Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Seminole County, GA
Seminole County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 14.0% low-access.
- 14.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 21.3%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Seminole County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 14.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.3% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Calhoun County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Seminole County lands in the lower national band (14.0%, #2,201 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,201
- national by low-access %
- #97
- in GA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 572
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Seminole County compares nationally
Seminole County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.0% low-access share that beats 30% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,201).
Seminole County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Seminole County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (2 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Seminole County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Burke 15
Burke 15%
15 % low-access
- Wilkes 14.3
Wilkes 14.3%
14.3 % low-access
- Seminole 14
Seminole 14%
14 % low-access
- Calhoun 13.8
Calhoun 13.8%
13.8 % low-access
- Tattnall 13.4
Tattnall 13.4%
13.4 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 8,729 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,225 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 572 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 9,156 |
| Median Household Income | $49,495 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 802 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.5%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
SNAP retailers in Seminole County
Seminole County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 6 locations (60% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 10 authorized stores; Donalsonville holds 90% of them. 1 of the 2 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Iron City.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Donalsonville | 9 | 1 |
| Iron City | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 19451, iron city
- dollar general 851, donalsonville
- dollar general 13503, donalsonville
- dollar general 24094, donalsonville
- family dollar store 930, donalsonville
- walgreens 17548, donalsonville
Convenience Store · 3
- mr. pip's, donalsonville
- quick buy, donalsonville
- super b express, donalsonville
Super Store · 1
- piggly wiggly 287, donalsonville
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 Seminole County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Seminole County, at 14.0%, runs 16.9 pts below the Georgia rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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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