Signature · 3 LILA tracts (75% of tracts)
Bertie County, NC
Bertie County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (75% of the book) alongside 45.9% low-access.
- 45.9%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 23.9%
- on SNAP
- 17K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bertie County, NC
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 45.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +23.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.9% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 75% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Forsyth County ( -5.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Bertie County sits in the upper national band (45.9%, #262 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #262
- national by low-access %
- #2
- in NC
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (75% of tracts) .
How Bertie County compares nationally
Bertie County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 45.9% low-access share outpaces 92% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #262 most-affected nationwide.
Bertie County's elevated USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Bertie 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.
Bertie County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in North Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Hyde
Hyde 60.5%
60.5 % low-access
- Bertie
Bertie 45.9%
45.9 % low-access
- Forsyth
Forsyth 40.9%
40.9 % low-access
- Union
Union 39.3%
39.3 % low-access
- Onslow
Onslow 38.9%
38.9 % low-access
- Dare
Dare 35.6%
35.6 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 21,282 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,779 |
| Low-Access Share | 45.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,211 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 17,170 |
| Median Household Income | $48,750 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,706 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.7%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 9.0% |
SNAP retailers in Bertie County
Bertie County has 23 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 12 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 23 authorized stores; Windsor holds 52% of them. 5 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Colerain, Aulander, Lewiston Woodville, Merry Hill, Powellsville.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 12 | 2 |
| Colerain | 3 | none |
| Aulander | 2 | none |
| Lewiston Woodville | 2 | none |
| Merry Hill | 2 | none |
| Powellsville | 2 | none |
Convenience Store · 12
- aulander groceries and tobacco plus no chain, aulander
- black rock fuel & food, merry hill
- duck thru food store 21, windsor
- duck thru food store 26, lewiston woodville
- duck thru food store 32, colerain
- duck thru food store 55, windsor
- duck thru food store 6, windsor
- duck thru food store 9, windsor
- red apple market, powellsville
- royal farms 523, windsor
- speedway 8286, windsor
- whites cross grocery inc, colerain
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 18892, merry hill
- dollar general 19551, powellsville
- dollar general 3331, windsor
- dollar general 11825, lewiston woodville
- family dollar 11671, aulander
- family dollar 8222, colerain
- family dollar 9365, windsor
- family dollar store 623, windsor
Farmers' Market · 1
- good shepherd food pantry of bertie county, nc, windsor
Large Grocery Store · 1
- butcher block, windsor
Supermarket · 1
- food lion 1199, windsor
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.
Compare Bertie County vs Alamance County → · All North Carolina counties →
Counties near Bertie County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bertie 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 (45.9% here).
- St. Lucie County, FL · 45.9% low-access
- Mohave County, AZ · 45.9% low-access
- Washington County, MN · 45.8% low-access
- Botetourt County, VA · 45.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (23.9% here).
- Lincoln Parish, LA · 23.9% SNAP
- Santa Cruz County, AZ · 23.9% SNAP
- Pike County, OH · 23.8% SNAP
- Glacier County, MT · 23.8% 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.
North Carolina among South Atlantic states
North Carolina ranks 5th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (22.9%). Bertie County, at 45.9%, runs 23.0 pts above the North Carolina 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 .
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