Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Stone County, MS
Stone County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 25.7% low-access.
- 25.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 15.5%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Stone County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 25.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Issaquena County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Stone County ranks #1,241 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #29 of 80 counties in MS (25.7% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,241
- national by low-access %
- #29
- in MS
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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 (33.3% of tracts) .
How Stone County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Stone County's 25.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 60% of them and ranked #1,241 most-affected nationwide.
Stone County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Stone County has 1 urban and 2 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.
Stone County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Attala 27.1
Attala 27.1%
27.1 % low-access
- Issaquena 25.8
Issaquena 25.8%
25.8 % low-access
- Stone 25.7
Stone 25.7%
25.7 % low-access
- Holmes 25.3
Holmes 25.3%
25.3 % low-access
- Madison 24
Madison 24%
24 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 17,786 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,573 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,237 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,894 |
| Median Household Income | $61,413 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,040 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.6% |
SNAP retailers in Stone County
Stone County has 17 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 8 locations (47% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 11268, wiggins
- dollar general 18599, mchenry
- dollar general 19553, lumberton
- dollar general 16334, perkinston
- dollar general 24130, wiggins
- dollar tree 5555, wiggins
- family dollar store 3020, wiggins
- the butcher block of wiggins llc, wiggins
Convenience Store · 6
- circle k 2723402, wiggins
- hr food mart, wiggins
- jr food mart 476, wiggins
- murphy usa 6794, wiggins
- one stop fuel 2, wiggins
- ramsey springs general store, perkinston
Small Grocery Store · 1
- smith produce #1, perkinston
Super Store · 1
- walmart s/c 3528, wiggins
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly 602, wiggins
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 Stone County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Nationwide peers for Stone County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Stone 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 (25.7% here).
- Mason County, MI · 25.7% low-access
- Mason County, MI · 25.7% low-access
- Dickinson County, MI · 25.7% low-access
- Dickinson County, MI · 25.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (15.5% here).
- Monroe County, KY · 15.5% SNAP
- Monroe County, KY · 15.5% SNAP
- Cortland County, NY · 15.5% SNAP
- Cortland County, NY · 15.5% 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.
Food access nationally, Mississippi in context
Stone 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 Stone County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28131. 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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