Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Talbot County, GA
Talbot County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 28.5% low-access.
- 28.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 23.1%
- on SNAP
- 6K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Talbot County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 28.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.1% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Thomas County ( -0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Talbot County ranks #1,048 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #56 of 151 counties in GA (28.5% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,048
- national by low-access %
- #56
- in GA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- 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 Talbot County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Talbot County's 28.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 66% of them and ranked #1,048 most-affected nationwide.
Talbot County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 3 of Talbot 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.
Talbot County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Colquitt 29.5
Colquitt 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Talbot 28.5
Talbot 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Thomas 28.2
Thomas 28.2%
28.2 % low-access
- Peach 28.1
Peach 28.1%
28.1 % low-access
- Walker 27.9
Walker 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 6,865 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,960 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,103 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 5,742 |
| Median Household Income | $41,597 |
| Poverty Rate | 25.2%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 585 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.6%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
SNAP retailers in Talbot County
Talbot County has 6 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 4 locations (67% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 6 authorized stores; Talbotton holds 33% of them. None of the towns has a supermarket or large/medium grocery on the SNAP list.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Talbotton | 2 | none |
| Box Springs | 1 | none |
| Geneva | 1 | none |
| Shiloh | 1 | none |
| Woodland | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 11563, talbotton
- dollar general 22737, geneva
- dollar general 30008, shiloh
- dollar general store 16920, box springs
Convenience Store · 2
- geo market, woodland
- pepo's food mart, talbotton
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 Talbot 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%). Talbot County, at 28.5%, runs 2.4 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 Talbot County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13263. 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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