Signature · 3 LILA tracts (100% of tracts)
Charlotte County, VA
Charlotte County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (100% of the book) alongside 33.7% low-access.
- 33.7%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 21.0%
- on SNAP
- 11K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Charlotte County, VA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 33.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 100% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Frederick County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Charlotte County sits in the upper national band (33.7%, #689 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #689
- national by low-access %
- #20
- in VA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (100% of tracts) .
How Charlotte County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Charlotte County's 33.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #689 most-affected nationwide.
Charlotte County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
All 3 of Charlotte 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.
Charlotte County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Prince George 33.9
Prince George 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- Orange 33.8
Orange 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Charlotte 33.7
Charlotte 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Frederick 33.7
Frederick 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Stafford 33.4
Stafford 33.4%
33.4 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 12,586 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,244 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,838 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,422 |
| Median Household Income | $58,000 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 990 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
SNAP retailers in Charlotte County
Charlotte County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
9 towns share the 16 authorized stores; Keysville holds 38% of them. 8 of the 9 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Drakes Branch, Red House, Charlotte Court House, Cherlotte Court House, Phenix, Randolph and 2 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Keysville | 6 | 1 |
| Drakes Branch | 2 | none |
| Red House | 2 | none |
| Charlotte Court House | 1 | none |
| Cherlotte Court House | 1 | none |
| Phenix | 1 | none |
| Randolph | 1 | none |
| Red Oak | 1 | none |
| Saxe | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 8
- corner market, charlotte court house
- joseph grocery llc, keysville
- keysville express, keysville
- lucky ducky llc 1, drakes branch
- o26 convenience store, randolph
- red house market, red house
- red oaks market, red oak
- sav u time, keysville
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 18999, saxe
- dollar general 19480, red house
- dollar general 11745, cherlotte court house
- dollar general 16793, drakes branch
- dollar general 20127, phenix
- dollar general 429, keysville
- family dollar 8994, keysville
Supermarket · 1
- food lion 1232, keysville
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 Charlotte County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Charlotte County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Charlotte 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 (33.7% here).
- Pierce County, WA · 33.7% low-access
- Kleberg County, TX · 33.7% low-access
- Cherokee County, TX · 33.7% low-access
- Johnston County, OK · 33.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (21.0% here).
- Williamsburg County, SC · 21.0% SNAP
- Fairfield County, SC · 21.0% SNAP
- Lawrence County, OH · 21.0% SNAP
- Clay County, MS · 21.0% 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.
Virginia among South Atlantic states
Virginia ranks 8th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (20.4%). Charlotte County, at 33.7%, runs 13.3 pts above the Virginia 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 .
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 Charlotte County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51037. 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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