County food-access profile · Georgia
Troup County, GA
Troup County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 9.5%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 19.3%
- on SNAP
- 70K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
9.5% of Troup County residents live in a low-access area, and 3 of its 14 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
- 9.4%
- households, no vehicle
- 16.9%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
Troup County's low-access share sits near the national share, at 9.5% per the USDA Atlas. 3 of the county's 14 census tracts are flagged low-access, covering roughly 6,388 residents who live far from a supermarket. 3 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 2,874 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Troup County compares nationally
Troup County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.5% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,523).
Troup County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 14 census tracts in Troup County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Troup County vs. other Georgia counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Georgia
- Troup 9.5
Troup County, GA
9.5 % low-access
- Appling
Appling County, GA
47.8 % low-access
- Atkinson 23.5
Atkinson County, GA
23.5 % low-access
- Bacon 3.3
Bacon County, GA
3.3 % low-access
- Baker
Baker County, GA
61.3 % low-access
- Baldwin
Baldwin County, GA
24.6 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 67,044 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,388 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,874 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 70,330 |
| Median Household Income | $56,776 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,189 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.4%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
About 19.3% of Troup County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 9.5% of residents are low-access, near the national share for U.S. counties.
- 19.3% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 5,189 households here.
- 9.4% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 3 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Troup County
near the national share
3 of Troup County's 14 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 21.4% of all its tracts.
An estimated 6,388 residents, roughly 9.5% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 2,874 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 11 tracts (78.6%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Troup County
Troup County has 92 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 48 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 48
- a1 marathon, lagrange
- aaa food mart, lagrange
- anna's lotto mart, lagrange
- apex petro llc, lagrange
- billy's country store, lagrange
- bp gas, lagrange
- chevron food mart, lagrange
- circle k #289, lagrange
- circle k 6675, west point
- circle k store 6711, lagrange
- circle k store 6751, lagrange
- coco grocery, lagrange
- discount food mart, lagrange
- exxon travel center, lagrange
- flowers bakery outlet 8, lagrange
- gas and food mart, west point
- hop in, lagrange
- hop-in, hogansville
- jp hogansville 258, hogansville
- jp lagrange 241, lagrange
- jr food mart, lagrange
- lagrange food mart, lagrange
- lagrange food mart 1, lagrange
- lagrange marathon, lagrange
- love's travel stop 771, west point
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 376, hogansville
- lucky food mart, west point
- marathon food mart 0, lagrange
- meritas llc, lagrange
- neighborhood food store, lagrange
- pony express, lagrange
- pops grocery, hogansville
- pure food shop, lagrange
- race trac 500, lagrange
- rosemont marathon, lagrange
- speedway 1885, lagrange
- speedy serve, lagrange
- star food mart, lagrange
- sunlit, west point
- tienda el buen amigo 1, lagrange
- troup corner store, lagrange
- troup county food store, lagrange
- usa food mart, west point
- valero foodmart, hogansville
- west point chevron, west point
- west point corner store, west point
- west point food mart, lagrange
- west point trading company 0, lagrange
Combination Grocery/Other · 27
- big lots 3327, lagrange
- cvs pharmacy 3082, lagrange
- cvs pharmacy 4540, lagrange
- cvs pharmacy 7615, lagrange
- dollar general 13793, lagrange
- dollar general 13969, lagrange
- dollar general 14089, lagrange
- dollar general 18003, lagrange
- dollar general 4656, lagrange
- dollar general 4837, lagrange
- dollar general 7812, west point
- dollar general 8808, hogansville
- dollar general 12446, lagrange
- dollar general 15537, lagrange
- dollar general 16687, lagrange
- dollar general 17573, west point
- dollar general 19819, hogansville
- dollar general 23622, lagrange
- dollar general 24231, lagrange
- dollar general 24688, lagrange
- dollar tree 2217, lagrange
- dollar tree 7216, lagrange
- family dollar 12665, hogansville
- family dollar 13586, lagrange
- neighborhood grocery, west point
- walgreen 09622, lagrange
- walgreens 19700, hogansville
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 76029, lagrange
- food depot 49, lagrange
- givorns foods, west point
- ingles markets 491, hogansville
- piggly wiggly 429, lagrange
- publix 540, lagrange
- publix super markets, inc. 1873, lagrange
Super Store · 4
- kroger 339, lagrange
- pigglywiggly 401, lagrange
- walmart neighborhood market 2773, lagrange
- walmart store 614, lagrange
Small Grocery Store · 2
- fullers superette, lagrange
- la guadalupana, lagrange
Farmers' Market · 1
- cannon street market 1, lagrange
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- lagrange farmers market, lagrange
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- b's meat market, lagrange
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- hometown market, lagrange
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Georgia
Compare Troup County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Food access nationally, Georgia in context
Troup County sits inside Georgia (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.