Signature · 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Buckingham County, VA
Buckingham County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 13.0% low-access.
- 13.0%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 17.0%
- on SNAP
- 17K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Buckingham County, VA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 13.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Danville city (+ 0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Buckingham County lands in the lower national band (13.0%, #2,267 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,267
- national by low-access %
- #79
- in VA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 859
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Buckingham County compares nationally
Buckingham County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.0% low-access share that beats 28% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,271).
Buckingham County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Buckingham County has 0 urban and 4 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.
Buckingham County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Fauquier 13.7
Fauquier 13.7%
13.7 % low-access
- King William 13.6
King William 13.6%
13.6 % low-access
- Danville city 13.4
Danville city 13.4%
13.4 % low-access
- Buckingham 13
Buckingham 13%
13 % low-access
- Albemarle 11.9
Albemarle 11.9%
11.9 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 17,146 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,233 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 859 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 16,976 |
| Median Household Income | $60,828 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,065 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 12.8% |
SNAP retailers in Buckingham County
Buckingham County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (61% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- alis place - scottsville sunoco, scottsville
- bryant's grocery & suppl, new canton
- chuck stop 1, dillwyn
- dillwyn food mart, dillwyn
- fas mart 10, dillwyn
- jax mart, new canton
- millbrook country corner llc, farmville
- n c mart, new canton
- route 20 market, dillwyn
- route 60 convenience, buckingham
- the market at dillwyn, dillwyn
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 1360, dillwyn
- dollar general 17919, new canton
- family dollar 13384, new canton
- family dollar 6244, dillwyn
Farmers' Market · 1
- buckingham farmers and artisans market, dillwyn
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- spring hollow market, dillwyn
Supermarket · 1
- food lion 1576, dillwyn
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 Buckingham County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Buckingham County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Buckingham County, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (13.0% here).
- Mercer County, OH · 13.0% low-access
- Mercer County, OH · 13.0% low-access
- Hancock County, OH · 13.0% low-access
- Hancock County, OH · 13.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (17.0% here).
- Matagorda County, TX · 17.0% SNAP
- Matagorda County, TX · 17.0% SNAP
- Mineral County, WV · 17.0% SNAP
- Mineral County, WV · 17.0% 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.
Buckingham County inside a lower low-access state context
Buckingham 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 Buckingham County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51029. 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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