Signature · 10.3% SNAP (18th pct in NC)
Cabarrus County, NC
Cabarrus County sits in the upper national band on low-access (31.7%, +9.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 31.7%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 10.3%
- on SNAP
- 236K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cabarrus County, NC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 31.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 19% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Davie County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Cabarrus County sits in the upper national band (31.7%, #829 of 3,079) with 7 LILA tracts.
- #829
- national by low-access %
- #13
- in NC
- 19
- low-access tracts
- 15K
- 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: 10.3% SNAP (18th pct in NC) (-1.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Cabarrus County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cabarrus County's 31.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 73% of them and ranked #833 most-affected nationwide.
Cabarrus County's elevated USDA tier split
37 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cabarrus County has 28 urban and 9 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.
Cabarrus 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
- Carteret
Carteret 33.2%
33.2 % low-access
- Durham
Durham 33%
33 % low-access
- Cabarrus
Cabarrus 31.7%
31.7 % low-access
- Davie
Davie 31.5%
31.5 % low-access
- Lenoir
Lenoir 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 37 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 178,011 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 19 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 56,366 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,719 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 236,133 |
| Median Household Income | $89,005 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 8,695 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cabarrus County
Cabarrus County has 157 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 63 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 63
- 2701868.0 1868, concord
- 7-eleven 37110h, concord
- 7-eleven 41140h, concord
- 7-eleven 42368h, kannapolis
- 7-eleven #35550b 35550b, concord
- 7-eleven #41347a 41347a, huntersville
- aj's food mart, mount pleasant
- b&d mart 17390, midland
- branchview express, concord
- coddle creek grocery 3, davidson
- cabarrus corner store, concord
- circle k 1490, concord
- circle k 1492, concord
- circle k 2706616, harrisburg
- circle k 2721524, concord
- circle k 272860, concord
- circle k 5103, concord
- circle k 8378, harrisburg
- circle k store 8387, mount pleasant
- circle k stores inc 3951, concord
- city food mart, concord
- danny's enterprises llc, concord
- express food mart, kannapolis
- family v mini mart, concord
- flowers bakery outlet 488, concord
- flowers bakery outlet 740, concord
- gate service station 417, charlotte
- gate service station 418, concord
- goodguys mart & tobacco, concord
- han-dee hugo's 229, kannapolis
- han-dee hugo's 232, kannapolis
- han-dee hugo's 233, kannapolis
- k & m corner stop, concord
- kens's quick stop, concord
- la pequena mexican store, kannapolis
- murphy express 8738, concord
- murphy usa 5525, kannapolis
- odell grocery 6, concord
- pilot travel center 56, kannapolis
- prime express kannapolis, concord
- quiktrip 1003, kannapolis
- quiktrip 1012, concord
- quiktrip 1021, concord
- quiktrip 1022, kannapolis
- quiktrip 1025, concord
- quiktrip 1030, concord
- quiktrip 1031, harrisburg
- quiktrip 1044, kannapolis
- quiktrip 1023, concord
- raceway bp 3, concord
- sam's mini stop, concord
- sam's union stop, concord
- sams mart 95, harrisburg
- sara food mart, concord
- shoprite markets 107, kannapolis
- shoprite markets #10, concord
- speedway 7974, midland
- speedway 7984, kannapolis
- speedway 7985, kannapolis
- speedway 7987, concord
- speedway 7988, concord
- the mills mart, concord
- yaya mini mart, kannapolis
Combination Grocery/Other · 44
- cvs pharmacy 1643, davidson
- cvs pharmacy 2749, concord
- cvs pharmacy 3435, concord
- cvs pharmacy 3529, kannapolis
- cvs pharmacy 3856, concord
- cvs pharmacy 5463, charlotte
- cvs pharmacy 7054, harrisburg
- dollar general 17858, concord
- dollar general 18115, concord
- dollar general 2829, kannapolis
- dollar general 3424, kannapolis
- dollar general 6096, mt pleasant
- dollar general 8159, kannapolis
- dollartree 8955, kannapolis
- dollartree 9376, concord
- dollar general 10100, kannapolis
- dollar general 11597, kannapolis
- dollar general 19644, kannapolis
- dollar general 20459, gold hill
- dollar general 20542, concord
- dollar general 23379, concord
- dollar general 9221, concord
- dollar tree 1104, kannapolis
- dollar tree 1501, concord
- dollar tree 3022, harrisburg
- dollar tree 33, concord
- dollar tree 4065, concord
- dollar tree 4861, kannapolis
- dollar tree 5609, concord
- dollar tree 7975, concord
- family dollar 11877, concord
- family dollar 1798, mount pleasant
- family dollar 251, concord
- family dollar 6600, kannapolis
- family dollar 737, concord
- family dollar 95, kannapolis
- safari global market charlotte, concord
- walgreen 04870, concord
- walgreen 04871, kannapolis
- walgreen 07699, concord
- walgreens 07767, concord
- walgreens 10253, concord
- walgreens 11446, harrisburg
- walgreens 15253, kannapolis
Supermarket · 23
- aldi 44031 44031, harrisburg
- aldi 66083, kannapolis
- aldi 66095, concord
- barbee ventures, llc, concord
- earth fare 165, concord
- food lion 1284, kannapolis
- food lion 1453, concord
- food lion 1552, concord
- food lion 1621, concord
- food lion 203, concord
- food lion 2625, concord
- food lion 377, concord
- food lion 6, kannapolis
- food lion 740, mt pleasant
- food lion 755, kannapolis
- food lion 998, concord
- food lion 2214, harrisburg
- lowes food store 210, harrisburg
- la mexicana, kannapolis
- lowes foods 282, concord
- publix 1490, concord
- publix 1555, harrisburg
- sysco food services of charlotte 48, concord
Super Store · 14
- bj's membership club 134, concord
- compare foods supermarket 840, concord
- harris teeter 046, charlotte
- harris teeter 068, concord
- harris teeter 202, concord
- harris teeter 190, concord
- harris teeter 92, harrisburg
- lidl 1163, concord
- sam's club 4797, kannapolis
- target store t-2169, concord
- walmart neighborhood market 6586, concord
- walmart store 2005, kannapolis
- walmart supercenter 1027, concord
- walmart supercenter 4574, concord
Medium Grocery Store · 7
- cruse meat processing, concord
- cancun supermarket, kannapolis
- la palma, concord
- la palma supermarket na, concord
- mi refugio supermarket, concord
- mipais latino supermaket inc, concord
- united food mart 3, concord
Farmers' Market · 2
- piedmont farmer's market, concord
- the farm at dover vineyards, concord
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- mark plott inc dba farm fresh market, kannapolis
Large Grocery Store · 1
- super mercado lupitas inc, concord
Seafood Specialty · 1
- td seafood market, kannapolis
Small Grocery Store · 1
- los tres hermanos mini market corp, concord
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
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Counties near Cabarrus County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Cabarrus County (10.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside North Carolina.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NC (31.7% here).
- Jackson County, OK · 31.7% low-access
- Jackson County, OK · 31.7% low-access
- Aransas County, TX · 31.7% low-access
- Aransas County, TX · 31.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (10.3% here).
- Carson City, NV · 10.3% SNAP
- Carson City, NV · 10.3% SNAP
- Northampton County, PA · 10.3% SNAP
- Northampton County, PA · 10.3% 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.
Cabarrus County inside a higher low-access state context
Cabarrus County sits inside North Carolina (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 Cabarrus County, NC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 37025. 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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