Signature · 1.5% low-access (5th pct)
Carroll County, NH
Carroll County lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 5.0%
- on SNAP
- 52K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Carroll County, NH
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -20.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Grafton County (+ 9.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Carroll County lands in the lower national band (1.5%, #2,985 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,985
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in NH
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 216
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.5% low-access (5th pct) (-20.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Carroll County compares nationally
Food access in Carroll County compares favorably nationally: its 1.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 5% of them (rank #2,985).
Carroll County's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 11 of Carroll County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Carroll County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New Hampshire, not a full county-board reprint
- Rockingham
Rockingham 43%
43 % low-access
- Coos 16.9
Coos 16.9%
16.9 % low-access
- Merrimack 16.2
Merrimack 16.2%
16.2 % low-access
- Belknap 11.4
Belknap 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- Grafton 10.5
Grafton 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Carroll 1.5
Carroll 1.5%
1.5 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 47,818 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 734 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 216 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 51,804 |
| Median Household Income | $86,463 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.6%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,091 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.0%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Carroll County
Carroll County has 44 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 20 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
14 towns share the 44 authorized stores; North Conway holds 30% of them. 8 of the 14 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Ossipee, Conway, Moultonborough, Tamworth, Chocorua, East Wakefield and 2 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| North Conway | 13 | 4 |
| Ossipee | 5 | none |
| Wolfeboro | 5 | 3 |
| Center Ossipee | 3 | 1 |
| Conway | 3 | none |
| Sanbornville | 3 | 1 |
| Center Conway | 2 | 1 |
| Glen | 2 | 1 |
| Moultonborough | 2 | none |
| Tamworth | 2 | none |
Top 10 of 14 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 20
- 7-eleven, inc. 32506j, wolfeboro
- big apple 1044, north conway
- big apple 1094, ossipee
- cumberland farms 5428, conway
- circle k 4707210, glen
- circle k 4707213, ossipee
- circle k 4707216, sanbornville
- circle k 4707219, conway
- circle k 4707237, conway
- country goods & groceries, east wakefield
- energy north 2230, moultonborough
- freedom discount bev n/a, freedom
- global montello group sanbornville 0605, sanbornville
- local grocer, north conway
- m&v 1, west ossipee
- mobil mart, north conway
- ossipee food market, center ossipee
- quick marts, chocorua
- state line store/citgo, center conway
- valley food & beverages, north conway
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- cvs pharmacy 650, north conway
- dollar general 14968, moultonborough
- dollar general 15394, tamworth
- dollar general store 17352, center ossipee
- dollar tree 3824, north conway
- family dollar 8249, ossipee
- ocean state job lot 403, ossipee
- ocean state job lot 418, north conway
- walgreens 10609, north conway
- walgreens 19912, ossipee
Super Store · 6
- grants shop and save #188, glen
- hannaford food & drug 8352, north conway
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8159, center ossipee
- hunter's shop 'n save llc, wolfeboro
- market basket 94, north conway
- walmart supercenter 2140, north conway
Farmers' Market · 3
- mt. washington valley farmers' market, north conway
- tamworth farmers' market, tamworth
- wolfeboro area farmers market, wolfeboro
Supermarket · 3
- harvest market 10808, wolfeboro
- lovell lake food center, sanbornville
- shaw's supermarket 2403, center conway
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- veno's specialty foods & meats, north conway
- wolfeboro community food cooperative, wolfeboro
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in New Hampshire
One of 9 counties in New Hampshire, 6 are shown here.
Compare Carroll County vs Belknap County → · All New Hampshire counties →
Counties near Carroll County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Carroll County, both outside New Hampshire so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NH (1.5% here).
- Currituck County, NC · 1.5% low-access
- East Feliciana Parish, LA · 1.5% low-access
- Sioux County, IA · 1.5% low-access
- Washington County, NC · 1.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NH (5.0% here).
- Nassau County, NY · 5.0% SNAP
- Sherburne County, MN · 5.0% SNAP
- Codington County, SD · 5.0% SNAP
- Chickasaw County, IA · 5.0% 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.
New Hampshire among New England states
New Hampshire ranks 2nd of 5 New England states by population-weighted low-access (27.5%). Carroll County, at 1.5%, runs 26.0 pts below the New Hampshire rate.
- Massachusetts 27.8%
- New Hampshire 27.5%
- Rhode Island 23.6%
- Maine 13.4%
- Vermont 11.2%
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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