Signature · 10 LILA tracts (27.8% of tracts)
Alamance County, NC
Alamance County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 10 LILA tracts (27.8% of the book) alongside 25.0% low-access.
- 25.0%
- low-access pop.
- 10
- food-desert tracts
- 13.6%
- on SNAP
- 177K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Alamance County, NC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 25.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.9 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 10 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 28% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Burke County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Alamance County ranks #1,287 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #27 of 100 counties in NC (25.0% low-access; 10 food-desert tracts).
- #1,287
- national by low-access %
- #27
- in NC
- 19
- low-access tracts
- 17K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 10 LILA tracts (27.8% of tracts) .
How Alamance County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Alamance County's 25.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 59% of them and ranked #1,296 most-affected nationwide.
Alamance County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
36 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 10 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Alamance County has 24 urban and 12 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.
Alamance County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in North Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Hyde
Hyde 60.5%
60.5 % low-access
- Wake
Wake 25.4%
25.4 % low-access
- Lincoln
Lincoln 25.3%
25.3 % low-access
- Davidson
Davidson 25.2%
25.2 % low-access
- Alamance
Alamance 25%
25 % low-access
- Burke
Burke 24.9%
24.9 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 36 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 151,131 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 19 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 10 |
| Low-Access Population | 37,774 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.0%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 16,794 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 176,893 |
| Median Household Income | $65,651 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 9,499 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Alamance County
Alamance County has 158 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 75 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 75
- 1 pit stop grab&go#14, elon
- 6 to 1 mini mart, graham
- 7-eleven #42107a 42107a, burlington
- b mart & grill, graham
- bellemont store, inc., burlington
- burlington family fare 145, burlington
- circle k 2720112, elon
- circle k 2720161, elon
- circle k 2720851, burlington
- circle k 2723791, graham
- dave's mini mart, burlington
- dimple harsh inc., burlington
- ez mart, burlington
- eagle food market, gibsonville
- fairway one stop 11, burlington
- fairway one stop 12, burlington
- fana pit stop inc, burlington
- flowers bakery outlet 473, burlington
- food mart, burlington
- friendship corner store, burlington
- graham family fare 266, graham
- graham grocery, graham
- grove park family fare 422, burlington
- h3m trading, burlington
- hk graham inc, graham
- hot spot mart, haw river
- i h food mart, burlington
- joe's shopwell mini mart, burlington
- k & j grill & grocery's, alamance
- kc quickie mart, graham
- kim's mart, burlington
- kwik 3 points grocery & grill 1, burlington
- kwik 5 points, burlington
- kwik way, burlington
- l and m mini mart, burlington
- love's travel stop 667, mebane
- m n m mart, burlington
- maple ave family fare 342, burlington
- murphy usa 7247, mebane
- murphy usa 7266, burlington
- north crest llc, elon
- om saaai inc., burlington
- petro mebane 329, mebane
- pilot travel center 57, mebane
- pilot travel center 682, graham
- pilot travel center 6955, haw river
- pops food mart, burlington
- quality mart 2, mebane
- quality mart 28 1075, graham
- quickmart 1, mebane
- ray's quick stop, snow camp
- rays food mart, mebane
- refuel 118, burlington
- rick's food mart n/a, burlington
- rite stop market, burlington
- sheetz 380, mebane
- sam's grocery & grill, mebane
- sams mini mart2, graham
- sandy cross citgo, burlington
- shak's inc, burlington
- sheetz 417, burlington
- sheetz 492, graham
- sheetz 592, burlington
- smart shop 20, burlington
- smart shop 7, mebane
- smokz n more, burlington
- snow camp raygo mart rm02, snow camp
- speedway 6956, mebane
- speedway 6958, burlington
- stop n' shop, graham
- the pop shoppe, mebane
- tommy's mini marts #1, mebane
- tommys mini mart, burlington
- v.mart, burlington
- whistle express, haw river
Combination Grocery/Other · 47
- burlington oriental market, burlington
- cvs pharmacy 2532, burlington
- cvs pharmacy 3853, burlington
- cvs pharmacy 4655, graham
- cvs pharmacy 7053, mebane
- cvs pharmacy 7559, burlington
- dollar general 10123, mebane
- dollar general 14168, burlington
- dollar general 18571, burlington
- dollar general 3444, burlington
- dollar general 7423, burlington
- dollar general 7855, burlington
- dollar general 8530, burlington
- dollar general 9302, burlington
- dollar tree 1866, burlington
- dollartree 9345, burlington
- dollar general 10626, graham
- dollar general 11418, graham
- dollar general 12044, graham
- dollar general 12264, graham
- dollar general 12359, mebane
- dollar general 14901, snow camp
- dollar general 15122, burlington
- dollar general 17591, graham
- dollar general 17651, graham
- dollar general 22481, elon
- dollar general 22558, burlington
- dollar general 23297, burlington
- dollar general 30823, burlington
- dollar general 30891, haw river
- dollar general 6970, elon
- dollar general store 17285, burlington
- dollar tree 3941, mebane
- dollar tree 9745, graham
- dollar tree 999, burlington
- family dollar 12603, burlington
- family dollar 7082, burlington
- family dollar 8217, graham
- family dollar 8588, elon
- family dollar store 10879, burlington
- family dollar store 9437, burlington
- jimmy's graham meat market llc. 0, burlington
- sweet rice asian market llc, burlington
- walgreens 09090, graham
- walgreens 11803, mebane
- walgreens 12045, burlington
- walgreens 17900, burlington
Supermarket · 16
- aldi 66073, burlington
- charlie c's iga 765, graham
- food lion 1078, burlington
- food lion 1200, burlington
- food lion 2113, haw river
- food lion 2590, mebane
- food lion 465, burlington
- food lion 591, graham
- food lion 699, burlington
- food lion 848, mebane
- food lion 894, burlington
- guzman's market, burlington
- lowe's food store 236, mebane
- lowes food store 228, burlington
- publix 1706, burlington
- steve's garden market and butchery, graham
Super Store · 7
- bj's membership club 357, burlington
- harris teeter 345, burlington
- lidl 1418, burlington
- target store t-2037, burlington
- walmart 1287, burlington
- walmart supercenter 3612, burlington
- walmart supercenter 5346, mebane
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- el gallo giro, burlington
- el tio inc 1, burlington
- kenyon's meat market, mebane
- plaza latina, graham
- tl guerrerense corp, burlington
- vemd la sierra, burlington
Farmers' Market · 3
- farm fresh in graham (ffig), graham
- farmers market at north park, burlington
- safe farmer's market, mebane
Small Grocery Store · 3
- hermanos carbajal inc 0, burlington
- safa market, burlington
- tienda mexicana don jesus, haw river
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- maria produce, burlington
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in North Carolina
One of 99 counties in North Carolina, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Alamance County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Alamance County, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NC (25.0% here).
- Grand Forks County, ND · 25.0% low-access
- Grand Forks County, ND · 25.0% low-access
- Middlesex County, NJ · 25.0% low-access
- Middlesex County, NJ · 25.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (13.6% here).
- Genesee County, NY · 13.6% SNAP
- Genesee County, NY · 13.6% SNAP
- Harrison County, OH · 13.6% SNAP
- Harrison County, OH · 13.6% 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.
Food access nationally, North Carolina in context
Alamance County sits inside North Carolina (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 Alamance County, NC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 37001. 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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