Signature · 9.4% low-access (19th pct)
Lewis County, WV
Lewis County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.4%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 21.3%
- on SNAP
- 17K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lewis County, WV
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 9.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.3% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Mingo County (+ 0.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Lewis County lands in the lower national band (9.4%, #2,530 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,530
- national by low-access %
- #39
- in WV
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 713
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.4% low-access (19th pct) (-12.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Lewis County compares nationally
Lewis County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.4% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,532).
Lewis County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lewis County has 1 urban and 4 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.
Lewis County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in West Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Gilmer
Gilmer 81.6%
81.6 % low-access
- Morgan 10.1
Morgan 10.1%
10.1 % low-access
- Mingo 9.9
Mingo 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Lewis 9.4
Lewis 9.4%
9.4 % low-access
- Randolph 8.7
Randolph 8.7%
8.7 % low-access
- Nicholas 8.4
Nicholas 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Pleasants 0
Pleasants 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,372 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,534 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 713 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 16,740 |
| Median Household Income | $56,477 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,487 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.2%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
SNAP retailers in Lewis County
Lewis County has 25 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 14
- 7-eleven 35955, jane lew
- bfs foods 14, weston
- corner mart 2, weston
- go mart 4, weston
- go mart 89, jane lew
- janelew allstar foods, janelew
- little general 5320, weston
- midway mart, roanoke
- mountaineer mart 136, weston
- par mar store 163, jane lew
- par mar store 164, jane lew
- sheetz 206, weston
- somerville exxon, linn
- the y country store, walkersville
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- cvs pharmacy 5947, weston
- dollar general 13287, jane lew
- dollar general 20215, weston
- dollar general 3842, weston
- dollar tree 6783, weston
- family dollar 12773, weston
Super Store · 2
- walmart supercenter 1653, weston
- weston shop n save express, weston
Farmers' Market · 1
- green acres farm and greenhouses llc weston, weston
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- tjs greenhouse and produce llc, horner
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- norman wine farms, janelew
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in West Virginia
One of 54 counties in West Virginia, 6 are shown here.
Compare Lewis County vs Barbour County → · All West Virginia counties →
Counties near Lewis County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lewis County, both outside West Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WV (9.4% here).
- Robertson County, TN · 9.4% low-access
- Robertson County, TN · 9.4% low-access
- Carroll County, TN · 9.4% low-access
- Carroll County, TN · 9.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WV (21.3% here).
- McCurtain County, OK · 21.3% SNAP
- McCurtain County, OK · 21.3% SNAP
- Cleveland County, NC · 21.3% SNAP
- Cleveland County, NC · 21.3% 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.
Lewis County inside a lower low-access state context
Lewis County sits inside West 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 Lewis County, WV are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 54041. 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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