Signature · 8.3% low-access (16th pct)
Cabell County, WV
Cabell County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 16.7%
- on SNAP
- 93K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cabell County, WV
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 8.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.7% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 3% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Nicholas County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Cabell County lands in the lower national band (8.3%, #2,615 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,615
- national by low-access %
- #42
- in WV
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.3% low-access (16th pct) (-13.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Cabell County compares nationally
Cabell County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.3% low-access share that beats 16% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,623).
Cabell County's lower-band USDA tier split
29 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cabell County has 23 urban and 6 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.
Cabell 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
- Lewis 9.4
Lewis 9.4%
9.4 % low-access
- Randolph 8.7
Randolph 8.7%
8.7 % low-access
- Nicholas 8.4
Nicholas 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Cabell 8.3
Cabell 8.3%
8.3 % low-access
- Upshur 8
Upshur 8%
8 % low-access
- Pleasants 0
Pleasants 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 29 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 96,319 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,014 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,886 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 92,739 |
| Median Household Income | $55,832 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,575 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.4%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cabell County
Cabell County has 94 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 47 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 47
- 5th avenue marathon, huntington
- 7-eleven 35913a 35913a, barboursville
- akshar purushottam llc, huntington
- cheaper cigs #4, huntington
- clark's pump-n-shop 11, huntington
- clark's pump-n-shop 24, huntington
- convenience plus, huntington
- food mart, huntington
- go mart 104, huntington
- go mart 55, milton
- go mart 59, huntington
- krish gas llc, huntington
- little general 5000, ona
- little general 5060, barboursville
- little general 5075, barboursville
- olive street market, huntington
- par mar store 100, barboursville
- par mar store 125, huntington
- par mar store 176, 25705
- par mar store 198, huntington
- par mar store 224, huntington
- par mar store 36, huntington
- par mar store 37, huntington
- par mar store 51, salt rock
- par mar store 54, milton
- rich oil 3923, huntington
- rich oil 3966, barboursville
- rt 2 mini mart, huntington
- speedway 9033, huntington
- speedway 9259, huntington
- speedway 9750, huntington
- speedway 9765, huntington
- speedway 9766, huntington
- speedway 9791, huntington
- sheetz 419, barboursville
- sheetz 424, milton
- sheetz 427, huntington
- sheetz 547, huntington
- sheetz 625, huntington
- sheetz 660, barboursville
- shree krishna food inc, huntington
- speedway 9772, huntington
- sun expre food market 21, huntington
- super quik 16, barboursville
- the market at 1650, huntington
- us gas food mart, huntington
- zip zone express 14, huntington
Combination Grocery/Other · 30
- cvs 10566, milton
- cvs pharmacy 3480, huntington
- cvs pharmacy 3391, huntington
- cvs pharmacy 4419, huntington
- cvs pharmacy 4425, huntington
- dollar general 1693, barboursville
- dollar general 18437, barboursville
- dollartree 8153, huntington
- dollar general 10251, culloden
- dollar general 10527, lesage
- dollar general 10597, ona
- dollar general 15229, huntington
- dollar general 24337, salt rock
- dollar general 30976, huntington
- dollar general 8072, huntington
- dollar general 8887, huntington
- dollar general 916, milton
- dollar tree 3131, huntington
- dollar tree 3994, huntington
- dollar tree 59, barboursville
- family dollar 11665, barboursville
- family dollar 12360, barboursville
- family dollar 12947, huntington
- family dollar 8310, huntington
- family dollar store 1401, culloden
- family dollar store 3757, huntington
- fruth pharmacy 2, huntington
- halfway market llc, milton
- walgreens 11977, barboursville
- walgreens 950, huntington
Super Store · 8
- kroger 782, huntington
- kroger 788, barboursville
- kroger 792, huntington
- milton foodfair 3421, milton
- tower foodfair, barboursville
- target stores 1478, barboursville
- walmart supercenter 2244, huntington
- walmart supercenter 5296, barboursville
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 61021, huntington
- aldi 61088, barboursville
- save a lot 113, huntington
- save-a-lot 111, huntington
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- patriot meat processing, ona
- the butcher shop, huntington
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- veggies, flowers & more, barboursville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- salt rock galaxy, salt rock
Small Grocery Store · 1
- nancy's market, huntington
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 Cabell County vs Barbour County → · All West Virginia counties →
Counties near Cabell County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cabell 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 (8.3% here).
- Green Lake County, WI · 8.3% low-access
- Green Lake County, WI · 8.3% low-access
- Ward County, TX · 8.3% low-access
- Ward County, TX · 8.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WV (16.7% here).
- Pend Oreille County, WA · 16.7% SNAP
- Pend Oreille County, WA · 16.7% SNAP
- Angelina County, TX · 16.7% SNAP
- Angelina County, TX · 16.7% 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.
Cabell County inside a lower low-access state context
Cabell County sits inside West 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 .
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