Signature · 11.0% SNAP (17th pct in AL)
St. Clair County, AL
St. Clair County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.0%
- on SNAP
- 94K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County St. Clair County, AL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 9.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Chilton County (+ 0.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
St. Clair County lands in the lower national band (9.7%, #2,510 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,510
- national by low-access %
- #53
- in AL
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 11.0% SNAP (17th pct in AL) (-1.1 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How St. Clair County compares nationally
St. Clair County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.7% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,511).
St. Clair County's lower-band USDA tier split
13 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, St. Clair County has 2 urban and 11 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.
St. Clair 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
- Escambia 10.6
Escambia 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Jackson 10.6
Jackson 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Chilton 10.2
Chilton 10.2%
10.2 % low-access
- St. Clair 9.7
St. Clair 9.7%
9.7 % low-access
- Walker 8.6
Walker 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 13 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 83,593 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,085 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,984 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 94,166 |
| Median Household Income | $77,463 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,851 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in St. Clair County
St. Clair County has 80 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 35 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 35
- aoc food marts 20, pell city
- ashville llc, ashville
- bent and dent, pell city
- brompton valero 2690, moody
- brompton valero travel center 2700, moody
- circle k 2704887, pell city
- circle k 2704891, moody
- citgo/margaret food mart, odenville
- ccs 2 tobacco and package store, ragland
- circle k store 2709329, springville
- ez stop1, odenville
- express mart 48, ragland
- express mart 51, pell city
- ez stop food & fuel inc, odenville
- grub mart 31, ashville
- jiwani food mart, pell city
- lakeview mart 1, cropwell
- love' travel stops & country stores, inc 304, steele
- love's travel stop 530, moody
- mapco express, inc. 5191, odenville
- mf foods llc, ashville
- murphy usa 6952, pell city
- murphy usa 7507, springville
- odenville discount store, odenville
- park aveneue stop n go, moody
- pell city valero 501, pell city
- quiktrip 7173, pell city
- raceway leeds, leeds
- springville food mart llc, springville
- springville s mart, springville
- steele truck stop, steele
- the creek, ashville
- the dam store, cropwell
- valley country store, springville
- whitney, steele
Combination Grocery/Other · 32
- cvs pharmacy 4839, pell city
- cvs pharmacy 4967, moody
- dollar general 14091, ashville
- dollar general 3212, ragland
- dollar general 4505, ashville
- dollar general 4949, pell city
- dollar general 6803, cropwell
- dollar general 7362, leeds
- dollar general 9755, riverside
- dollartree 10742, leeds
- dollar general 10198, springville
- dollar general 13152, pell city
- dollar general 13519, odenville
- dollar general 13687, cropwell
- dollar general 14899, steele
- dollar general 15765, odenville
- dollar general 22441, pell city
- dollar general 24921, ashville
- dollar general 25016, odenville
- dollar general 6068, moody
- dollar general 7970, odenville
- dollar general store 16473, trussville
- dollar tree 2398, pell city
- dollar tree 3484, moody
- dollar tree 4496, springville
- family dollar 12567, moody
- family dollar 12668, ashville
- family dollar 12682, odenville
- family dollar 13476, ragland
- family dollar 13996, cropwell
- walgreens 10110, leeds
- walgreens 10480, pell city
Supermarket · 6
- food outlet 451, pell city
- fresh value moody 89, moody
- fresh value pell city 96, pell city
- piggly wiggly of ashville, ashville
- publix 1391, pell city
- publix 1508, moody
Super Store · 4
- piggly wiggly of odenville, odenville
- walmart s/c 5113, pell city
- walmart supercenter 3386, springville
- walmart supercenter 562, leeds
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- mater shacj, ashville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- food barn, ragland
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- b & b quick service, ashville
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
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Counties near St. Clair County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for St. Clair County (11.0%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Alabama.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AL (9.7% here).
- Stanislaus County, CA · 9.7% low-access
- Stanislaus County, CA · 9.7% low-access
- Shoshone County, ID · 9.7% low-access
- Shoshone County, ID · 9.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (11.0% here).
- Putnam County, GA · 11.0% SNAP
- Putnam County, GA · 11.0% SNAP
- Kane County, IL · 11.0% SNAP
- Kane County, IL · 11.0% 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.
St. Clair County inside a lower low-access state context
St. Clair 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 .
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 St. Clair County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01115. 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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