Signature · 6.6% low-access (13th pct)
Boone County, WV
Boone County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 22.0%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Boone County, WV
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 22.0% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Logan County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Boone County lands in the lower national band (6.6%, #2,721 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,721
- national by low-access %
- #45
- in WV
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 810
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.6% low-access (13th pct) (-15.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Boone County compares nationally
Food access in Boone County compares favorably nationally: its 6.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 13% of them (rank #2,721).
Boone County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 8 of Boone County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Boone 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
- Cabell 8.3
Cabell 8.3%
8.3 % low-access
- Upshur 8
Upshur 8%
8 % low-access
- Logan 6.8
Logan 6.8%
6.8 % low-access
- Boone 6.6
Boone 6.6%
6.6 % low-access
- Webster 5
Webster 5%
5 % low-access
- Pleasants 0
Pleasants 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 24,629 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,632 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 810 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,026 |
| Median Household Income | $57,093 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,747 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.4%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Boone County
Boone County has 29 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
13 towns share the 29 authorized stores; Danville holds 31% of them. 10 of the 13 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Comfort, Foster, Sylvester, Van, Ashford, Bald Knob and 4 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Danville | 9 | 1 |
| Madison | 5 | 1 |
| Comfort | 2 | none |
| Foster | 2 | none |
| Sylvester | 2 | none |
| Van | 2 | none |
| Ashford | 1 | none |
| Bald Knob | 1 | none |
| Jeffrey | 1 | none |
| Julian | 1 | none |
Top 10 of 13 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 16
- foster quick stop, foster
- go mart 41, danville
- go mart 60, madison
- julian mini mart, julian
- little general 4000, comfort
- little general 4045, danville
- little general 4050, danville
- little general 5120, danville
- little general 5165, madison
- little general 5195, bald knob
- little general 5225, van
- little village market llc, sylvester
- par mar store 162, ashford
- par mar store 165, jeffrey
- par mar store 175, danville
- v-mart inc, comfort
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- dollar general 18328, foster
- dollartree 8415, madison
- dollar general 0937, whitesville
- dollar general 17316, danville
- dollar general 3903, madison
- family dollar 11781, van
- family dollar 13332, sylvester
- family dollar store 389, danville
- family dollar store 7856, racine
- walgreens 17413, danville
Supermarket · 2
- save-a-lot 245, danville
- the boone country store, seth
Super Store · 1
- kroger 817, madison
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 Boone County vs Barbour County → · All West Virginia counties →
Counties near Boone County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Boone 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 (6.6% here).
- Oconto County, WI · 6.6% low-access
- Northumberland County, PA · 6.6% low-access
- Curry County, OR · 6.6% low-access
- Seneca County, NY · 6.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WV (22.0% here).
- Lunenburg County, VA · 22.0% SNAP
- Sabine Parish, LA · 22.0% SNAP
- Bristol city, VA · 22.1% SNAP
- Greene County, NC · 21.9% 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%). Boone County, at 6.6%, runs 14.7 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 .
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