Signature · 27.3% SNAP (96th pct in VA)
Danville city, VA
Danville city stands out on SNAP (27.3%, +15.2 pts vs U.S.) with 13.4% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 13.4%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 27.3%
- on SNAP
- 42K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Danville city, VA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 13.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 27.3% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 13.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: King William County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Danville city lands in the lower national band (13.4%, #2,245 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,245
- national by low-access %
- #78
- in VA
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 27.3% SNAP (96th pct in VA) (+15.2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Danville city compares nationally
Danville city lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.4% low-access share that beats 28% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,249).
Danville city's lower-band USDA tier split
16 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Danville city has 15 urban and 1 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.
Danville city 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
- Fauquier 13.7
Fauquier 13.7%
13.7 % low-access
- King William 13.6
King William 13.6%
13.6 % low-access
- Danville city 13.4
Danville city 13.4%
13.4 % low-access
- Buckingham 13
Buckingham 13%
13 % low-access
- Albemarle 11.9
Albemarle 11.9%
11.9 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 16 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 43,055 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,789 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.4%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,048 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 42,214 |
| Median Household Income | $44,423 |
| Poverty Rate | 24.7%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,197 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 27.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 13.6%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Danville city
Danville city has 69 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 29 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 29
- carter's quick shoppe, danville
- charlies stop n shop 2, danville
- colonial mart, danville
- edgewood mart, danville
- express line, danville
- fas mart 103, danville
- fas mart 115, danville
- fas mart 120, danville
- flowers bakery outlet 394, danville
- george's market #2, danville
- hilltop mart, danville
- junior ii, danville
- mills grill & grocery inc., danville
- murphy express 8584, danville
- north main texaco, danville
- pak supermarket & grill, danville
- pilot travel center 256, danville
- q-n-p 2, danville
- quick n plenty, danville
- river penny saver, danville
- river penny saver 2, danville
- shadowood mart, danville
- sheetz 306, danville
- skyview, danville
- speedway 4632, danville
- speedway food mart, danville
- sunrise 3, danville
- sunrise mart #2, danville
- super c store, danville
Combination Grocery/Other · 23
- cvs pharmacy 3768, danville
- cvs pharmacy 3793, danville
- cvs pharmacy 6283, danville
- cvs pharmacy 7510, danville
- chucks meats and deli, danvile
- dollar general 13880, danville
- dollar general 12808, danville
- dollar general 15476, danville
- dollar general 20128, danville
- dollar general 22550, danville
- dollar general 24970, danville
- dollar general 2813, danville
- dollar general 3787, danville
- dollar tree 309, danville
- dollar tree 6923, danville
- dollar tree 8318, danville
- family dollar 10179, danville
- family dollar 7281, danville
- family dollar store 1028, danville
- family dollar store 10857, danville
- family dollar store 345, danville
- family dollar store 370, danville
- walgreens 15291, danville
Supermarket · 10
- aldi 66020, danville
- food lion 1252, danville
- food lion 1469, danville
- food lion 2621, danville
- food lion 614, danville
- food lion 625, danville
- food lion 640, danville
- old dutch 3, danville
- old dutch supermarket #4, danville
- piggly wiggly, danville
Super Store · 5
- dollar general market 14906, danville
- sam's club 4996, danville
- target 2407, danville
- walmart neighborhood market 5829, danville
- walmart supercenter 1465, danville
Farmers' Market · 1
- danville farmers market, danville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- midtown market inc, danville
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 Danville city vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Danville city's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Danville city (27.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Virginia.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (13.4% here).
- Ross County, OH · 13.4% low-access
- Ross County, OH · 13.4% low-access
- Crow Wing County, MN · 13.4% low-access
- Crow Wing County, MN · 13.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (27.3% here).
- Lenoir County, NC · 27.3% SNAP
- Lenoir County, NC · 27.3% SNAP
- Mississippi County, MO · 27.3% SNAP
- Mississippi County, MO · 27.3% 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.
Danville city inside a lower low-access state context
Danville city 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 .
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