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 #2,947).
Louisa County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 6 of Louisa 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.
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.
Where the store book sits, by town
8 towns share the 29 authorized stores; Louisa holds 34% of them. 5 of the 8 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Bumpass, Zion Crossroads, Gum Spring, Kents Store, Troy.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa | 10 | 1 |
| Mineral | 10 | 2 |
| Bumpass | 3 | none |
| Zion Crossroads | 2 | none |
| Gordonsville | 1 | 1 |
| Gum Spring | 1 | none |
| Kents Store | 1 | none |
| Troy | 1 | none |
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
- Madison County, GA · 2.3% low-access
- Morrow County, OH · 2.2% low-access
- Fannin County, GA · 2.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (11.4% here).
- Caldwell County, TX · 11.4% SNAP
- Giles County, TN · 11.4% SNAP
- Oconee County, SC · 11.4% SNAP
- Lorain County, OH · 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.
Virginia among South Atlantic states
Virginia ranks 8th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (20.4%). Louisa County, at 2.3%, runs 18.1 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 .
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