Signature · 4.2% low-access (9th pct)
Winston County, AL
Winston County lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 14.6%
- on SNAP
- 24K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Winston County, AL
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pickens County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Winston County lands in the lower national band (4.2%, #2,859 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,859
- national by low-access %
- #62
- in AL
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 415
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.2% low-access (9th pct) (-17.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Winston County compares nationally
Food access in Winston County compares favorably nationally: its 4.2% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 9% of them (rank #2,859).
Winston County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Winston County has 0 urban and 7 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.
Winston County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Alabama, not a full county-board reprint
- Bullock
Bullock 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Blount 6.8
Blount 6.8%
6.8 % low-access
- Cleburne 6
Cleburne 6%
6 % low-access
- Winston 4.2
Winston 4.2%
4.2 % low-access
- Pickens 4.2
Pickens 4.2%
4.2 % low-access
- Marion 3
Marion 3%
3 % low-access
- DeKalb 0
DeKalb 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 24,484 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,033 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 415 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 23,682 |
| Median Household Income | $57,256 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,377 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
SNAP retailers in Winston County
Winston County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 10 locations (45% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- cvs pharmacy 4822, haleyville
- dollar general 11219, arley
- dollar general 18541, lynn
- dollar general 4506, double springs
- dollar general 7700, addison
- dollar general 24753, haleyville
- dollar general 30816, haleyville
- dollar general 9882, haleyville
- dollar tree 5430, haleyville
- hyatts market, addison
Convenience Store · 5
- free state chevron, double springs
- friendly shop, haleyville
- genesis guatemex store, haleyville
- main street texaco, double springs
- san lucas mexican store, haleyville
Super Store · 3
- gateway foods inc, double springs
- piggly wiggly 958, haleyville
- walmart supercenter 409, haleyville
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- gentry's produce, haleyville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- son's of arley inc., arley
Small Grocery Store · 1
- los volcanes, haleyville
Supermarket · 1
- goars big star, haleyville
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Alabama
One of 66 counties in Alabama, 6 are shown here.
Compare Winston County vs Autauga County → · All Alabama counties →
Counties near Winston County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Winston County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside AL (4.2% here).
- Lake County, CA · 4.2% low-access
- Lake County, CA · 4.2% low-access
- Whitley County, KY · 4.2% low-access
- Whitley County, KY · 4.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside AL (14.6% here).
- Gila County, AZ · 14.6% SNAP
- Gila County, AZ · 14.6% SNAP
- Greene County, AR · 14.6% SNAP
- Greene County, AR · 14.6% 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.
Winston County inside a lower low-access state context
Winston County sits inside Alabama (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 Winston County, AL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 01133. 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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