Signature · 54 SNAP-authorized stores
Fayette County, WV
Fayette County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.1%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 19.6%
- on SNAP
- 40K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Fayette County, WV
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 12.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.6% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Harrison County (+ 0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Fayette County lands in the lower national band (12.1%, #2,328 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,328
- national by low-access %
- #33
- in WV
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 54 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Fayette County compares nationally
Fayette County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.1% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,335).
Fayette County's lower-band USDA tier split
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Fayette County has 4 urban and 8 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.
Fayette County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in West Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Gilmer
Gilmer 81.6%
81.6 % low-access
- Harrison 12.5
Harrison 12.5%
12.5 % low-access
- Fayette 12.1
Fayette 12.1%
12.1 % low-access
- Marshall 11.5
Marshall 11.5%
11.5 % low-access
- Barbour 11.4
Barbour 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- Ritchie 10.7
Ritchie 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Pleasants 0
Pleasants 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 46,039 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,553 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,775 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 39,519 |
| Median Household Income | $53,194 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,120 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.1%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Fayette County
Fayette County has 54 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 25 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 25
- balls grocery, fayetteville
- co mac 4, fayetteville
- co mac inc 2, oak hill
- fayette convenience, fayetteville
- go mart 14, gauley bridge
- go mart 21, montgomery
- go mart 28, alloy
- j.c's pit stop, danese
- jakhrani exxon llc, smithers
- kountry korner, oak hill
- little general 2015, oak hill
- little general 2030, fayetteville
- little general 2410, hico
- little general 2420, glen jean
- little general 3030, oak hill
- little general 3060, gauley bridge
- mountaineer mart 144, oak hill
- mountaineer mart 145, mount hope
- par mar store 70, lookout
- par mar store 92, smithers
- quick check, oak hill
- scarbro market, scarbro
- sheetz 444, fayetteville
- swiftwater general store new river, lansing
- u-save convenient mart, lookout
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- big lots 3094, oak hill
- cvs pharmacy 4432, montgomery
- cvs pharmacy 5946, fayetteville
- dollar general 11213, oak hill
- dollar general 11062, mount hope
- dollar general 11623, danese
- dollar general 13690, ansted
- dollar general 17484, lookout
- dollar general 2238, montgomery
- dollar general 23093, glen jean
- dollar general 25052, meadow bridge
- dollar general 30484, fayetteville
- dollar general 919, oak hill
- dollar general store 17002, smithers
- dollar tree 3242, fayetteville
- dollar tree 6426, oak hill
- family dollar store 286, oak hill
- walgreens 17426, oak hill
Farmers' Market · 4
- critchley's farmers market, danese
- fayette co farmers market, fayetteville
- fayette county farmers market, oak hill
- gateway farmers market, smithers
Supermarket · 3
- grants supermarket 11, oak hill
- grants supermarket 17, smithers
- new river foodland 1, hico
Super Store · 2
- kroger 780, oak hill
- walmart supercenter 1360, fayetteville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- factory discount store & auction, lansing
Small Grocery Store · 1
- super dollar store inc, montgomery
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in West Virginia
One of 54 counties in West Virginia, 6 are shown here.
Compare Fayette County vs Barbour County → · All West Virginia counties →
Counties near Fayette County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Fayette County, both outside West Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WV (12.1% here).
- Union County, OR · 12.1% low-access
- Union County, OR · 12.1% low-access
- Lawrence County, OH · 12.1% low-access
- Lawrence County, OH · 12.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WV (19.6% here).
- Dawson County, TX · 19.6% SNAP
- Dawson County, TX · 19.6% SNAP
- Union County, SC · 19.6% SNAP
- Union County, SC · 19.6% 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.
Fayette County inside a lower low-access state context
Fayette County sits inside West 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 Fayette County, WV are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 54019. 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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