Signature · 2 LILA tracts (100% of tracts)
Franklin city, VA
Franklin city's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (100% of the book) alongside 63.5% low-access.
- 63.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 28.5%
- on SNAP
- 8K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Franklin city, VA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 63.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +41.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 28.5% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 9.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 100% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Poquoson city (+ 1.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Franklin city sits in the upper national band (63.5%, #119 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #119
- national by low-access %
- #4
- in VA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (100% of tracts) .
How Franklin city compares nationally
Franklin city sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 63.5% low-access share outpaces 96% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #119 most-affected nationwide.
Franklin city's elevated USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
All 2 of Franklin 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.
Franklin city vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Poquoson city
Poquoson city 65%
65 % low-access
- Franklin city
Franklin city 63.5%
63.5 % low-access
- Cumberland
Cumberland 55.5%
55.5 % low-access
- Sussex
Sussex 53.5%
53.5 % low-access
- Chesterfield
Chesterfield 47.2%
47.2 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 8,582 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,450 |
| Low-Access Share | 63.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,354 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,250 |
| Median Household Income | $63,245 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 983 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 28.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.1%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Franklin city
Franklin city has 69 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 36 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
12 towns share the 69 authorized stores; Rocky Mount holds 39% of them. 6 of the 12 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Wirtz, Boones Mill, Henry, Moneta, Union Hall, Rocky Mountain.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount | 27 | 3 |
| Franklin | 14 | 2 |
| Hardy | 5 | 2 |
| Ferrum | 4 | 1 |
| Glade Hill | 4 | 1 |
| Penhook | 3 | 1 |
| Wirtz | 3 | none |
| Boones Mill | 2 | none |
| Henry | 2 | none |
| Moneta | 2 | none |
Top 10 of 12 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 36
- 619 market & produce, rocky mount
- a e i food stores, rocky mount
- balakrishna inc (c-mart), rocky mount
- buzz in market, wirtz
- cannadays sav-a-bit, inc, boones mill
- food mart 2, hardy
- franklin slip-in 180, franklin
- junction mart, hardy
- l & m convenience mart, henry
- love's travel stop 560, franklin
- lucky two, rocky mount
- m and l mart, henry
- minute market, glade hill
- metro express 2, boones mill
- metro express 8, rocky mount
- mitchell's community store, rocky mount
- murphy usa 7626, rocky mount
- naviha llc, penhook
- new dixie mart #215 #215, franklin
- one stop shop, rocky mount
- one stop shop, rocky mount
- park & shop llc 8, franklin
- pit stop market and deli, rocky mount
- r & b market, franklin
- raven's country store, rocky mount
- redwood express market, glade hill
- riverside minute market, rocky mount
- sago's, penhook
- shady beauty & dollar, franklin
- sheetz 329, rocky mount
- sheetz 632, rocky mount
- stop in food stores 8059, rocky mount
- stop in food stores 8204, wirtz
- the crooked road mart, inc, ferrum
- wawa store 8683, franklin
- whistle stop, union hall
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- cvs 4175, hardy
- cvs 7565, rocky mount
- cvs pharmacy 3544, rocky mount
- dollar general 18758, rocky mount
- dollar general 12485, ferrum
- dollar general 1386, moneta
- dollar general 14810, union hall
- dollar general 15834, rocky mount
- dollar general 16674, moneta
- dollar general 17748, rocky mount
- dollar general 312, franklin
- dollar general 9366, rocky mount
- dollar tree 1065, franklin
- dollar tree 5515, rocky mountain
- family dollar 10041, wirtz
- family dollar 542, franklin
- redwood community farmers market, glade hill
- rocky mount lifestyle health center, rocky mount
- walgreens 11986, franklin
Super Store · 5
- kroger 399, hardy
- kroger 199, hardy
- kroger 347, rocky mount
- walmart 2705, franklin
- walmart supercenter 2337, rocky mount
Farmers' Market · 3
- city of franklin farmers market, franklin
- dorothy r. cundiff rocky mount farmers market, rocky mount
- ferrum farmers market, ferrum
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- ferrum minute market, ferrum
- glade hill minute market, glade hill
- penhook minute market, penhook
Supermarket · 2
- food lion 386, rocky mount
- food lion 405, franklin
Small Grocery Store · 1
- 40 west food fare, rocky mount
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 Franklin city vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Virginia among South Atlantic states
Virginia ranks 8th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (20.4%). Franklin city, at 63.5%, runs 43.1 pts above 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
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 Franklin city, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51620. 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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