Signature · 5.3% low-access (11th pct)
Caroline County, VA
Caroline County lands in the lower national band on low-access (5.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 5.3%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 13.4%
- on SNAP
- 32K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Caroline County, VA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 5.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -16.8 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Carroll County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Caroline County lands in the lower national band (5.3%, #2,794 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,794
- national by low-access %
- #105
- in VA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 433
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.3% low-access (11th pct) (-16.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Caroline County compares nationally
Food access in Caroline County compares favorably nationally: its 5.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 11% of them (rank #2,796).
Caroline County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Caroline County has 0 urban and 7 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.
Caroline 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
- Powhatan 6.1
Powhatan 6.1%
6.1 % low-access
- Lexington city 5.9
Lexington city 5.9%
5.9 % low-access
- Gloucester 5.5
Gloucester 5.5%
5.5 % low-access
- Caroline 5.3
Caroline 5.3%
5.3 % low-access
- Carroll 5.1
Carroll 5.1%
5.1 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 28,545 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,512 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 433 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 32,098 |
| Median Household Income | $87,407 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,605 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Caroline County
Caroline County has 32 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 20 locations (63% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 20
- 600 market, ruther glen
- 7-eleven #36785b 36785b, ruther glen
- carmel church pit stop 552, ruther glen
- caroline super market, beaverdam
- corbin market, woodford
- guinney station, woodford
- ladysmith food mart, ruther glen
- ladysmith mart, ruther glen
- ladysmith pit stop 553, ruther glen
- love's travel stop 435, ruther glen
- pilot travel center 749, ruther glen
- pilot travel center 753, ruther glen
- pilot travel center 876, ruther glen
- port royal supermarket express, port royal
- royal farms 253, port royal
- ruther glen pit stop 551, ruther glen
- sheetz 747, ruther glen
- shop n fill mart 1, milford
- sparta fast mart, sparta
- wawa store 6601, ruther glen
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- cvs 10769, ruther glen
- dollar general 13649, ruther glen
- dollar general 19596, hanover
- dollar general 483, bowling green
- family dollar store 2023, bowling green
- walgreens 18200, bowling green
Farmers' Market · 2
- bowling green community farmer's market, bowling green
- rt 639 farmers market, ruther glen
Supermarket · 2
- food lion 1087, bowling green
- food lion 2525, ruther glen
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- the meat hook, beaverdam
Seafood Specialty · 1
- boonedocks seafood, beaverdam
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 Caroline County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Caroline County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Caroline 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 (5.3% here).
- Venango County, PA · 5.3% low-access
- Venango County, PA · 5.3% low-access
- Windsor County, VT · 5.2% low-access
- Wilson County, TX · 5.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (13.4% here).
- Harris County, TX · 13.4% SNAP
- Harris County, TX · 13.4% SNAP
- Deaf Smith County, TX · 13.4% SNAP
- Deaf Smith County, TX · 13.4% 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.
Caroline County inside a lower low-access state context
Caroline 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 Caroline County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51033. 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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