Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Bland County, VA
Bland County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 19.5% low-access.
- 19.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 5.0%
- on SNAP
- 6K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bland County, VA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 19.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Franklin County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Bland County ranks #1,716 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #59 of 123 counties in VA (19.5% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,716
- national by low-access %
- #59
- in VA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 355
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Bland County compares nationally
Bland County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.5% low-access share that beats 45% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,727).
Bland County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bland County has 0 urban and 2 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.
Bland County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Rockbridge 20
Rockbridge 20%
20 % low-access
- Bland 19.5
Bland 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Franklin 19.5
Franklin 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Williamsburg … 19.5
Williamsburg … 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Tazewell 19.3
Tazewell 19.3%
19.3 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 6,824 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,332 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.5%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 355 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 6,199 |
| Median Household Income | $61,216 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 119 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 12.9% |
SNAP retailers in Bland County
Bland County has 6 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 3 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 3
- circle k 2723709, bastian
- circle k 2723712, bland
- love's travel stop 715, bastian
Combination Grocery/Other · 1
- dollar general 6844, bland
Farmers' Market · 1
- county of bland farmer's market, bland
Supermarket · 1
- grants supermarket 12, bland
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 Bland County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Food access nationally, Virginia in context
Bland 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 .
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 Bland County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51021. 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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