Signature · 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Nottoway County, VA
Nottoway County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 40.6% low-access.
- 40.6%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 15.2%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Nottoway County, VA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 40.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +18.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.2% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Manassas Park city ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Nottoway County sits in the upper national band (40.6%, #376 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #376
- national by low-access %
- #13
- in VA
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Nottoway County compares nationally
Nottoway County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 40.6% low-access share outpaces 88% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #378 most-affected nationwide.
Nottoway County's elevated USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Nottoway County has 0 urban and 4 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.
Nottoway County 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 | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,853 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,436 |
| Low-Access Share | 40.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,451 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,597 |
| Median Household Income | $63,261 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 852 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.9%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 16.6% |
SNAP retailers in Nottoway County
Nottoway County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 7 locations (44% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 13109, burkeville
- dollar general 20774, blackstone
- dollar general 366, crewe
- dollar general 484, blackstone
- dollar tree 5540, blackstone
- family dollar 12111, crew
- family dollar store 5176, blackstone
Convenience Store · 4
- community convenience store, blackstone
- fas mart 42, crewe
- hardaway's race-in 195, blackstone
- kaur fuel & grocery, inc. n/a, blackstone
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- clays garden center inc, blackstone
- yoders market, crewe
Small Grocery Store · 1
- meat & greet, burkeville
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 2645, blackstone
Supermarket · 1
- food lion 908, blackstone
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 Nottoway County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Nottoway County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Nottoway County, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (40.6% here).
- Waseca County, MN · 40.6% low-access
- Waseca County, MN · 40.6% low-access
- Rapides Parish, LA · 40.6% low-access
- Rapides Parish, LA · 40.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (15.2% here).
- Mason County, WA · 15.2% SNAP
- Mason County, WA · 15.2% SNAP
- McNairy County, TN · 15.2% SNAP
- McNairy County, TN · 15.2% 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.
Nottoway County inside a higher low-access state context
Nottoway County 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 Nottoway County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51135. 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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