Signature · 5.8% SNAP (16th pct in VA)
Frederick County, VA
Frederick County sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.7%, +11.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 33.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 5.8%
- on SNAP
- 95K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Frederick County, VA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 33.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Charlotte County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Frederick County sits in the upper national band (33.7%, #691 of 3,079).
- #691
- national by low-access %
- #21
- in VA
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 5.8% SNAP (16th pct in VA) (-6.3 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Frederick County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Frederick County's 33.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #696 most-affected nationwide.
Frederick County's elevated USDA tier split
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Frederick County has 6 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.
Frederick County 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
- Prince George 33.9
Prince George 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- Orange 33.8
Orange 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Frederick 33.7
Frederick 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Charlotte 33.7
Charlotte 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Stafford 33.4
Stafford 33.4%
33.4 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 78,305 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 26,374 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,895 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 95,008 |
| Median Household Income | $97,606 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.8%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,070 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.8%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Frederick County
Frederick County has 66 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 35 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 35
- 7-eleven 18775j, winchester
- 7-eleven 28561k, middletown
- 7-eleven 32356j, winchester
- 7-eleven 39701a, winchester
- 7-eleven inc f 34369a, winchester
- 7-eleven store 39290h, winchester
- 7-eleven 15987b 15987b, stephens city
- abs convenience store, stephens city
- aum petroleum 5406652800, winchester
- bo's xpress market 112, winchester
- cross junction liberty, cross junction
- handymart 18, winchester
- handymart 20, winchester
- handymart 9, stephens city
- kabul shop, middletown
- middletown liberty, middletown
- mk fast fuel llc, winchester
- murphy express 8712, winchester
- one stop market, winchester
- pan d endz, middletown
- pilot travel center 752, clear brook
- round hill shopping center, winchester
- route 50 gasmart, winchester
- rutter's 116, winchester
- sheetz 186, winchester
- sheetz 197, stephens city
- sheetz 207, winchester
- sheetz 309, winchester
- sheetz 808, winchester
- sheetz 827, middletown
- state line store, cross junction
- stateline dollar saver, clear brook
- valley gas, winchester
- wawa store 6619, winchester
- wawa store 8698, winchester
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs 393, winchester
- cvs pharmacy 1819, stephens city
- cvs pharmacy 5750, winchester
- dollartree 11003, winchester
- dollar general 13007, middletown
- dollar general 14892, stephens city
- dollar general 24195, clear brook
- dollar tree 3622, winchester
- dollar tree 3961, winchester
- dollar tree 7803, stephens city
- gore's processing, inc. fresh meat & deli division, stephens city
- walgreens 10394, stephens city
- walgreens 12802, winchester
Small Grocery Store · 6
- don julio market, stephens city
- el sol mini market, white post
- la cosecha, stephens city
- latino market don toro llc, stephens city
- orellana grocery 1, winchester
- sadat halal market, clear brook
Super Store · 4
- costco wholesale 0239, winchester
- target 2379, winchester
- walmart 4514, winchester
- walmart supercenter 3344, winchester
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 71010, winchester
- martins food market 6283, winchester
- martins food market 6295, stephens city
- martins food market 6299, winchester
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- el tianguis, white post
- shen-val farm market, stephens city
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- mundo fresco supermarket llc, winchester
- the king market 1, winchester
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 Frederick County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Frederick County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Frederick County (5.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Virginia.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (33.7% here).
- Pierce County, WA · 33.7% low-access
- Pierce County, WA · 33.7% low-access
- Kleberg County, TX · 33.7% low-access
- Kleberg County, TX · 33.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (5.8% here).
- Chambers County, TX · 5.8% SNAP
- Chambers County, TX · 5.8% SNAP
- Burleigh County, ND · 5.8% SNAP
- Burleigh County, ND · 5.8% 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.
Frederick County inside a higher low-access state context
Frederick 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 Frederick County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51069. 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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