Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Lee County, VA
Lee County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 28.2%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lee County, VA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 28.2% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Alexandria city (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Lee County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 0
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Lee County compares nationally
Food access in Lee County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Lee County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 6 of Lee County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Lee 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
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
- Lee 0
Lee 0%
0 % low-access
- Lunenburg 0
Lunenburg 0%
0 % low-access
- Mathews 0
Mathews 0%
0 % low-access
- New Kent 0
New Kent 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 25,587 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 0 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,900 |
| Median Household Income | $41,827 |
| Poverty Rate | 28.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,407 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 28.2%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.9%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lee County
Lee County has 38 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 21 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
9 towns share the 38 authorized stores; Pennington Gap holds 34% of them. 6 of the 9 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Ewing, Dryden, Keokee, Ben Hur, Big Stone Gap, Duffield.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Pennington Gap | 13 | 2 |
| Jonesville | 8 | 2 |
| Ewing | 5 | none |
| Rose Hill | 4 | 2 |
| Dryden | 3 | none |
| Keokee | 2 | none |
| Ben Hur | 1 | none |
| Big Stone Gap | 1 | none |
| Duffield | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 21
- 421 market inc, pennington gap
- black diamond 2, ewing
- black diamond 28, pennington gap
- black diamond 29, pennington gap
- brookside market, duffield
- big rita's, dryden
- black diamond 19, jonesville
- cj's quick stop, rose hill
- cuzs tobacco market, pennington gap
- fas mart 408, pennington gap
- fas mart 426, pennington gap
- fast mart, big stone gap
- kellys market llc 1, keokee
- lee food mart 21, jonesville
- lee's food mart 30, ben hur
- lee's food mart 31, jonesville
- lee's food mart 32, pennington gap
- montgomery grocery, ewing
- old dryden grocery, dryden
- patty's market, ewing
- zonas market inc, keokee
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- dollar general 18691, ewing
- dollar general 2124, jonesville
- dollar general 13610, dryden
- dollar general 172, pennington gap
- dollar general 18179, pennington gap
- dollar general 24890, jonesville
- dollar general 25197, ewing
- dollar general 4516, rose hill
- family dollar store 505, pennington gap
- walgreens 19095, pennington gap
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- grabeel's iga, rose hill
- grabeel's iga 3, pennington gap
Supermarket · 2
- food city 895, pennington gap
- super dollar 896, rose hill
Large Grocery Store · 1
- grabeel iga foodliner, jonesville
Small Grocery Store · 1
- cumberland market, jonesville
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 3772, jonesville
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 Lee County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Lee County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lee 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 (0.0% here).
- San Juan County, WA · 0.0% low-access
- Rains County, TX · 0.0% low-access
- Taylor County, WV · 0.0% low-access
- Wyoming County, WV · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (28.2% here).
- Washington Parish, LA · 28.2% SNAP
- Leflore County, MS · 28.1% SNAP
- Malheur County, OR · 28.3% SNAP
- Logan County, WV · 27.9% 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.
Virginia among South Atlantic states
Virginia ranks 8th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (20.4%). Lee County, at 0.0%, runs 20.4 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 Lee County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51105. 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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