Signature · 103 SNAP-authorized stores
Craven County, NC
Craven County sits in the upper national band on low-access (34.4%, +12.3 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 34.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 14.0%
- on SNAP
- 103K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Craven County, NC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 34.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Caldwell County (+ 0.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Craven County sits in the upper national band (34.4%, #631 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #631
- national by low-access %
- #9
- in NC
- 9
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 103 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Craven County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Craven County's 34.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #646 most-affected nationwide.
Craven County's elevated USDA tier split
21 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Craven County has 14 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.
Craven County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in North Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Hyde
Hyde 60.5%
60.5 % low-access
- Caldwell
Caldwell 35.1%
35.1 % low-access
- Chowan
Chowan 35.1%
35.1 % low-access
- Craven
Craven 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Carteret
Carteret 33.2%
33.2 % low-access
- Gaston
Gaston 33.2%
33.2 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 21 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 103,505 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 9 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 35,562 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,000 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 102,612 |
| Median Household Income | $65,873 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.7%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,015 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Craven County
Craven County has 103 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 44 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 44
- 5 point mini mart #2 2, new bern
- beech grove fuel market 4, new bern
- bridgeton fuel market 16, new bern
- broad mini mart, new bern
- burleys, new bern
- carolina pines fuel market 3, new bern
- circle k 2706790, new bern
- circle k 2720934, new bern
- circle k 2723174, havelock
- duck thru food store 33, vanceboro
- east 70 fuel market 8, new bern
- east havelock fuel market 13, havelock
- fairfield fuel market 7, new bern
- five points food mart, new bern
- five points mini mart #1 #1, new bern
- glenburnie family fare 264, new bern
- handy mart 4714, new bern
- handy mart 4725, new bern
- jasper mini mart, cove city
- jim dandy food store 202, havelock
- maruti sankalp inc, havelock
- merchants grocery 17, new bern
- mills drive thru inc 2522441633, vanceboro
- monette's grocery, new bern
- murphy usa 7611, havelock
- pops 801, new bern
- pops 804, east dover
- pops 806, ernul
- riverbend fuel market 15, new bern
- riverdale fuel market 2, new bern
- royal farms 467, new bern
- speedway 7905, vanceboro
- speedway 8214, new bern
- speedway 8246, havelock
- speedway 8274, bridgeton
- speedway 8275, new bern
- speedway 8277, new bern
- speedway 8282, new bern
- speedy mart n/a, new bern
- super stop, new bern
- tienda hispana lupita, new bern
- trent fuel market 5, new bern
- twin rivers fuel market 12, new bern
- west havelock fuel market 14, havelock
Combination Grocery/Other · 31
- al kareem, morrisville
- armstrong grocery, new bern
- cvs pharmacy 5597, new bern
- cvs pharmacy 7344, havelock
- dollar general 10919, new bern
- dollar general 2794, havelock
- dollar general 4332, vanceboro
- dollar general 4886, havelock
- dollar general 8872, new bern
- dollar general 9525, bridgeton
- dollar tree 4047, havelock
- dollartree 9524, new bern
- dollar general 12837, new bern
- dollar general 14666, new bern
- dollar general 15907, havelock
- dollar general 20947, vanceboro
- dollar general 21188, new bern
- dollar general 21583, cove city
- dollar general 21737, new bern
- dollar general 22232, new bern
- dollar general 25173, new bern
- dollar tree 5479, new bern
- dollar tree 85, new bern
- family dollar 10549, havelock
- family dollar 12119, dover
- family dollar store 56, new bern
- family dollar store 7066, new bern
- family dollar store 7168, vanceboro
- roses 525, new bern
- walgreens 02222, new bern
- walgreens 11534, havelock
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 80033, new bern
- food lion 1368, new bern
- food lion 2108, vanceboro
- food lion 2556, new bern
- food lion 279, havelock
- food lion 817, new bern
- food lion 825, new bern
- publix 1533, new bern
Super Store · 7
- harris teeter 139, new bern
- harris teeter 421, new bern
- piggly wiggly 28, new bern
- target store t-1015, new bern
- walmart 1300, new bern
- walmart neighborhood market 7218, new bern
- walmart supercenter 3825, havelock
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- g bless karenni asian market, new bern
- hpaung family asian mart 1, new bern
- klo htoo asian market, new bern
Small Grocery Store · 3
- grace asian market, llc, new bern
- nc oriental market, new bern
- new bern mexican bakery, new bern
Farmers' Market · 2
- havelock farmers market, havelock
- new bern craven county area farmers market, inc., new bern
Seafood Specialty · 2
- b & j seafood outlet, new bern
- front street fish company, new bern
Large Grocery Store · 1
- kite's red & white, vanceboro
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- bridgeton poultry, new bern
Military Commissary · 1
- cherry point mcas commissary 2903, cherry point
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 Craven County vs Alamance County → · All North Carolina counties →
Counties near Craven County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Craven 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 (34.4% here).
- Washington County, PA · 34.4% low-access
- Washington County, PA · 34.4% low-access
- Boone County, MO · 34.4% low-access
- Boone County, MO · 34.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (14.0% here).
- Schenectady County, NY · 14.0% SNAP
- Schenectady County, NY · 14.0% SNAP
- Trumbull County, OH · 14.0% SNAP
- Trumbull County, OH · 14.0% 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.
Craven County inside a higher low-access state context
Craven County sits inside North 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 .
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 Craven County, NC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 37049. 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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