Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Manassas Park city, VA
Manassas Park city's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 40.5% low-access.
- 40.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.1%
- on SNAP
- 17K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Manassas Park city, VA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 40.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +18.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Nottoway County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Manassas Park city sits in the upper national band (40.5%, #382 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #382
- national by low-access %
- #14
- in VA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Manassas Park city compares nationally
Manassas Park city sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 40.5% low-access share outpaces 88% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #383 most-affected nationwide.
Manassas Park city's elevated USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Manassas Park city has 2 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 Park city vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Radford city
Radford city 43.3%
43.3 % low-access
- Nottoway
Nottoway 40.6%
40.6 % low-access
- Manassas Park…
Manassas Park… 40.5%
40.5 % low-access
- Norton city 39.6
Norton city 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Hopewell city 38
Hopewell city 38%
38 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 14,273 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,783 |
| Low-Access Share | 40.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,452 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 16,798 |
| Median Household Income | $103,250 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.1%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 525 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.0% |
SNAP retailers in Manassas Park city
Manassas Park city has 6 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 3 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 3
- 7-eleven 33714, manassas park
- 7-eleven inc f 32769, manassas park
- manassas park exxon, manassas park
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- 7-eleven #28505c 28505c, manassas
- accra international market, manassas park
Bakery Specialty · 1
- ariana bakery, manassas park
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 Park city vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Manassas Park city's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Manassas Park city, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (40.5% here).
- Crawford County, GA · 40.5% low-access
- Crawford County, GA · 40.5% low-access
- Wagoner County, OK · 40.4% low-access
- Waseca County, MN · 40.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (10.1% here).
- Washington County, VT · 10.1% SNAP
- Washington County, VT · 10.1% SNAP
- Sauk County, WI · 10.1% SNAP
- Sauk County, WI · 10.1% 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 Park city inside a higher low-access state context
Manassas Park 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 Park city, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51685. 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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