Signature · 3.1% SNAP (3rd pct in VA)
Fairfax city, VA
Fairfax city lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 3.1%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Fairfax city, VA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 10.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 3.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: King and Queen County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Fairfax city lands in the lower national band (10.7%, #2,426 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,426
- national by low-access %
- #86
- in VA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 359
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.1% SNAP (3rd pct in VA) (-9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Fairfax city compares nationally
Fairfax city lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.7% low-access share that beats 22% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,426).
Fairfax city's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 5 of Fairfax city's tracts are urban in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 1-mile test, the stricter of the two distance thresholds.
Fairfax 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
- Pulaski 11.2
Pulaski 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Fairfax city 10.7
Fairfax city 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- King and Queen 10.6
King and Queen 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Wythe 10.6
Wythe 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- King George 10.5
King George 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,565 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,426 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 359 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 25,026 |
| Median Household Income | $132,348 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 286 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Fairfax city
Fairfax city has 456 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 128 locations (28% of the total), followed by super store.
Where the store book sits, by town
23 towns share the 456 authorized stores; Alexandria holds 22% of them. 3 of the 23 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Dunn Loring, Fairfax Station, Fort Belvoir.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 100 | 37 |
| Falls Church | 68 | 39 |
| Fairfax | 65 | 32 |
| Springfield | 43 | 24 |
| Herndon | 35 | 17 |
| Chantilly | 21 | 12 |
| Reston | 21 | 9 |
| Vienna | 20 | 9 |
| Annandale | 18 | 8 |
| Centreville | 14 | 7 |
Top 10 of 23 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 128
- 7 eleven 10653a, herndon
- 7 eleven 10787, alexandria
- 7-eleven inc f 10761a, alexandria
- 7-eleven #10751c 10751c, alexandria
- 7-eleven 10691b, falls church
- 7-eleven 10709c, alexandria
- 7-eleven 16091b 16091b, herndon
- 7-eleven 22685c, alexandria
- 7-eleven 27068, chantilly
- 7-eleven 34641, springfield
- 7-eleven 35871a, fairfax
- 7-eleven 37144k, alexandria
- 7-eleven 39419a, alexandria
- 7-eleven 40056h, reston
- 7-eleven convenience store 35539b, alexandria
- 7-eleven inc f 10635b, fairfax
- 7-eleven inc f 10647b, fairfax
- 7-eleven inc f 10651a, great falls
- 7-eleven inc f 10657a, herndon
- 7-eleven inc f 10658b, fairfax
- 7-eleven inc f 10672a, fairfax
- 7-eleven inc f 10677b, falls church
- 7-eleven inc f 10678b, falls church
- 7-eleven inc f 10680b, springfield
- 7-eleven inc f 10682a, fairfax
- 7-eleven inc f 10684b, mc lean
- 7-eleven inc f 10689a, annandale
- 7-eleven inc f 10690a, springfield
- 7-eleven inc f 10692a, annandale
- 7-eleven inc f 10696a, vienna
- 7-eleven inc f 10697a, dunn loring
- 7-eleven inc f 10702, mclean
- 7-eleven inc f 10705a, falls church
- 7-eleven inc f 10706a, falls church
- 7-eleven inc f 10707a, springfield
- 7-eleven inc f 10721a, falls church
- 7-eleven inc f 10735a, falls church
- 7-eleven inc f 10762a, alexandria
- 7-eleven inc f 10766a, alexandria
- 7-eleven inc f 10768a, alexandria
- 7-eleven inc f 10770a, alexandria
- 7-eleven inc f 10772a, alexandria
- 7-eleven inc f 10790b, alexandria
- 7-eleven inc f 10792a, lorton
- 7-eleven inc f 10794b, lorton
- 7-eleven inc f 15801a, springfield
- 7-eleven inc f 17595a, burke
- 7-eleven inc f 24645a, falls church
- 7-eleven inc f 25143b, alexandria
- 7-eleven inc f 25633a, herndon
- 7-eleven inc f 27118b, centreville
- 7-eleven inc f 28506a, alexandria
- 7-eleven inc f 28515b, springfield
- 7-eleven inc f 28556a, vienna
- 7-eleven inc f 28559a, alexandria
- 7-eleven inc f 29931a, herndon
- 7-eleven inc f 30479a, springfield
- 7-eleven inc f 32394b, chantilly
- 7-eleven inc f 34627a, burke
- 7-eleven store 40055h, herndon
- 7-eleven store 40058h, herndon
- 7-eleven store 40312h, fairfax
- 7-eleven store 40313h, reston
- 7-eleven store 40314h, alexandria
- 7-eleven store 40388h, fairfax
- 7-eleven store 40398h, fairfax
- 7-eleven store 40414h, fairfax
- 7-eleven store 40419h, fairfax
- 7-eleven #10652d 10652d, vienna
- 7-eleven #10679c 10679c, fairfax
- 7-eleven #10753b 10753b, alexandria
- 7-eleven #10763c 10763c, alexandria
- 7-eleven #10771c 10771c, alexandria
- 7-eleven #21473b 21473b, burke
- 7-eleven #26918c 26918c, reston
- 7-eleven #33599 33599, chantilly
- 7-eleven #34684b 34684b, fairfax
- 7-eleven #40107a 40107a, springfield
- 7-eleven 10643b 10643b, fairfax
- 7-eleven 10668b 10668b, fairfax
- 7-eleven 10688b 10688b, annandale
- 7-eleven 10693b 10693b, vienna
- 7-eleven 10694b, springfield
- 7-eleven 10722, falls church
- 7-eleven 10752b, alexandria
- 7-eleven 10773c 10773c, alexandria
- 7-eleven 10775c, alexandria
- 7-eleven 10781c 10781c, alexandria
- 7-eleven 27267c, centreville
- 7-eleven 28525a, mclean
- 7-eleven 28542b, alexandria
- 7-eleven 28565c 28565c, fairfax
- 7-eleven 34336, alexandria
- 7-eleven 34640c, mclean
- 7-eleven 39244b 39244b, lorton
- 7-eleven 39850a, lorton
- 7-eleven 40060a 40060a, herndon
- 7-eleven 40390a, lorton
- 7-eleven 40392a, fairfax
- aplus 40057h, reston
- aplus 40046h, centreville
- beirut butchery, vienna
- c-more drug store, falls church
- chainbridge shell, fairfax
- e & c enterprises, inc. va500 2018, alexandria
- e & c enterprises, inc. va643 2245, alexandria
- ez stop & go food mart, falls church
- el compadre multiservices inc 1, alexandria
- elsy express, alexandria
- kile mart, reston
- lebanese roastery and market, springfield
- lincolnia exxon, alexandria
- mikes q mart, alexandria
- mcnair farms sunoco, herndon
- mobil braddock rd 11030, alexandria
- pueblito latino, alexandria
- reston town center exxon 20305, reston
- royal farm 152, chantilly
- sanaa international market, falls church
- sheetz 726, herndon
- speedway 2869, alexandria
- super mini mart, alexandria
- tahir and sons llc, springfield
- wawa 8639, chantilly
- wawa 8671, fairfax
- wawa store 8669, vienna
- woodlake grocery, falls church
- zionmart, alexandria
Super Store · 106
- 99 ranch market 622, fairfax
- amazon fresh - alexandria, franconia
- amazon fresh mab3, fairfax
- amazon fresh maj7, lorton
- amazon fresh man0, falls church
- americana grocery of va fairfax, fairfax
- b js wholesale club 33, fairfax
- bestway va super market, falls church
- bjs 351, falls church
- costco wholesale 0204, fairfax
- costco wholesale 0227, springfield
- costco wholesale 0334, chantilly
- costco wholesale 1115, alexandria
- el grande, springfield
- food star, falls church
- fresh world alexandria, inc., alexandria
- fresh world herndon, inc., herndon
- giant food 229, springfield
- giant food 231, oakton
- giant food 232, alexandria
- giant food 249, annandale
- giant food 2746, herndon
- giant food 2747, alexandria
- giant food 740, centreville
- giant food 744, clifton
- giant food 745, fairfax
- giant food 747, reston
- giant food 749, annandale
- giant food 753, herndon
- giant food 756, springfield
- giant food 758, mclean
- giant food 760, alexandria
- giant food 763, vienna
- giant food 775, herndon
- giant food 780, falls church
- giant food 783, burke
- giant food 788, centreville
- giant food 795, springfield
- giant food 798, lorton
- giant 2743, springfield
- giant food 2741, fairfax
- giant food store 2744, fairfax
- giant food store 2748, falls church
- giant store 2745, springfield
- great wall supermarket of va, falls church
- gw supermarket of fairfax inc, fairfax
- h mart herndon,llc, herndon
- h mart, annandale
- h mart burke, llc, burke
- h mart centreville, llc, centreville
- h mart fairfax, llc, fairfax
- han ah reum supermarket, falls church
- harris teeter 279, falls church
- harris teeter 81, reston
- harris teeter 253, fairfax
- harris teeter 308, vienna
- harris teeter 85, herndon
- k market, annandale
- la mart 3, springfield
- lidl 1112, chantilly
- lidl 1229, springfield
- lidl 1435, fairfax
- lidl 1446, alexandria
- lidl 1460, lorton
- lidl 1469, falls church
- lidl 1523, mclean
- lidl 1546, vienna
- lidl 1554, centreville
- lidl 1589, herndon
- lidl 8031, burke
- lotte plaza market, chantilly
- lotte plaza market, centreville
- lotte plaza market, herndon
- lotte plaza market, springfield
- mom's organic market 8, herndon
- mom's organic market 9, fairfax
- megamart international food, alexandria
- megamart supermarket, annandale
- new grandmart, falls church
- newgrand mart 2, alexandria
- shoppers food warehouse 2358, alexandria
- super giant 233, falls church
- target stores 1088, reston
- target 1005, fairfax
- target 2790, fairfax
- target store 1341, fairfax
- target store 1416, springfield
- target store 1431, falls church
- target store 1533, alexandria
- target store 1827, chantilly
- target store 1893, falls church
- walmart 2015, fairfax
- walmart 2194, alexandria
- walmart 2258, alexandria
- walmart 5227, burke
- walmart 5880, fairfax
- walmart 5969, chantilly
- walmart supercenter 5936, vienna
- walmart supercenter 5753, alexandria
- whole foods market 10049, falls church
- whole foods market 10061, reston
- whole foods market 10065, vienna
- whole foods market 10223, fairfax
- whole foods market 10647, mclean
- whole foods market 10795, springfield
- whole foods market 10827, reston
Combination Grocery/Other · 94 (16 shown)
- 7-eleven store 10698, annandale
- 7-eleven 20354c, herndon
- abol ethiopian market, falls church
- afghan mini market, springfield
- african grocery and meat market, alexandria
- awash market & butcher shop, falls church
- bailey's market & carry out, falls church
- cvs 2317, falls church
- cvs 5467, fairfax
- cvs pharmacy 1394, alexandria
- cvs pharmacy 1396, reston
- cvs pharmacy 1402, herndon
- cvs pharmacy 1416, centreville
- cvs pharmacy 1417, fairfax
- cvs pharmacy 1419, chantilly
- cvs pharmacy 1840, alexandria
Showing 250 of 456 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Fairfax city vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Fairfax city's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Fairfax city (3.1%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Virginia.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (10.7% here).
- Kaufman County, TX · 10.7% low-access
- Chambers County, TX · 10.7% low-access
- Sandusky County, OH · 10.7% low-access
- Sagadahoc County, ME · 10.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (3.1% here).
- Collin County, TX · 3.1% SNAP
- Sussex County, NJ · 3.1% SNAP
- Winneshiek County, IA · 3.1% SNAP
- Valley County, ID · 3.1% 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%). Fairfax city, at 10.7%, runs 9.7 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
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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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