Signature · 5 LILA tracts (38.5% of tracts)
Walker County, GA
Walker County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (38.5% of the book) alongside 27.9% low-access.
- 27.9%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 12.0%
- on SNAP
- 69K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Walker County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 27.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 38% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Peach County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Walker County ranks #1,093 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #59 of 151 counties in GA (27.9% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,093
- national by low-access %
- #59
- in GA
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (38.5% of tracts) .
How Walker County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Walker County's 27.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 65% of them and ranked #1,093 most-affected nationwide.
Walker County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
13 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Walker County has 6 urban and 7 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.
Walker County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Talbot 28.5
Talbot 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Thomas 28.2
Thomas 28.2%
28.2 % low-access
- Peach 28.1
Peach 28.1%
28.1 % low-access
- Walker 27.9
Walker 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Spalding 26.4
Spalding 26.4%
26.4 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 13 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 68,756 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 19,204 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,434 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 68,762 |
| Median Household Income | $59,469 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,154 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Walker County
Walker County has 76 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 44 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 44
- aaa enterprises usa, chickamauga
- catlett grocery, la fayette
- circle k 2723506, flintstone
- circle k 2723508, rossville
- circle k 2723510, la fayette
- circle k 2723511, chickamauga
- circle k store 2709339, la fayette
- circle k store 2709346, rock spring
- cornerstone market #11 no, rossville
- country food mart, chickamauga
- dbrothers1 inc, trion
- discount market, rossville
- ed's grocery, chickamauga
- flintstone food market, flintstone
- jk beer wine tobacco convenience store, chickamauga
- k k enterprise 1, lafayette
- k k enterprise 2, rising fawn
- k k enterprise 3, rossville
- kangaroo express, la fayette
- kenny's grocery and tobacco store, chickamauga
- kwik stop, la fayette
- lil pig market, rossville
- lucky grocery, la fayette
- mapco express, inc. 3508, rossville
- mapco express, inc. 3629, flintstone
- mapco express, inc. 3631, la fayette
- mapco express, inc. 3644, rossville
- mapco express, inc. 3645, rossville
- mapco express, inc. 3663, lookout mountain
- maruti express inc., flintstone
- murphy usa 6563, la fayette
- paul's place #5, rossville
- pit stop 1, la fayette
- pit stop 5, la fayette
- pit stop 6, la fayette
- r c food & fuel, la fayette
- ritz beer & grill, la fayette
- smiley's corner, rock spring
- sunrise market 121 1, rossville
- texaco pitstop, rossville
- tienda y tortilleria vargas llc 1, rossville
- tigermarket 209 209, chickamauga
- uncle jeds, la fayette
- wilson food mart, rossville
Combination Grocery/Other · 21
- cvs pharmacy 7223, la fayette
- dollar general 0101, la fayette
- dollar general 8018, rossville
- dollar general 8035, chickamauga
- dollar general 8202, flintstone
- dollar general 9627, la fayette
- dollartree 9926, ft oglethorpe
- dollar general 11619, chickamauga
- dollar general 15801, la fayette
- dollar general 17459, chickamauga
- dollar general 20624, la fayette
- dollar general 23209, lookout mountain
- dollar general 30050, rossville
- dollar general 30746, la fayette
- dollar general 6930, rossville
- dollar general store 17837, la fayette
- dollar general store 8631, rock spring
- dollar tree 2010, la fayette
- dollar tree 6589, rossville
- dollar tree 8463, chickamauga
- family dollar 2874, rossville
Supermarket · 4
- cost kutter grocery 437, la fayette
- food lion 1563, chickamauga
- food city 217, rossville
- food city 252, la fayette
Farmers' Market · 2
- 27 farmers market, rock spring
- walker county farmers market, rock spring
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- lafayette fruit market, la fayette
- lafayette fruit market inc, rossville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- rustys meat market, rossville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- super mercado mexico lindo, rossville
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 2988, lafayette
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 Walker County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Nationwide peers for Walker County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Walker 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 (27.9% here).
- Knox County, KY · 27.9% low-access
- Knox County, KY · 27.9% low-access
- Natchitoches Parish, LA · 27.9% low-access
- Natchitoches Parish, LA · 27.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (12.0% here).
- Volusia County, FL · 12.0% SNAP
- Volusia County, FL · 12.0% SNAP
- Gulf County, FL · 12.0% SNAP
- Gulf County, FL · 12.0% 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.
Food access nationally, Georgia in context
Walker 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 Walker County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13295. 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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