) .
How Richmond County compares nationally
Richmond County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 47.6% low-access share outpaces 93% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #233 most-affected nationwide.
Richmond County's elevated USDA tier split
47 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 25 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Richmond County has 44 urban and 3 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.
Richmond County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Paulding
Paulding 48.6%
48.6 % low-access
- Appling
Appling 47.8%
47.8 % low-access
- Echols
Echols 47.7%
47.7 % low-access
- Richmond
Richmond 47.6%
47.6 % low-access
- Treutlen
Treutlen 46.8%
46.8 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 47 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 200,549 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 37 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 25 |
| Low-Access Population | 95,414 |
| Low-Access Share | 47.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 42,202 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 206,069 |
| Median Household Income | $55,637 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 16,177 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.9%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Richmond County
Richmond County has 237 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 134 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 134
- a 1 stop, augusta
- a-one stores, hephzibah
- am-pm convenience store, augusta
- aggies, augusta
- aggies ii convenience store, augusta
- am pm truckstop5, augusta
- am-pm travel center, blythe
- aman food mart, augusta
- amex mart, hephzibah
- andy foodmart, augusta
- boundary market, augusta
- bp national hills, augusta
- c mart, augusta
- c's corner conveniece store llc, augusta
- circle k 05372, augusta
- circle k 2705378, augusta
- circle k 3170, hephzibah
- circle k 3171, augusta
- circle k 3174, augusta
- circle k 3180, augusta
- circle k 5341, augusta
- circle k store 3168, augusta
- circle k stores inc. 2707036, augusta
- central mart, augusta
- chevron food mart, augusta
- chevron food mart, augusta
- circle k 2703175, augusta
- circle k 2703271, augusta
- circle k 2705334, augusta
- circle k 2723264, augusta
- circle k 2723266, augusta
- circle k 2723737, augusta
- circle k 4463, augusta
- circle k 5337, augusta
- circle k 5365, augusta
- circle k store 3178, augusta
- circle k store 3179, augusta
- circle k store 5373, augusta
- circle k store 5581, augusta
- circle k store 5582, augusta
- citgo gas station, hephzibah
- coliseum, augusta
- corner mini mart, augusta
- corner store, augusta
- country corner # 11, augusta
- country corner 10, augusta
- discount food stop, augusta
- downtown corner store, augusta
- downtown smoke shop, augusta
- express mart, augusta
- ez go, augusta
- ez stop & shop, augusta
- five star fuels, augusta
- flowers bakery outlet 630, augusta
- food mart, augusta
- forest hill's market, augusta
- fortune lottery, augusta
- gas express, augusta
- gas express llc 288, augusta
- gas pro travel center 203, hephzibah
- gas world #3, augusta
- gasworld 13, augusta
- gasworld 17, augusta
- gasworld 9, augusta
- get it to go, augusta
- get n go, augusta
- good to go 6, augusta
- goshen grocery, augusta
- h and a sales enterprises llc, augusta
- highway 1 food mart, hephzibah
- in-n-out market, augusta
- in-n-out market lottery store, augusta
- in-n-out market lottery store, augusta
- jones corner, augusta
- joy food mart, augusta
- king food mart, augusta
- la casa latina, augusta
- lotto market, augusta
- lotto market, hephzibah
- lotto shine, augusta
- lucky 7 0, augusta
- mom & pop convenience store, augusta
- macks kuntry store 1, blythe
- masters food mart, augusta
- masters xpress, augusta
- murphy usa 7639, augusta
- neighborhood store, augusta
- ok mart, augusta
- olde town bp, augusta
- on track fuel, hephzibah
- p j store, augusta
- parker's 110, augusta
- parker's 118, augusta
- parker's 125, hephzibah
- parker's 132, augusta
- pic n mov, augusta
- pick n pay, hephzibah
- pine hill food store, hephzibah
- pops lucky shop, hephzibah
- presidential mart, augusta
- quickstop hephzibah, hephzibah
- richmond hill market, augusta
- raceway 6812, augusta
- raceway 868, augusta
- raceway921, augusta
- sai balaji inc, hephzibah
- savin haven, augusta
- shell quick stop, augusta
- shoppers stop, augusta
- short stop, augusta
- smart grocery, augusta
- smile grocery, augusta
- south pole llc, augusta
- split stop 2161, augusta
- split stop 3745, augusta
- sprint 900701, augusta
- sprint 900709, hephzibah
- sprint 900712, hephzibah
- sprint 900715, augusta
- sprint 900716, augusta
- sprint 900732, augusta
- sun food mart, augusta
- super express 3, augusta
- super express 6, augusta
- super express 7, augusta
- texaco food mart, augusta
- the station house, augusta
- thriftee supermarket, augusta
- time saver gro, augusta
- time saver gro #3, augusta
- town & country store, hephzibah
- victor investments 2022, augusta
- wally's, hephzibah
- yogi convenience store, augusta
Combination Grocery/Other · 65
- cvs pharmacy 3378, augusta
- cvs pharmacy 4119, augusta
- cvs pharmacy 4583, augusta
- cvs pharmacy 7746, augusta
- crab king southgate, augusta
- dollar general 13846, augusta
- dollar general 18535, augusta
- dollar general 2714, augusta
- dollar general 3877, augusta
- dollar general 6880, hephzibah
- dollar general 7732, augusta
- dollar general 9523, hephzibah
- dollar tree 0108, augusta
- dollartree 10795, augusta
- dollartree 8902, augusta
- dollartree 9351, augusta
- dollartree 9738, hephzibah
- dollar general 10550, hephzibah
- dollar general 12473, augusta
- dollar general 16666, blythe
- dollar general 17818, augusta
- dollar general 20015, augusta
- dollar general 21393, hephzibah
- dollar general 21487, augusta
- dollar general 22343, augusta
- dollar general 23723, augusta
- dollar general 23879, hephzibah
- dollar general 25328, augusta
- dollar general 25930, hephzibah
- dollar general store 18030, augusta
- dollar tree 3292, augusta
- dollar tree 4500, augusta
- dollar tree 565, augusta
- dollar tree 7431, augusta
- dollar tree 8285, hephzibah
- dollar tree 9531, augusta
- express lottery, augusta
- family dollar store 5438, augusta
- family dollar store 6058, augusta
- family dollar 11528, augusta
- family dollar 11533, augusta
- family dollar 11567, augusta
- family dollar 13105, hephzibah
- family dollar 13763, augusta
- family dollar 139, augusta
- family dollar 1471, augusta
- family dollar 3008, augusta
- family dollar 3854, augusta
- family dollar 4344, augusta
- family dollar 9308, augusta
- family dollar store 3485, augusta
- family dollar store 374, augusta
- family dollar store 4383, hephzibah
- family dollar store 4402, augusta
- family dollar store 6060, augusta
- family dollar store 6612, hephzibah
- family dollar store 8564, augusta
- good earth produce and garden center, augusta
- jaho market, augusta
- oriental food & gift, augusta
- walgreen 06632, augusta
- walgreens 11827, augusta
- walgreens 11836, augusta
- walgreens 15333, hephzibah
- walgreens 19793, augusta
Super Store · 14
- augusta iga 655, augusta
- costco wholesale 1102, augusta
- freshtake grocery 650, augusta
- kj's market - tobacco rd 613, hephzibah
- kroger store 676, augusta
- kj' market-hephzibah 649, hephzibah
- kj's market-peach orchard 606, augusta
- kroger 664, augusta
- lanier's fresh meat market llc, augusta
- lild 1052, augusta
- target store t-1090, augusta
- walmart 1293, augusta
- walmart neighborhood market 2465, hephzibah
- walmart supercenter 4144, augusta
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 76115, augusta
- food lion 1447, augusta
- food lion 1540, augusta
- food lion 2860, augusta
- harveys supermarket 1682, augusta
- publix 0525, augusta
- the fresh market 015, augusta
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- bourda green international market, augusta
- cilantros latin market, augusta
- green street super market, augusta
- kingrich african international market and cafe, hephzibah
- radha indian asian grocers, augusta
- salva-mex tienda latina 1, augusta
Farmers' Market · 4
- garden city farmers market, augusta
- golden camp market, augusta
- laney walker farner's market 1, augusta
- south augusta - journey sherwood 30906, augusta
Seafood Specialty · 3
- carolina blue crab and shrimps llc 1, grovetown
- crab king ii, hephzibah
- island seafood, augusta
Small Grocery Store · 2
- mi lindo guanajuato tienda mexicana, llc, augusta
- prabish food mart, augusta
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- knights meat company inc, augusta
Military Commissary · 1
- fort gordon commissary 315, fort gordon
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 Richmond County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Richmond County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Richmond 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 (47.6% here).
- Washita County, OK · 47.5% low-access
- Williamson County, TX · 47.8% low-access
- McLeod County, MN · 47.3% low-access
- Franklin County, KS · 47.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (21.1% here).
- Iberville Parish, LA · 21.1% SNAP
- Iberville Parish, LA · 21.1% SNAP
- Douglas County, OR · 21.1% SNAP
- Douglas County, OR · 21.1% 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.
Richmond County inside a higher low-access state context
Richmond 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 .
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