Signature · 498 SNAP-authorized stores
Guilford County, NC
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Guilford 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).
- 24.2%
- low-access pop.
- 18
- food-desert tracts
- 15.5%
- on SNAP
- 548K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Guilford County, NC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 24.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.1 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 18 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 15% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pender County ( -0.6 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Guilford County ranks #1,350 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #29 of 100 counties in NC (24.2% low-access; 18 food-desert tracts).
- #1,350
- national by low-access %
- #29
- in NC
- 56
- low-access tracts
- 36K
- 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: 498 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Guilford County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Guilford County's 24.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 57% of them and ranked #1,350 most-affected nationwide.
Guilford County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
118 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 18 LILA.
Guilford County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (104 urban, 14 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 14 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Guilford County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in North Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Hyde
Hyde 60.5%
60.5 % low-access
- Alamance
Alamance 25%
25 % low-access
- Burke
Burke 24.9%
24.9 % low-access
- Guilford
Guilford 24.2%
24.2 % low-access
- Pender 23.6
Pender 23.6%
23.6 % low-access
- Randolph 23.3
Randolph 23.3%
23.3 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 118 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 488,406 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 56 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 18 |
| Low-Access Population | 118,195 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.2%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 35,596 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 547,940 |
| Median Household Income | $68,642 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 33,985 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Guilford County
Guilford County has 498 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 232 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
18 towns share the 498 authorized stores; Greensboro holds 65% of them. 9 of the 18 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Colfax, Gibsonville, Mcleansville, Climax, Julian, Kernersville and 3 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Greensboro | 322 | 81 |
| High Point | 119 | 24 |
| Jamestown | 9 | 2 |
| Summerfield | 8 | 1 |
| Colfax | 5 | none |
| Gibsonville | 5 | none |
| Stokesdale | 5 | 1 |
| Browns Summit | 4 | 1 |
| Mcleansville | 4 | none |
| Oak Ridge | 4 | 2 |
Top 10 of 18 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 232
- 7-eleven #41126b 41126b, high point
- 7-eleven #41957a 41957a, greensboro
- 7-eleven 41360j, greensboro
- 7-eleven 41365h, greensboro
- 9 star mart, high point
- a&b food mart, greensboro
- a2z grocery, greensboro
- aarya 12 inc, high point
- ace mini mart no, high point
- airport market, greensboro
- all american mart, high point
- all in one stop, greensboro
- allen jay grocery, high point
- american grocery store, greensboro
- apple tree, high point
- apple tree 2 inc, greensboro
- apsara asian market 01, greensboro
- b & b food mart, greensboro
- basam inc, high point
- battleground family fare 112, greensboro
- bessemer stop, greensboro
- bizzy bee grocery, greensboro
- blue mountain mart, greensboro
- bodega mama zula n/a, greensboro
- brown summit 102, browns summit
- c&c mart n/a, greensboro
- charlie grocery, greensboro
- carolina party store, high point
- castleloch enterprises inc, greensboro
- chapel mart, greensboro
- church st family fare 172, greensboro
- circle k 1526, colfax
- circle k 1528, greensboro
- circle k 2701510, high point
- circle k 2701514, greensboro
- circle k 2701515, greensboro
- circle k 2704132, greensboro
- circle k 2707930, greensboro
- circle k 2707955, greensboro
- circle k 2708880, greensboro
- circle k 2720170, greensboro
- circle k 2720426, high point
- circle k 2720462, greensboro
- circle k 2720861, greensboro
- circle k 2723154, high point
- circle k 2723476, greensboro
- circle k 2723782, greensboro
- circle k 2723785, greensboro
- circle k 2723786, greensboro
- circle k 2723787, whitsett
- circle k 2723788, high point
- circle k stores 1512, greensboro
- college mart, greensboro
- college village family fare 190, high point
- corner mart, greensboro
- countryside, stokesdale
- county line, randleman
- crunchy fried chicken, greensboro
- dnh mart, greensboro
- daniel brook grocery, high point
- dasa express mart, greensboro
- east market family fare 217, greensboro
- east market groceries inc, greensboro
- english mart, high point
- ez food mart & deli no, greensboro
- ez mart, greensboro
- fairway one stop #2, greensboro
- fairway one stop 17, high point
- fairway one stop 20, high point
- family food mart, high point
- fast mart, greensboro
- firehouse grocery, greensboro
- fleming family fare 248, greensboro
- flowers bakery outlet 474, high point
- franklin market n/a, greensboro
- franks grocery, mcleansville
- fuel plus, high point
- fuel smart, high point
- fuel smart 2, high point
- gas n go, greensboro
- gastown summerfield, summerfield
- gate city epress, greensboro
- gateway, greensboro
- gibsonville exxon 104, gibsonville
- gillespie curb market, greensboro
- good lucky star llc, high point
- gp convenience store inc 1, greensboro
- grab n go 5, high point
- greensboro coliseum family fare 267, greensboro
- guilford college family fare 271, greensboro
- han-dee hugo's 209, climax
- handy kwik stop, greensboro
- hicone stop mini mart, greensboro
- higgins curb market, greensboro
- jay's grocery, greensboro
- john's curb market, greensboro
- jpj mart, greensboro
- kash kwik stop #2, greensboro
- ken's mart, high point
- kimco, greensboro
- kivett drive grocery, high point
- kp mini mart, greensboro
- kv food mart, greensboro
- kv ventures, high point
- kwik buy, greensboro
- kwik kesh mart, greensboro
- kwik mart, high point
- kwik pop shoppe, high point
- kwik shop, greensboro
- kwik stop & shop, mcleansville
- kwik time, greensboro
- kwik trip, greensboro
- la pulperia de greensboro no, greensboro
- latham quick market inc, greensboro
- lawndale family fare 327, greensboro
- lee street famiy fare 328, greensboro
- liberty food mart, liberty
- m & m friendly mart llc 1, greensboro
- maclovio store mini market 3 1, high point
- market express, summerfield
- mini market, greensboro
- mlk grocery, greensboro
- moose tracks, high point
- ms food mart, greensboro
- murphy express 8540, high point
- murphy express 8553, greensboro
- murphy usa 7346, greensboro
- murphy usa 7500, high point
- neieghborhood store, greensboro
- om groceries, greensboro
- orange mart, greensboro
- p roads inc, high point
- pantry, greensboro
- pantry shop, high point
- pantry shop, high point
- patterson family fare 372, greensboro
- penny saver, greensboro
- petro 158, stokesdale
- phillips mart inc., greensboro
- pick - n - go, high point
- pilot travel center 7937, mcleansville
- pnj mini mart, greensboro
- pop shoppe, greensboro
- pop shoppe 105, greensboro
- prime stop, greensboro
- quality mart 36 1092, greensboro
- quality mart 49 1088, oak ridge
- quality mart 8 1524, greensboro
- quick 'n' easy 10, greensboro
- quick 'n' easy 14, greensboro
- quick buy, greensboro
- quick food mart, greensboro
- quick grocery inc., high point
- quick mart, greensboro
- quick mart, jamestown
- quick on the way high point llc, high point
- quick pick grocery, high point
- quick stop, greensboro
- r&r mart 2, browns summit
- raceway, high point
- refuel 1167, greensboro
- refuel 1168, greensboro
- refuel 1169, greensboro
- refuel 1170, greensboro
- refuel 1171, greensboro
- refuel 1172, jamestown
- refuel 1191, colfax
- rehobeth mart inc, greensboro
- riz mart grocery, greensboro
- route 62 mart, high point
- s p food mart, greensboro
- seller's grocery, high point
- sheetz 356, greensboro
- sheetz 366, greensboro
- sheetz 414, high point
- saim xpress mart, greensboro
- sam's mart, greensboro
- sam's mini mart, high point
- sedgefield family fare 417, greensboro
- shann groceries, greensboro
- sheetz 432, jamestown
- sheetz 460, greensboro
- sheetz 484, greensboro
- sheetz 489, greensboro
- sheetz 509, greensboro
- sheetz 538, high point
- sheetz 548, greensboro
- sheetz 571, high point
- sheetz 624, colfax
- sheetz 636, greensboro
- sheetz 658, greensboro
- sheetz 663, high point
- sheetz 727, greensboro
- sheetz 899, greensboro
- shop n stop, greensboro
- shorty's, summerfield
- smart shop, greensboro
- smart shop #2, greensboro
- smile mart, greensboro
- sn food mart, greensboro
- snack corner, high point
- south holden family fare 419, greensboro
- spartan mart, greensboro
- speedway 6953, high point
- speedway 6954, high point
- speedway 7929, colfax
- speedway 7933, greensboro
- speedway 7934, greensboro
- speedway 7935, greensboro
- speedway 7936, greensboro
- speedway 7938, greensboro
- speedway 7939, greensboro
- speedway 7940, greensboro
- stop n shop, greensboro
- stop n shop, greensboro
- summit food mart, greensboro
- sunsoul enterprise llc, greensboro
- swift nc, greensboro
- ta greensboro 002, whitsett
- the groometown store, greensboro
- terry's discount grocery, high point
- the e quick shop, greensboro
- the pop shoppe, greensboro
- the store 1, high point
- tic tac mini mart, high point
- town's mini mart, greensboro
- triangle food mart, high point
- vandalia mart, greensboro
- washington quick mart, high point
- wendover family fare 444, jamestown
- west market family fare 453, greensboro
- westchester family fare 446, high point
Combination Grocery/Other · 125 (18 shown)
- african & asian market, greensboro
- big lots 3208, high point
- brentwood grocery, high point
- cvs pharmacy 3852, greensboro
- cvs pharmacy 3880, greensboro
- cvs pharmacy 3988, high point
- cvs pharmacy 4135, greensboro
- cvs pharmacy 4441, high point
- cvs pharmacy 5500, greensboro
- cvs pharmacy 5593, greensboro
- cvs pharmacy 5757, high point
- cvs pharmacy 6033, oak ridge
- cvs pharmacy 7031, greensboro
- cvs pharmacy 7062, whitsett
- cvs pharmacy 07959, greensboro
- cvs pharmacy 3711, greensboro
- cvs pharmacy 5532, summerfield
- cvs pharmacy 7029, greensboro
Showing 250 of 498 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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
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Nationwide peers for Guilford County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Guilford 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 (24.2% here).
- Ward County, ND · 24.2% low-access
- Strafford County, NH · 24.2% low-access
- Gregg County, TX · 24.2% low-access
- Labette County, KS · 24.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (15.5% here).
- St. Lawrence County, NY · 15.5% SNAP
- Erie County, NY · 15.5% SNAP
- Cortland County, NY · 15.5% SNAP
- Pawnee County, OK · 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.
North Carolina among South Atlantic states
North Carolina ranks 5th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (22.9%). Guilford County, at 24.2%, runs 1.3 pts above the North Carolina rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 .
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