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Ware County, GA

Ware County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of the book) alongside 30.3% low-access.

30.3%
low-access pop.
5
food-desert tracts
21.9%
on SNAP
36K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 GA

USDA FARA access plate

County Ware County, GA

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE

  • LA-ELEVATED 30.3% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +8.2 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-HEAVY 21.9% SNAP
  • VEH-GAP 16.0% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-DENSE 56% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Bartow County (+ 0.0 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Ware County sits in the upper national band (30.3%, #912 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.

#912
national by low-access %
#49
in GA
7
low-access tracts
5K
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: 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of tracts) .

How Ware County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Ware County's 30.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 71% of them and ranked #912 most-affected nationwide.

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Ware County's elevated USDA tier split

9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Ware County, GA USDA-defined food-access tiers: 2 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 2 limited, 5 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 9 tracts evaluated. 2 tracts adequate (22.2%) 2 tracts limited (22.2%) 5 tracts severe / food desert (55.6%) Adequate 22% Limited 22% Severe 56% Food-access tier distribution: Ware County, GA
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Ware County has 5 urban and 4 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.

Ware County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Ware County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts9
Atlas Population (2010 basis)36,312
Low-Access Tracts7
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)5
Low-Access Population10,986
Low-Access Share30.3%above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population4,854

ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Ware County
IndicatorValue
Population35,976
Median Household Income$47,448
Poverty Rate21.5%well above the national average
SNAP Households2,835
SNAP Participation Rate21.9%well above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle16.0%well above the national average
Group-Quarters Population6.7%

Thick SNAP store book in Ware County

Ware County has 59 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 34 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 34

  • 1st stop foods, waycross
  • bunkys, waycross
  • corner stop, waycross
  • flash foods 27427, waycross
  • flash foods llc 274001, waycross
  • flash foods llc 274094, waycross
  • flash foods llc 2745051, waycross
  • flash foods llc 2745068, waycross
  • flash foods llc 2745085, waycross
  • flash foods llc 2745133, waycross
  • flash foods llc 27475, waycross
  • flash foods llc 27499, waycross
  • friendly express 103, waycross
  • friendly express 104, waycross
  • friendly express 107, waycross
  • friendly express 50, waycross
  • hueys country store, millwood
  • jay eklingi llc, waycross
  • johnny's food store, waycross
  • la jalisiense, waycross
  • murphy usa 6736, waycross
  • om food mart, waycross
  • rk foods, waycross
  • rouse grocery, waycross
  • solar food 25, waycross
  • solar food 26, waycross
  • solar foods, manor
  • spur discount convenience store, waycross
  • stop n save, waycross
  • stop n save 23, waycross
  • waring food mart, waycross
  • wawa store 6300, waycross
  • wawa store 6305, waycross
  • waycross bp, waycross

Combination Grocery/Other · 16

  • big lots 3330, waycross
  • cvs pharmacy 3348, waycross
  • dollar general 14223, waycross
  • dollar general 4854, nicholls
  • dollar general 4856, waycross
  • dollar general 7724, waycross
  • dollar general 22081, waycross
  • dollar general 2471, waycross
  • dollar general 30074, manor
  • dollar general 30317, waycross
  • dollar general 31130, waycross
  • dollar general store 17552, waycross
  • dollar tree 0492, waycross
  • dollar tree 8538, waycross
  • family dollar 9115, waycross
  • walgreen 09277, waycross

Super Store · 4

  • dollar general market 9826, waycross
  • kroger 439, waycross
  • walmart 556, waycross
  • walmart neighborhood market 4527, waycross

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2

  • lee & davis country meats, llc, waycross
  • mickey's meat market, waycross

Farmers' Market · 1

  • waygreen local fare market, waycross

Medium Grocery Store · 1

  • tienda vallarta, waycross

Supermarket · 1

  • food lion 2844, waycross

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.

Appling County
47.8% low-access · 19.6% SNAP
Atkinson County
23.5% low-access · 26.2% SNAP
Bacon County
3.3% low-access · 20.9% SNAP
Baker County
61.3% low-access · 15.2% SNAP
Baldwin County
24.6% low-access · 16.2% SNAP
Banks County
1.8% low-access · 9.0% SNAP

Compare Ware County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →

Counties near Ware County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Ware 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 (30.3% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (21.9% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Ware County inside a higher low-access state context

Ware County sits inside Georgia (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.

AK 31 ME 13 VT 11 NH 28 WA 23 ID 26 MT 22 ND 29 MN 27 IL 20 WI 21 MI 23 NY 12 RI 24 MA 28 OR 17 NV 23 WY 30 SD 29 IA 20 IN 29 OH 25 PA 21 NJ 24 CT - CA 13 UT 24 CO 22 NE 22 MO 25 KY 20 WV 21 VA 20 MD 23 DE 27 AZ 27 NM 32 KS 26 AR 25 TN 27 NC 23 SC 29 DC 5 OK 25 LA 26 MS 26 AL 25 GA 31 HI 27 TX 25 FL 25

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 Ware County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13299. 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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