Signature · 3 LILA tracts (37.5% of tracts)
Culpeper County, VA
Culpeper County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (37.5% of the book) alongside 11.9% low-access.
- 11.9%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 9.8%
- on SNAP
- 54K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Culpeper County, VA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 11.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 38% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Albemarle County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Culpeper County lands in the lower national band (11.9%, #2,347 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,347
- national by low-access %
- #81
- in VA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (37.5% of tracts) .
How Culpeper County compares nationally
Culpeper County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.9% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,353).
Culpeper County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Culpeper County has 3 urban and 5 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.
Culpeper 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
- Culpeper 11.9
Culpeper 11.9%
11.9 % low-access
- Albemarle 11.9
Albemarle 11.9%
11.9 % low-access
- Craig 11.8
Craig 11.8%
11.8 % low-access
- Amherst 11.3
Amherst 11.3%
11.3 % low-access
- Pulaski 11.2
Pulaski 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 46,689 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,576 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,345 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 54,397 |
| Median Household Income | $100,049 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.9%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,849 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Culpeper County
Culpeper County has 31 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 15 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 15
- 3 star food mart, culpeper
- 7-eleven 19049h, culpeper
- 7-eleven inc f 10644a, culpeper
- 7-eleven inc f 34511a, amissville
- 7-eleven inc f 34513a, culpeper
- 7-eleven store 10661a, culpeper
- 7-eleven store, inc. 17206f, culpeper
- 7-eleven 28523a 28523a, culpeper
- e & c enterprises va512, culpeper
- legacy markets culpeper, culpeper
- mosby meadow market, culpeper
- murphy usa 7645, culpeper
- reuwers grocery, rixeyville
- stop in food stores 8069, culpeper
- westover supermarket, culpeper
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- cvs 1566, culpeper
- dollar general 0606, culpeper
- dollar tree 913, culpepper
- family dollar store 3911, culpeper
- the ole country store and bakery, culpeper
- walgreens 11675, culpeper
- walgreens 17547, culpeper
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 80055 80055, culpeper
- martins food market 6454, culpeper
- safeway 1538, culpeper
- weis markets 305, culpeper
Super Store · 3
- lidl 1053, culpeper
- target stores 2250, culpeper
- walmart supercenter 2136, culpeper
Farmers' Market · 1
- culpeper downtown farmers market, culpeper
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- mecca halal processing inc, culpeper
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 Culpeper County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Culpeper County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Culpeper 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 (11.9% here).
- Douglas County, NE · 11.9% low-access
- Douglas County, NE · 11.9% low-access
- Kanabec County, MN · 11.9% low-access
- Kanabec County, MN · 11.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (9.8% here).
- Montague County, TX · 9.8% SNAP
- Montague County, TX · 9.8% SNAP
- Smith County, TN · 9.8% SNAP
- Smith County, TN · 9.8% 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.
Culpeper County inside a lower low-access state context
Culpeper County sits inside Virginia (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 Culpeper County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51047. 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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