Signature · 4.5% low-access (9th pct)
Tippah County, MS
Tippah County lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 9.1%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tippah County, MS
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Neshoba County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Tippah County lands in the lower national band (4.5%, #2,842 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,842
- national by low-access %
- #79
- in MS
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 412
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.5% low-access (9th pct) (-17.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Tippah County compares nationally
Food access in Tippah County compares favorably nationally: its 4.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 9% of them (rank #2,843).
Tippah County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Tippah County has 1 urban and 3 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.
Tippah County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Prentiss 6
Prentiss 6%
6 % low-access
- Greene 5.4
Greene 5.4%
5.4 % low-access
- Tippah 4.5
Tippah 4.5%
4.5 % low-access
- Neshoba 4.5
Neshoba 4.5%
4.5 % low-access
- Calhoun 3.1
Calhoun 3.1%
3.1 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,232 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,010 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 412 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,523 |
| Median Household Income | $52,542 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 731 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.1%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.1% |
SNAP retailers in Tippah County
Tippah County has 23 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 11 locations (48% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- cvs pharmacy 8273, ripley
- dollar general 10790, blue mountain
- dollar general 14164, falkner
- dollar general 1614, walnut
- dollar general 3717, ripley
- dollar general 10327, ripley
- dollar general 18110, walnut
- dollar general 20055, dumas
- dollar general 25905, ripley
- dollar tree 7146, ripley
- family dollar 13492, walnut
Convenience Store · 7
- blue shell inc, blue mountain
- bluesky 709, walnut
- bluesky 717, walnut
- dodge store 6506, ripley
- love's travel stop 799, walnut
- ripley one stop llc, ripley
- stop-n-go super mart, llc, blue mountain
Supermarket · 3
- food giant 581, ripley
- ripley's market 592, ripley
- shopezy supermarket, walnut
Small Grocery Store · 1
- oraly, ripley
Super Store · 1
- walmart store 176, ripley
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 Tippah County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Tippah County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Tippah 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 (4.5% here).
- Baltimore city, MD · 4.5% low-access
- Baltimore city, MD · 4.5% low-access
- Piscataquis County, ME · 4.5% low-access
- Piscataquis County, ME · 4.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (9.1% here).
- Adams County, NE · 9.1% SNAP
- Adams County, NE · 9.1% SNAP
- Elko County, NV · 9.1% SNAP
- Elko County, NV · 9.1% 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.
Tippah County inside a lower low-access state context
Tippah County sits inside Mississippi (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 Tippah County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28139. 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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