Signature · 9.9% low-access (20th pct)
Wilcox County, GA
Wilcox County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 20.2%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wilcox County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 9.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.2% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 9.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sumter County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Wilcox County lands in the lower national band (9.9%, #2,492 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,492
- national by low-access %
- #104
- in GA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 474
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.9% low-access (20th pct) (-12.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Wilcox County compares nationally
Wilcox County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.9% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,492).
Wilcox County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 4 of Wilcox County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Wilcox County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Stephens 10.4
Stephens 10.4%
10.4 % low-access
- Brooks 10.2
Brooks 10.2%
10.2 % low-access
- Wilcox 9.9
Wilcox 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Sumter 9.8
Sumter 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Troup 9.5
Troup 9.5%
9.5 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 9,255 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 917 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 474 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,798 |
| Median Household Income | $54,138 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.9%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 527 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.2%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.1%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 20.3% |
SNAP retailers in Wilcox County
Wilcox County has 15 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 6 locations (40% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 15 authorized stores; Rochelle holds 47% of them. 2 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Pitts, Pineview.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Rochelle | 7 | 1 |
| Abbeville | 5 | 1 |
| Pitts | 2 | none |
| Pineview | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 18715, pineview
- dollar general 9504, abbeville
- dollar general 22996, pitts
- dollar general 4194, rochelle
- family dollar 13773, rochelle
- family dollar store 10717, abbeville
Convenience Store · 6
- bobby foodmart, rochelle
- ez corner, rochelle
- krisha aarvi inc, rochelle
- quik stop, abbeville
- quik stop 2, abbeville
- rochelle place, rochelle
Large Grocery Store · 2
- abbeville supermarket, abbeville
- snipes fine foods, rochelle
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- southern cuts processing, pitts
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 Wilcox County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Georgia among South Atlantic states
Georgia ranks 1st of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (30.9%). Wilcox County, at 9.9%, runs 21.0 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 .
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