Signature · 85 SNAP-authorized stores
Walton County, GA
Walton County sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.2%, +11.1 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 33.2%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 11.5%
- on SNAP
- 103K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Walton County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 33.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jones County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Walton County sits in the upper national band (33.2%, #726 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #726
- national by low-access %
- #42
- in GA
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 85 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Walton County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Walton County's 33.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 77% of them and ranked #728 most-affected nationwide.
Walton County's elevated USDA tier split
15 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Walton County has 7 urban and 8 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.
Walton County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Newton 33.6
Newton 33.6%
33.6 % low-access
- Jones 33.3
Jones 33.3%
33.3 % low-access
- Walton 33.2
Walton 33.2%
33.2 % low-access
- Lee 32.9
Lee 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Jackson 32.8
Jackson 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 15 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 83,768 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 27,806 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,132 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 103,313 |
| Median Household Income | $84,945 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,106 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.5%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Walton County
Walton County has 85 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 46 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 46
- alam 7744 llc, monroe
- allstar, monroe
- between grocery, monroe
- chevron, monroe
- chevron, loganville
- chevron bold springs 786 llc, monroe
- chevron food mart, loganville
- circle k, monroe
- citgo loganville, loganville
- cowpens, monroe
- d&l chevron, monroe
- discount tobacco, loganville
- east church food mart, monroe
- flowers bakery outlet 173, monroe
- food mart monroe (market), monroe
- golden pantry food stores 1031, monroe
- good hope food mart, good hope
- gratis food mart, monroe
- gx market, loganville
- indian mart, loganville
- j & b food mart, monroe
- jerry's corner store, loganville
- jack peters grocery, monroe
- loganville shell, loganville
- marathon food mart, monroe
- maxi mart, monroe
- mini food mart, loganville
- mis enterprise, monroe
- monroe extramile, monroe
- monroe food mart, monroe
- monroe food mart, monroe
- monroe mini mart inc, monroe
- monroe shell, monroe
- murphy usa 7044, loganville
- murphy usa 7734, monroe
- north monroe food mart llc, monroe
- quiktrip 796, loganville
- saj monroe llc, monroe
- shell food mart, oxford
- shell foodmart, loganville
- short stop, monroe
- social circle grocery, social circle
- the country store 0, loganville
- the e-z stop, loganville
- the hot spot, monroe
- unity store, social circle
Combination Grocery/Other · 23
- cvs pharmacy 3777, monroe
- cvs pharmacy 7712, loganville
- cvs pharmacy 4138, loganville
- dollar general 18572, good hope
- dollar general 18677, loganville
- dollar general 4057, monroe
- dollar general 7776, loganville
- dollar general 9551, loganville
- dollar general 9615, monroe
- dollar general 11602, covington
- dollar general 13345, monroe
- dollar general 14640, monroe
- dollar general 14762, loganville
- dollar general 15372, social circle
- dollar general 17450, loganville
- dollar general 21627, monroe
- dollar tree 3282, monroe
- dollar tree 4071, loganville
- family dollar store 3144, social circle
- family dollar store 209, monroe
- three peas in a pod, loganville
- walgreens 11539, monroe
- walgreens 9629, loganville
Super Store · 7
- freshway market, social circle
- john's supermarket dba greg and rene inc, monroe
- kroger 443, loganville
- kroger store 679, loganville
- quality foods of monroe llc, monroe
- walmart s/c 780, monroe
- walmart supercenter 5252, loganville
Supermarket · 3
- ingles markets 424, loganville
- publix 603, loganville
- publix 1736, monroe
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- a & s afro-caribbean market, loganville
- supermercado suriana, loganville
Small Grocery Store · 2
- loganville caribbean market, loganville
- supermercado el mana, monroe
Farmers' Market · 1
- monroe farmers market, monroe
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- corners edge butcher shoppe, monroe
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 Walton County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Walton County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Walton 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 (33.2% here).
- Wells County, IN · 33.2% low-access
- Wells County, IN · 33.2% low-access
- Christian County, KY · 33.2% low-access
- Christian County, KY · 33.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (11.5% here).
- Orange County, IN · 11.5% SNAP
- Orange County, IN · 11.5% SNAP
- Vermillion County, IN · 11.5% SNAP
- Vermillion County, IN · 11.5% 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.
Walton County inside a higher low-access state context
Walton 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 .
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