Signature · 11.4% low-access (24th pct)
Barbour County, WV
Barbour County lands in the lower national band on low-access (11.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 11.4%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 19.5%
- on SNAP
- 15K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Barbour County, WV
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 11.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Marshall County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Barbour County lands in the lower national band (11.4%, #2,378 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,378
- national by low-access %
- #35
- in WV
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 875
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 11.4% low-access (24th pct) (-10.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Barbour County compares nationally
Barbour County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.4% low-access share that beats 24% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,378).
Barbour County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Barbour County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Barbour County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in West Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Gilmer
Gilmer 81.6%
81.6 % low-access
- Harrison 12.5
Harrison 12.5%
12.5 % low-access
- Fayette 12.1
Fayette 12.1%
12.1 % low-access
- Marshall 11.5
Marshall 11.5%
11.5 % low-access
- Barbour 11.4
Barbour 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- Ritchie 10.7
Ritchie 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Pleasants 0
Pleasants 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,589 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,894 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 875 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,424 |
| Median Household Income | $51,394 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,199 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.0% |
SNAP retailers in Barbour County
Barbour County has 13 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 6 locations (46% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 13 authorized stores; Philippi holds 62% of them. Every one of these towns has at least one grocery-grade outlet (2 across the county).
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Philippi | 8 | 1 |
| Belington | 5 | 1 |
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 0921, philippi
- dollar general 2249, belington
- dollar general 24633, belington
- family dollar store 1993, philippi
- family dollar store 3788, belington
- walgreens 19307, philippi
Convenience Store · 5
- mountaineer mart 139, philippi
- mountaineer mart 140, belington
- nestorville service center llc, philippi
- rich oil 3949, philippi
- sheetz 171, philippi
Super Store · 1
- belington shop n save, belington
Supermarket · 1
- philippi shop n save express, philippi
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in West Virginia
One of 54 counties in West Virginia, 6 are shown here.
Compare Barbour County vs Berkeley County → · All West Virginia counties →
Counties near Barbour County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Barbour County, both outside West Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WV (11.4% here).
- Island County, WA · 11.4% low-access
- Chester County, TN · 11.4% low-access
- Delaware County, NY · 11.4% low-access
- Belknap County, NH · 11.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WV (19.5% here).
- Darlington County, SC · 19.5% SNAP
- Morrow County, OR · 19.5% SNAP
- Surry County, NC · 19.5% SNAP
- Rutherford County, NC · 19.5% 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.
West Virginia among South Atlantic states
West Virginia ranks 7th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (21.3%). Barbour County, at 11.4%, runs 9.9 pts below the West Virginia rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Barbour County, WV are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 54001. 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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