Signature · 4.8% SNAP (11th pct in VA)
Fauquier County, VA
Fauquier County lands in the lower national band on low-access (13.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 13.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 4.8%
- on SNAP
- 75K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Fauquier County, VA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 13.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: King William County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Fauquier County lands in the lower national band (13.7%, #2,220 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,220
- national by low-access %
- #76
- in VA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 753
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.8% SNAP (11th pct in VA) (-7.3 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Fauquier County compares nationally
Fauquier County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.7% low-access share that beats 29% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,224).
Fauquier County's lower-band USDA tier split
17 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Fauquier County has 3 urban and 14 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.
Fauquier 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
- 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 | 17 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 65,203 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,906 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.7%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 753 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 74,577 |
| Median Household Income | $130,189 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.8%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,288 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Fauquier County
Fauquier County has 31 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 12 locations (39% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 12
- 7-eleven inc f 34038, warrenton
- 7-eleven store 23412b, warrenton
- 7-eleven, inc. 34508j, bealeton
- 7-eleven 16701b 16701b, warrenton
- 7-eleven 23496b, bealeton
- nick's country store and deli, bealeton
- nick's market and deli, warrenton
- royal farms 377, bealton
- sheetz 221, bealeton
- sheetz 243, warrenton
- sheetz 674, bealeton
- wawa 8622, warrenton
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs pharmacy 1381, warrenton
- dollar general 0464, warrenton
- dollar general 15111, catlett
- dollar general 23247, warrenton
- dollar general store 15822, bealeton
- dollar tree 505, warrenton
- family dollar store 3681, bealeton
- walgreens 09383, warrenton
- walgreens 18298, bealeton
Supermarket · 4
- food lion 1588, marshall
- food lion 378, warrenton
- food lion 738, bealeton
- safeway 1801, warrenton
Super Store · 3
- giant food 778, warrenton
- harris teeter 329, warrenton
- walmart supercenter 2437, warrenton
Farmers' Market · 1
- remington farmers market, remington
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- messick's farm market llc, bealeton
Small Grocery Store · 1
- olivos market, bealeton
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 Fauquier County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Fauquier County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Fauquier County (4.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Virginia.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (13.7% here).
- Coffee County, TN · 13.7% low-access
- Coffee County, TN · 13.7% low-access
- Houston County, MN · 13.7% low-access
- Houston County, MN · 13.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (4.8% here).
- Millard County, UT · 4.8% SNAP
- Millard County, UT · 4.8% SNAP
- Cache County, UT · 4.8% SNAP
- Cache County, UT · 4.8% 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.
Fauquier County inside a lower low-access state context
Fauquier 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 Fauquier County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51061. 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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