Signature · 39.6% low-access (87th pct)

Rockdale County, GA

Rockdale County sits in the upper national band on low-access (39.6%, +17.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.

39.6%
low-access pop.
4
food-desert tracts
12.2%
on SNAP
95K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 GA

USDA FARA access plate

County Rockdale County, GA

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE

  • LA-ELEVATED 39.6% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +17.5 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-TYPICAL 12.2% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-DENSE 27% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Bleckley County (+ 0.0 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Rockdale County sits in the upper national band (39.6%, #414 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.

#414
national by low-access %
#24
in GA
11
low-access tracts
11K
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: 39.6% low-access (87th pct) (+17.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).

How Rockdale County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Rockdale County's 39.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 87% of them and ranked #415 most-affected nationwide.

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Rockdale County's elevated USDA tier split

15 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Rockdale County, GA USDA-defined food-access tiers: 4 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 7 limited, 4 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 15 tracts evaluated. 4 tracts adequate (26.7%) 7 tracts limited (46.7%) 4 tracts severe / food desert (26.7%) Adequate 27% Limited 47% Severe 27% Food-access tier distribution: Rockdale County, GA
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Rockdale County has 11 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.

Rockdale County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Rockdale County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts15
Atlas Population (2010 basis)85,215
Low-Access Tracts11
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)4
Low-Access Population33,760
Low-Access Share39.6%well above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population11,367

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Rockdale County
IndicatorValue
Population95,281
Median Household Income$77,247
Poverty Rate10.8%below the national average
SNAP Households4,187
SNAP Participation Rate12.2%near the national average
Households Without a Vehicle3.2%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population0.9%

Thick SNAP store book in Rockdale County

Rockdale County has 86 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 44 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 44

  • chevron food mart, conyers
  • chevron food mart, conyers
  • chevron food mart, conyers
  • chevron station #767, conyers
  • circle k sigman, conyers
  • citgo food mart, conyers
  • conyers 1801 llc, conyers
  • conyers quickmart, conyers
  • conyers shell, conyers
  • corner market, stockbridge
  • daredia investments inc food mart, conyers
  • eastview food mart, conyers
  • fatima & mohan inc, conyers
  • flash foods llc 2745126, conyers
  • food mart, conyers
  • fritz food mart, conyers
  • jai jalaram 2024 llc, conyers
  • lakeshore mart, conyers
  • lucky lotto foodmart, stockbridge
  • mathews market place, conyers
  • magnet market, conyers
  • mini food mart, conyers
  • ms krima business inc, conyers
  • neighbourhood petroleum, conyers
  • one stop 711, conyers
  • quick stop superette, conyers
  • quick trip 761, conyers
  • quiktrip 770, conyers
  • quiktrip 802, conyers
  • quick spot, conyers
  • quiktrip 833, conyers
  • race trac 2330, conyers
  • robinson's superette, conyers
  • salem food mart, conyers
  • salem market, conyers
  • shell food mart, conyers
  • shell food mart, conyers
  • sigman food mart, conyers
  • sigman texaco food mart, conyers
  • stockbridge b p, stockbridge
  • sunoco stop & shop, stockbridge
  • teek 7 llc, conyers
  • texaco food mart, conyers
  • texaco food mart, conyers

Combination Grocery/Other · 21

  • cvs pharmacy 4694, conyers
  • cvs pharmacy 4542, conyers
  • corner's edge butcher shoppe of conyers, conyers
  • dollar general 13634, conyers
  • dollar general 19040, loganville
  • dollar general 2893, conyers
  • discount meat market, conyers
  • dollar general 14624, conyers
  • dollar general 20535, conyers
  • dollar general 23036, conyers
  • dollar tree 1427, conyers
  • dollar tree 4300, conyers
  • dollar tree 7836, conyers
  • dollar tree 8276, conyers
  • efe african market, conyers
  • family dollar 11602, conyers
  • family dollar 7671, conyers
  • family dollar store 10212, conyers
  • family dollar store 4224, conyers
  • walgreens 10479, conyers
  • walgreens 7742, conyers

Medium Grocery Store · 7

  • ariana de la moreliana, conyers
  • carniceria la costa, conyers
  • carniceria y taqueria bella vista 2, conyers
  • conyers meat mart, conyers
  • el sol, conyers
  • j market, conyers
  • la fiesta supermercado, conyers

Supermarket · 7

  • aldi 76066, conyers
  • food depot 43, conyers
  • food depot 64, conyers
  • ingles markets 469, conyers
  • publix 1071, conyers
  • publix 1118, conyers
  • publix 1411, conyers

Super Store · 4

  • bj's membership club 150, conyers
  • kroger 320, conyers
  • target store t-2174, conyers
  • walmart supercenter 2475, conyers

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1

  • taiba farms, conyers

Seafood Specialty · 1

  • crawfish seafood market, conyers

Small Grocery Store · 1

  • supermercado la moreliana, conyers

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 Rockdale County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →

Counties near Rockdale County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Rockdale 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 (39.6% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (12.2% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Rockdale County inside a higher low-access state context

Rockdale 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 Rockdale County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13247. 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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