Signature · 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Hopewell city, VA
Hopewell city's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 38.0% low-access.
- 38.0%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 25.1%
- on SNAP
- 23K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hopewell city, VA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 38.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +15.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 25.1% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Norton city (+ 1.6 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Hopewell city sits in the upper national band (38.0%, #481 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #481
- national by low-access %
- #16
- in VA
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Hopewell city compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hopewell city's 38.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 85% of them and ranked #485 most-affected nationwide.
Hopewell city's elevated USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hopewell city has 6 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.
Hopewell city 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
- Nottoway
Nottoway 40.6%
40.6 % low-access
- Manassas Park…
Manassas Park… 40.5%
40.5 % low-access
- Norton city 39.6
Norton city 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Hopewell city 38
Hopewell city 38%
38 % low-access
- York 34.4
York 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,591 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,586 |
| Low-Access Share | 38.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,263 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 22,959 |
| Median Household Income | $54,729 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,321 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 25.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.7%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hopewell city
Hopewell city has 33 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 15 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 15
- 17 hour convenience market, hopewell
- 7-eleven 11055j, hopewell
- 7-eleven 11080j, hopewell
- broadway express, hopewell
- corner store mart 2, hopewell
- five forks food mart 1, hopewell
- golden express, hopewell
- grab & go, hopewell
- gran amancecer de oriente, hopewell
- hopewell one stop 2, hopewell
- oaklawn mini mart, hopewell
- ok food mart, hopewell
- quick express, hopewell
- red barn, hopewell
- wawa food market 698, hopewell
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- cvs pharmacy 10251, hopewell
- dollar general 0374, hopewell
- dollar general 10714, hopewell
- dollar general 2079, hopewell
- dollar tree 4540, hopewell
- dollar tree 4878, hopewell
- family dollar 278, hopewell
- family dollar 3323, hopewell
- family dollar 8835, hopewell
- walgreens 12360, hopewell
Supermarket · 3
- food lion 844, hopewell
- randolph market inc, hopewell
- save a lot, hopewell
Seafood Specialty · 2
- oaklawn seafood, hopewell
- son's seafood, hopewell
Small Grocery Store · 2
- el gordo llc, hopewell
- j&a latino market and restaurant 1, hopewell
Large Grocery Store · 1
- amanecer latino grocery & restaurant, hopewell
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 Hopewell city vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Hopewell city's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hopewell 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 (38.0% here).
- Colleton County, SC · 38.0% low-access
- Colleton County, SC · 38.0% low-access
- Lamar County, MS · 38.0% low-access
- Lamar County, MS · 38.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (25.1% here).
- Meigs County, OH · 25.1% SNAP
- Meigs County, OH · 25.1% SNAP
- St. Bernard Parish, LA · 25.1% SNAP
- St. Bernard Parish, LA · 25.1% 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.
Hopewell city inside a higher low-access state context
Hopewell 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 Hopewell city, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51670. 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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