Signature · 8.6% SNAP (9th pct in NC)
Moore County, NC
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Moore County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 26.8%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 8.6%
- on SNAP
- 105K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Moore County, NC
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 26.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +4.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Gates County ( -0.9 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Moore County ranks #1,164 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #21 of 100 counties in NC (26.8% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,164
- national by low-access %
- #21
- in NC
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 8.6% SNAP (9th pct in NC) (-3.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Moore County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Moore County's 26.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 63% of them and ranked #1,168 most-affected nationwide.
Moore County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
18 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Moore County has 9 urban and 9 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.
Moore County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in North Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Hyde
Hyde 60.5%
60.5 % low-access
- Catawba
Catawba 28.2%
28.2 % low-access
- Brunswick
Brunswick 28%
28 % low-access
- Moore
Moore 26.8%
26.8 % low-access
- Gates
Gates 25.9%
25.9 % low-access
- Henderson
Henderson 25.7%
25.7 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 18 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 88,247 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 23,660 |
| Low-Access Share | 26.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,027 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 104,876 |
| Median Household Income | $86,080 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,772 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Moore County
Moore County has 88 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 40 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 40
- circle k 2720475, southern pines
- circle k 2723056, vass
- circle k 2723301, aberdeen
- circle k 2723480, southern pines
- circle k 2723841, west end
- circle k 2723842, cathage
- friendly mart, robbins
- fuel smart 9, robbins
- hancocks country store, robbins
- jay's food mart, southern pines
- jays food mart 2, aberdeen
- lucky stop food mart, carthage
- m&s market, southern pines
- mercy store, carthage
- minuteman food mart 62, vass
- murphy usa 7910, aberdeen
- neighbors country store, vass
- nic's pic kwik 6, pine bluff
- pinebluff mini mart, pinebluff
- pmg ss 76, carthage
- quality mart 15 1205, southern pines
- quick n easy #1, highfalls
- refuel 1142, carthage
- refuel 1145, aberdeen
- sai deep inc, robbins
- sheetz 809, carthage
- sheetz 836, southern pines
- short stop 10 10, lakeview
- short stop 71 71, southern pines
- short stop 77 77, pinehurst
- short stop 78 78, pinehurst
- speedway 7900, aberdeen
- speedway 8673, aberdeen
- speedway 8677, carthage
- store 962, pinehurst
- store 963, aberdeen
- store 964, aberdeen
- store 965, southern pines
- taqueria y carniceria el amigo llc, aberdeen
- wyleas corner store, west end
Combination Grocery/Other · 27
- cvs pharmacy 10156, aberdeen
- dollar general 1235, west end
- dollar general 1236, carthage
- dollar general 4351, aberdeen
- dollar general 4421, robbins
- dollar general 6396, aberdeen
- dollar general 7052, vass
- dollartree 9295, aberdeen
- dollar general 12854, vass
- dollar general 21930, vass
- dollar general 22745, robbins
- dollar general 23726, pinebluff
- dollar general 23789, seagrove
- dollar general 25140, aberdeen
- dollar general 30382, carthage
- dollar general 9334, southern pine
- dollar general store 16808, west end
- dollar tree 7642, west end
- dollar tree 790, southern pines
- dollar tree 7901, carthage
- family dollar 54, aberdeen
- family dollar 762, carthage
- family dollar store 7269, pine bluff
- family dollar store 7951, vass
- walgreens 16136, carthage
- walgreens 17067, pinehurst
- walgreens 7096, aberdeen
Supermarket · 12
- aldi 66152, aberdeen
- carlie c's iga 755, robbins
- food lion 1213, seven lakes
- food lion 1586, carthage
- food lion 353, aberdeen
- food lion 528, southern pines
- food lion 834, aberdeen
- food lion 2181, carthage
- lowes food store 160, pinehurst
- lowes foods 261, southern pines
- piggly wiggly 353, vass
- the fresh market 029, southern pines
Super Store · 6
- bj's membership club 244, southern pines
- harris teeter 029, aberdeen
- harris teeter 212, carthage
- harris teeter 80, pinehurst
- target store t2887, southern pines
- walmart 1097, aberdeen
Farmers' Market · 1
- moore county farmers market, southern pines
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- key packing company, robbins
Small Grocery Store · 1
- san judas tienda mexicana, southern pines
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in North Carolina
One of 99 counties in North Carolina, 6 are shown here.
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Nationwide peers for Moore County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Moore County (8.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside North Carolina.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NC (26.8% here).
- Stark County, ND · 26.8% low-access
- Stark County, ND · 26.8% low-access
- Craig County, OK · 26.8% low-access
- Craig County, OK · 26.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (8.6% here).
- Ontario County, NY · 8.6% SNAP
- Ontario County, NY · 8.6% SNAP
- Wagoner County, OK · 8.6% SNAP
- Wagoner County, OK · 8.6% 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.
Food access nationally, North Carolina in context
Moore County sits inside North Carolina (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 Moore County, NC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 37125. 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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