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 #1,355 most-affected nationwide.
Guilford County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
118 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 18 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Guilford County has 104 urban and 14 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.
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 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 125 locations (25% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 125
- 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
- cvs pharmacy 7394, greensboro
- cvs pharmacy 7523, greensboro
- dollar general 10660, gibsonville
- dollar general 10695, gibsonville
- dollar general 11063, stokesdale
- dollar general 11069, greensboro
- dollar general 11103, greensboro
- dollar general 1286, summerfield
- dollar general 13522, high point
- dollar general 14307, high point
- dollar general 14346, gibsonville
- dollar general 14411, greensboro
- dollar general 1867, greensboro
- dollar general 4107, greensboro
- dollar general 4564, greensboro
- dollar general 4870, high point
- dollar general 6048, greensboro
- dollar general 8270, jamestown
- dollar general 9353, climax
- dollar tree 1467, greensboro
- dollar tree 2208, high point
- dollartree 10169, greensboro
- dollartree 8677, high point
- dollartree 9217, greensboro
- dollartree 9348, greensboro
- dollartree 9911, high point
- dynasty int'l food & gifts, greensboro
- deep roots, greensboro
- dollar general 10129, pleasant garden
- dollar general 12171, greensboro
- dollar general 12238, high point
- dollar general 13078, greensboro
- dollar general 15343, browns summit
- dollar general 16123, greensboro
- dollar general 16200, mcleansville
- dollar general 16536, greensboro
- dollar general 17991, greensboro
- dollar general 20363, kernersville
- dollar general 20502, julian
- dollar general 21337, colfax
- dollar general 21770, summerfield
- dollar general 22265, stokesdale
- dollar general 22526, greensboro
- dollar general 22861, archdale
- dollar general 23737, greensboro
- dollar general 24180, high point
- dollar general 30397, high point
- dollar general 7704, greensboro
- dollar general 9614, greensboro
- dollar tree 0433, high point
- dollar tree 1474, greensboro
- dollar tree 1842, greensboro
- dollar tree 4183, greensboro
- dollar tree 4253, greensboro
- dollar tree 4529, greensboro
- dollar tree 4615, greensboro
- dollar tree 5432, greensboro
- dollar tree 5675, greensboro
- dollar tree 623, greensboro
- dollar tree 7705, greensboro
- dollar tree 8020, gibsonville
- dollar tree 8024, high point
- dollar tree 822, greensboro
- enciso bakery #3, greensboro
- enciso bakery 2, high point
- family dollar store 50, greensboro
- family dollar 10428, greensboro
- family dollar 11048, greensboro
- family dollar 11088, greensboro
- family dollar 11377, greensboro
- family dollar 11410, greensboro
- family dollar 11608, greensboro
- family dollar 12341, greensboro
- family dollar 13941, greensboro
- family dollar 1657, greensboro
- family dollar 3192, greensboro
- family dollar 41, greensboro
- family dollar 42, high point
- family dollar 5780, high point
- family dollar 8592, high point
- family dollar store 104, high point
- family dollar store 3937, greensboro
- family dollar store 466, greensboro
- family dollar store 5237, greensboro
- family dollar store 7974, high point
- family dollar store 97, high point
- growdega, high point
- innocent m grocery, greensboro
- jt family group llc, greensboro
- rose's 539, greensboro
- roses 458, greensboro
- south east asian market, high point
- walgreens 15440, jamestown
- walgreens 6813, greensboro
- walgreens 06812, greensboro
- walgreens 09135, greensboro
- walgreens 09236, greensboro
- walgreens 10675, summerfield
- walgreens 10707, greensboro
- walgreens 11351, greensboro
- walgreens 12047, high point
- walgreens 12283, greensboro
- walgreens 15070, high point
- walgreens 16129, jamestown
- walgreens 19949, greensboro
- walgreens 6315, high point
- walgreens 9527, high point
Convenience Store · 124
- 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
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's international nc009, 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
- Ward County, ND · 24.2% low-access
- Strafford County, NH · 24.2% low-access
- Strafford County, NH · 24.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (15.5% here).
- St. Lawrence County, NY · 15.5% SNAP
- St. Lawrence County, NY · 15.5% SNAP
- Erie County, NY · 15.5% SNAP
- Erie County, NY · 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.
Food access nationally, North Carolina in context
Guilford 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 Guilford County, NC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 37081. 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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