Signature · 3.2% low-access (7th pct)
Worth County, GA
Worth County lands in the lower national band on low-access (3.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 3.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 21.4%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Worth County, GA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 3.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -18.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bacon County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Worth County lands in the lower national band (3.2%, #2,908 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,908
- national by low-access %
- #127
- in GA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 225
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.2% low-access (7th pct) (-18.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Worth County compares nationally
Food access in Worth County compares favorably nationally: its 3.2% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 7% of them (rank #2,908).
Worth County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Worth County has 0 urban and 5 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.
Worth 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
- Monroe 3.4
Monroe 3.4%
3.4 % low-access
- Bacon 3.3
Bacon 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Meriwether 3.3
Meriwether 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Worth 3.2
Worth 3.2%
3.2 % low-access
- Quitman 3.1
Quitman 3.1%
3.1 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 21,679 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 699 |
| Low-Access Share | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 225 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,451 |
| Median Household Income | $58,694 |
| Poverty Rate | 24.0%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,659 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.4%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
SNAP retailers in Worth County
Worth County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- circle k 45156, sylvester
- ez corner 1, sylvester
- ez corner 22, sylvester
- ez corner 33, sylvester
- flint river grocery, warwick
- handy express, sylvester
- harry's food mart, sylvester
- shiba express, sylvester
- sumner food store, sumner
- sylvester express, sylvester
- sylvester food mart, sylvester
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs pharmacy 5606, sylvester
- dollar general 8796, warwick
- dollar general 17859, sylvester
- dollar general 2113, sylvester
- dollar general 21611, sylvester
- dollar general 22884, sumner
- dollar tree 6726, sylvester
- family dollar 12851, sylvester
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- carroll's sausage & meats inc, sylvester
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 7245, sylvester
Supermarket · 1
- snipes piggly wiggly, sylvester
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 Worth County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Counties near Worth County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Worth 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 (3.2% here).
- Morgan County, MO · 3.2% low-access
- Morgan County, MO · 3.2% low-access
- Clay County, NC · 3.2% low-access
- Clay County, NC · 3.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside GA (21.4% here).
- Okmulgee County, OK · 21.4% SNAP
- Okmulgee County, OK · 21.4% SNAP
- Kleberg County, TX · 21.4% SNAP
- Kleberg County, TX · 21.4% 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.
Worth County inside a lower low-access state context
Worth 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 .
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 Worth County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13321. 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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