Signature · 82 SNAP-authorized stores
Harrison County, WV
Harrison County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.5%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 16.0%
- on SNAP
- 65K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Harrison County, WV
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 12.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fayette County ( -0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Harrison County lands in the lower national band (12.5%, #2,303 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,303
- national by low-access %
- #32
- in WV
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 82 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Harrison County compares nationally
Harrison County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.5% low-access share that beats 26% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,303).
Harrison County's lower-band USDA tier split
22 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Harrison County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (12 rural, 10 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 10 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Harrison County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in West Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Gilmer
Gilmer 81.6%
81.6 % low-access
- Harrison 12.5
Harrison 12.5%
12.5 % low-access
- Fayette 12.1
Fayette 12.1%
12.1 % low-access
- Marshall 11.5
Marshall 11.5%
11.5 % low-access
- Barbour 11.4
Barbour 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- Ritchie 10.7
Ritchie 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Pleasants 0
Pleasants 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 22 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 69,099 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,660 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,857 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 64,984 |
| Median Household Income | $60,377 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,208 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.5%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Harrison County
Harrison County has 82 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 40 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
11 towns share the 82 authorized stores; Clarksburg holds 41% of them. 6 of the 11 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Mount Clare, Enterprise, Lost Creek, Lumberport, Wallace, West Milford.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Clarksburg | 34 | 6 |
| Bridgeport | 17 | 2 |
| Shinnston | 8 | 1 |
| Salem | 7 | 1 |
| Mount Clare | 4 | none |
| Enterprise | 2 | none |
| Lost Creek | 2 | none |
| Lumberport | 2 | none |
| Nutter Fort | 2 | 1 |
| Wallace | 2 | none |
Top 10 of 11 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 40
- 279 fuel center 83007, bridgeport
- 4704005.0 4005, clarksburg
- 7-eleven 35926, mount clare
- 7-eleven 35938, shinnston
- 7-eleven 35948, clarksburg
- 7-eleven 35951, salem
- b & s food mart, west milford
- bfs foods 12, clarksburg
- bfs foods 19, bridgeport
- bfs foods 77, clarksburg
- bfs foods 81, bridgeport
- bfs foods 89, bridgeport
- black bear express, clarksburg
- bluebird store, clarksburg
- dcs general store, lost creek
- dola dairy mart, lumberport
- go mart 105, salem
- go mart 17, bridgeport
- go mart 29, shinnston
- go mart 35, clarksburg
- go mart 72, clarksburg
- go mart 81, clarksburg
- go mart 84, bridgeport
- hardesty express mart, shinnston
- jimmy larrys ab codys, clarksburg
- kompak store llc, clarksburg
- little general 7520, clarksburg
- main street stop & shop, lumberport
- mountaineer mart 133, clarksburg
- mountaineer mart 134, salem
- north pole ice service of clarkburg, clarksburg
- one stop 8512, bridgeport
- quiet dell exxon, mount clare
- rebel 918, salem
- speedway 9028, bridgeport
- speedway 9780, clarksburg
- saltwell fuel center 42, bridgeport
- sheetz 182, bridgeport
- sheetz 501, clarksburg
- sheetz 516, bridgeport
Combination Grocery/Other · 27
- cvs pharmacy 3186, clarksburg
- dollar general 927, salem
- dollar tree 3380, clarksburg
- dollar general 10006, clarksburg
- dollar general 10099, clarksburg
- dollar general 10306, clarksburg
- dollar general 15466, bridgeport
- dollar general 22438, wallace
- dollar general 25331, enterprise
- dollar general 25592, shinnston
- dollar general 25894, clarksburg
- dollar general 298, shinnston
- dollar general 30033, clarksburg
- dollar general 30369, lost creek
- dollar general 6941, west milford
- dollar general 9151, clarksburg
- dollar general store 17019, mount clare
- dollar tree 5292, clarksburg
- dollar tree 592, bridgeport
- family dollar store 1125, shinnston
- family dollar store 2623, clarksburg
- family dollar store 4815, clarksburg
- family dollar store 6116, salem
- hyde's meat packing, enterprise
- walgreens 12276, bridgeport
- walgreens 17405, nutter fort
- walgreens 19094, shinnston
Super Store · 7
- bridgeport price cutter, bridgeport
- clarksburg price cutter, clarksburg
- kroger 774, clarksburg
- shinnston price cutter, shinnston
- sam's club 8189, clarksburg
- target store 1828, bridgeport
- walmart supercenter 1544, clarksburg
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 69006, clarksburg
- food lion 1150, nutter fort
- food lion 1169, clarksburg
- salem shop n save express, salem
Small Grocery Store · 3
- quiet delli foods llc, mount clare
- righter & righter, clarksburg
- wallace market, wallace
Farmers' Market · 1
- bridgeport farmer's market association, bridgeport
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in West Virginia
One of 54 counties in West Virginia, 6 are shown here.
Compare Harrison County vs Barbour County → · All West Virginia counties →
Counties near Harrison County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Harrison County, both outside West Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WV (12.5% here).
- Hardeman County, TN · 12.5% low-access
- Darlington County, SC · 12.5% low-access
- Jefferson County, OR · 12.5% low-access
- Johnston County, NC · 12.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WV (16.0% here).
- Rowan County, NC · 16.0% SNAP
- Oswego County, NY · 16.0% SNAP
- Clarke County, MS · 16.0% SNAP
- Warren County, IL · 16.0% 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.
West Virginia among South Atlantic states
West Virginia ranks 7th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (21.3%). Harrison County, at 12.5%, runs 8.8 pts below the West Virginia 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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