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 #2,433).
Fairfax city's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Fairfax city has 5 urban and 0 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.
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 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 128 locations (28% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
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
Combination Grocery/Other · 94
- 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
- cvs pharmacy 2004, alexandria
- cvs pharmacy 2006, herndon
- cvs pharmacy 2155, herndon
- cvs pharmacy 2374, alexandria
- cvs pharmacy 10170, vienna
- cvs pharmacy 10320, falls church
- cvs pharmacy 10361, reston
- cvs pharmacy 10684, great falls
- cvs pharmacy 10971, reston
- cvs pharmacy 1377, great falls
- cvs pharmacy 1378, burke
- cvs pharmacy 1383, annandale
- cvs pharmacy 1387, springfield
- cvs pharmacy 1389, oakton
- cvs pharmacy 1390, burke
- cvs pharmacy 1397, mc lean
- cvs pharmacy 1398, springfield
- cvs pharmacy 1399, fairfax
- cvs pharmacy 1403, vienna
- cvs pharmacy 1405, springfield
- cvs pharmacy 1411, falls church
- cvs pharmacy 1957, fairfax
- cvs pharmacy 2003, fairfax
- cvs pharmacy 2100, fairfax station
- cvs pharmacy 2278, alexandria
- cvs pharmacy 2453, fairfax
- cvs/pharmacy 1961, reston
- dollartree 10629, chantilly
- dollartree 11046, fairfax
- dollartree 8740, alexandria
- dollartree 8788, fairfax
- dollartree 8802, fairfax
- dollartree 8934, alexandria
- dollartree 9032, falls church
- dollar general 19314, alexandria
- dollar tree 206, annandale
- dollar tree 225, alexandria
- dollar tree 237, fairfax
- dollar tree 267, alexandria
- dollar tree 366, lorton
- dollar tree 3720, chantilly
- dollar tree 4397, centreville
- dollar tree 4457, annandale
- dollar tree 4461, alexandria
- dollar tree 4715, centreville
- dollar tree 5140, vienna
- dollar tree 5317, alexandria
- dollar tree 5713, herndon
- dollar tree 6469, springfield
- dollar tree 7706, vienna
- dollar tree 919, burke
- dukaan llc, fairfax
- engocha llc, falls church
- euro foods, alexandria
- jsd international market, alexandria
- mena market 1, springfield
- nazret cultural foods llc, falls church
- pho supplies inc, falls church
- saris market, alexandria
- super dollar market, falls church
- tenadam international market, falls church
- ummah market, falls church
- walgreens 10165, herndon
- walgreens 10233, alexandria
- walgreens 10331, centreville
- walgreens 10616, alexandria
- walgreens 10712, fairfax
- walgreens 11297, fairfax
- walgreens 11525, lorton
- walgreens 12800, springfield
- walgreens 13589, vienna
- walgreens 13970, annandale
- walgreens 15444, falls church
- walgreens 17217, alexandria
- walgreens 17465, springfield
- walgreens 17684, alexandria
- walgreens 18089, mclean
- walgreens 19804, alexandria
Large Grocery Store · 10
- al amal market inc, falls church
- desi bazar, springfield
- fair food supermarket inc, falls church
- la vaquita market, alexandria
- makola international market, alexandria
- new a1 grocery, alexandria
- san miguel market, falls church
- super halal, springfield
- the halal depot, falls church
- yas bakery & grocery, vienna
Farmers' Market · 9
- annandale farmers market, annandale
- freshfarm oakton farmers market n/a, oakton
- freshfarm reston farmers market, reston
- freshfarm mosaic market, fairfax
- herndon-reston fish, inc., herndon
- lorton farmers market/arcadia foods inc, lorton
- mt vernon farmers market/arcadia foods inc, alexandria
- reston farmers market, reston
- wakefield farmers market, annandale
Medium Grocery Store · 8
- adum tropical market, alexandria
- al jannat food halal meat and grocery, alexandria
- al makkah mart, chantilly
- ali baba groceries and halal meat, alexandria
- amity halal meat & grocery, chantilly
- amity meat & grocery 1, fairfax
- aphrodite greek imports no, falls church
- asia bazaar, alexandria
Bakery Specialty · 1
- bakhtar bakery, chantilly
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
- Kaufman County, TX · 10.7% low-access
- Chambers County, TX · 10.7% low-access
- Chambers County, TX · 10.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (3.1% here).
- Collin County, TX · 3.1% SNAP
- Collin County, TX · 3.1% SNAP
- Sussex County, NJ · 3.1% SNAP
- Sussex County, NJ · 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.
Fairfax city inside a lower low-access state context
Fairfax 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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