Signature · 5.1% low-access (10th pct)
Carroll County, VA
Carroll County lands in the lower national band on low-access (5.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 5.1%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 15.1%
- on SNAP
- 29K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Carroll County, VA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 5.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.0 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Caroline County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Carroll County lands in the lower national band (5.1%, #2,807 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,807
- national by low-access %
- #106
- in VA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 511
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.1% low-access (10th pct) (-17 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Carroll County compares nationally
Food access in Carroll County compares favorably nationally: its 5.1% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,808).
Carroll County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Carroll 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.
Carroll 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) | 30,042 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,538 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 511 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 29,157 |
| Median Household Income | $54,484 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,903 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Carroll County
Carroll County has 37 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (62% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 23
- cavalier xpress, hillsville
- cana country store inc, cana
- circle k 108, hillsville
- circle k 2723367, fancy gap
- circle k 2723369, hillsville
- cockerham food mart #7 107, hillsville
- cockerham food mart 6 106, hillsville
- cockerham fuel center 4 104, hillsville
- cockerhams food mart #5 105, fancy gap
- dugspur deli mart, dugspur
- ez-stop 204, hillsville
- flowers bakery outlet 456, galax
- gladeville grocery, galax
- hillmont mercantile, hillsville
- hillsville delimart, hillsville
- love's travel stop 399, lamsburg
- maa vedai 2 llc, hillsville
- nesters general store, laurel fork
- new river side store and deli, galax
- race in, hillsville
- s&d express, cana
- stones grocery, austinville
- tilleys grocery, cana
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- bradys farm market, hillsville
- cvs pharmacy 7308, hillsville
- dollar general 11514, fancy gap
- dollar general 17332, laurel fork
- dollar general 19900, woodlawn
- dollar general 19919, cana
- dollar general 22850, austinville
- dollar general 23614, hillsville
- dollar general 2655, hillsville
- dollar general 31111, cana
Farmers' Market · 1
- town of hillsville farmers market, hillsville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- b & b produce, cana
Small Grocery Store · 1
- hershbergers country market, woodlawn
Supermarket · 1
- food lion 236, hillsville
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 Carroll County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Carroll County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Carroll 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 (5.1% here).
- Iowa County, IA · 5.1% low-access
- Iowa County, IA · 5.1% low-access
- Hill County, TX · 5.0% low-access
- Lee County, SC · 5.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (15.1% here).
- San Juan County, UT · 15.1% SNAP
- San Juan County, UT · 15.1% SNAP
- Pacific County, WA · 15.1% SNAP
- Pacific County, WA · 15.1% 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.
Carroll County inside a lower low-access state context
Carroll 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 Carroll County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51035. 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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