Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Monroe County, WV
Monroe County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 39.7% low-access.
- 39.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.0%
- on SNAP
- 12K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Monroe County, WV
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 39.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +17.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wetzel County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Monroe County sits in the upper national band (39.7%, #408 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #408
- national by low-access %
- #6
- in WV
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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 (33.3% of tracts) .
How Monroe County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Monroe County's 39.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 87% of them and ranked #408 most-affected nationwide.
Monroe County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 3 of Monroe 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.
Monroe County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in West Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Gilmer
Gilmer 81.6%
81.6 % low-access
- Pocahontas
Pocahontas 47.7%
47.7 % low-access
- Wetzel
Wetzel 39.8%
39.8 % low-access
- Monroe
Monroe 39.7%
39.7 % low-access
- Berkeley
Berkeley 38.8%
38.8 % low-access
- Raleigh
Raleigh 38.6%
38.6 % low-access
- Pleasants 0
Pleasants 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,502 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,356 |
| Low-Access Share | 39.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,528 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 12,386 |
| Median Household Income | $56,750 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 556 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
SNAP retailers in Monroe County
Monroe County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 5 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 12 authorized stores; Lindside holds 33% of them. 5 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Lindside, Peterstown, Gap Mill, Greenville, Sinks Grove.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Lindside | 4 | none |
| Union | 3 | 1 |
| Peterstown | 2 | none |
| Gap Mill | 1 | none |
| Greenville | 1 | none |
| Sinks Grove | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 5
- barn store, gap mill
- linden deli + more llc, lindside
- new pickaway store 2, sinks grove
- old country store, greenville
- par mar store 227, union
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 16537, lindside
- dollar general 19568, peterstown
- dollar general 931, union
- family dollar store 1373, peterstown
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- manns meat processing llc, lindside
Small Grocery Store · 1
- jewells country store inc., lindside
Supermarket · 1
- jewell's iga, union
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in West Virginia
One of 54 counties in West Virginia, 6 are shown here.
Compare Monroe County vs Barbour County → · All West Virginia counties →
Counties near Monroe County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Monroe County, both outside West Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WV (39.7% here).
- Iron County, UT · 39.7% low-access
- Hockley County, TX · 39.7% low-access
- Kandiyohi County, MN · 39.8% low-access
- Santa Rosa County, FL · 39.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WV (12.0% here).
- Klickitat County, WA · 12.0% SNAP
- Chelan County, WA · 12.0% SNAP
- Kent County, RI · 12.0% SNAP
- Pickaway County, OH · 12.0% 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.
West Virginia among South Atlantic states
West Virginia ranks 7th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (21.3%). Monroe County, at 39.7%, runs 18.4 pts above the West 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 Monroe County, WV are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 54063. 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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