Signature · 0.7% low-access (3rd pct)
Madison County, VA
Madison County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.6%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Madison County, VA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Greensville County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Madison County lands in the lower national band (0.7%, #3,035 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,035
- national by low-access %
- #122
- in VA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 39
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.7% low-access (3rd pct) (-21.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Madison County compares nationally
Food access in Madison County compares favorably nationally: its 0.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 3% of them (rank #3,035).
Madison County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 2 of Madison 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.
Madison 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
- Middlesex 1.1
Middlesex 1.1%
1.1 % low-access
- Giles 1
Giles 1%
1 % low-access
- Madison 0.7
Madison 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Greensville 0.7
Greensville 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
- Clarke 0.4
Clarke 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,308 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 90 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 39 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,044 |
| Median Household Income | $84,323 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 581 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
SNAP retailers in Madison County
Madison County has 9 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 6 locations (67% of the total), followed by supermarket.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 9 authorized stores; Madison holds 67% of them. 3 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Brightwood, Etlan, Wolftown.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Madison | 6 | 2 |
| Brightwood | 1 | none |
| Etlan | 1 | none |
| Wolftown | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 6
- 7-eleven inc 21482l, madison
- fas mart 3552, madison
- jags market & deli, brightwood
- sheetz 303, madison
- the little country store, etlan
- wolftown mercantile country store, wolftown
Supermarket · 2
- food lion 2567, madison
- yoder's country market inc., madison
Combination Grocery/Other · 1
- dollar general 12579, madison
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 Madison County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Madison County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Madison 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 (0.7% here).
- Hudson County, NJ · 0.7% low-access
- Shelby County, KY · 0.7% low-access
- Owen County, IN · 0.7% low-access
- Lumpkin County, GA · 0.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (10.6% here).
- Madison County, TX · 10.6% SNAP
- Callahan County, TX · 10.6% SNAP
- Grant County, WI · 10.6% SNAP
- Roberts County, SD · 10.6% 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%). Madison County, at 0.7%, runs 19.7 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 Madison County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51113. 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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