Signature · 7 LILA tracts (77.8% of tracts)
Halifax County, VA
Halifax County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 7 LILA tracts (77.8% of the book) alongside 29.7% low-access.
- 29.7%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 20.7%
- on SNAP
- 34K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Halifax County, VA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 29.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.7% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 78% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Surry County (+ 0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Halifax County sits in the upper national band (29.7%, #953 of 3,079) with 7 LILA tracts.
- #953
- national by low-access %
- #25
- in VA
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 7 LILA tracts (77.8% of tracts) .
How Halifax County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Halifax County's 29.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #956 most-affected nationwide.
Halifax County's elevated USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Halifax County has 2 urban and 7 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.
Halifax County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Surry 30
Surry 30%
30 % low-access
- Halifax 29.7
Halifax 29.7%
29.7 % low-access
- Augusta 29.3
Augusta 29.3%
29.3 % low-access
- Martinsville … 29.3
Martinsville … 29.3%
29.3 % low-access
- Fluvanna 28.9
Fluvanna 28.9%
28.9 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 36,241 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,757 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,751 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 33,639 |
| Median Household Income | $52,013 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,815 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.5%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Halifax County
Halifax County has 44 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 23
- 786 amu llc 0, clover
- alton gas and deli 1, alton
- apple market 516, south boston
- apple market 517, south boston
- apple market 518, south boston
- apple market 522, south boston
- azeez investments inc, south boston
- cody store 0, nathalie
- fas mart 111, south boston
- flowers bakery outlet 371, south boston
- friendly coner, halifax
- h & h grocery, vernon hill
- liberty mini mart 0, nathalie
- mt. laurel grocery, clover
- murphy express 8704, south boston
- pilot travel center 4622, south boston
- sheetz 340, south boston
- short stop, scottsburg
- short stop 2, halifax
- smiley store, south boston
- south boston market, south boston
- speedway 4623, halifax
- tracey's place, scottsburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cvs pharmacy 5729, south boston
- dollar general 18297, south boston
- dollar general 18909, scottsburg
- dollar general 18963, nathalie
- dollartree 9576, south boston
- dollar general 13650, halifax
- dollar general 16882, halifax
- dollar general 20702, south boston
- dollar general 3544, south boston
- dollar general 4238, south boston
- dollar tree 0917, south boston
- family dollar 5356, south boston
- family dollar store 10577, virgilina
- maxway 1025, south boston
Supermarket · 3
- food lion 2246, south boston
- food lion 542, south boston
- supply line, south boston
Farmers' Market · 2
- downtown south boston farmers market, south boston
- town of halifax farmers market, halifax
Small Grocery Store · 1
- winns creek general store, halifax
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 1345, south boston
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 Halifax County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Halifax County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Halifax 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 (29.7% here).
- Wicomico County, MD · 29.7% low-access
- Wicomico County, MD · 29.7% low-access
- Clinton County, IA · 29.7% low-access
- Clinton County, IA · 29.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (20.7% here).
- Orangeburg County, SC · 20.7% SNAP
- Orangeburg County, SC · 20.7% SNAP
- Adams County, OH · 20.7% SNAP
- Adams County, OH · 20.7% 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.
Halifax County inside a higher low-access state context
Halifax 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 .
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