Signature · 64 SNAP-authorized stores
Chesterfield County, SC
Chesterfield County lands in the lower national band on low-access (11.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 11.1%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 18.0%
- on SNAP
- 44K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Chesterfield County, SC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 11.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.0% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 9.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cherokee County (+ 0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Chesterfield County lands in the lower national band (11.1%, #2,401 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,401
- national by low-access %
- #35
- in SC
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 64 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Chesterfield County compares nationally
Chesterfield County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.1% low-access share that beats 23% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,404).
Chesterfield County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Chesterfield County has 1 urban and 9 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.
Chesterfield County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in South Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Beaufort
Beaufort 49%
49 % low-access
- Hampton 12.7
Hampton 12.7%
12.7 % low-access
- Darlington 12.5
Darlington 12.5%
12.5 % low-access
- Cherokee 11.5
Cherokee 11.5%
11.5 % low-access
- Chesterfield 11.1
Chesterfield 11.1%
11.1 % low-access
- Jasper 9.8
Jasper 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Barnwell 0
Barnwell 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 46,734 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,184 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,070 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 43,784 |
| Median Household Income | $49,235 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,158 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.0%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Chesterfield County
Chesterfield County has 64 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 33 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 33
- blue sky mart, pageland
- carolina convenience store, pageland
- cheraw food mart no, cheraw
- cheraw g8, cheraw
- corner cupboard 5, cheraw
- curtis mini mart 17303, chesterfield
- e z quick, jefferson
- fast point food & gas, cheraw
- flash market 17302, pageland
- flash market 17304, chesterfield
- high point one stop, pageland
- in & out mini-mart, pageland
- in and out convenience store, cheraw
- jefferson food, jefferson
- jefferson food market, jefferson
- love's travel stop 847, pageland
- markette, patrick
- mccrays country cupboard, pageland
- money saver, cheraw
- murphy usa 7459, cheraw
- refuel 1021, cheraw
- refuel 1026, mcbee
- refuel 1027, mcbee
- refuel 1040, pageland
- refuel 1041, pageland
- refuel 1042, chesterfield
- refuel 1141, cheraw
- refuel 1147, chesterfield
- sav way, cheraw
- stop & shop food mart, cheraw
- t & t country stop, mcbee
- teals mill mini mart, cheraw
- town & country grocery, pageland
Combination Grocery/Other · 22
- cvs pharmacy 3565, cheraw
- cvs pharmacy 5541, pageland
- dollar general 1165, chesterfield
- dollar general 1960, cheraw
- dollar general 4772, pageland
- dollartree plus 8991, chesterfield
- dollar general 12100, mcbee
- dollar general 13015, jefferson
- dollar general 13427, patrick
- dollar general 20444, mt croghan
- dollar general 21442, cheraw
- dollar general 24823, pageland
- dollar general 30204, chesterfield
- dollar general 30772, pageland
- dollar tree 3650, cheraw
- dollar tree 8355, pageland
- family dollar 12932, mcbee
- family dollar 13198, mcbee
- family dollar 7458, jefferson
- family dollar store 4655, chesterfield
- family dollar store 522, pageland
- rose's express 664, cheraw
Supermarket · 3
- food lion 1267, pageland
- kj's market-pageland 602, pageland
- piggly wiggly 39, chesterfield
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- nicholson farms at pageland farmers market, pageland
- sellers farm produce, chesterfield
Super Store · 2
- cheraw iga 657, cheraw
- walmart 642, cheraw
Food Buying Co-op · 1
- foodshare chesterfield county, chesterfield
Small Grocery Store · 1
- mom & pop's grocery, cheraw
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in South Carolina
One of 45 counties in South Carolina, 6 are shown here.
Compare Chesterfield County vs Abbeville County → · All South Carolina counties →
Counties near Chesterfield County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Chesterfield County, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside SC (11.1% here).
- Osage County, MO · 11.1% low-access
- Osage County, MO · 11.1% low-access
- Washington County, ME · 11.1% low-access
- Washington County, ME · 11.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside SC (18.0% here).
- Anderson County, TX · 18.0% SNAP
- Anderson County, TX · 18.0% SNAP
- Clark County, OH · 18.0% SNAP
- Clark County, OH · 18.0% 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.
Chesterfield County inside a lower low-access state context
Chesterfield County sits inside South Carolina (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 .
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