Signature · 2.3% low-access (6th pct)
Louisa County, VA
Louisa County lands in the lower national band on low-access (2.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 2.3%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.4%
- on SNAP
- 40K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Louisa County, VA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 2.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -19.8 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Arlington County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Louisa County lands in the lower national band (2.3%, #2,947 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,947
- national by low-access %
- #114
- in VA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 180
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2.3% low-access (6th pct) (-19.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Louisa County compares nationally
Food access in Louisa County compares favorably nationally: its 2.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 6% of them (rank #2,949).
Louisa County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Louisa County has 0 urban and 6 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.
Louisa 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
- Louisa 2.3
Louisa 2.3%
2.3 % low-access
- Arlington 2.3
Arlington 2.3%
2.3 % low-access
- Charles City 2.3
Charles City 2.3%
2.3 % low-access
- Accomack 2.2
Accomack 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
- Staunton city 2.2
Staunton city 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 33,153 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 765 |
| Low-Access Share | 2.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 180 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 39,980 |
| Median Household Income | $86,689 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,774 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.4%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Louisa County
Louisa County has 29 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 13 locations (45% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs 7561, louisa
- dollartree 8745, louisa
- dollar general 0436, louisa
- dollar general 11300, mineral
- dollar general 14639, mineral
- dollar general 17910, louisa
- dollar general 18123, gum spring
- dollar general 20472, bumpass
- dollar general 22386, mineral
- family dollar 10843, mineral
- family dollar store 179, louisa
- hilltop seafood and produce, troy
- walgreens 10923, louisa
Convenience Store · 10
- 33 quik mart, bumpass
- 7-eleven 41782a, zion crossroads
- b & l mart, bumpass
- country corner market, louisa
- gum springs pit stop 532, mineral
- local provisions, louisa
- mineral bp, mineral
- new bridge market, mineral
- sheetz 491, zion crossroads
- sheetz 588, louisa
Farmers' Market · 2
- mineral farmer's market, mineral
- spotted pig holler u pick, kents store
Supermarket · 2
- food lion 2189, mineral
- food lion 484, louisa
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- millers market, mineral
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 4682, gordonsville
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 Louisa County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Louisa County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Louisa 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 (2.3% here).
- Cannon County, TN · 2.3% low-access
- Cannon County, TN · 2.3% low-access
- Madison County, GA · 2.3% low-access
- Madison County, GA · 2.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (11.4% here).
- Caldwell County, TX · 11.4% SNAP
- Caldwell County, TX · 11.4% SNAP
- Giles County, TN · 11.4% SNAP
- Giles County, TN · 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.
Louisa County inside a lower low-access state context
Louisa County sits inside 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 Louisa County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51109. 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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