Signature · 157 SNAP-authorized stores
Johnston County, NC
Johnston 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.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 11.4%
- on SNAP
- 234K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Johnston County, NC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 12.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Yadkin County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Johnston County lands in the lower national band (12.5%, #2,305 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,305
- national by low-access %
- #57
- in NC
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 157 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Johnston County compares nationally
Johnston 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 #2,305).
Johnston County's lower-band USDA tier split
25 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Johnston County has 6 urban and 19 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.
Johnston County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in North Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Hyde
Hyde 60.5%
60.5 % low-access
- Cleveland 13.8
Cleveland 13.8%
13.8 % low-access
- Stokes 13.6
Stokes 13.6%
13.6 % low-access
- Madison 13.1
Madison 13.1%
13.1 % low-access
- Johnston 12.5
Johnston 12.5%
12.5 % low-access
- Yadkin 12.2
Yadkin 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 25 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 168,878 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 21,026 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,861 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 234,263 |
| Median Household Income | $83,384 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 9,747 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.4%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Johnston County
Johnston County has 157 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 72 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 72
- 365 fast mart #129, selma
- 42 express food mart & grill, middlesex
- 5110 market & cafe, selma
- 7-eleven, inc. 42333h, kenly
- 7-eleven #42284a 42284a, clayton
- 777 food mart inc, middlesex
- a & h kwik mart, selma
- archer lodge express, archer lodge
- at mart food, smithfield
- avid cstores llc, smithfield
- barefoot country store & grill, four oaks
- benson family fare 114, benson
- big boy's truckstop, kenly
- brotherhood market inc, selma
- clayton mart, clayton
- circle k 2720931, kenly
- circle k 2723119, smithfield
- circle k 2723128, clayton
- express lane, smithfield
- express mart, benson
- gti enterprise, smithfield
- han-dee hugos 250, smithfield
- han-dee hugo's 15, selma
- han-dee hugo's 61, clayton
- han-dee hugo's 74, clayton
- han-dee hugo's 97, clayton
- han-dee hugos 12, selma
- handi mart 1, clayton
- handy mart 4719, smithfield
- handy mart 4727, princeton
- handy mart 4764, garner
- highway 42 family fare 298, garner
- holley's open air market inc, smithfield
- jimmy's gas mart, clayton
- jeet 2003 food inc, clayton
- kenly food mart, kenly
- logans safeway mini mart corp, four oaks
- love's travel stop 412, dunn
- meadow market, benson
- meemees inc 1, smithfield
- micro mini mart inc, micro
- murphy express 8506, zebulon
- murphy express 8531, smithfield
- murphy express 8549, garner
- murphy usa 6938, clayton
- neighborhood store llc, selma
- pilot travel center 683, kenly
- pine level food mart, pine level
- pmg ss 22 22, benson
- ramallah food mart, smithfield
- riverwood convenience store, clayton
- safeway of johnston 2 inc, four oaks
- scotchman 3154, benson
- selma mart, selma
- selma mini mart, selma
- sheetz 479, benson
- sheetz 511, smithfield
- sheetz 542, clayton
- sheetz 554, garner
- sheetz 589, garner
- sheetz 596, clayton
- speedway 6959, clayton
- speedway 6960, smithfield
- speedway 6985, garner
- speedway 6988, clayton
- speedway 7901, smithfield
- speedway 7948, garner
- speedway 8206, smithfield
- speedway 8299, clayton
- speedway 8678, clayton
- speedway 8682, four oaks
- tiendas zacatepec 1 llcd, selma
Combination Grocery/Other · 41
- cvs pharmacy 3214, garner
- cvs pharmacy 427, benson
- cvs pharmacy 7580, smithfield
- cvs pharmacy 10481, clayton
- cvs pharmacy 2771, clayton
- dollar general 0635, clayton
- dollar general 14545, kenly
- dollar general 3865, smithfield
- dollar general 7270, kenly
- dollar general 7286, smithfield
- dollar general 8456, selma
- dollar general 8536, benson
- dollar general 8633, princeton
- dollar tree 0769, smithfield
- dollartree 9439, smithfield
- dollar general 10397, pine level
- dollar general 11135, garner
- dollar general 11435, micro
- dollar general 16387, selma
- dollar general 17215, benson
- dollar general 17429, four oaks
- dollar general 18258, zebulon
- dollar general 22352, four oaks
- dollar general 22912, garner
- dollar general 25172, selma
- dollar general 25649, kenly
- dollar general 25693, selma
- dollar general 25826, smithfield
- dollar general 7144, four oaks
- dollar general store 17959, benson
- dollar tree 2292, clayton
- dollar tree 6784, kenly
- family dollar 13732, princeton
- family dollar 536, benson
- family dollar 9328, smithfield
- family dollar store 11241, selma
- family dollar store 684, clayton
- family dollar store 69, smithfield
- walgreen 09434, smithfield
- walgreens 07801, clayton
- walgreens 16156, benson
Supermarket · 22
- aldi 66062, garner
- compare foods, smithfield
- compare foods, clayton
- food lion 1279, garner
- food lion 149, clayton
- food lion 1619, smithfield
- food lion 1685, clayton
- food lion 2101, princeton
- food lion 2234, garner
- food lion 2545, benson
- food lion 2616, benson
- food lion 429, selma
- food lion 587, kenly
- food lion 59, smithfield
- food lion 2197, clayton
- food lion, llc 2258, garner
- iga, selma
- la bonita, clayton
- lowes food store 169, clayton
- publix north carolina lp 2031, garner
- publix north carolina, lp 1727, clayton
- town market, pine level
Super Store · 8
- bj's wholesale club 273, selma
- charlie c's iga 800, four oaks
- charlie c's iga 805, smithfield
- charlie c's iga 870, benson
- harris teeter 229, clayton
- walmart 1321, smithfield
- walmart 5046, clayton
- walmart supercenter 5743, garner
Medium Grocery Store · 5
- frutas y verduras rosy 1, smithfield
- mac's general merchandise, dunn
- morena food market inc, clayton
- tacos don vargas supermarket, benson
- whitley grocery & supply, smithfield
Large Grocery Store · 3
- interfood 3 hermanos, garner
- kenly foods iga 59, kenly
- mclamb's abattoir + meats inc, benson
Seafood Specialty · 2
- clayton seafood market, clayton
- eastern nc crawfish, kenly
Small Grocery Store · 2
- los dos soles tienda mexicana, benson
- tropicana supermarket, selma
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- crooked row produce, llc, selma
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- a1 custom meats llc, clayton
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in North Carolina
One of 99 counties in North Carolina, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Johnston County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Johnston County, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NC (12.5% here).
- Fulton County, NY · 12.5% low-access
- Fulton County, NY · 12.5% low-access
- Jefferson County, OR · 12.5% low-access
- Jefferson County, OR · 12.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (11.4% here).
- Wayne County, NY · 11.4% SNAP
- Wayne County, NY · 11.4% SNAP
- Erie County, OH · 11.4% SNAP
- Erie County, OH · 11.4% 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.
Johnston County inside a lower low-access state context
Johnston County sits inside North Carolina (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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