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Grafton County, NH

Grafton County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.

10.5%
low-access pop.
3
food-desert tracts
6.4%
on SNAP
92K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 NH

USDA FARA access plate

County Grafton County, NH

LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED

  • LA-MODERATE 10.5% low-access
  • BELOW-NATIONAL -11.6 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-LIGHT 6.4% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 6.3% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-MIXED 16% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Belknap County (+ 0.9 pts)

Lower-band low-access

Grafton County lands in the lower national band (10.5%, #2,448 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.

#2,448
national by low-access %
#9
in NH
7
low-access tracts
2K
food-desert residents

Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.

Signature read: 83 SNAP-authorized stores .

How Grafton County compares nationally

Grafton County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.5% low-access share that beats 22% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,457).

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Grafton County's lower-band USDA tier split

19 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Grafton County, NH USDA-defined food-access tiers: 12 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 4 limited, 3 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 19 tracts evaluated. 12 tracts adequate (63.2%) 4 tracts limited (21.1%) 3 tracts severe / food desert (15.8%) Adequate 63% Limited 21% Severe 16% Food-access tier distribution: Grafton County, NH
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Grafton County has 2 urban and 17 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.

Grafton County vs nearby low low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in New Hampshire, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · lower low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Grafton County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts19
Atlas Population (2010 basis)89,118
Low-Access Tracts7
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)3
Low-Access Population9,348
Low-Access Share10.5%well below the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population2,233

Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Grafton County
IndicatorValue
Population92,120
Median Household Income$88,261
Poverty Rate10.4%below the national average
SNAP Households2,364
SNAP Participation Rate6.4%well below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle6.3%below the national average
Group-Quarters Population7.8%

Thick SNAP store book in Grafton County

Grafton County has 83 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (31% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 26

  • 45 racing mart, ashland
  • 7-eleven 37390j, lincoln
  • big apple 1090, holderness
  • cumberland farms 5505, bristol
  • campton cupboard, holderness
  • chesley's pizza, campton
  • circle k 4707205, bethleham
  • circle k 4707218, ashland
  • circle k 4707220, holderness
  • circle k 4707221, littleton
  • circle k 4707245, hanover
  • circle k 4707246, west lebanon
  • cumberland farms 5414, littleton
  • cumberland farms 5446, woodsville
  • cumberland farms 5448, littleton
  • d & p convenience, woodsville
  • energy north 2223, ashland
  • energy north 2224, plymouth
  • fastop 220, lebanon
  • jiffy mart, littleton
  • jiffy mart 434, lebanon
  • jolley 523, hanover
  • jolley 525, west lebanon
  • lisbon riverside market 1, lisbon
  • newfound country store, bristol
  • waynes market 1, north woodstock

Combination Grocery/Other · 23

  • bob's shurfine market, ashland
  • cvs pharmacy 2229, plymouth
  • cvs pharmacy 5938, hanover
  • cvs/pharmacy 647, west lebanon
  • dollar general 18150, bethlehem
  • dollar general 19482, wentworth
  • dollar tree 3083, littleton
  • dollar tree 3549, plymouth
  • dollar general 14355, north haverhill
  • dollar general 14877, bristol
  • dollar general 15085, ashland
  • dollar general 17739, campton
  • dollar general store 16061, lisbon
  • dollar general store 16772, canaan
  • dollar tree 2143, west lebanon
  • dollar tree 5930, woodsville
  • family dollar 10210, enfield
  • family dollar 7756, lincoln
  • hanover co-op food store, hanover
  • jake's market & deli 3, enfield
  • ocean state job lot 404, woodsville
  • walgreens 09177, west lebanon
  • walgreens 10410, littleton

Super Store · 12

  • bj's wholesale club 320, west lebanon
  • hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8248, plymouth
  • hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8266, west lebanon
  • hannaford supermarket 8441, bristol
  • lebanon coop food store, lebanon
  • littleton food co-op, littleton
  • market basket 86, plymouth
  • target store t3401, west lebanon
  • walmart 2138, west lebanon
  • walmart 2681, littleton
  • walmart supercenter 2758, plymouth
  • walmart supercenter 4389, woodsville

Supermarket · 6

  • price chopper 004, lincoln
  • price chopper lebanon 227, lebanon
  • price chopper west lebanon 167, west lebanon
  • shaw's supermarket 2535, woodsville
  • shaw's supermarket 2601, littleton
  • shaw's supermarket 4555, west lebanon

Large Grocery Store · 5

  • big papas, littleton
  • dhruv, inc., enfield
  • franconia market and deli, franconia
  • lisbon riverside market llc, lisbon
  • porfidos market inc, littleton

Farmers' Market · 4

  • canaan farmers and artisans' market 773946, canaan
  • lebanon farmers' market, lebanon
  • littleton farmers market, littleton
  • local foods plymouth, plymouth

Medium Grocery Store · 3

  • aldrich general store, north haverhill
  • bethlehem village store, bethlehem
  • papa z's, canaan

Small Grocery Store · 3

  • asian super store llc, lebanon
  • monroe country store, monroe
  • the healthy rhino, littleton

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1

  • montshire packing llc, north haverhill

Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).

Other Counties in New Hampshire

One of 9 counties in New Hampshire, 6 are shown here.

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Counties near Grafton County's lower low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Grafton County, both outside New Hampshire so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside NH (10.5% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside NH (6.4% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Grafton County inside a lower low-access state context

Grafton County sits inside New Hampshire (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 Grafton County, NH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 33009. 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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