Signature · 118 SNAP-authorized stores
Nash County, NC
Nash County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 17.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 18.3%
- on SNAP
- 96K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Nash County, NC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 17.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Rockingham County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Nash County ranks #1,890 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #48 of 100 counties in NC (17.7% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,890
- national by low-access %
- #48
- in NC
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 118 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Nash County compares nationally
Nash County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 17.7% low-access share that beats 40% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,895).
Nash County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
18 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Nash County has 8 urban and 10 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.
Nash County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in North Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Hyde
Hyde 60.5%
60.5 % low-access
- Harnett 17.9
Harnett 17.9%
17.9 % low-access
- Pasquotank 17.8
Pasquotank 17.8%
17.8 % low-access
- Nash 17.7
Nash 17.7%
17.7 % low-access
- Rockingham 17.7
Rockingham 17.7%
17.7 % low-access
- Edgecombe 17.6
Edgecombe 17.6%
17.6 % 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) | 95,840 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 17,003 |
| Low-Access Share | 17.7%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,234 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 96,216 |
| Median Household Income | $62,426 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,087 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Nash County
Nash County has 118 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 53 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 53
- 7-eleven 41939h, rocky mount
- a&a food mart, rocky mount
- bailey tobacco grill & pizza llc, bailey
- bi rite market 8 llc 8, rocky mount
- bradberry grocery inc., nashville
- circle k 2701513, rocky mount
- circle k 2723079, rocky mount
- circle k 2723085, rocky mount
- circle k 2723087, rocky mount
- circle k 2723096, rocky mount
- circle k 2723106, rocky mount
- duck thru 60, spring hope
- ez stop, nashville
- ep mart #8, battleboro
- ep mart 11, rocky mount
- ep mart 14, rocky mount
- ep mart 16, rocky mount
- ep mart 4, battleboro
- ep mart 5, rocky mount
- flowers bakery outlet 1065, rocky mount
- food mart 2, rocky mount
- gold rock food mart, rocky mount
- grab n go mart 01, battleboro
- griffins food store 6, red oak
- hilliardston grocery, nashville
- j and a convenient and tobacco, rocky mount
- journigan food store #1, whitakers
- l&m minimart 3, sharpsburg
- mart 231, middlesex
- metro mart convenience store, rocky mount
- midway family mart, rocky mount
- murphy express 8502, nashville
- murphy usa 8772, rocky mount
- rose mart 17316, nashville
- rose mart 17352, castalia
- rose mart 17364, nashville
- rose mart 17397, nashville
- sharpsburg friendly mart 2529724504, sharpsburg
- sheetz 447, rocky mount
- sheetz 504, rocky mount
- sheetz 623, nashville
- south side grocery, rocky mount
- speedway 6981, rocky mount
- speedway 7959, rocky mount
- speedway 8665, rocky mount
- speedway 8667, rocky mount
- speedway 8675, sharpsburg
- sunset avenue food mart, rocky mount
- tar river grill & pizza inc tar river, rocky mount
- turner mini mart 3, rocky mount
- wawa store 6101, rocky mount
- wesleyan family fare 456, rocky mount
- west mount one stop llc, rocky mount
Combination Grocery/Other · 40
- cvs pharmacy 4988, nashville
- cvs pharmacy 7330, rocky mount
- cvs pharmacy 3973, rocky mount
- dollar general 18169, rocky mount
- dollar general 3992, spring hope
- dollar general 4791, nashville
- dollar general 4945, sharpsburg
- dollar general 7667, rocky mount
- dollar general 7874, rocky mount
- dollar general 9445, rocky mount
- dollar general 9454, rocky mount
- dollar general 9490, bailey
- dollar tree 1132, rocky mount
- dollartree 10474, rocky mount
- dollartree 9742, spring hope
- dollar general 10444, red oak
- dollar general 11247, middlesex
- dollar general 11764, rocky mount
- dollar general 12149, rocky mount
- dollar general 13156, rocky mount
- dollar general 20655, nashville
- dollar general 20995, spring hope
- dollar general 22295, rocky mount
- dollar general 23207, castalia
- dollar general 23949, middlesex
- dollar general 25196, rocky mount
- dollar general 25434, rocky mount
- dollar general 30959, rocky mount
- dollar tree 6767, nashville
- dollar tree 7591, rocky mount
- dollartree plus 9081, rocky mount
- family dollar 10414, rocky mount
- family dollar 8215, rocky mount
- family dollar 9031, whitakers
- family dollar store 7486, castalia
- walgreens 07548, rocky mount
- walgreens 11667, rocky mount
- walgreens 16164, nashville
- walgreens 19865, rocky mount
- williams foods, rocky mount
Super Store · 10
- fred's food club - rocky mount, rocky mount
- harris teeter 063, rocky mount
- p/w of nashville, inc. 87, nashville
- piggly wiggly 67, rocky mount
- piggly wiggly 68, rocky mount
- sb smith & son inc, rocky mount
- sam's club 4946, rocky mount
- target store t-962, rocky mount
- walmart supercenter 1197, rocky mount
- walmart supercenter 4459, nashville
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 80037 80037, rocky mount
- food lion 1461, spring hope
- food lion 1566, nashville
- food lion 237, rocky mount
- food lion 2574, rocky mount
- food lion 857, rocky mount
- piggly wiggly 06, bailey
- piggly wiggly bailey 6, bailey
Farmers' Market · 3
- nash county farmers market, rocky mount
- nashville farmers market, nashville
- solomons farm, rocky mount
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- hondu mex butcher shop, rocky mount
- la unica meat market inc, middlesex
- sharpsburg grocery, sharpsburg
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- bushels & blooms, spring hope
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 Nash County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Nash County, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NC (17.7% here).
- Montgomery County, MO · 17.7% low-access
- Montgomery County, MO · 17.7% low-access
- Lincoln County, MS · 17.7% low-access
- Lincoln County, MS · 17.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (18.3% here).
- Coshocton County, OH · 18.3% SNAP
- Coshocton County, OH · 18.3% SNAP
- Wayne County, MO · 18.3% SNAP
- Wayne County, MO · 18.3% 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.
Food access nationally, North Carolina in context
Nash 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 Nash County, NC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 37127. 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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