Signature · 95 SNAP-authorized stores
Talladega County, AL
Talladega County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 18.6%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 17.0%
- on SNAP
- 81K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Talladega County, AL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 18.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 23% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Monroe County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Talladega County ranks #1,807 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #36 of 66 counties in AL (18.6% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,807
- national by low-access %
- #36
- in AL
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 95 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Talladega County compares nationally
Talladega 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 #1,809).
Talladega County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
22 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Talladega County has 9 urban and 13 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.
Talladega County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Chambers 19.7
Chambers 19.7%
19.7 % low-access
- Elmore 19
Elmore 19%
19 % low-access
- Talladega 18.6
Talladega 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Monroe 18.6
Monroe 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Sumter 18
Sumter 18%
18 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 22 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 82,291 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 15,309 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,453 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 81,021 |
| Median Household Income | $57,776 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,717 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Talladega County
Talladega County has 95 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 46 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 46
- 7-eleven 42352, lincoln
- aoc texaco #3, sylacauga
- allen food mart #44 #44, sylacauga
- allen food marts, inc #11, sylacauga
- allen's quick stop #3, sylacauga
- allen's short stop, sylacauga
- alsabi llc, eastaboga
- aoc food marts inc 06, talladega
- aoc food marts inc 09, lincoln
- aoc food marts inc aoc 15, lincoln
- ars food mart, talladega
- arzaan food mart, llc, sylacauga
- childersburg exxon package store, childersburg
- circle k 2723664, childersburg
- circle k store 2706479, sylacauga
- circle k store 2709333, talladega
- circle k store 2709334, sylacauga
- citgo childersburg, childersburg
- coldwater friendly stop, oxford
- comet mini mart, sylacauga
- coosa river chevron, childersburg
- fin food mart, talladega
- flowers bakery outlet 705, talladega
- hop in hwy 280, sylacauga
- l&j food mart mobil, sylacauga
- lincoln food mart, lincoln
- mapco express, inc. 5111, eastaboga
- mapco express, inc. 5121, lincoln
- mapco express, inc. 5122, eastaboga
- mapco express, inc. 5188, talladega
- mapco express, inc. 5193, childersburg
- mapco express, inc. 5195, alpine
- maa amba inc, talladega
- marathon food center, lincoln
- murphy usa 7819, talladega
- nav shakti inc, talladega
- pilot travel center 1549, lincoln
- pilot travel center 497, lincoln
- pops corner grocery, talladega
- quik stop, childersburg
- shree verai inc, munford
- talladega food mart, talladega
- talladega food mart, talladega
- the cotton patch, talladega
- verai om inc, talladega
- waldo quick stop, talladega
Combination Grocery/Other · 36
- cvs pharmacy 4842, talladega
- cvs pharmacy 4861, childersburg
- cvs pharmacy 4915, sylacauga
- dollar general 1080, talladega
- dollar general 19509, talledaga
- dollar general 2332, sylacauga
- dollar general 3581, talladega
- dollar general 4339, childersburg
- dollar general 4433, lincoln
- dollar general 8462, munford
- dollartree 8970, sylacauga
- dollar general 12775, sycamore
- dollar general 12945, eastaboga
- dollar general 13092, talladega
- dollar general 14476, sylacauga
- dollar general 15731, talledega
- dollar general 16257, sylacauga
- dollar general 16634, talladega
- dollar general 20499, lincoln
- dollar general 22329, sylacauga
- dollar general 25999, munford
- dollar general 30705, lincoln
- dollar general 30717, alpine
- dollar general 31132, sylacauga
- dollar general 4306, sylacauga
- dollar general 6434, sylacauga
- dollar general store 17398, talladega
- dollar tree 2136, talladega
- dollar tree 541, sylacauga
- family dollar 12608, lincoln
- family dollar 13473, talladega
- family dollar store 405, sylacauga
- family dollar store 459, childersburg
- family dollar store 760, talladega
- walgreens 10598, sylacauga
- walgreens 12099, talladega
Super Store · 6
- piggly wiggly 242, talladega
- piggly wiggly 234, sylacauga
- piggly wiggly 236, sylacauga
- piggly wiggly 240, childersburg
- walmart supercenter 432, talladega
- walmart supercenter 730, sylacauga
Supermarket · 3
- meat depot sylacauga 92, sylacauga
- piggly wiggly 237, lincoln
- publix alabama, llc 1794, sylacauga
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- munford food mart, munford
- r & p food mart,inc., sylacauga
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- hwy 77 fishmarket, lincoln
Small Grocery Store · 1
- studdard meat market, alpine
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Alabama
One of 66 counties in Alabama, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Talladega County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Talladega County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AL (18.6% here).
- San Luis Obispo County, CA · 18.6% low-access
- San Luis Obispo County, CA · 18.6% low-access
- Hamilton County, FL · 18.6% low-access
- Hamilton County, FL · 18.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (17.0% here).
- Rio Grande County, CO · 17.0% SNAP
- Rio Grande County, CO · 17.0% SNAP
- McDuffie County, GA · 17.0% SNAP
- McDuffie County, GA · 17.0% 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, Alabama in context
Talladega County sits inside Alabama (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 Talladega County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01121. 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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