Signature · 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts)
Telfair County, GA
Telfair County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of the book) alongside 37.4% low-access.
- 37.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 27.9%
- on SNAP
- 12K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Telfair County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 37.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +15.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 27.9% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 14.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 67% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Chattooga County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Telfair County sits in the upper national band (37.4%, #510 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #510
- national by low-access %
- #31
- in GA
- 2
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts) .
How Telfair County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Telfair County's 37.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 84% of them and ranked #510 most-affected nationwide.
Telfair County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Telfair County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (2 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Telfair County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Jeff Davis 38.1
Jeff Davis 38.1%
38.1 % low-access
- Chattooga 37.5
Chattooga 37.5%
37.5 % low-access
- Telfair 37.4
Telfair 37.4%
37.4 % low-access
- Catoosa 36.7
Catoosa 36.7%
36.7 % low-access
- Fayette 36.7
Fayette 36.7%
36.7 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,500 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,172 |
| Low-Access Share | 37.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,665 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,831 |
| Median Household Income | $50,929 |
| Poverty Rate | 24.1%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 935 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 27.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 14.1%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 18.8% |
SNAP retailers in Telfair County
Telfair County has 19 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
8 towns share the 19 authorized stores; Mcrae Helena holds 32% of them. 5 of the 8 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Mc Rae Helena, Milan, Helena, Jacksonville, Mc Rae.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Mcrae Helena | 6 | 1 |
| Lumber City | 4 | 1 |
| Mc Rae Helena | 3 | none |
| Milan | 2 | none |
| Helena | 1 | none |
| Jacksonville | 1 | none |
| Mc Rae | 1 | none |
| Mcrae | 1 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 10
- flash foods llc 27431, mc rae
- flash foods llc 2745072, lumber city
- flash foods llc 43, milan
- friendly gus 27, mc rae helena
- jacks mart, mcrae helena
- mac's food, lumber city
- marathon food mart, mc rae helena
- quick stop 1, mcrae helena
- quickstop 2, mc rae helena
- rkrishna 2019 inc, mcrae helena
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 18614, jacksonville
- dollar general 7047, milan
- dollar general 30646, lumber city
- dollar general 3982, mcrae helena
- dollar tree 6745, helena
- la gloria 1, mcrae helena
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lumber city iga, lumber city
Super Store · 1
- harveys supermarket 1656, mcrae
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly, mcrae helena
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 Telfair County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Telfair County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Telfair 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 (37.4% here).
- Monroe County, IL · 37.4% low-access
- Charles County, MD · 37.4% low-access
- Luna County, NM · 37.4% low-access
- Rusk County, WI · 37.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (27.9% here).
- Avoyelles Parish, LA · 27.9% SNAP
- Logan County, WV · 27.9% SNAP
- Hale County, AL · 27.8% SNAP
- Hertford County, NC · 27.8% 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%). Telfair County, at 37.4%, runs 6.5 pts above 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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