Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Scott County, MS
Scott County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 31.4% low-access.
- 31.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 15.0%
- on SNAP
- 28K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Scott County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 31.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Yazoo County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Scott County sits in the upper national band (31.4%, #854 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #854
- national by low-access %
- #19
- in MS
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Scott County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Scott County's 31.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 73% of them and ranked #854 most-affected nationwide.
Scott County's elevated USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Scott County has 3 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.
Scott County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Franklin 32.4
Franklin 32.4%
32.4 % low-access
- Lauderdale 32.1
Lauderdale 32.1%
32.1 % low-access
- Lowndes 32.1
Lowndes 32.1%
32.1 % low-access
- Scott 31.4
Scott 31.4%
31.4 % low-access
- Yazoo 31.1
Yazoo 31.1%
31.1 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 28,264 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,863 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,581 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 27,718 |
| Median Household Income | $48,786 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.2%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,457 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Scott County
Scott County has 37 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 15 locations (41% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- dollar general 0622, forest
- dollar general 18778, morton
- dollar general 2803, morton
- dollar general 8841, sebastopol
- dollar general 9097, lake
- dollar tree 4107, forest
- dollar general 10538, forest
- dollar general 16650, morton
- dollar general 21469, forest
- dollar general 22177, lena
- dollar general store 17694, forest
- family dollar 13423, morton
- family dollar 13525, forest
- family dollar 13733, sebastopol
- walgreens 12536, forest
Convenience Store · 14
- 21 quick stop, walnut grove
- bg gas, morton
- cnk grocery, forest
- d's one stop food mart, forest
- eknoor llc, forest
- fisherman corner, morton
- love's travel stop 639, lake
- magnolia sunshine llc, walnut grove
- morton exxon, morton
- murphy usa 7384, forest
- race time 2, forest
- shaws northside general store inc, forest
- shell food mart 25, morton
- tienda tacana#4 1, forest
Super Store · 3
- fairway foods inc, morton
- vowell's marketplace 2, forest
- walmart supercenter 1059, forest
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- chicken outlet store, morton
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- la moreliana of forest llc 1, forest
Seafood Specialty · 1
- jo's fish and bait shop inc., forest
Small Grocery Store · 1
- el mercadito, morton
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly, sebastopol
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 Scott County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Scott County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Scott County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (31.4% here).
- Ottawa County, MI · 31.4% low-access
- Ottawa County, MI · 31.4% low-access
- Albany County, NY · 31.4% low-access
- Albany County, NY · 31.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (15.0% here).
- Randolph County, MO · 15.0% SNAP
- Randolph County, MO · 15.0% SNAP
- Shiawassee County, MI · 15.0% SNAP
- Shiawassee County, MI · 15.0% 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.
Scott County inside a higher low-access state context
Scott 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 Scott County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28123. 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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