Signature · 0.4% low-access (2nd pct)
Clarke County, VA
Clarke County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.4%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 2.8%
- on SNAP
- 15K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Clarke County, VA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 2.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Greensville County (+ 0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Clarke County lands in the lower national band (0.4%, #3,050 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,050
- national by low-access %
- #123
- in VA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 8
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.4% low-access (2nd pct) (-21.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Clarke County compares nationally
Food access in Clarke County compares favorably nationally: its 0.4% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 2% of them (rank #3,050).
Clarke County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 3 of Clarke 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.
Clarke 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
- Greensville 0.7
Greensville 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Madison 0.7
Madison 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Clarke 0.4
Clarke 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
- Lee 0
Lee 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 14,034 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 53 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,216 |
| Median Household Income | $117,111 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 165 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 2.8%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
SNAP retailers in Clarke County
Clarke County has 6 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 4 locations (67% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 6 authorized stores; Berryville holds 67% of them. None of the towns has a supermarket or large/medium grocery on the SNAP list.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Berryville | 4 | none |
| Boyce | 1 | none |
| White Post | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 4
- 7-eleven inc f 32269a, white post
- 7-eleven 34006c, berryville
- 7-eleven 34514a, berryville
- sheetz 192, boyce
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 394, berryville
- family dollar 3110, berryville
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 Clarke County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Clarke County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Clarke 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 (0.4% here).
- Morgan County, UT · 0.4% low-access
- Overton County, TN · 0.4% low-access
- Kewaunee County, WI · 0.4% low-access
- Macon County, GA · 0.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (2.8% here).
- Gallatin County, MT · 2.8% SNAP
- Sioux County, IA · 2.8% SNAP
- Oconee County, GA · 2.8% SNAP
- McPherson County, KS · 2.7% 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%). Clarke County, at 0.4%, runs 20.0 pts below 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 Clarke County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51043. 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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