Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Turner County, GA
Turner County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 20.4% low-access.
- 20.4%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 32.5%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Turner County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 20.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -1.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 32.5% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Gordon County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Turner County ranks #1,656 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #77 of 151 counties in GA (20.4% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,656
- national by low-access %
- #77
- in GA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 744
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Turner County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Turner County's 20.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 47% of them and ranked #1,656 most-affected nationwide.
Turner County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Turner 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.
Turner County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Mitchell 20.8
Mitchell 20.8%
20.8 % low-access
- Elbert 20.7
Elbert 20.7%
20.7 % low-access
- Turner 20.4
Turner 20.4%
20.4 % low-access
- Gordon 20.4
Gordon 20.4%
20.4 % low-access
- Berrien 20
Berrien 20%
20 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 8,930 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,822 |
| Low-Access Share | 20.4%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 744 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,939 |
| Median Household Income | $36,799 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,071 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 32.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.9%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.4% |
SNAP retailers in Turner County
Turner County has 15 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (73% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 15 authorized stores; Ashburn holds 80% of them. 2 of the 3 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Rebecca, Sycamore.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Ashburn | 12 | 2 |
| Rebecca | 2 | none |
| Sycamore | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 11
- busycorner, ashburn
- divya food mart, rebecca
- flash foods 2745191, ashburn
- g nez express mart, ashburn
- go market 3, ashburn
- honey bear, ashburn
- quickstop 3, ashburn
- rebecca food mart, rebecca
- stop n save, ashburn
- travel stop, ashburn
- washington grocery, ashburn
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 4021, ashburn
- dollar general 16471, sycamore
Supermarket · 2
- carrol's sausage & meats, ashburn
- piggly wiggly, ashburn
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 Turner County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Turner County, at 20.4%, runs 10.5 pts below the Georgia rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
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 Turner County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13287. 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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