Signature · 9 LILA tracts (47.4% of tracts)
Washington County, MS
Washington County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 9 LILA tracts (47.4% of the book) alongside 29.1% low-access.
- 29.1%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 17.6%
- on SNAP
- 43K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Washington County, MS
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 29.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.0 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.6% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 47% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Leflore County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Washington County sits in the upper national band (29.1%, #997 of 3,079) with 9 LILA tracts.
- #997
- national by low-access %
- #23
- in MS
- 10
- 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: 9 LILA tracts (47.4% of tracts) .
How Washington County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Washington County's 29.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 68% of them and ranked #999 most-affected nationwide.
Washington County's elevated USDA tier split
19 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Washington County has 14 urban and 5 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 Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Tate 29.6
Tate 29.6%
29.6 % low-access
- Washington 29.1
Washington 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Leflore 29.1
Leflore 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Copiah 28.5
Copiah 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Rankin 28.4
Rankin 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 19 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 51,137 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 10 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 14,866 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.1%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,024 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 42,765 |
| Median Household Income | $42,165 |
| Poverty Rate | 26.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,017 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.9%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Washington County
Washington County has 68 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 39 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 39
- deep food mart llc, arcola
- delta one stop, greenville
- delta stop 01, hollandale
- dodge store 6803, leland
- double quick 109, greenville
- double quick 6, greenville
- double quick 61, leland
- double quick 76, leland
- double quick 80, greenville
- double quick 81, greenville
- double quick 83, hollandale
- double quick 85, greenville
- double quick 88, greenville
- double quick 89, greenville
- fast gas inc, greenville
- fratesi brothers grocery, leland
- friends food & fuel llc, greenville
- jij food mart, leland
- jmw food market, greenville
- johnny's food market, greenville
- king food market, greenville
- mudd inc, greenville
- murphy usa 6683, greenville
- neighborhood grocery, greenville
- quick food market, greenville
- rick's express #4, greenville
- rick's express 10, greenville
- raceway express, greenville
- ricks express #1, hollandale
- ricks express 5, greenville
- ricks express 6, greenville
- roy's store, chatham
- sunny super market, greenville
- soulful, greenville
- southern fish, greenville
- the curb store, greenville
- the filling station 14, greenville
- the filling station 16, greenville
- the filling station 17, greenville
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- brenda faye's fish market and bait shop, greenville
- cvs pharmacy 5808, greenville
- dollar general 7514, greenville
- dollar general 8030, leland
- dollar general 8931, hollandale
- dollar general 9013, greenville
- dollar general 9699, greenville
- dollartree 9970, greenville
- dollar general 12231, greenville
- dollar general 13068, greenville
- dollar general 13414, greenville
- dollar general 24626, greenville
- dollar tree 528, greenville
- family dollar 2801, hollandale
- family dollar 546, leland
- family dollar 547, greenville
- family dollar store 4820, greenville
- family dollar store 8658, greenville
- walgreen 09144, greenville
Super Store · 3
- kroger 429, greenville
- shopper's value 9068, greenville
- walmart supercenter 182, greenville
Supermarket · 3
- stop-n-shop llc, leland
- sunflower 25 inc 9025, hollandale
- shopper's value 9048, greenville
Small Grocery Store · 2
- cindys food market, greenville
- one south wholesale, llc, greenville
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- taylor's farm and garden, greenville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- maws wings and things llc, leland
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 Washington County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Counties near Washington County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Washington 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 (29.1% here).
- Macon County, MO · 29.1% low-access
- Macon County, MO · 29.1% low-access
- Scott County, MN · 29.1% low-access
- Scott County, MN · 29.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (17.6% here).
- Caroline County, MD · 17.6% SNAP
- Caroline County, MD · 17.6% SNAP
- Cumberland County, NJ · 17.6% SNAP
- Cumberland County, NJ · 17.6% 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 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 Washington County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28151. 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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