Signature · 8.7% low-access (17th pct)
Caswell County, NC
Caswell County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 20.1%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Caswell County, NC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 8.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cherokee County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Caswell County lands in the lower national band (8.7%, #2,581 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,581
- national by low-access %
- #68
- in NC
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 715
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.7% low-access (17th pct) (-13.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Caswell County compares nationally
Caswell County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.7% low-access share that beats 17% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,581).
Caswell County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 6 of Caswell 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.
Caswell County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in North Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Hyde
Hyde 60.5%
60.5 % low-access
- Caswell 8.7
Caswell 8.7%
8.7 % low-access
- Cherokee 8.7
Cherokee 8.7%
8.7 % low-access
- Orange 8.7
Orange 8.7%
8.7 % low-access
- Robeson 8.5
Robeson 8.5%
8.5 % low-access
- Anson 8.4
Anson 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 23,719 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,053 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 715 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 22,404 |
| Median Household Income | $59,755 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.6%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,778 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.6% |
SNAP retailers in Caswell County
Caswell County has 24 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
11 towns share the 24 authorized stores; Yanceyville holds 25% of them. 10 of the 11 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Pelham, Leasburg, Mebane, Prospect Hill, Reidsville, Ruffin and 4 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Yanceyville | 6 | 1 |
| Pelham | 3 | none |
| Leasburg | 2 | none |
| Mebane | 2 | none |
| Prospect Hill | 2 | none |
| Reidsville | 2 | none |
| Ruffin | 2 | none |
| Semora | 2 | none |
| Blanch | 1 | none |
| Providence | 1 | none |
Top 10 of 11 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 14
- ashland grocery & grill, reidsville
- buckys grocery, pelham
- city mart, ruffin
- friendly corner, yanceyville
- kwik 3 points grocery & grill #2, prospect hill
- leasburg grocery, leasburg
- lucksters farm market, mebane
- ma barker, semora
- pagetown curb market, reidsville
- quick & easy 7, yanceyville
- sam's corner 2, pelham
- smiths corner store, ruffin
- yanceyville mart, yanceyville
- yoder's country market llc, blanch
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 3928, yanceyville
- dollar general 11652, prospect hill
- dollar general 13809, semora
- dollar general 20498, leasburg
- dollar general 20712, providence
- dollar general 22537, pelham
- dollar general 25445, mebane
- family dollar 1698, yanceyville
Farmers' Market · 1
- caswell county farmers market, yanceyvill
Supermarket · 1
- food lion 842, yanceyville
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
One of 99 counties in North Carolina, 6 are shown here.
Compare Caswell County vs Alamance County → · All North Carolina counties →
Counties near Caswell County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Caswell County, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NC (8.7% here).
- Bedford County, VA · 8.7% low-access
- Randolph County, WV · 8.7% low-access
- Crawford County, IL · 8.7% low-access
- Orange County, CA · 8.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (20.1% here).
- Washington County, MO · 20.1% SNAP
- Westmoreland County, VA · 20.1% SNAP
- De Soto Parish, LA · 20.1% SNAP
- Prowers County, CO · 20.1% 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.
North Carolina among South Atlantic states
North Carolina ranks 5th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (22.9%). Caswell County, at 8.7%, runs 14.2 pts below the North Carolina rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
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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