Signature · 19.9% SNAP (84th pct in VA)
Brunswick County, VA
Brunswick County stands out on SNAP (19.9%, +7.8 pts vs U.S.) with 33.0% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 33.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 19.9%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Brunswick County, VA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 33.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Stafford County (+ 0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Brunswick County sits in the upper national band (33.0%, #731 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #731
- national by low-access %
- #23
- in VA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 19.9% SNAP (84th pct in VA) (+7.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Brunswick County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Brunswick County's 33.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #731 most-affected nationwide.
Brunswick County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Brunswick County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Brunswick County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Orange 33.8
Orange 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Charlotte 33.7
Charlotte 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Frederick 33.7
Frederick 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Stafford 33.4
Stafford 33.4%
33.4 % low-access
- Brunswick 33
Brunswick 33%
33 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 17,434 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,757 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.0%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,755 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,841 |
| Median Household Income | $53,084 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,287 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 13.2% |
SNAP retailers in Brunswick County
Brunswick County has 13 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 13 authorized stores; Lawrenceville holds 46% of them. 5 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Alberta, Brodnax, Ebony, Gasburg, Warfield.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville | 6 | 1 |
| Alberta | 2 | none |
| Brodnax | 2 | none |
| Ebony | 1 | none |
| Gasburg | 1 | none |
| Warfield | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 7
- dot's country store, alberta
- east wood food mart, lawrenceville
- ebony general, ebony
- edgerton service station, brodnax
- mayfield mini mart # 2, lawrenceville
- mike and ike, lawrenceville
- ta express warfield 488, warfield
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 14025, gasburg
- dollar general 23059, brodnax
- dollar general 392, lawrenceville
- family dollar 1218, lawrenceville
- family dollar 8841, alberta
Supermarket · 1
- food lion 474, lawrenceville
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 Brunswick County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Brunswick County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Brunswick County (19.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Virginia.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (33.0% here).
- Washington County, WI · 33.0% low-access
- Durham County, NC · 33.0% low-access
- Jackson County, IN · 33.0% low-access
- Monroe County, FL · 33.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (19.9% here).
- Wetzel County, WV · 19.9% SNAP
- Chautauqua County, NY · 19.9% SNAP
- Assumption Parish, LA · 19.9% SNAP
- Polk County, OR · 19.8% 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.
Virginia among South Atlantic states
Virginia ranks 8th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (20.4%). Brunswick County, at 33.0%, runs 12.6 pts above the 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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