Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Stewart County, GA
Stewart County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 18.6% low-access.
- 18.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 33.7%
- on SNAP
- 5K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Stewart County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 18.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 33.7% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 18.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Habersham County ( -0.5 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Stewart County ranks #1,806 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #81 of 151 counties in GA (18.6% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,806
- national by low-access %
- #81
- in GA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 706
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Stewart County compares nationally
Stewart County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.6% low-access share that beats 42% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,806).
Stewart County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 2 of Stewart County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Stewart County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Laurens 19.4
Laurens 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Stewart 18.6
Stewart 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Habersham 18.1
Habersham 18.1%
18.1 % low-access
- Decatur 17.9
Decatur 17.9%
17.9 % low-access
- Wayne 17.9
Wayne 17.9%
17.9 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 6,058 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,125 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 706 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 4,869 |
| Median Household Income | $33,250 |
| Poverty Rate | 26.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 597 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 33.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 18.4%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 19.8% |
SNAP retailers in Stewart County
Stewart County has 7 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 4 locations (57% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 7 authorized stores; Richland holds 57% of them. 1 of the 2 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Lumpkin.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Richland | 4 | 1 |
| Lumpkin | 3 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 7950, richland
- dollar general 16618, lumpkin
- family dollar 12990, richland
- family dollar 13463, lumpkin
Convenience Store · 2
- s-mart 22, lumpkin
- smart23 0, richland
Large Grocery Store · 1
- piggly wiggly, richland
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 Stewart 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%). Stewart County, at 18.6%, runs 12.3 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 .
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 Stewart County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13259. 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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