Signature · 6.8% SNAP (25th pct in VA)
King William County, VA
King William County lands in the lower national band on low-access (13.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 13.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 6.8%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County King William County, VA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 13.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fauquier County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
King William County lands in the lower national band (13.6%, #2,229 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,229
- national by low-access %
- #77
- in VA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 456
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.8% SNAP (25th pct in VA) (-5.3 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How King William County compares nationally
King William County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.6% low-access share that beats 29% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,229).
King William County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
King William County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
King William County 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
- Fauquier 13.7
Fauquier 13.7%
13.7 % low-access
- King William 13.6
King William 13.6%
13.6 % low-access
- Danville city 13.4
Danville city 13.4%
13.4 % low-access
- Buckingham 13
Buckingham 13%
13 % low-access
- Albemarle 11.9
Albemarle 11.9%
11.9 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,935 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,166 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 456 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,593 |
| Median Household Income | $86,056 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.9%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 498 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.8%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.4% |
SNAP retailers in King William County
King William County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 6 locations (50% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 12 authorized stores; West Point holds 42% of them. 2 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: King William, Hanover.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| West Point | 5 | 1 |
| King William | 4 | none |
| Aylett | 2 | 1 |
| Hanover | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 11516, king william
- dollar general 23615, king william
- dollar general 439, west point
- dollar tree 7308, west point
- family dollar store 4758, aylett
- walgreens 17550, west point
Convenience Store · 4
- dick's country store, hanover
- e & c enterprises va646, west point
- fas mart 33, king william
- kent super market, king william
Supermarket · 2
- food lion 1221, west point
- food lion 2524, aylett
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 King William County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near King William County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for King William County (6.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Virginia.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (13.6% here).
- Okanogan County, WA · 13.6% low-access
- Greenwood County, SC · 13.6% low-access
- Stokes County, NC · 13.6% low-access
- Lewis County, NY · 13.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (6.8% here).
- Tooele County, UT · 6.8% SNAP
- Hutchinson County, TX · 6.8% SNAP
- Fort Bend County, TX · 6.8% SNAP
- Erath County, TX · 6.8% 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%). King William County, at 13.6%, runs 6.8 pts below 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 .
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 King William County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51101. 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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