Signature · 6 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts)
Henry County, VA
Henry County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 6 LILA tracts (42.9% of the book) alongside 28.6% low-access.
- 28.6%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 17.2%
- on SNAP
- 50K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Henry County, VA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 28.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 43% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fluvanna County (+ 0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Henry County sits in the upper national band (28.6%, #1,027 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #1,027
- national by low-access %
- #29
- in VA
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- 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: 6 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts) .
How Henry County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Henry County's 28.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 67% of them and ranked #1,027 most-affected nationwide.
Henry County's elevated USDA tier split
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
Henry County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (8 rural, 6 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 6 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Henry 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
- 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
- Henry 28.6
Henry 28.6%
28.6 % low-access
- Prince William 27.9
Prince William 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 54,151 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 15,504 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,825 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 49,980 |
| Median Household Income | $50,760 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,613 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Henry County
Henry County has 66 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 31 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
8 towns share the 66 authorized stores; Bassett holds 26% of them. 3 of the 8 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Axton, Fieldale, Spencer.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Bassett | 17 | 1 |
| Martinsville | 15 | 1 |
| Collinsville | 11 | 1 |
| Ridgeway | 10 | 1 |
| Axton | 5 | none |
| Fieldale | 3 | none |
| Stanleytown | 3 | 1 |
| Spencer | 2 | none |
Convenience Store · 31
- 220 quick stop llc, ridgeway
- 57 grocery, bassett
- c mart 4, fieldale
- circle k #107 107, ridgeway
- circle k 2723719, martinsville
- daytona ridgeway mart, ridgeway
- dodge store 8203, bassett
- ezee in, collinsville
- family corner, martinsville
- fas mart 106, martinsville
- fas mart 121, collinsville
- fas mart 122, bassett
- fas mart 124, bassett
- gondals 786, ridgeway
- j & h market, llc, martinsville
- liberty street market, martinsville
- meadowgreen market, bassett
- nanis corner, collinsville
- old lake market, bassett
- quality mart 27 1109, collinsville
- rangeley 102 mini market & deli, fieldale
- rock house deli, axton
- self service wholesale, collinsville
- sheetz 308, ridgeway
- smokers choice, martinsville
- speedway 4630, ridgeway
- speedway 4631, bassett
- stanley mart, bassett
- stop in, martinsville
- the ridge 2, bassett
- usa unlimited llc, bassett
Combination Grocery/Other · 24
- big lots 3136, martinsville
- cvs 3893, bassett
- cvs pharmacy 5582, collinsville
- cvs pharmacy 4363, martinsville
- dollar general 0711, martinsville
- dollar general 14050, ridgeway
- dollartree 9651, ridgeway
- dollartree 9842, collinsville
- dollar general 10382, stanleytown
- dollar general 11741, ridgeway
- dollar general 15625, bassett
- dollar general 16933, fieldale
- dollar general 17365, axton
- dollar general 20116, bassett
- dollar general 2149, martinsville
- dollar general 22199, spencer
- dollar general 22332, axton
- dollar general 25514, collinsville
- dollar general 25989, axton
- dollar tree 6097, martinsville
- family dollar store 10776, axton
- family dollar store 527, stanleytown
- family dollar store 7505, bassett
- walgreens 12017, collinsville
Small Grocery Store · 3
- carniceria 2 toros meat market llc 2, martinsville
- j s adams grocery, bassett
- loredo's meat market, martinsville
Supermarket · 3
- food lion 1058, bassett
- food lion 2619, stanleytown
- food lion 430, martinsville
Farmers' Market · 2
- bassett farmers market 92-1262703, bassett
- spencer-penn farmer's market, spencer
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- collinsville farm market, collinsville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- woodys super market inc, ridgeway
Super Store · 1
- dollar general market 12002, collinsville
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 Henry County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Henry County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Henry 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 (28.6% here).
- Kenosha County, WI · 28.6% low-access
- Greene County, TN · 28.6% low-access
- Pontotoc County, OK · 28.6% low-access
- Perry County, IN · 28.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (17.2% here).
- Preston County, WV · 17.2% SNAP
- Decatur County, TN · 17.2% SNAP
- Schuylkill County, PA · 17.2% SNAP
- Kay County, OK · 17.2% 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.
Virginia among South Atlantic states
Virginia ranks 8th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (20.4%). Henry County, at 28.6%, runs 8.2 pts above the 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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