Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Toombs County, GA
Toombs County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 11.6% low-access.
- 11.6%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 22.5%
- on SNAP
- 27K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Toombs County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 11.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 22.5% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Montgomery County (+ 0.6 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Toombs County lands in the lower national band (11.6%, #2,365 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,365
- national by low-access %
- #101
- in GA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Toombs County compares nationally
Toombs County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.6% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,365).
Toombs County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Toombs County has 1 urban and 5 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.
Toombs County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Montgomery 12.2
Montgomery 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Toombs 11.6
Toombs 11.6%
11.6 % low-access
- Stephens 10.4
Stephens 10.4%
10.4 % low-access
- Brooks 10.2
Brooks 10.2%
10.2 % low-access
- Wilcox 9.9
Wilcox 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 27,223 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,170 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,436 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 27,102 |
| Median Household Income | $52,621 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.5%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,337 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.4%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Toombs County
Toombs County has 46 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 26
- aman quik stop, lyons
- cedar crossing grocery, uvalda
- fast break, lyons
- fast break, vidalia
- flash foods llc 274259, vidalia
- flash foods llc 274290, vidalia
- friendly foods, vidalia
- friendly in & out, lyons
- gas & go, vidalia
- jani's mart, vidalia
- los paisas market, vidalia
- lyons open air, lyons
- michael's coffee & tobacco, vidalia
- micntosh foodmart, vidalia
- murphy usa 6557, vidalia
- nouria 1401 east first street 591, vidalia
- nouria 2501 east 1st street 756, vidalia
- nouria 277 west liberty avenue 748, lyons
- nouria 612 south state street 752, lyons
- parkers 46, lyons
- parkers 51, vidalia
- pick-n-move, vidalia
- pops general store, lyons
- tammy's, vidalia
- the pantry shelf, lyons
- tienda los olivos, vidalia
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- big lots 3326, vidalia
- cvs pharmacy 7717, vidalia
- dollar general 19395, lyons
- dollar general 6250, vidalia
- dollar general 674, vidalia
- dollar general 20833, vidalia
- dollar tree 1757, vidalia
- family dollar 241, vidalia
- family dollar store 3073, lyons
Super Store · 3
- dollar general market 14022, lyons
- thriftway food store, lyons
- walmart supercenter 864, vidalia
Supermarket · 3
- food lion 2813, vidalia
- food world 794, vidalia
- save-a-lot 45070, vidalia
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- mclemore's abattoir, vidalia
- reedy creek meat company, vidalia
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- toombs county farmers market, lyons
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- el centenario tienda mexicana, vidalia
Seafood Specialty · 1
- taylors fresh seafood, vidalia
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 Toombs County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Toombs County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Toombs 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 (11.6% here).
- Lake County, MN · 11.6% low-access
- Lake County, MN · 11.6% low-access
- Union County, MS · 11.5% low-access
- Clinton County, MO · 11.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (22.5% here).
- Fentress County, TN · 22.5% SNAP
- Fentress County, TN · 22.5% SNAP
- Scott County, TN · 22.5% SNAP
- Scott County, TN · 22.5% 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.
Toombs County inside a lower low-access state context
Toombs 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 Toombs County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13279. 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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