Signature · 27.9% SNAP (93rd pct in WV)
Logan County, WV
Logan County stands out on SNAP (27.9%, +15.8 pts vs U.S.) with 6.8% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 6.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 27.9%
- on SNAP
- 31K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Logan County, WV
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 27.9% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Boone County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Logan County lands in the lower national band (6.8%, #2,714 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,714
- national by low-access %
- #44
- in WV
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 27.9% SNAP (93rd pct in WV) (+15.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Logan County compares nationally
Food access in Logan County compares favorably nationally: its 6.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 13% of them (rank #2,716).
Logan County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Logan County has 1 urban and 8 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.
Logan 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
- Nicholas 8.4
Nicholas 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Cabell 8.3
Cabell 8.3%
8.3 % low-access
- Upshur 8
Upshur 8%
8 % low-access
- Logan 6.8
Logan 6.8%
6.8 % low-access
- Boone 6.6
Boone 6.6%
6.6 % low-access
- Pleasants 0
Pleasants 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 36,743 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,498 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,198 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 31,418 |
| Median Household Income | $49,723 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,566 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 27.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.6%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Logan County
Logan County has 45 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 26
- bb country carry out, logan
- gigi's grab-n-go llc, logan
- go mart 91, logan
- hillbilly rentals resort & campground, wilkinson
- j&j sales, davin
- kistler grocery, kistler
- lake quick mart, lake
- little general 4030, chapmanville
- little general 4055, amherstdale
- little general 4060, logan
- little general 4065, omar
- little general 4070, logan
- little general 5150, clothier
- one stop 8110, logan
- one stop 8130, stirrat
- one stop 8535, omar
- par mar store 213, lyburn
- par mar store 220, kistler
- speedway 9199, stollings
- speedway 9326, man
- speedway 9746, man
- speedway 9788, logan
- speedway 9792, wilkinson
- speedway 9368, chapmanville
- switzer's carry out, logan
- zip zone express 16, logan
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- dollar general 16253, pecks mill
- dollar general 3641, chapmanville
- dollar general 6492, logan
- dollar general 913, man
- dollar tree 2040, logan
- family dollar 12261, lorado
- family dollar 12556, accoville
- family dollar 12804, stollings
- family dollar 485, man
- family dollar store 1225, chapmanville
- family dollar store 3523, logan
- walgreens 17792, chapmanville
- walgreens 18275, logan
- walgreens 19954, man
Super Store · 3
- kroger 668, logan
- towne 'n country foodland, chapmanville
- walmart supercenter 2610, logan
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- smith's produce, llc, chapmanville
Supermarket · 1
- man pic pac, man
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 Logan County vs Barbour County → · All West Virginia counties →
Counties near Logan County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Logan County (27.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside West Virginia.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WV (6.8% here).
- Obion County, TN · 6.8% low-access
- Obion County, TN · 6.8% low-access
- Brown County, OH · 6.8% low-access
- Brown County, OH · 6.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WV (27.9% here).
- Avoyelles Parish, LA · 27.9% SNAP
- Avoyelles Parish, LA · 27.9% SNAP
- Telfair County, GA · 27.9% SNAP
- Telfair County, GA · 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.
Logan County inside a lower low-access state context
Logan 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 Logan County, WV are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 54045. 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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