Signature · 3.9% low-access (8th pct)
Harrisonburg city, VA
Harrisonburg city lands in the lower national band on low-access (3.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 3.9%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 10.9%
- on SNAP
- 51K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Harrisonburg city, VA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 3.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -18.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 18% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Smyth County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Harrisonburg city lands in the lower national band (3.9%, #2,872 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,872
- national by low-access %
- #107
- in VA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 721
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.9% low-access (8th pct) (-18.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Harrisonburg city compares nationally
Food access in Harrisonburg city compares favorably nationally: its 3.9% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 8% of them (rank #2,874).
Harrisonburg city's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Harrisonburg city has 11 urban and 0 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.
Harrisonburg city 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
- Harrisonburg … 3.9
Harrisonburg … 3.9%
3.9 % low-access
- Smyth 3.8
Smyth 3.8%
3.8 % low-access
- Emporia city 3.4
Emporia city 3.4%
3.4 % low-access
- Lancaster 3.2
Lancaster 3.2%
3.2 % low-access
- Richmond 3.2
Richmond 3.2%
3.2 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 48,914 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,924 |
| Low-Access Share | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 721 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 51,392 |
| Median Household Income | $62,254 |
| Poverty Rate | 25.7%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,900 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 14.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Harrisonburg city
Harrisonburg city has 65 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 22 locations (34% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 22
- 7-eleven 19337c, harrisonburg
- 7-eleven 23904k, harrisonburg
- 7-eleven 36748a, harrisonburg
- 7-eleven store 34510a, harrisonburg
- 7-eleven 35771b 35771b, harrisonburg
- 7-eleven 39786a, harrisonburg
- 7-eleven 39846a 39846a, harrisonburg
- 7-eleven 39892a, harrisonburg
- 7-eleven 39897b 39977b, harrisonburg
- a plus mart & checks cashed, harrisonburg
- a1 mart & checks cash, harrisonburg
- el alba productos internacionales llc, harrisonburg
- high up gasoline inc., harrisonburg
- international foods, harrisonburg
- jmu mr. chips convenient store, harrisonburg
- mad river store, harrisonburg
- pilot travel center 491, harrisonburg
- sheetz 218, harrisonburg
- sheetz 222, harrisonburg
- sheetz 332, harrisonburg
- sheetz 879, harrisonburg
- speedway 4641, harrisonburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- 7-eleven #42218a 42218a, harrisonburg
- cvs 1552, harrisonburg
- cvs 4237, harrisonburg
- cvs 7947, harrisonburg
- dollartree 8116, harrisonburg
- dollar general 20317, harrisonburg
- dollar general 7693, harrisonburg
- dollar tree 17, harrisonburg
- dona fer grocery store, harrisonburg
- family dollar 26, harrisonburg
- family dollar store 10858, harrisonburg
- roses 116, harrisonburg
- tnyota africain food market llc r009, harrisonburg
- walgreens 18425, harrisonburg
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 80031, harrisonburg
- food lion 1565, harrisonburg
- food lion 2617, harrisonburg
- food lion 266, harrisonburg
- food lion 974, harrisonburg
- food maxx international n/a, harrisonburg
- la bendicion international market, harrisonburg
- martins food market 6424, harrisonburg
Small Grocery Store · 7
- ashti market, harrisonburg
- babylon cuisine, harrisonburg
- buenavista groceries, harrisonburg
- family fashion llc, harrisonburg
- harrisonburg halal market and sweets llc, harrisonburg
- la confianza tienda latina, harrisonburg
- sinbad, harrisonburg
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- el milagro llc, harrisonburg
- first gate llc, harrisonburg
- friendly city food co-op, harrisonburg
- groceries el chaparro, harrisonburg
- oriental food market, harrisonburg
- tienda hispana la amistad, harrisonburg
Super Store · 6
- costco wholesale 0238, harrisonburg
- kroger 310, harrisonburg
- sharp shopper, harrisonburg
- target 2071, harrisonburg
- walmart 1726, harrisonburg
- walmart supercenter 2807, harrisonburg
Farmers' Market · 1
- harrisonburg farmers market, harrisonburg
Large Grocery Store · 1
- mundo fresco supermarket, harrisonburg
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 Harrisonburg city vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Harrisonburg city's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Harrisonburg city, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (3.9% here).
- Allegany County, NY · 3.9% low-access
- Allegany County, NY · 3.9% low-access
- Nelson County, KY · 3.9% low-access
- Nelson County, KY · 3.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (10.9% here).
- Whitman County, WA · 10.9% SNAP
- Whitman County, WA · 10.9% SNAP
- Jefferson County, WV · 10.9% SNAP
- Jefferson County, WV · 10.9% 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.
Harrisonburg city inside a lower low-access state context
Harrisonburg city 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 Harrisonburg city, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51660. 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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