Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Wayne County, GA
Wayne County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 17.9% low-access.
- 17.9%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 20.2%
- on SNAP
- 31K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wayne County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 17.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.2% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Decatur County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Wayne County ranks #1,872 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #84 of 151 counties in GA (17.9% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,872
- national by low-access %
- #84
- in GA
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Wayne County compares nationally
Wayne County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 17.9% low-access share that beats 40% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,872).
Wayne County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Wayne County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (5 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Wayne County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Habersham 18.1
Habersham 18.1%
18.1 % low-access
- Wayne 17.9
Wayne 17.9%
17.9 % low-access
- Decatur 17.9
Decatur 17.9%
17.9 % low-access
- Pickens 17.7
Pickens 17.7%
17.7 % low-access
- Murray 17.6
Murray 17.6%
17.6 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 30,099 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,392 |
| Low-Access Share | 17.9%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,517 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 30,949 |
| Median Household Income | $53,427 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.3%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,235 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.2%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.2%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Wayne County
Wayne County has 43 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 43 authorized stores; Jesup holds 88% of them. 2 of the 3 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Odum, Screven.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Jesup | 38 | 3 |
| Odum | 3 | none |
| Screven | 2 | none |
Convenience Store · 23
- country corner, jesup
- crossroad country store, odum
- friendly express 79, jesup
- friendly express 87, screven
- garden of eat'n, jesup
- hurricane's convenience store, jesup
- jesup discount corner, jesup
- lotto express, jesup
- lucky's convenience, jesup
- mann 2010 llc, jesup
- minit stop, jesup
- murphy usa 5619, jesup
- nouria 291 north 1st street 859, jesup
- odum general store, odum
- om foods, jesup
- peaches, jesup
- parker's 63, jesup
- q mart, jesup
- radhmin inc, jesup
- red hill, jesup
- shiv discount, jesup
- shivam 2020 llc, jesup
- wawa store 6307, jesup
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs pharmacy 5684, jesup
- dollar general 301, jesup
- dollar general 3859, jesup
- dollar general 7502, odum
- dollar general 13102, jesup
- dollar general 23277, jesup
- dollar general 25135, jesup
- dollar general 30458, screven
- dollar general 31296, jesup
- dollar tree 1481, jesup
- family dollar store 668, jesup
- ricks meats, jesup
- walgreens 11792, jesup
Seafood Specialty · 2
- c & d seafood inc. dba/ shucks seafood market 1, jesup
- oscar's seafood market, jesup
Super Store · 2
- piggly wiggly 272, jesup
- walmart supercenter 2630, jesup
Farmers' Market · 1
- wayne county farmers market, jesup
Small Grocery Store · 1
- la morenita tienda mexicana, jesup
Supermarket · 1
- food lion 2846, jesup
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 Wayne County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Nationwide peers for Wayne County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wayne 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 (17.9% here).
- Boone County, IN · 17.9% low-access
- Adams County, CO · 17.9% low-access
- San Benito County, CA · 17.9% low-access
- Simpson County, KY · 17.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (20.2% here).
- Kern County, CA · 20.2% SNAP
- St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · 20.2% SNAP
- Montgomery County, AL · 20.2% SNAP
- Sampson County, NC · 20.2% 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.
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Wayne County, at 17.9%, runs 13.0 pts below the Georgia rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Wayne County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13305. 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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