PlainFoodAccess

Worst Food Deserts in the U.S.

Top 100 counties with the highest percentage of population living in areas with low food access. National average: 39.7%.

# County State Population Low Access % Low Access Pop. SNAP % No Vehicle %
1 Kusilvak Census Area AK 8K 79.8% 7K 52.5% 85.9%
2 Oglala Lakota County SD 14K 79.8% 11K 44.9% 22.1%
3 Todd County SD 9K 79.7% 7K 38.6% 16.9%
4 Wolfe County KY 7K 79.4% 5K 33.8% 16.3%
5 Sioux County ND 4K 79.2% 3K 33.1% 13.4%
6 Lee County KY 7K 79.0% 6K 31.5% 15.4%
7 Buffalo County SD 2K 79.0% 1K 29.5% 14.2%
8 Jackson County SD 3K 79.0% 2K 28.8% 14.8%
9 Dimmit County TX 9K 79.0% 7K 28.2% 14.9%
10 Randolph County GA 6K 78.9% 5K 42.0% 18.7%
11 East Carroll Parish LA 7K 78.9% 6K 32.9% 12.1%
12 Madison Parish LA 10K 78.9% 8K 29.6% 13.3%
13 Hancock County TN 7K 78.9% 5K 31.4% 13.5%
14 Knox County KY 30K 78.8% 24K 30.2% 13.0%
15 Holmes County MS 17K 78.8% 13K 27.4% 15.1%
16 Claiborne Parish LA 14K 78.7% 11K 30.4% 12.7%
17 Bronx County NY 1.4M 78.7% 1.1M 36.2% 60.2%
18 Brooks County TX 7K 78.7% 6K 27.6% 15.5%
19 Phillips County AR 16K 78.6% 13K 30.3% 13.9%
20 McKinley County NM 72K 78.6% 57K 33.2% 11.8%
21 Clay County KY 20K 78.5% 16K 32.8% 12.0%
22 Humphreys County MS 8K 78.5% 6K 30.6% 12.2%
23 Ziebach County SD 2K 78.5% 2K 30.6% 11.4%
24 Lake County TN 7K 78.5% 5K 31.0% 16.7%
25 Apache County AZ 66K 78.4% 52K 28.3% 12.7%
26 Mitchell County GA 22K 78.4% 17K 32.2% 13.3%
27 Bethel Census Area AK 19K 78.3% 15K 43.0% 61.9%
28 Coahoma County MS 21K 78.3% 17K 28.0% 12.0%
29 Sharkey County MS 4K 78.3% 3K 34.1% 15.1%
30 Starr County TX 66K 78.3% 51K 40.1% 10.7%
31 Greene County AL 8K 78.2% 6K 25.7% 13.2%
32 Wilcox County AL 10K 78.2% 8K 35.4% 13.6%
33 Breathitt County KY 14K 78.2% 11K 30.1% 13.3%
34 McCreary County KY 17K 78.2% 13K 32.1% 10.8%
35 Presidio County TX 6K 78.2% 5K 24.5% 13.9%
36 Mingo County WV 23K 78.1% 18K 34.3% 11.8%
37 Dallas County AL 38K 78.0% 30K 30.0% 14.6%
38 Perry County AL 8K 78.0% 7K 34.0% 10.4%
39 Quitman County MS 6K 78.0% 5K 25.2% 14.6%
40 Lee County AR 9K 77.8% 7K 25.5% 21.7%
41 Bienville Parish LA 13K 77.8% 10K 25.0% 12.9%
42 McDowell County WV 19K 77.7% 15K 37.3% 9.9%
43 Corson County SD 4K 77.6% 3K 26.1% 10.6%
44 Terrell County GA 9K 77.5% 7K 25.9% 11.8%
45 Concordia Parish LA 19K 77.5% 14K 24.2% 11.8%
46 Leflore County MS 28K 77.5% 22K 23.1% 12.9%
47 Lee County SC 17K 77.5% 13K 27.3% 12.4%
48 Zapata County TX 14K 77.5% 11K 32.1% 9.7%
49 Hancock County GA 9K 77.4% 7K 27.3% 12.1%
50 Bolivar County MS 31K 77.4% 24K 26.0% 10.8%
51 Macon County GA 12K 77.3% 9K 27.0% 13.6%
52 Fulton County KY 6K 77.3% 5K 24.5% 14.1%
53 Taylor County GA 8K 77.2% 6K 31.8% 10.1%
54 Owsley County KY 4K 77.2% 3K 29.9% 10.4%
55 Mississippi County MO 12K 77.2% 9K 31.9% 17.0%
56 St. Francis County AR 23K 77.1% 18K 23.9% 12.9%
57 Yazoo County MS 27K 77.1% 21K 25.3% 11.1%
58 Evangeline Parish LA 32K 77.0% 25K 26.4% 11.1%
59 Scotland County NC 34K 77.0% 26K 29.2% 11.5%
60 Morehouse Parish LA 25K 76.9% 20K 28.2% 10.3%
61 Tunica County MS 10K 76.9% 8K 31.3% 9.5%
62 Bullock County AL 10K 76.8% 8K 28.1% 10.4%
63 St. Helena Parish LA 11K 76.8% 8K 26.5% 10.8%
64 Allendale County SC 8K 76.8% 6K 23.4% 13.4%
65 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area AK 5K 76.7% 4K 29.7% 46.9%
66 Crisp County GA 20K 76.6% 16K 30.1% 13.0%
67 Lowndes County AL 10K 76.5% 8K 27.2% 11.1%
68 Dougherty County GA 85K 76.5% 65K 26.1% 10.9%
69 Sunflower County MS 26K 76.5% 20K 33.5% 9.3%
70 Pemiscot County MO 16K 76.5% 12K 30.0% 9.4%
71 Dillon County SC 28K 76.5% 22K 22.8% 10.6%
72 Danville city VA 43K 76.5% 33K 24.0% 13.9%
73 Desha County AR 11K 76.4% 9K 21.5% 14.6%
74 Telfair County GA 13K 76.4% 10K 21.8% 11.1%
75 Washington County MS 45K 76.3% 34K 21.1% 12.4%
76 Marion County SC 29K 76.3% 22K 22.3% 12.3%
77 Avoyelles Parish LA 40K 76.2% 30K 25.8% 9.9%
78 Hale County AL 15K 76.1% 11K 25.1% 11.5%
79 Treutlen County GA 6K 76.1% 5K 25.2% 9.9%
80 Philadelphia County PA 1.6M 76.1% 1.2M 26.1% 28.2%
81 Tensas Parish LA 4K 76.0% 3K 28.4% 8.7%
82 Tallahatchie County MS 13K 75.9% 10K 24.7% 10.8%
83 Marlboro County SC 27K 75.8% 20K 20.2% 13.3%
84 San Augustine County TX 8K 75.8% 6K 21.6% 11.7%
85 Nome Census Area AK 10K 75.7% 8K 33.0% 57.2%
86 Harlan County KY 27K 75.7% 20K 27.8% 8.9%
87 Magoffin County KY 12K 75.7% 9K 32.6% 8.5%
88 Washington County NC 11K 75.6% 8K 29.7% 18.2%
89 Barbour County AL 25K 75.5% 19K 23.8% 11.7%
90 Martinsville city VA 14K 75.5% 10K 21.8% 13.2%
91 Wyoming County WV 21K 75.5% 16K 25.8% 10.4%
92 Macon County AL 19K 75.4% 14K 23.3% 10.8%
93 Barnwell County SC 21K 75.4% 16K 22.1% 11.6%
94 Bibb County GA 157K 75.2% 118K 21.7% 11.5%
95 Clinch County GA 7K 75.2% 5K 19.4% 10.7%
96 Cumberland County KY 6K 75.2% 4K 22.0% 9.9%
97 Claiborne County MS 9K 75.2% 7K 19.0% 12.0%
98 Richmond County NC 43K 75.2% 32K 27.8% 10.7%
99 Gadsden County FL 44K 75.1% 33K 24.4% 9.8%
100 Leslie County KY 10K 75.1% 8K 25.5% 8.4%
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Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas. Low access = population living >1 mile (urban) or >10 miles (rural) from nearest supermarket.