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 #3,037).
Madison County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Madison County has 0 urban and 2 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.
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.
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
- Hudson County, NJ · 0.7% low-access
- Shelby County, KY · 0.7% low-access
- Shelby County, KY · 0.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (10.6% here).
- Madison County, TX · 10.6% SNAP
- Madison County, TX · 10.6% SNAP
- Callahan County, TX · 10.6% SNAP
- Callahan County, TX · 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.
Madison County inside a lower low-access state context
Madison 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 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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