Signature · 8.0% low-access (16th pct)
Williamsburg County, SC
Williamsburg County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.0%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 21.0%
- on SNAP
- 30K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Williamsburg County, SC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 8.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 12.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 18% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Union County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Williamsburg County lands in the lower national band (8.0%, #2,646 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,646
- national by low-access %
- #37
- in SC
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.0% low-access (16th pct) (-14.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Williamsburg County compares nationally
Williamsburg County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.0% low-access share that beats 16% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,646).
Williamsburg County's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
All 11 of Williamsburg 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.
Williamsburg County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Beaufort
Beaufort 49%
49 % low-access
- Jasper 9.8
Jasper 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Williamsburg 8
Williamsburg 8%
8 % low-access
- Union 7.9
Union 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- McCormick 6.3
McCormick 6.3%
6.3 % low-access
- Lee 5
Lee 5%
5 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 34,423 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,771 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,526 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 30,282 |
| Median Household Income | $46,213 |
| Poverty Rate | 23.3%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,582 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 12.8%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Williamsburg County
Williamsburg County has 39 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 19 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 39 authorized stores; Kingstree holds 51% of them. 4 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Greeleyville, Lane, Salters, Andrews.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Kingstree | 20 | 2 |
| Hemingway | 10 | 1 |
| Greeleyville | 4 | none |
| Lane | 2 | none |
| Salters | 2 | none |
| Andrews | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 19
- 52 store inc, greeleyville
- bentley, greeleyville
- fast point, kingstree
- fat catz, lane
- harrys xpress 1, kingstree
- hop in #119, hemingway
- johnny boys 76 station, kingstree
- kelly grocery, kingstree
- l.a. corner pocket & grill, lane
- money saver, greeleyville
- quick mart, kingstree
- red dog express, hemingway
- refuel 1025, kingstree
- sam quick stop, kingstree
- santee grocery, salters
- shell station, kingstree
- tanners general store, hemingway
- tanners money saver, kingstree
- tiger mart 7, hemingway
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cvs pharmacy 7531, hemingway
- cvs pharmacy 7384, kingstree
- dollar general 1054, kingstree
- dollar general 8107, hemingway
- dollar general 11747, kingstree
- dollar general 12268, greeleyville
- dollar general 17709, kingstree
- dollar general 20300, andrews
- dollar general 22262, hemingway
- dollar general store 17559, salters
- dollar tree 7028, kingstree
- family dollar store 212, kingstree
- family dollar 1074, hemingway
- family dollar store 4654, kingstree
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- hemingway locker plant llc, hemingway
- williamsburg packing company, kingstree
Supermarket · 2
- food lion 2866, kingstree
- food lion 389, hemingway
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- cmd's pantry, kingstree
Super Store · 1
- kingstree iga 675, kingstree
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Carolina
One of 45 counties in South Carolina, 6 are shown here.
Compare Williamsburg County vs Abbeville County → · All South Carolina counties →
Counties near Williamsburg County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Williamsburg County, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SC (8.0% here).
- Macon County, NC · 8.0% low-access
- Upshur County, WV · 8.0% low-access
- Miller County, MO · 8.0% low-access
- Knox County, ME · 8.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (21.0% here).
- Charlotte County, VA · 21.0% SNAP
- Lawrence County, OH · 21.0% SNAP
- Clay County, MS · 21.0% SNAP
- Dorchester County, MD · 21.0% 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.
South Carolina among South Atlantic states
South Carolina ranks 2nd of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (28.7%). Williamsburg County, at 8.0%, runs 20.7 pts below the South Carolina 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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