Signature · 2.3% low-access (6th pct)
Arlington County, VA
Arlington County lands in the lower national band on low-access (2.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 2.3%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 4.0%
- on SNAP
- 236K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Arlington County, VA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 2.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -19.8 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 15.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Charles City County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Arlington County lands in the lower national band (2.3%, #2,944 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,944
- national by low-access %
- #112
- in VA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 162
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2.3% low-access (6th pct) (-19.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Arlington County compares nationally
Food access in Arlington County compares favorably nationally: its 2.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 6% of them (rank #2,949).
Arlington County's lower-band USDA tier split
59 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Arlington County has 59 urban and 0 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.
Arlington County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Arlington 2.3
Arlington 2.3%
2.3 % low-access
- Charles City 2.3
Charles City 2.3%
2.3 % low-access
- Louisa 2.3
Louisa 2.3%
2.3 % low-access
- Accomack 2.2
Accomack 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
- Staunton city 2.2
Staunton city 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 59 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 207,627 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,799 |
| Low-Access Share | 2.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 162 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 236,254 |
| Median Household Income | $142,114 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,480 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 15.2%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Arlington County
Arlington County has 90 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 32 locations (36% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 32
- 7 eleven inc f 10740a, arlington
- 7-eleven 10734b, arlington
- 7-eleven 39061a, arlington
- 7-eleven 39737a, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 10716a, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 10717a, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 10741a, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 10743b, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 18432a, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 20117a, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 20407a, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 22343a, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 23242a, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 27547a, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 27672a, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 33679a, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 34642a, arlington
- 7-eleven store 40104h, arlington
- 7-eleven #34082b 34082b, arlington
- 7-eleven #34646c 34646c, arlington
- 7-eleven 10747d 10747d, arlington
- 7-eleven 27004, arlington
- 7-eleven 28511c, arlington
- 7-eleven 32966c, arlington
- 7-eleven 35372b 35372b, arlington
- 7-eleven 37130b, arlington
- 7-eleven 38212a 38212a, arlington
- 7-eleven inc f 29167b, arlington
- dominion market, arlington
- fort myer market, arlington
- lucky seven, arlington
- market 365, arlington
Combination Grocery/Other · 22
- cvs pharmacy 1372, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 1375, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 1380, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 1407, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 1833, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 1835, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 1884, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 2274, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 2418, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 2491, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 10489, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 11191, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 11229, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 2142, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 2712, arlington
- cvs pharmacy 2750, arlington
- cvs pharmacy cvs10968, arlington
- haat bazar & butcher shop, arlington
- walgreens 18419, arlington
- walgreens 19265, arlington
- walgreens 19419, arlington
- walgreens 19650, arlington
Super Store · 17
- costco wholesale 0233, arlington
- giant food 743, arlington
- giant food 748, arlington
- glebe market, arlington
- harris teeter 23, arlington
- harris teeter 235, arlington
- harris teeter 486, arlington
- harris teeter 83, arlington
- mom's organic market 14, arlington
- megamart express, arlington
- super giant 0774, arlington
- target store 3210, rosslyn
- target store t3257, arlington
- target store t3430, arlington
- whole foods market 10042, arlington
- whole foods market 10531, arlington
- whole foods market daily shop 10870, arlington
Farmers' Market · 8
- columbia pike farmers market, arlington
- freshfarm arlington farmers market n/a, arlington
- freshfarm ballston farmers market, arlington
- freshfarm aaa farmers market, arlington
- freshfarm rosslyn farmers market, arlington
- green valley farmers market, arlington
- lubber run farmers market nafmnp, arlington
- pufh 1 - va csa, arlington
Medium Grocery Store · 5
- afomia organic market, arlington
- asia halal supermarket, arlington
- bangla bazar, arlington
- el latino-african market, arlington
- lideta market, arlington
Supermarket · 5
- safeway 1048, arlington
- safeway 1358, arlington
- safeway 4007, arlington
- safeway 764, arlington
- trader joe's 640, arlington
Military Commissary · 1
- fort myer commissary 2518, fort myer
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Virginia
One of 132 counties in Virginia, 6 are shown here.
Compare Arlington County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Arlington County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Arlington County, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (2.3% here).
- Cannon County, TN · 2.3% low-access
- Cannon County, TN · 2.3% low-access
- Madison County, GA · 2.3% low-access
- Madison County, GA · 2.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (4.0% here).
- Utah County, UT · 4.0% SNAP
- Utah County, UT · 4.0% SNAP
- Union County, SD · 4.1% SNAP
- Albany County, WY · 4.1% 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.
Arlington County inside a lower low-access state context
Arlington County sits inside Virginia (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 .
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