Signature · 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Tift County, GA
Tift County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 15.3% low-access.
- 15.3%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 17.7%
- on SNAP
- 41K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tift County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 15.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -6.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.7% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Putnam County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Tift County ranks #2,099 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #94 of 151 counties in GA (15.3% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #2,099
- national by low-access %
- #94
- in GA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Tift County compares nationally
Tift County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 15.3% low-access share that beats 33% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,100).
Tift County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Tift County has 3 urban and 6 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.
Tift County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- McIntosh 15.9
McIntosh 15.9%
15.9 % low-access
- Putnam 15.5
Putnam 15.5%
15.5 % low-access
- Tift 15.3
Tift 15.3%
15.3 % low-access
- Burke 15
Burke 15%
15 % low-access
- Wilkes 14.3
Wilkes 14.3%
14.3 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 40,118 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,122 |
| Low-Access Share | 15.3%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,301 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 41,438 |
| Median Household Income | $53,255 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,763 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Tift County
Tift County has 84 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 50 locations (60% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 50
- 1st choice, tifton
- 41 food mart, tifton
- a and n food mart, tifton
- aayden food mart, tifton
- bay station llc, tifton
- blue devils corner 1, tifton
- blue devils corner 2, tifton
- bobs quick stop, tifton
- bp quick change 82, tifton
- circle k 2707255, tifton
- ez foodmart, brookfield
- el mercadito 11, tifton
- elm mart, tifton
- expressway food mart, chula
- fastrac 8 3, tifton
- flash foods llc 274166, tifton
- flash foods llc 2745083, tifton
- flash foods llc 2745157, tifton
- flowers bakery outlet 98, tifton
- friendly express 101, tifton
- friendly express 102, tifton
- gt point, tifton
- jm food mart, tifton
- jogni, chula
- lil pantry, tifton
- lil pantry #8, tifton
- love' travel stops & country stores, inc 325, tifton
- main street beverage, tifton
- marathon gas, tifton
- murphy usa 7743, tifton
- murphy usa 8615, tifton
- nita's food mart, tifton
- nouria 1819 tift avenue 545, tifton
- nouria 311 east 5th street 839, tifton
- omega food, omega
- pepi's food mart, tifton
- pilot travel center 192, tifton
- quick buy, tifton
- quick buys 142, tifton
- r & k food store, tifton
- sn food mart, tifton
- shell travel center, tifton
- speedy 10, tifton
- speego, tifton
- sun mart, tifton
- sunsweet bp, chula
- susie q's 4, omega
- tifton food mart, tifton
- tifton food mart, tifton
- video tienda jesus maria 1, omega
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- cvs pharmacy 4514, tifton
- cvs pharmacy 4678, tifton
- dollar general #7969 7369, tifton
- dollar general 10931, tifton
- dollar general 14144, tifton
- dollar general 2470, tifton
- dollar general 4315, tifton
- dollartree 10275, tifton
- dollar general 12054, ty ty
- dollar general 15196, tifton
- dollar general 20112, chula
- dollar general 22277, tifton
- dollar general 25165, tifton
- dollar general 30819, tifton
- dollar general 6207, tifton
- dollar general 9481, omega
- dollar tree 1359, tifton
- dollar tree 8004, omega
- family dollar store 384, tifton
- walgreens 10833, tifton
Medium Grocery Store · 5
- dean esco's food store#2, omega
- esco's food store #5, ty ty
- larosa, tifton
- ponder meats & produce llc, tifton
- willis meat market, tifton
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 76141, tifton
- cost kutter 499, tifton
- food lion 2800, tifton
- publix 1422, tifton
- striplings general store, tifton
Super Store · 3
- curtis foods, tifton
- walmart neighborhood market 5198, tifton
- walmart supercenter 1072, tifton
Seafood Specialty · 1
- browns seafood, tifton
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 Tift County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Nationwide peers for Tift County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Tift 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 (15.3% here).
- Effingham County, IL · 15.3% low-access
- Effingham County, IL · 15.3% low-access
- Delta County, MI · 15.3% low-access
- Delta County, MI · 15.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (17.7% here).
- Laurel County, KY · 17.7% SNAP
- Laurel County, KY · 17.7% SNAP
- Russell County, KY · 17.7% SNAP
- Russell County, KY · 17.7% 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, Georgia in context
Tift County sits inside Georgia (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 Tift County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13277. 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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