Signature · 9.8% low-access (20th pct)
Sumter County, GA
Sumter County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 21.9%
- on SNAP
- 29K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sumter County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 9.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.9% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wilcox County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Sumter County lands in the lower national band (9.8%, #2,504 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,504
- national by low-access %
- #105
- in GA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.8% low-access (20th pct) (-12.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Sumter County compares nationally
Sumter County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.8% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,504).
Sumter County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Sumter County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (6 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Sumter 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
- Stephens 10.4
Stephens 10.4%
10.4 % low-access
- Brooks 10.2
Brooks 10.2%
10.2 % low-access
- Wilcox 9.9
Wilcox 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Sumter 9.8
Sumter 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Troup 9.5
Troup 9.5%
9.5 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 32,819 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,222 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,712 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 29,061 |
| Median Household Income | $42,653 |
| Poverty Rate | 23.7%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,406 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.6%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sumter County
Sumter County has 39 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 22 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 39 authorized stores; Americus holds 90% of them. 2 of the 3 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Leslie, Plains.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Americus | 35 | 5 |
| Leslie | 2 | none |
| Plains | 2 | none |
Convenience Store · 22
- americus food & lotto, llc, americus
- americus gas n go 087, americus
- danfair express, americus
- discount tobacco, americus
- flash foods llc 2745142, americus
- get n go, americus
- homerun foods no.4 104, americus
- jaden 2006 llc, americus
- k & k conv. and gas, americus
- kwickie/flash foods 208, americus
- leslie food mart, leslie
- mani 1516, llc, americus
- maruti food mart, americus
- murphy express 8602, americus
- n & k food mart, plains
- pepo food mart 4, americus
- pepo's food mart #2, americus
- quick trip 2, americus
- shaki food, americus
- sa express mart llc, americus
- sam's danfair express, americus
- super shop, americus
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- cvs pharmacy 4672, americus
- dollar general 10940, americus
- dollar general 2123, americus
- dollar general 6884, plains
- dollar general 10189, leslie
- dollar general 4165, americus
- dollar tree 1930, americus
- family dollar 236, americus
- mi ranchito, americus
- walgreens 11106, americus
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 82167, americus
- cost kutter 497, americus
- food lion 2222, americus
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- rudy's happy patch, americus
Large Grocery Store · 1
- rubo's 16, americus
Seafood Specialty · 1
- seafood center, americus
Super Store · 1
- walmart 758, americus
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 Sumter County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Sumter County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Sumter County, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside GA (9.8% here).
- Gunnison County, CO · 9.8% low-access
- Logan County, KY · 9.8% low-access
- Genesee County, NY · 9.8% low-access
- Darke County, OH · 9.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (21.9% here).
- Rockcastle County, KY · 21.9% SNAP
- Jefferson Davis County, MS · 21.9% SNAP
- Greene County, NC · 21.9% SNAP
- Otero County, CO · 21.8% 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.
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Sumter County, at 9.8%, runs 21.1 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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