Signature · 56 SNAP-authorized stores
Granville County, NC
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Granville County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 23.1%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 13.9%
- on SNAP
- 61K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Granville County, NC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 23.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 23% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wayne County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Granville County ranks #1,432 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #32 of 100 counties in NC (23.1% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,432
- national by low-access %
- #32
- in NC
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 56 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Granville County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Granville County's 23.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 54% of them and ranked #1,444 most-affected nationwide.
Granville County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
13 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Granville County has 4 urban and 9 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.
Granville County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in North Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Hyde
Hyde 60.5%
60.5 % low-access
- Randolph 23.3
Randolph 23.3%
23.3 % low-access
- Granville 23.1
Granville 23.1%
23.1 % low-access
- Wayne 23.1
Wayne 23.1%
23.1 % low-access
- Lee 23
Lee 23%
23 % low-access
- Richmond 22.7
Richmond 22.7%
22.7 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 13 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 59,916 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 13,813 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.1%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,068 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 60,877 |
| Median Household Income | $71,111 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,131 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Granville County
Granville County has 56 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 30 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 30
- antioch food mart inc, oxford
- berea food mart llc, oxford
- butner family fare 150, butner
- butner food mart, butner
- corner grocery, creedmoor
- country store, oxford
- country store, franklinton
- creedmoor family fare 200, creedmoor
- creedmoor food store, creedmoor
- crossroads grocery, creedmoor
- danny's store 3, oxford
- flash market 17371, creedmoor
- granville food mart inc., oxford
- jacks best buy, butner
- may store, franklinton
- murphy express 8574, oxford
- oxford food mart inc, oxford
- refuel 119, oxford
- shell food mart inc., oxford
- smart stop mini mart, butner
- speed mart, oxford
- speedway 8228, creedmoor
- speedway 8281, oxford
- stem mini mart, stem
- stenoura, oxford
- stenoura 3, oxford
- t m food mart 2, oxford
- united corners food mart, oxford
- waseem grocery, oxford
- winners mart #2, oxford
Combination Grocery/Other · 21
- cvs pharmacy 1246, creedmoor
- cvs pharmacy 3985, oxford
- dollar general 14599, stem
- dollar general 582, creedmoor
- dollar general 10248, stovall
- dollar general 10443, butner
- dollar general 15363, oxford
- dollar general 15695, franklinton
- dollar general 16764, creedmoor
- dollar general 23078, oxford
- dollar general 23358, oxford
- dollar general 23621, franklinton
- dollar general store 16541, oxford
- dollar tree 2273, creedmoor
- dollar tree 2940, oxford
- family dollar 13206, stovall
- family dollar 304, oxford
- family dollar store 6691, creedmoor
- rose's 526, oxford
- walgreens 11370, creedmoor
- walgreens 12630, oxford
Supermarket · 4
- food lion 1253, oxford
- food lion 143, oxford
- food lion 223, creedmoor
- food lion 2624, creedmoor
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 1579, oxford
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in North Carolina
One of 99 counties in North Carolina, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Granville County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Granville County, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NC (23.1% here).
- Jefferson County, OH · 23.1% low-access
- Jefferson County, OH · 23.1% low-access
- Henry County, TN · 23.1% low-access
- Henry County, TN · 23.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (13.9% here).
- Osage County, OK · 13.9% SNAP
- Osage County, OK · 13.9% SNAP
- Berks County, PA · 13.9% SNAP
- Berks County, PA · 13.9% 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.
Food access nationally, North Carolina in context
Granville County sits inside North Carolina (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 Granville County, NC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 37077. 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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