Signature · 83 SNAP-authorized stores
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 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 #2,448).
Grafton County's lower-band USDA tier split
19 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Grafton County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (17 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Grafton County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New Hampshire, not a full county-board reprint
- Rockingham
Rockingham 43%
43 % low-access
- Cheshire
Cheshire 19.3%
19.3 % low-access
- Coos 16.9
Coos 16.9%
16.9 % low-access
- Merrimack 16.2
Merrimack 16.2%
16.2 % low-access
- Belknap 11.4
Belknap 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- Grafton 10.5
Grafton 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Carroll 1.5
Carroll 1.5%
1.5 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 19 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 89,118 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,348 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,233 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 92,120 |
| Median Household Income | $88,261 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,364 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.4%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.8% |
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.
Where the store book sits, by town
21 towns share the 83 authorized stores; Littleton holds 16% of them. 8 of the 21 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Ashland, Hanover, Holderness, Campton, Bethleham, Monroe and 2 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Littleton | 13 | 5 |
| West Lebanon | 11 | 6 |
| Plymouth | 7 | 3 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 2 |
| Woodsville | 6 | 2 |
| Ashland | 5 | none |
| Bristol | 4 | 1 |
| Hanover | 4 | none |
| Canaan | 3 | 1 |
| Enfield | 3 | 1 |
Top 10 of 21 towns by store count.
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.
Compare Grafton County vs Belknap County → · All New Hampshire counties →
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).
- Pike County, MS · 10.5% low-access
- Wabasha County, MN · 10.5% low-access
- Houghton County, MI · 10.5% low-access
- Pottawatomie County, KS · 10.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NH (6.4% here).
- Ocean County, NJ · 6.4% SNAP
- Johnson County, MO · 6.4% SNAP
- Christian County, MO · 6.4% SNAP
- Charleston County, SC · 6.4% 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.
New Hampshire among New England states
New Hampshire ranks 2nd of 5 New England states by population-weighted low-access (27.5%). Grafton County, at 10.5%, runs 17.0 pts below the New Hampshire rate.
- Massachusetts 27.8%
- New Hampshire 27.5%
- Rhode Island 23.6%
- Maine 13.4%
- Vermont 11.2%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
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