County food-access profile · South Carolina
Spartanburg County, SC
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Spartanburg County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 34.0%
- low-access pop.
- 20
- food-desert tracts
- 10.9%
- on SNAP
- 348K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
34.0% of Spartanburg County residents live in a low-access area, and 20 of its 69 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 41
- low-access tracts
- 40K
- food-desert residents
- 4.5%
- households, no vehicle
- 14.5%
- below poverty line
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Spartanburg County's low-access share at 34.0%, above the national share. 41 of the county's 69 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 96,707 people. 20 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 40,148 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Spartanburg County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Spartanburg County's 34.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #670 most-affected nationwide.
Spartanburg County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 69 census tracts in Spartanburg County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Spartanburg County vs. other South Carolina counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in South Carolina
- Spartanburg
Spartanburg County, SC
34 % low-access
- Abbeville
Abbeville County, SC
20.4 % low-access
- Aiken
Aiken County, SC
29.1 % low-access
- Allendale 2.3
Allendale County, SC
2.3 % low-access
- Anderson
Anderson County, SC
36.1 % low-access
- Bamberg
Bamberg County, SC
27.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 69 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 284,307 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 41 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 20 |
| Low-Access Population | 96,707 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 40,148 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 347,852 |
| Median Household Income | $66,234 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 14,389 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
About 10.9% of Spartanburg County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 34.0% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 10.9% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 14,389 households here.
- 4.5% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 20 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Spartanburg County
above the national share
20 of Spartanburg County's 69 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 29.0% of all its tracts.
A further 21 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 41.
An estimated 96,707 residents, roughly 34.0% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 40,148 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 28 tracts (40.6%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Spartanburg County
Spartanburg County has 353 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 147 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 147
- 7-eleven #38637a 38637a, spartanburg
- 7-eleven 36821b, greer
- 7-eleven 36843j, moore
- 7-eleven 38816a, spartanburg
- 7-eleven 41813h, duncan
- 7-eleven 42687h, spartanburg
- 7-eleven 36842a, spartanburg
- alexa mini market 2, chesnee
- biggerstaff grocery, spartanburg
- blackstock market store, pauline
- briar patch ii, campobello
- circle k stores inc. 2723416, roebuck
- corner stop 98, spartanburg
- center express #1, cowpens
- chesnee food mart, chesnee
- chesnee hub, chesnee
- circle k 2704594, boiling springs
- circle k 2721502, inman
- circle k 2721503, woodruff
- circle k 2723292, spartanburg
- circle k 2723294, duncan
- circle k 2723409, spartanburg
- circle k 2723411, boiling springs
- circle k 2723415, spartanburg
- circle k 2723439, campobello
- circle k 5370, inman
- circle k 5387, moore
- circle k 5388, duncan
- circle k 5390, duncan
- circle k store 2709224, boiling springs
- circle m food shop 45, spartanburg
- citgo food mart, spartanburg
- combostop no, boiling springs
- corner mart, roebuck
- corner mart, landrum
- corner mart 17321, greer
- corner stop 1, spartanburg
- corner stop 15, spartanburg
- corner stop 4, spartanburg
- country club food mart, spartanburg
- crossroads quick shop, landrum
- dd's foodmart 11, roebuck
- debs mini mart 3, chesnee
- eddie's food mart, spartanburg
- el cucho llc, spartanburg
- energy market, spartanburg
- enoree mart, enoree
- enoree mini mart, enoree
- express mart, spartanburg
- ez mart, woodruff
- fast stop, spartanburg
- fast stop 3, boiling springs
- first choice foodmart, spartanburg
- flowers bakery outlet 523, spartanburg
- freedom stop 2, chesnee
- guest 24/7, spartanburg
- hot spot 2010, spartanburg
- hot spot 2011, spartanburg
- hot spot 2013, inman
- hot spot 2017, roebuck
- hot spot 2018, cowpens
- hot spot 2035, landrum
- hot spot 2042, pauline
- hot spot 3005, chesnee
- hot spot 6004, enoree
- hot spot 6007, spartanburg
- hub city market, spartanburg
- hwy 9 auto stop, inman
- ic convenience store, lyman
- inman fast stop, inman
- jai shambhu 2021 llc, lyman
- jk convenience store, roebuck
- k at johnb llc, spartanburg
- k c mart no 8 n/a, boiling springs
- kcmart convenience, lyman
- ken food mart 1, spartanburg
- ken food mart 2, spartanburg
- kum n go, wellford
- la fresita mexican store, lyman
- li'l cricket, spartanburg
- li'l cricket 3802, duncan
- li'l cricket 3824, spartanburg
- li'l cricket 3830, spartanburg
- li'l cricket 3832, spartanburg
- li'l cricket 3853, campobello
- li'l cricket 3858, greer
- li'l cricket 3860, chesnee
- lucky express food mart, spartanburg
- lupitas tienda latina, inman
- mastan 1, spartanburg
- murphy usa 6510, spartanburg
- murphy usa 6947, spartanburg
- murphy usa 7130, boiling springs
- murphy usa 7132, greer
- murphy usa 7901, spartanburg
- neel food mart, duncan
- new corner mart, spartanburg
- newcut bp, spartanburg
- om food mart, roebuck
- ohm food mart, inman
- on the go, spartanburg
- pacolet food mart, pacolet
- pat's food store 1, spartanburg
- pats #2, inman
- pats1, wellford
- petro pointe 2, moore
- petro pointe 6, boiling springs
- pilot travel center 310, duncan
- pop & top, spartanburg
- quick purchase food 5, spartanburg
- quick serv, spartanburg
- quick way, spartanburg
- quiktrip 1103, boiling springs
- quiktrip 1110, greer
- quiktrip 1112, duncan
- quiktrip 1118, lyman
- quiktrip 1125, spartanburg
- quiktrip 1126, spartanburg
- quiktrip 1128, inman
- quiktrip 1132, spartanburg
- quiktrip 1142, greer
- quiktrip 1100, boiling springs
- quiktrip 1111, spartanburg
- quiktrip 1129, spartanburg
- quiktrip 1131, spartanburg
- r k food mart, spartanburg
- r k food store, spartanburg
- raceway 6751, spartanburg
- raceway 6753, boiling springs
- raceway 6754, boiling springs
- rainbow corner, boiling springs
- rc's quick shop, duncan
- redi mart, cowpens
- roadrunner market 6059, landrum
- s & j food mart, boiling springs
- sai mart, spartanburg
- sam foodmart 1, spartanburg
- sams corner, spartanburg
- scotchman 3803, spartanburg
- scotchman 3804, spartanburg
- scotchman 3805, cowpens
- scotchman 3810, woodruff
- scotchman 3812, pacolet
- scotchman 3819, spartanburg
- scotchman 3823, woodruff
- scotchman 3826, spartanburg
- scotchman 3828, enoree
Combination Grocery/Other · 103
- cvs pharmacy 2446, woodruff
- cvs pharmacy 4174, spartanburg
- cvs pharmacy 4185, inman
- cvs pharmacy 4382, spartanburg
- cvs pharmacy 4385, spartanburg
- cvs pharmacy 5590, landrum
- cvs pharmacy 7061, moore
- cvs pharmacy 7505, lyman
- cvs pharmacy 7567, boiling springs
- cvs pharmacy 7583, chesnee
- cvs pharmacy 3586, spartanburg
- dollar general 0834, lyman
- dollar general 10710, chesnee
- dollar general 11071, spartanburg
- dollar general 11153, pauline
- dollar general 11161, spartanburg
- dollar general 11220, enoree
- dollar general 11266, greer
- dollar general 14450, woodruff
- dollar general 1448, duncan
- dollar general 14522, greer
- dollar general 18592, lyman
- dollar general 3062, spartanburg
- dollar general 3095, woodruff
- dollar general 3605, cowpens
- dollar general 3628, landrum
- dollar general 3772, inman
- dollar general 3793, greer
- dollar general 4212, spartanburg
- dollar general 4246, boiling springs
- dollar general 4847, boiling springs
- dollar general 6504, moore
- dollar general 6596, campobello
- dollar general 7240, spartanburg
- dollar general 7349, woodruff
- dollar general 7919, chesnee
- dollar general 8203, boiling springs
- dollar general 8997, spartanburg
- dollar general 9862, chesnee
- dollartree 8826, cowpens
- dollartree 9578, inman
- dollartree 9878, roebuck
- dollartree 9954, spartanburg
- dollartree plus 9115, lyman
- dollar general 10112, duncan
- dollar general 10284, inman
- dollar general 10396, inman
- dollar general 11480, spartanburg
- dollar general 11546, spartanburg
- dollar general 11702, spartanburg
- dollar general 12049, boiling springs
- dollar general 12317, spartanburg
- dollar general 12971, inman
- dollar general 15195, greer
- dollar general 15371, spartanburg
- dollar general 16832, cross anchor
- dollar general 17571, wellford
- dollar general 19678, inman
- dollar general 21423, spartanburg
- dollar general 22367, spartanburg
- dollar general 23625, spartanburg
- dollar general 24100, enoree
- dollar general 24199, woodruff
- dollar general 24675, spartanburg
- dollar general 25796, campobello
- dollar general 25824, woodruff
- dollar general 30743, moore
- dollar general store 16597, wellford
- dollar general store 16982, roebuck
- dollar general store 17554, campobello
- dollar tree 1305, boiling springs
- dollar tree 1820, spartanburg
- dollar tree 3132, spartanburg
- dollar tree 559, spartanburg
- dollar tree 6642, spartanburg
- dollar tree 7409, woodruff
- dollar tree 7571, chesnee
- dollar tree 7884, spartanburg
- dollar tree 8322, landrum
- dollar tree 8855, duncan
- dollar tree 980, greer
- family dollar store 115, woodruff
- family dollar 10891, spartanburg
- family dollar 12315, spartanburg
- family dollar 12558, duncan
- family dollar 1848, spartanburg
- family dollar 4707, spartanburg
- family dollar 6974, cowpens
- family dollar 81, spartanburg
- family dollar 9331, roebuck
- family dollar store 1589, spartanburg
- family dollar store 915, spartanburg
- family dollar store 99, inman
- jolleys fireworks, spartanburg
- rose's express 1876, spartanburg
- sellers seafood market, spartanburg
- shiv indian grocery, spartanburg
- walgreen 07822, spartanburg
- walgreens 07593, boiling springs
- walgreens 07648, spartanburg
- walgreens 10100, spartanburg
- walgreens 12447, duncan
- walgreens 17381, inman
Showing 250 of 353 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in South Carolina
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Food access nationally, South Carolina in context
Spartanburg County sits inside South Carolina (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.