Signature · 6.3% SNAP (18th pct in VA)
Manassas city, VA
Manassas city lands in the lower national band on low-access (11.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 11.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 6.3%
- on SNAP
- 43K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Manassas city, VA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 11.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pulaski County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Manassas city lands in the lower national band (11.2%, #2,394 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,394
- national by low-access %
- #84
- in VA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 686
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.3% SNAP (18th pct in VA) (-5.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Manassas city compares nationally
Manassas city lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.2% low-access share that beats 23% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,400).
Manassas city's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Manassas city has 7 urban and 0 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.
Manassas city 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
- Amherst 11.3
Amherst 11.3%
11.3 % low-access
- Manassas city 11.2
Manassas city 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Pulaski 11.2
Pulaski 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Fairfax city 10.7
Fairfax city 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- King and Queen 10.6
King and Queen 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 37,821 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,224 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 686 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 42,976 |
| Median Household Income | $113,590 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.7%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 899 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.3%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Manassas city
Manassas city has 39 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- 7 eleven inc f 29280a, manassas
- 7-eleven inc f 22095b, manassas
- 7-eleven inc f 26074a, manassas
- 7-eleven inc f 27451a, manassas
- 7-eleven inc f 32976b, manassas
- 7-eleven inc f 34643a, manassas
- 7-eleven #40049a 40049a, manassas
- 7-eleven 21336b 21336b, manassas
- 7-eleven 22299b 22299b, manassas
- 7-eleven 37555a, manassas
- in & out, manassas
- mikes quick mart, manassas
- rogers service center, manassas
- super market, manassas
- wawa 8644, manassas
- wawa store 8686, manassas
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs pharmacy 1801, manassas
- cvs pharmacy 1406, manassas
- centroamericana grocery, manassas
- dollartree 9130, manassas
- dollar tree 603, manassas
- family dollar 8767, manassas
- inter market llc, manassas
- walgreens 11912, manassas
- walgreens 13989, manassas
Super Store · 6
- fresh world manassas inc., manassas
- giant food 227, manassas
- h mart manassas, llc, manassas
- harris teeter 303, manassas
- lidl 1243, manassas
- walmart supercenter 3573, manassas
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- khyber bazar, manassas
- tortilleria sol de dia, manassas
- zam zam groceries and halal meat, manassas
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 70002 70002, manassas
- fiesta supermarket, manassas
- food lion 1383, manassas
Farmers' Market · 1
- historic manassas inc farmers market, manassas
Small Grocery Store · 1
- sabejo international market, llc, manassas
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 Manassas city vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Manassas city's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Manassas city (6.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Virginia.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (11.2% here).
- Washington County, OH · 11.2% low-access
- Washington County, OH · 11.2% low-access
- Chatham County, NC · 11.2% low-access
- Chatham County, NC · 11.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (6.3% here).
- Maury County, TN · 6.3% SNAP
- Maury County, TN · 6.3% SNAP
- Barnes County, ND · 6.3% SNAP
- Barnes County, ND · 6.3% 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.
Manassas city inside a lower low-access state context
Manassas city 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 Manassas city, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51683. 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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