Signature · 33.1% SNAP (100th pct in MS)
Sunflower County, MS
Sunflower County stands out on SNAP (33.1%, +21 pts vs U.S.) with 36.2% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 36.2%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 33.1%
- on SNAP
- 24K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sunflower County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 36.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 33.1% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 43% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Benton County ( -0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Sunflower County sits in the upper national band (36.2%, #546 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #546
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in MS
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 33.1% SNAP (100th pct in MS) (+21 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Sunflower County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Sunflower County's 36.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 83% of them and ranked #546 most-affected nationwide.
Sunflower County's elevated USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Sunflower County has 3 urban and 4 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.
Sunflower County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Lafayette
Lafayette 37.5%
37.5 % low-access
- Kemper
Kemper 37%
37 % low-access
- Sunflower
Sunflower 36.2%
36.2 % low-access
- Benton 35.7
Benton 35.7%
35.7 % low-access
- Hinds 34.9
Hinds 34.9%
34.9 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 29,450 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,665 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,345 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 24,333 |
| Median Household Income | $39,956 |
| Poverty Rate | 28.9%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,657 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 33.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.9%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 12.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sunflower County
Sunflower County has 41 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (63% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 26
- 2 guys 1 stop, ruleville
- aa package store llc, drew
- daily mini mart llc, moorhead
- double quick 18, ruleville
- double quick 3, indianola
- double quick 41, moorhead
- double quick 5, indianola
- double quick 7, ruleville
- double quick 77, indianola
- double quick 78, indianola
- flowers bakery outlet 1165, indianola
- inverness food mart, inverness
- j max mart, indianola
- kagag llc, sunflower
- love's travel stop 559, indianola
- mpak, indianola
- murphy usa 7291, indianola
- pon & co, inverness
- pearlie maes convenience store, drew
- ruby's food mart, indianola
- sonnys, ruleville
- sai ram 0102 llc, indianola
- sonny's, drew
- super 2 llc, drew
- twin's stop and save no, indianola
- woo's market, inverness
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- dollar general 9354, indianola
- dollar tree 4085, indianola
- dollar general 11905, ruleville
- dollar general 12594, moorhead
- dollar general 16698, sunflower
- dollar general 19950, iverness
- dollar general 24493, drew
- family dollar 4319, ruleville
- family dollar store 3724, indianola
Supermarket · 3
- ruleville piggly wiggly, ruleville
- shoppers value foods, indianola
- turner's downtown market, inc, indianola
Small Grocery Store · 2
- lilly martha's food market, drew
- yucks food market, indianola
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 347, indianola
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 Sunflower County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Sunflower County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Sunflower County (33.1%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Mississippi.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (36.2% here).
- Burlington County, NJ · 36.3% low-access
- Madison County, OH · 36.3% low-access
- Santa Cruz County, AZ · 36.3% low-access
- Hancock County, IN · 36.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (33.1% here).
- McCreary County, KY · 33.3% SNAP
- Robeson County, NC · 32.6% SNAP
- Claiborne Parish, LA · 33.8% SNAP
- Anson County, NC · 33.8% 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.
Sunflower County inside a higher low-access state context
Sunflower 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 Sunflower County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28133. 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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