Signature · 61 SNAP-authorized stores
Russell County, AL
Russell County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.9%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 20.1%
- on SNAP
- 59K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Russell County, AL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 14.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.1% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 15% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dallas County (+ 0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Russell County lands in the lower national band (14.9%, #2,127 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,127
- national by low-access %
- #42
- in AL
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 61 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Russell County compares nationally
Russell County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.9% low-access share that beats 32% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,130).
Russell County's lower-band USDA tier split
13 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Russell County has 8 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.
Russell County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Dallas 15.2
Dallas 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Hale 15.2
Hale 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Russell 14.9
Russell 14.9%
14.9 % low-access
- Franklin 14.2
Franklin 14.2%
14.2 % low-access
- Houston 14.2
Houston 14.2%
14.2 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 13 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 52,947 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,885 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.9%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,529 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 58,811 |
| Median Household Income | $51,197 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.2%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,814 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.0%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Russell County
Russell County has 61 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 25 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 25
- bigcat express, phenix city
- circle k store 6696, phenix city
- circle k store 6721, phenix city
- circle k store 6722, phenix city
- discount corner, phenix city
- drop zone mini mart, fort mitchell
- flowers bakery outlet 5, phenix city
- food mart #4, phenix city
- food mart 2, phenix city
- food mart 3, phenix city
- gas express llc d/b/a circle k ck 722, phenix city
- highway 431 chevron, phenix city
- kite's grocery and bait shop llc, pittsview
- liberty food mart, phenix city
- little big cat, phenix city
- marathon, phenix city
- marathon, phenix city
- marathon, phenix city
- super saver express, phenix city
- snack attack, phenix city
- store 105, phenix city
- store 111, phenix city
- white spot grocery, seale
- white spot no 2, pittsview
- zelmo's on summerville road, phenix city
Combination Grocery/Other · 23
- cvs pharmacy 4934, phenix city
- dollar general 13730, phenix city
- dollar general 14070, phenix city
- dollar general 14607, seale
- dollar general 6821, phenix city
- dollar general 11769, hurtsboro
- dollar general 11889, fort mitchell
- dollar general 13308, phenix city
- dollar general 15972, phenix city
- dollar general 16535, fort mitchell
- dollar general 22502, phenix city
- dollar general 9270, phenix city
- dollar general store 31637, phenix city
- dollar tree 1758, phenix city
- dollar tree 6791, phenix city
- family dollar 12931, seale
- family dollar 13204, fort mitchell
- family dollar store 10424, phenix city
- family dollar store 296, phenix city
- family dollar store 6666, phenix city
- family dollar store 7277, phenix city
- walgreens 11704, phenix city
- walgreens 6483, phenix city
Super Store · 5
- piggly wiggly 411, phenix city
- piggly wiggly warehouse foods 425, phenix city
- renfroe’s market - phenix city 710, phenix city
- walmart neighborhood market 5903, phenix city
- walmart supercenter 1284, phenix city
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 106, phenix city
- piggly wiggly #418, phenix city
- rainbow foods seale road, phenix city
- rainbow foods, phenix city
Large Grocery Store · 3
- rainbow food, phenix city
- rainbow foods, fort mitchell
- rainbow foods hwy 80, phenix city
Small Grocery Store · 1
- la nueva esperanza #2 1, phenix city
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 Russell County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Counties near Russell County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Russell 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 (14.9% here).
- San Diego County, CA · 14.9% low-access
- San Diego County, CA · 14.9% low-access
- Ventura County, CA · 14.9% low-access
- Ventura County, CA · 14.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (20.1% here).
- Prowers County, CO · 20.1% SNAP
- Prowers County, CO · 20.1% SNAP
- De Soto Parish, LA · 20.1% SNAP
- De Soto Parish, LA · 20.1% 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.
Russell County inside a lower low-access state context
Russell 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 .
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