Signature · 134 SNAP-authorized stores
Whitfield County, GA
Whitfield County sits in the upper national band on low-access (29.9%, +7.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 29.9%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 11.2%
- on SNAP
- 104K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Whitfield County, GA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 29.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Washington County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Whitfield County sits in the upper national band (29.9%, #941 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #941
- national by low-access %
- #52
- in GA
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- 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: 134 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Whitfield County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Whitfield County's 29.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 70% of them and ranked #941 most-affected nationwide.
Whitfield County's elevated USDA tier split
18 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Whitfield County has 10 urban and 8 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.
Whitfield 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
- Muscogee 30.2
Muscogee 30.2%
30.2 % 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
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 18 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 102,599 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 30,712 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,742 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 103,598 |
| Median Household Income | $67,070 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.8%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,110 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Whitfield County
Whitfield County has 134 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 70 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 70
- access food mart, dalton
- andy mart, dalton
- antioch convenience, dalton
- bills grocery, dalton
- bizee food mart, tunnel hill
- bpro xpress, dalton
- carniceria y panaderia inc #2, dalton
- circle k 2723502, dalton
- circle k 2723512, dalton
- circle k 2723523, dalton
- circle k 2723525, dalton
- circle k 2723581, dalton
- circle k 2723590, dalton
- circle k 2723604, dalton
- circle k 2723612, cohutta
- circle k 2723656, dalton
- circle k store 2709344, tunnel hill
- circle k store 2709345, dalton
- corner express, dalton
- corner express 2, dalton
- dalton food mart, dalton
- dalton shell, dalton
- diwan capital, dalton
- dixie corner, dalton
- dixie corner food mart 2, dalton
- e z stop, dalton
- five point, dalton
- food mart, dalton
- gas express llc 270, cohutta
- harry's, dalton
- harpers general store, rocky face
- kangaroo express, rocky face
- kankus express 105, rocky face
- kwik serv 10, dalton
- kwik serv 4, dalton
- kwik serve 9, cohutta
- lc grocery, dalton
- la esquinita, dalton
- mapco express, inc. 3507, dalton
- mapco express, inc. 3616, dalton
- mapco express, inc. 3620, dalton
- mapco express, inc. 3622, dalton
- mapco express, inc. 3627, dalton
- mapco express, inc. 3641, rocky face
- mahir 1 inc, dalton
- mega tienda llc 1, dalton
- mini mart #1, dalton
- murphy usa 7812, dalton
- one stop shop, cohutta
- one stop mart, dalton
- pilot travel center 319, dalton
- pilot travel center 421, dalton
- quality convenience mart, dalton
- quick stop, dalton
- quick stop # 2, cohutta
- quickshop 1, dalton
- quickstop, dalton
- quickway, dalton
- raap 2 inc, dalton
- race trac 213, dalton
- race trac 289, dalton
- resaca food mart, resaca
- riaan md corporation, tunnel hill
- road runners, dalton
- ruben diaz fresh produce, dalton
- st clair's, dalton
- tibbs road convenience store, dalton
- tienda tikal #2 llc 2, dalton
- tienda tikal iii, dalton
- walnut express, dalton
Combination Grocery/Other · 33
- cvs pharmacy 5608, dalton
- cvs pharmacy 3767, dalton
- carniceria 18, dalton
- dollar general 0046, dalton
- dollar general 0872, dalton
- dollar general 10651, dalton
- dollar general 15278, dalton
- dollar general 18688, dalton
- dollar general 2541, dalton
- dollar general 4704, cohutta
- dollar general 8458, dalton
- dollar general 8632, tunnel hill
- dollartree 8773, dalton
- dollar general 10377, rocky face
- dollar general 11339, dalton
- dollar general 11457, dalton
- dollar general 11903, cohutta
- dollar general 14848, dalton
- dollar general 22804, dalton
- dollar general 25143, tunnel hill
- dollar general 30460, rocky face
- dollar general store 16351, dalton
- dollar tree 420, dalton
- dollar tree 4675, dalton
- dollar tree 7323, dalton
- family dollar store 36, dalton
- family dollar 1503, dalton
- family dollar 3574, dalton
- family dollar 3983, rocky face
- la latina, dalton
- tienda el super quetzal, dalton
- walgreen 05954, dalton
- walgreens 17232, dalton
Medium Grocery Store · 10
- abaarrotes emanuel 1, dalton
- carniceria loa 3, dalton
- carniceria nacho, dalton
- hometown grocery, tunnel hill
- la coronita, dalton
- la hidalguense, dalton
- la providencia na, dalton
- los carlos 1, dalton
- super d market panaderia & carniceria, dalton
- underwood market, dalton
Supermarket · 9
- aldi 70093, dalton
- carniceria loa 2, dalton
- carnicerias loa #1, dalton
- food lion 1603, dalton
- food lion 1695, rocky face
- food city 211, dalton
- grocery outlet 9, dalton
- houchens save-a-lot 505, dalton
- la esperanza bakery 1, dalton
Super Store · 6
- kroger 265, dalton
- kroger 458, dalton
- supermercado talpa 17 llc 14, dalton
- walmart 669, dalton
- walmart neighborhood market 4528, dalton
- walmart s/c 5173, dalton
Small Grocery Store · 5
- abarrotes emanuel 2, dalton
- carniceria y panderia el milagro, dalton
- la coronita #2, dalton
- miselania polvos, dalton
- tienda ebenezer 1, dalton
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- the butcher's market llc, dalton
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
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Counties near Whitfield County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Whitfield 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 (29.9% here).
- Hillsborough County, FL · 29.9% low-access
- Hillsborough County, FL · 29.9% low-access
- McDonough County, IL · 29.9% low-access
- McDonough County, IL · 29.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (11.2% here).
- Vanderburgh County, IN · 11.2% SNAP
- Vanderburgh County, IN · 11.2% SNAP
- Montrose County, CO · 11.2% SNAP
- Montrose County, CO · 11.2% 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.
Whitfield County inside a higher low-access state context
Whitfield 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 .
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