Food Access in Mississippi

Food desert and food access data for 82 counties in Mississippi (MS).

82
Counties
58.0%
Avg. Low Access %
1.5M
People in Food Deserts
16.6%
Avg. SNAP %

Counties in Mississippi

County Population Low Access % SNAP % No Vehicle % Poverty %
Holmes County 17K 78.8% 27.4% 15.1% 35.0%
Humphreys County 8K 78.5% 30.6% 12.2% 32.1%
Coahoma County 21K 78.3% 28.0% 12.0% 37.0%
Sharkey County 4K 78.3% 34.1% 15.1% 26.9%
Quitman County 6K 78.0% 25.2% 14.6% 30.2%
Leflore County 28K 77.5% 23.1% 12.9% 32.2%
Bolivar County 31K 77.4% 26.0% 10.8% 31.8%
Yazoo County 27K 77.1% 25.3% 11.1% 29.1%
Tunica County 10K 76.9% 31.3% 9.5% 31.4%
Sunflower County 26K 76.5% 33.5% 9.3% 28.7%
Washington County 45K 76.3% 21.1% 12.4% 29.3%
Tallahatchie County 13K 75.9% 24.7% 10.8% 25.7%
Claiborne County 9K 75.2% 19.0% 12.0% 30.4%
Issaquena County 1K 74.7% 29.3% 17.3% 20.6%
Lauderdale County 73K 72.3% 18.2% 9.8% 24.8%
Amite County 13K 71.2% 20.5% 7.6% 27.1%
Neshoba County 29K 70.7% 17.3% 8.3% 28.0%
Chickasaw County 17K 70.6% 16.0% 9.5% 26.6%
Adams County 29K 70.5% 16.9% 8.6% 27.2%
Noxubee County 10K 70.4% 27.7% 7.1% 23.2%
Attala County 18K 69.7% 18.3% 8.1% 23.6%
Pike County 40K 69.7% 20.5% 6.8% 30.7%
Clay County 19K 69.4% 18.6% 8.0% 23.0%
Montgomery County 10K 69.0% 16.3% 8.6% 24.2%
Winston County 18K 68.9% 19.6% 7.0% 26.0%
Forrest County 78K 68.8% 18.0% 8.0% 22.8%
Jefferson Davis County 11K 68.4% 20.9% 7.0% 23.1%
Jefferson County 7K 68.0% 24.4% 5.8% 31.8%
Copiah County 28K 67.8% 17.8% 7.4% 23.4%
Wilkinson County 9K 67.6% 24.2% 6.8% 21.5%
Wayne County 20K 66.2% 20.9% 6.5% 22.1%
Covington County 18K 65.6% 18.2% 6.5% 23.6%
Stone County 18K 65.1% 18.9% 6.9% 20.8%
Clarke County 16K 63.7% 17.6% 6.8% 20.6%
Alcorn County 35K 63.6% 19.6% 7.7% 17.1%
Leake County 21K 62.8% 12.8% 8.9% 21.0%
Hinds County 227K 62.5% 14.8% 7.2% 21.0%
Lawrence County 12K 61.1% 18.7% 5.3% 22.5%
Scott County 28K 60.7% 11.7% 8.1% 21.9%
Jones County 67K 59.4% 15.0% 6.0% 21.3%
Jasper County 16K 59.3% 12.8% 9.4% 17.2%
Webster County 10K 59.1% 20.1% 6.9% 15.8%
Calhoun County 13K 58.7% 13.0% 7.5% 18.8%
Benton County 8K 58.6% 16.9% 6.3% 17.6%
Greene County 14K 57.6% 13.1% 7.2% 18.4%
Harrison County 209K 57.5% 16.1% 5.9% 18.4%
Choctaw County 8K 56.9% 15.2% 5.8% 19.1%
Grenada County 21K 56.8% 10.9% 6.9% 22.2%
Kemper County 9K 56.8% 16.1% 4.9% 22.0%
Walthall County 14K 56.5% 14.9% 5.5% 20.3%
Lowndes County 59K 56.2% 13.3% 6.8% 18.1%
Marion County 24K 55.7% 12.1% 5.8% 22.8%
Warren County 44K 55.0% 13.0% 6.5% 18.1%
Panola County 33K 53.8% 13.4% 5.3% 20.4%
George County 25K 53.5% 11.0% 6.1% 20.9%
Carroll County 10K 53.4% 13.0% 5.1% 21.8%
Perry County 12K 52.9% 15.3% 4.5% 20.6%
Newton County 21K 52.5% 10.6% 5.5% 23.5%
Smith County 14K 52.3% 10.7% 6.8% 18.2%
Yalobusha County 12K 52.2% 10.4% 6.1% 20.5%
Franklin County 8K 51.1% 15.4% 3.3% 23.8%
Oktibbeha County 51K 50.5% 9.9% 4.9% 28.5%
Lincoln County 35K 49.3% 12.0% 4.4% 22.3%
Simpson County 26K 47.5% 14.4% 4.4% 17.1%
Tishomingo County 19K 47.3% 10.8% 5.0% 19.2%
Monroe County 34K 46.8% 12.4% 5.1% 16.7%
Prentiss County 25K 46.5% 10.7% 5.9% 16.3%
Tippah County 22K 42.2% 11.2% 3.7% 18.9%
Lamar County 64K 41.9% 10.8% 4.5% 16.8%
Lafayette County 56K 41.6% 3.9% 5.9% 19.6%
Pearl River County 56K 41.6% 16.0% 2.9% 15.8%
Marshall County 34K 41.3% 10.0% 3.8% 19.5%
Tate County 28K 39.7% 10.9% 4.0% 16.7%
Jackson County 144K 38.0% 9.9% 4.5% 15.7%
Pontotoc County 31K 36.7% 10.5% 3.3% 16.7%
Hancock County 46K 35.7% 12.6% 3.8% 13.7%
Lee County 83K 34.9% 9.5% 4.9% 13.5%
Union County 28K 24.5% 7.0% 4.1% 12.3%
Itawamba County 24K 18.9% 7.2% 3.8% 10.4%
DeSoto County 186K 18.2% 7.7% 3.7% 9.8%
Madison County 109K 16.5% 6.6% 3.7% 9.8%
Rankin County 157K 10.3% 5.0% 2.4% 9.5%

Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau. Sorted by low access percentage (highest first).