Signature · 177 SNAP-authorized stores
Norfolk city, VA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Norfolk city 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).
- 20.6%
- low-access pop.
- 16
- food-desert tracts
- 17.0%
- on SNAP
- 234K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Norfolk city, VA
LA-ELEVATED · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 20.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -1.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 16 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Rappahannock County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Norfolk city ranks #1,637 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #54 of 123 counties in VA (20.6% low-access; 16 food-desert tracts).
- #1,637
- national by low-access %
- #54
- in VA
- 25
- low-access tracts
- 20K
- 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: 177 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Norfolk city compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Norfolk city's 20.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 48% of them and ranked #1,638 most-affected nationwide.
Norfolk city: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
79 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 16 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Norfolk city has 79 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.
Norfolk city low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Richmond city 21.1
Richmond city 21.1%
21.1 % low-access
- Warren 20.9
Warren 20.9%
20.9 % low-access
- Norfolk city 20.6
Norfolk city 20.6%
20.6 % low-access
- Rappahannock 20.5
Rappahannock 20.5%
20.5 % low-access
- Montgomery 20.2
Montgomery 20.2%
20.2 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 79 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 242,803 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 25 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 16 |
| Low-Access Population | 49,969 |
| Low-Access Share | 20.6%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 19,766 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 233,596 |
| Median Household Income | $66,109 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 16,170 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.5%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Norfolk city
Norfolk city has 177 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 97 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 97
- 7 star food & convenience inc, norfolk
- 7-11.inc 27188 b, norfolk
- 7-eleven 10803j, norfolk
- 7-eleven 20485, norfolk
- 7-eleven 21017, norfolk
- 7-eleven 23345j, norfolk
- 7-eleven 24025j, norfolk
- 7-eleven 35655h, norfolk
- 7-eleven 35772c, norfolk
- 7-eleven 36813h, norfolk
- 7-eleven 36873t, norfolk
- 7-eleven 36998j, norfolk
- 7-eleven 37219a, norfolk
- 7-eleven 39586, norfolk
- 7-eleven inc f 10802a, norfolk
- 7-eleven inc f 10806a, norfolk
- 7-eleven inc f 33387a, norfolk
- 7-eleven inc f 33653a, norfolk
- 7-eleven store 19119j, norfolk
- 7-eleven store 24641j, norfolk
- 7-eleven, inc. 18160j, norfolk
- 7-eleven, inc. 23151j, norfolk
- 7-eleven 10811b 10811b, norfolk
- 7-eleven 16170d 16170d, norfolk
- 7-eleven 16672a 16672a, norfolk
- 7-eleven 19108b, norfolk
- 7-eleven 22667b 22667b, norfolk
- 7-eleven 24624b 24624b, norfolk
- 7-eleven 25925b 25925b, norfolk
- 7-eleven 33533b, norfolk
- 7-eleven 35685, norfolk
- 7-eleven 36463b 36463b, norfolk
- 7-eleven 36467b 36463b, norfolk
- 7-eleven 37272a, norfolk
- 7-eleven 37629a, norfolk
- airport quick mart, norfolk
- airport shell, norfolk
- azalea food mart, norfolk
- citgo mart, norfolk
- dodge store 8301, norfolk
- express and tobacco food mart, norfolk
- fastrack citgo, norfolk
- freedom food mart 10, norfolk
- freedom food mart 11, norfolk
- freedom food mart 12, norfolk
- freedom food mart 9, norfolk
- global montello group corp. 562, norfolk
- goodtimes mini mart, norfolk
- granby bistro & deli, norfolk
- happy shopper 19, norfolk
- harit shell station, norfolk
- holiday food mart, norfolk
- jr market 6, norfolk
- jr market 168, norfolk
- love food mart 10, norfolk
- love food mart 12, norfolk
- love food mart 14, norfolk
- love food mart 6, norfolk
- miller's 571, norfolk
- old dominion university, norfolk
- one stop shop, norfolk
- park avenue market, norfolk
- pulperia latina, norfolk
- quick stop foods, norfolk
- quick serve food store, norfolk
- riverview shell, norfolk
- royal farms 317, norfolk
- royal farms 471, norfolk
- sewells point convenience, norfolk
- shivya 2 inc, norfolk
- shop n go 1, norfolk
- shop n go iv, norfolk
- subtrack foodmart, norfolk
- tienda latina genesis, norfolk
- tiendita latinos unidos latin store 7579040356, norfolk
- tinee giant 128, norfolk
- tinee giant 221, norfolk
- tinee giant 223, norfolk
- tinee giant citgo 147, norfolk
- tinee giant citgo 157, norfolk
- tinee giant citgo 172, norfolk
- tinee giant citgo 249, norfolk
- tinee giant citgo 351, norfolk
- tinee giant citgo 352, norfolk
- tinee giant citgo 355, norfolk
- trinidad latin store llc 1, norfolk
- wawa 8628, norfolk
- watergate 5 foodmart, norfolk
- watergate 7 food mart, norfolk
- watergate food mart, norfolk
- watergate food mart 4, norfolk
- watergate2, norfolk
- wawa 8633, norfolk
- wawa 8645, norfolk
- wawa food market 8604, norfolk
- wawa food market 8606, norfolk
- wawa store 8661, norfolk,
Combination Grocery/Other · 39
- cvs 10021, norfolk
- cvs 1826, norfolk
- cvs 6146, norfolk
- cvs pharmacy 3048, norfolk
- cvs pharmacy 3521, norfolk
- cvs pharmacy 6403, norfolk
- dollar general 31, norfolk
- dollartree 6374, norfolk
- dollartree 8174, norfolk
- dollar general 16503, norfolk
- dollar general 19317, norfolk
- dollar general 19318, norfolk
- dollar general 19319, norfolk
- dollar general 19638, norfolk
- dollar general 4125, norfolk
- dollar general 7263, norfolk
- dollar general 8134, norfolk
- dollar tree 1144, norfolk
- dollar tree 2123, norfolk
- dollar tree 333, norfolk
- dollar tree 377, norfolk
- dollar tree 4976, norfolk
- dollar tree 7377, norfolk
- dollar tree 8532, norfolk
- dollar tree 864, norfolk
- family dollar 12275, norfolk
- family dollar 600, norfolk
- family dollar 8816, norfolk
- family dollar store 2577, norfolk
- family dollar store 5029, norfolk
- family dollar store 5524, norfolk
- family dollar store 5863, norfolk
- family dollar store 7222, norfolk
- family dollar store 7889, norfolk
- walgreens 07117, norfolk
- walgreens 07588, norfolk
- walgreens 07644, norfolk
- walgreens 04924, norfolk
- walgreens 5876, norfolk
Supermarket · 16
- aldi 37, norfolk
- aldi 60, norfolk
- aldi 80059, norfolk
- berkley supermarket, norfolk
- food lion 1188, norfolk
- food lion 1416, norfolk
- food lion 1629, norfolk
- food lion 1658, norfolk
- food lion 195, norfolk
- food lion 201, norfolk
- food lion 557, norfolk
- food lion 752, norfolk
- piggly wiggly 5280, norfolk
- royal bazaar 1, norfolk
- save a lot, norfolk
- the fresh market 198, norfolk
Super Store · 11
- b js wholesale club 180, norfolk
- costco wholesale 0202, norfolk
- harris teeter 378, norfolk
- harris teeter 407, norfolk
- harris teeter 461, norfolk
- lidl 1103, norfolk
- target store 1048, norfolk
- walmart 5488, norfolk
- walmart neighborhood market 5755, norfolk
- walmart neighborhood market 6798, norfolk
- walmart supercenter 1811, norfolk
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- food mart, norfolk
- halal grocery n/a, norfolk
- labotica hispana, norfolk
- nikko's tindahan oriental, norfolk
- organic food depot, norfolk
- watergate food mart 3, norfolk
Small Grocery Store · 3
- lempira latin store, norfolk
- lempira latin store 3 7579041204, norfolk
- m p international grocery, norfolk
Farmers' Market · 2
- black farmers marketplace, norfolk
- community harvest farmers market, norfolk
Military Commissary · 2
- little creek commissary 2817, virginia beach
- norfolk naval station commissary 2821, norfolk
Seafood Specialty · 1
- george's seafood, norfolk
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 Norfolk city vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Nationwide peers for Norfolk city's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Norfolk 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 (20.6% here).
- Marlboro County, SC · 20.6% low-access
- Marlboro County, SC · 20.6% low-access
- St. Francois County, MO · 20.6% low-access
- St. Francois County, MO · 20.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (17.0% here).
- Mineral County, WV · 17.0% SNAP
- Mineral County, WV · 17.0% SNAP
- Matagorda County, TX · 17.0% SNAP
- Matagorda County, TX · 17.0% 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.
Food access nationally, Virginia in context
Norfolk 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 Norfolk city, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51710. 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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