Signature · 0.7% low-access (3rd pct)
Greensville County, VA
Greensville County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 15.5%
- on SNAP
- 11K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Greensville County, VA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Madison County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Greensville County lands in the lower national band (0.7%, #3,029 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,029
- national by low-access %
- #121
- in VA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 31
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.7% low-access (3rd pct) (-21.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Greensville County compares nationally
Food access in Greensville County compares favorably nationally: its 0.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 3% of them (rank #3,037).
Greensville County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Greensville County has 0 urban and 3 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.
Greensville County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Middlesex 1.1
Middlesex 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Giles 1
Giles 1%
1 % low-access
- Greensville 0.7
Greensville 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Madison 0.7
Madison 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Clarke 0.4
Clarke 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 12,243 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 83 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 31 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,275 |
| Median Household Income | $54,668 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 496 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 28.5% |
SNAP retailers in Greensville County
Greensville County has 23 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 12 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 12
- 301 north slip-in, emporia
- 7-eleven inc 11079h, emporia
- emporia fuel mart llc, emporia
- fas pik hs incorporated, emporia
- hermie sadler slip-in, skippers
- jarratt fas shop, jarratt
- love's travel stop 317, skippers
- pilot travel center 4651, skippers
- race in, emporia
- red barn food store, emporia
- sadler travel plaza 110, emporia
- sussex slip in, emporia
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- cvs pharmacy 1561, emporia
- dollar tree 1452, emporia
- dollar general 11407, emporia
- dollar general 12237, jarratt
- dollar general 8262, emporia
- family dollar 175, emporia
- family dollar 4051, emporia
Large Grocery Store · 1
- spivey's market, inc, emporia
Seafood Specialty · 1
- hc seafood & deli, emporia
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 2805, emporia
Supermarket · 1
- food lion 837, emporia
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 Greensville County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Greensville County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Greensville County, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (0.7% here).
- Hudson County, NJ · 0.7% low-access
- Hudson County, NJ · 0.7% low-access
- Shelby County, KY · 0.7% low-access
- Shelby County, KY · 0.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (15.5% here).
- Marion County, WV · 15.5% SNAP
- Marion County, WV · 15.5% SNAP
- Shelby County, TN · 15.5% SNAP
- Shelby County, TN · 15.5% 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.
Greensville County inside a lower low-access state context
Greensville 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 Greensville County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51081. 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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