Signature · 4 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Warren County, MS
Warren County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 17.2% low-access.
- 17.2%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 13.1%
- on SNAP
- 43K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Warren County, MS
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 17.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lincoln County (+ 0.5 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Warren County ranks #1,933 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #49 of 80 counties in MS (17.2% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,933
- national by low-access %
- #49
- in MS
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Warren County compares nationally
Warren County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 17.2% low-access share that beats 38% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,933).
Warren County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Warren County has 6 urban and 6 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.
Warren County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Wayne 17.9
Wayne 17.9%
17.9 % low-access
- Lincoln 17.7
Lincoln 17.7%
17.7 % low-access
- Warren 17.2
Warren 17.2%
17.2 % low-access
- Jefferson Dav… 16.6
Jefferson Dav… 16.6%
16.6 % low-access
- Pontotoc 16.3
Pontotoc 16.3%
16.3 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 48,773 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,412 |
| Low-Access Share | 17.2%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,173 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 43,020 |
| Median Household Income | $59,401 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,203 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Warren County
Warren County has 56 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 28 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 28
- ab food mart, vicksburg
- alcorn super mart, vicksburg
- anter llc, vicksburg
- b.g., jr. n/a, vicksburg
- bovina truck stop & campground, vicksburg
- circle k 2723443, vicksburg
- circle k 2723444, vicksburg
- circle k 2723445, vicksburg
- circle k 2723446, vicksburg
- circle k 2723447, vicksburg
- circle k 2723739, vicksburg
- circle k 2723750, vicksburg
- circle k 2723753, vicksburg
- circle k 2723754, vicksburg
- corner stop, vicksburg
- fmb enterprises, inc, vicksburg
- fastway on clay, llc, vicksburg
- js food, vicksburg
- love's travel stop 776, vicksburg
- mission mart 1, vicksburg
- murphy express 8544, vicksburg
- q & g food mart llc, vicksburg
- quick & easy food mart, vicksburg
- quick marts, vicksburg
- quick stop, vicksburg
- rogers food mart, vicksburg
- speed mart, vicksburg
- suds n smokes, vicksburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- cvs 10400, vicksburg
- dollar general 13812, vicksburg
- dollar general 19428, vicksburg
- dollar general 19439, vicksburg
- dollar general 3183, vicksburg
- dollar general 6312, vicksburg
- dollar general 678, vicksburg
- dollar general 21087, vicksburg
- dollar general 21791, vicksburg
- dollar general 23311, vicksburg
- dollar general 30979, vicksburg
- dollar tree 1037, vicksburg
- dollar tree 5208, vicksburg
- family dollar 11162, vicksburg
- family dollar 12444, vicksburg
- family dollar 12445, vicksburg
- family dollar 6160, vicksburg
- family dollar store 2483, vicksburg
- walgreen 09402, vicksburg
- walgreens 17030, vicksburg
Super Store · 3
- kroger 466, vicksburg
- super junior # 3 inc, vicksburg
- walmart supercenter 708, vicksburg
Large Grocery Store · 2
- morgans piggly wiggly, vicksburg
- super junior #2, vicksburg
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- super junior # 1 inc, vicksburg
Seafood Specialty · 1
- toneys seafood market, vicksburg
Supermarket · 1
- corner market 6055, vicksburg
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 Warren County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Nationwide peers for Warren County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Warren County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (17.2% here).
- Brown County, MN · 17.2% low-access
- Brown County, MN · 17.2% low-access
- Grant County, IN · 17.2% low-access
- Grant County, IN · 17.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (13.1% here).
- Phelps County, MO · 13.1% SNAP
- Phelps County, MO · 13.1% SNAP
- Hill County, MT · 13.1% SNAP
- Hill County, MT · 13.1% 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, Mississippi in context
Warren County sits inside Mississippi (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 Warren County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28149. 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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