Signature · 4 LILA tracts (80% of tracts)
Tate County, MS
Tate County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (80% of the book) alongside 29.6% low-access.
- 29.6%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 10.4%
- on SNAP
- 28K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tate County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 29.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 80% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Leflore County ( -0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Tate County sits in the upper national band (29.6%, #960 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #960
- national by low-access %
- #21
- in MS
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (80% of tracts) .
How Tate County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Tate County's 29.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #960 most-affected nationwide.
Tate County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
Tate County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (4 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Tate 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
- Tate 29.6
Tate 29.6%
29.6 % low-access
- Leflore 29.1
Leflore 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Washington 29.1
Washington 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Copiah 28.5
Copiah 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Rankin 28.4
Rankin 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 28,886 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,541 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,065 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 28,321 |
| Median Household Income | $69,704 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,147 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Tate County
Tate County has 26 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 13 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 26 authorized stores; Senatobia holds 54% of them. 4 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Coldwater, Sarah, Sentaobia, Thyatira.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Senatobia | 14 | 2 |
| Coldwater | 8 | none |
| Sarah | 2 | none |
| Sentaobia | 1 | none |
| Thyatira | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 13
- a & s enterprise inc, senatobia
- ab five star inc, senatobia
- circle k 2723695, senatobia
- circle k 2723862, senatobia
- coldwater market llc, coldwater
- express mart, coldwater
- hudspeth grocery, sarah
- m&m market & deli inc, coldwater
- mikes time saver, coldwater
- murphy usa 5669, senatobia
- senatobia marathon, senatobia
- st mark and philopateer market, senatobia
- yellow dog express inc, senatobia
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- dollar general 11008, sarah
- dollar general 18795, coldwater
- dollar general 5822, coldwater
- dollar general 6430, senatobia
- dollar tree 817, senatobia
- dollar general 11964, coldwater
- dollar general 17806, sentaobia
- dollar general 23844, senatobia
- dollar general 24986, thyatira
- dollar general 31430, coldwater
- walgreens 12308, senatobia
Super Store · 2
- stephersons, inc, senatobia
- walmart s/c 155, senatobia
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 Tate County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Tate County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Tate 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 (29.6% here).
- Madison County, NE · 29.6% low-access
- Wicomico County, MD · 29.7% low-access
- Clinton County, IA · 29.7% low-access
- Taylor County, FL · 29.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (10.4% here).
- Pike County, MO · 10.4% SNAP
- Cascade County, MT · 10.4% SNAP
- Hall County, NE · 10.4% SNAP
- Livingston County, NY · 10.4% 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.
Mississippi among East South Central states
Mississippi ranks 2nd of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Tate County, at 29.6%, runs 3.2 pts above the Mississippi rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
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 Tate County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28137. 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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