Signature · 2 LILA tracts (100% of tracts)
Tunica County, MS
Tunica County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (100% of the book) alongside 15.5% low-access.
- 15.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 28.3%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tunica County, MS
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 15.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -6.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 28.3% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 100% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Grenada County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Tunica County ranks #2,079 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #54 of 80 counties in MS (15.5% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #2,079
- national by low-access %
- #54
- in MS
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 908
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (100% of tracts) .
How Tunica County compares nationally
Tunica County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 15.5% low-access share that beats 34% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,079).
Tunica County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Tunica County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (1 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Tunica County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Noxubee 16.1
Noxubee 16.1%
16.1 % low-access
- Newton 16
Newton 16%
16 % low-access
- Tunica 15.5
Tunica 15.5%
15.5 % low-access
- Grenada 15.4
Grenada 15.4%
15.4 % low-access
- Jones 15.2
Jones 15.2%
15.2 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 10,778 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,669 |
| Low-Access Share | 15.5%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 908 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 9,475 |
| Median Household Income | $39,364 |
| Poverty Rate | 31.1%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,077 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 28.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.7%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
SNAP retailers in Tunica County
Tunica County has 20 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 12 locations (60% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 20 authorized stores; Tunica holds 65% of them. 3 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Robinsonville, Dundee, Sledge.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Tunica | 13 | 2 |
| Robinsonville | 5 | none |
| Dundee | 1 | none |
| Sledge | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 12
- 1375 highway 61 llc, tunica
- a h & y, tunica
- alex truck stop llc, tunica
- bp center llc, robinsonville
- jordans kwik stop 26, dundee
- m&o express incorporated, tunica
- robinsonville shell, robinsonville
- rocky's ii, tunica
- tunica store llc, robinsonville
- tunica xpress llc, tunica
- watson's grocery, tunica
- zip trip tunica, tunica
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 21364, robinsonville
- dollar general 25252, sledge
- dollar general 4209, tunica
- family dollar 10203, tunica
- family dollar store 7922, robinsonville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- jeffcoat's family market, tunica
Small Grocery Store · 1
- tunica super star, tunica
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly 565, tunica
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 Tunica County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Mississippi among East South Central states
Mississippi ranks 2nd of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Tunica County, at 15.5%, runs 10.9 pts below the Mississippi rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Tunica County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28143. 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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