Signature · 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Washington County, GA
Washington County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 29.8% low-access.
- 29.8%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 29.4%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Washington County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 29.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 29.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Whitfield County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Washington County sits in the upper national band (29.8%, #949 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #949
- national by low-access %
- #53
- in GA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Washington County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Washington County's 29.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 70% of them and ranked #951 most-affected nationwide.
Washington County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Washington County has 1 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.
Washington 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
- Ben Hill 30.1
Ben Hill 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- Whitfield 29.9
Whitfield 29.9%
29.9 % low-access
- Washington 29.8
Washington 29.8%
29.8 % low-access
- Colquitt 29.5
Colquitt 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Fulton 29.5
Fulton 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 21,187 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,306 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,741 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,849 |
| Median Household Income | $46,023 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,157 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 29.4%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 9.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Washington County
Washington County has 27 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 14
- busy food mart, sandersville
- davisboro food mart, davisboro
- jet food store 20, harrison
- jet food store 22, sandersville
- jet food store 34, sandersville
- jet food store 58, sandersville
- jet foods 70, sandersville
- m&k food mart, sandersville
- murphy usa 7120, sandersville
- nouria 510 south harris street 837, sandersville
- quick stop, sandersville
- s & t food mart, sandersville
- sunny food mart, sandersville
- warthen express, warthen
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- cvs pharmacy 4593, sandersville
- dollar general 18730, harrison
- dollar general 2676, sandersville
- dollar general 14846, tennille
- dollar general 16372, davisboro
- dollar general store 16588, sandersville
- dollar tree 3508, sandersville
- family dollar store 1, sandersville
- rose's express 673, sandersville
- waco seafood, sandersville
Super Store · 2
- harveys supermarket 1662, sandersville
- walmart store 1143, sandersville
Supermarket · 1
- sandersville iga 656, sandersville
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 Washington County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Washington County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Washington 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 (29.8% here).
- Saline County, AR · 29.8% low-access
- Saline County, AR · 29.8% low-access
- Holt County, NE · 29.8% low-access
- Holt County, NE · 29.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (29.4% here).
- Martin County, KY · 29.2% SNAP
- San Miguel County, NM · 29.2% SNAP
- Leslie County, KY · 29.1% SNAP
- Halifax County, NC · 29.1% 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.
Washington County inside a higher low-access state context
Washington 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 Washington County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13303. 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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