Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Towns County, GA
Towns County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.5%
- on SNAP
- 13K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Towns County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dade County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Towns County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 1
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Towns County compares nationally
Food access in Towns County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Towns County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Towns County has 0 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.
Towns 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
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
- Towns 0
Towns 0%
0 % low-access
- Evans 0
Evans 0%
0 % low-access
- Franklin 0
Franklin 0%
0 % low-access
- Hart 0
Hart 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 10,471 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 12,913 |
| Median Household Income | $59,135 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 445 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.7% |
SNAP retailers in Towns County
Towns County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 10
- ameri venture texaco, young harris
- bellcreek food mart, hiawassee
- denton grocery and grills, hiawassee
- hiawassee food mart, hiawassee
- hiawassee foodmart, hiawassee
- lake view store, hiawassee
- one stop food mart, hiawassee
- pasture, hiawassee
- streak hill grocery, hiawassee
- the i market 783, hiawassee
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 11191, young harris
- dollar general 4923, hiawassee
- dollar general 15802, hiawassee
- dollar general store 16923, young harris
- dollar tree 8460, hiawassee
- walgreens 18402, hiawassee
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- osborn farms, hiawassee
Supermarket · 1
- ingles markets 483, hiawassee
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 Towns County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Towns County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Towns 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 (0.0% here).
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
- Harrison County, IN · 0.0% low-access
- Grundy County, IA · 0.0% low-access
- Grundy County, IA · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (7.5% here).
- Monroe County, FL · 7.5% SNAP
- Monroe County, FL · 7.5% SNAP
- Manatee County, FL · 7.5% SNAP
- Manatee County, FL · 7.5% 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.
Towns County inside a lower low-access state context
Towns 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 Towns County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13281. 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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