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 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.
Rockdale County's elevated USDA tier split
15 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
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
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Clarke
Clarke 40%
40 % low-access
- Rockdale
Rockdale 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Bleckley
Bleckley 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Clayton
Clayton 39.2%
39.2 % low-access
- Cobb 38.9
Cobb 38.9%
38.9 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 15 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 85,215 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 33,760 |
| Low-Access Share | 39.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 11,367 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 95,281 |
| Median Household Income | $77,247 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,187 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
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.
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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).
- St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · 39.6% low-access
- St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · 39.6% low-access
- Graham County, AZ · 39.6% low-access
- Graham County, AZ · 39.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (12.2% here).
- Wakulla County, FL · 12.2% SNAP
- Wakulla County, FL · 12.2% SNAP
- St. Lucie County, FL · 12.2% SNAP
- St. Lucie County, FL · 12.2% 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.
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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