Signature · 5 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Pasquotank County, NC
Pasquotank County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 17.8% low-access.
- 17.8%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 17.6%
- on SNAP
- 41K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pasquotank County, NC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 17.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Harnett County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Pasquotank County ranks #1,883 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #47 of 100 counties in NC (17.8% low-access; 5 food-desert tracts).
- #1,883
- national by low-access %
- #47
- in NC
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Pasquotank County compares nationally
Pasquotank County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 17.8% low-access share that beats 40% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,885).
Pasquotank County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pasquotank County has 4 urban and 6 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.
Pasquotank 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 | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 40,661 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,232 |
| Low-Access Share | 17.8%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,073 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 40,834 |
| Median Household Income | $66,589 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,771 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Pasquotank County
Pasquotank County has 42 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 22 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 22
- 7-eleven inc f 34134a, elizabeth city
- 7-eleven 20578a, elizabeth city
- circle d food amrt 9, elizabeth city
- dn foodmart & pure gas station, elizabeth city
- duck thru food store 34, elizabeth city
- elizabeth city family fare 233, elizabeth city
- han-dee hugo's 38, elizabeth city
- han-dee hugo's 16, elizabeth city
- hop in elizabeth city, elizabeth city
- hop-in citgo, elizabeth city
- mr.p's food mart, elizabeth city
- murphy usa 7417, elizabeth city
- olivet lakes mart, elizabeth city
- park n shop, elizabeth city
- s & a food corp, elizabeth city
- speedway 8243, elizabeth city
- speedway 8296, elizabeth city
- wawa store 6102, elizabeth city
- weeksville grocery, elizabeth city
- zoom, elizabeth city
- zoom in #1, elizabeth city
- zoom in #3, elizabeth city
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- big lots 3180, elizabeth city
- cvs pharmacy 3620, elizabeth city
- dollar general 2786, elizabeth city
- dollar general 9374, elizabeth city
- dollartree 9279, elizabeth city
- dollar general 11410, elizabeth city
- dollar general 12463, elizabeth city
- dollar general store 17150, elizabeth city
- dollar tree 276, elizabeth city
- dollar tree 5800, elizabeth city
- family dollar 12832, elizabeth city
- family dollar store 100, elizabeth city
- my corner butcher, elizabeth city
- walgreens 10132, elizabeth city
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 80032, elizabeth city
- food lion 192, elizabeth city
- food lion 575, elizabeth city
- food lion 2238, elizabeth city
- food lion 2681, elizabeth city
Super Store · 1
- walmart 1527, elizabeth city
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.
Compare Pasquotank County vs Alamance County → · All North Carolina counties →
Nationwide peers for Pasquotank County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pasquotank 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 (17.8% here).
- Columbiana County, OH · 17.8% low-access
- Columbiana County, OH · 17.8% low-access
- Fulton County, OH · 17.8% low-access
- Fulton County, OH · 17.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (17.6% here).
- Ottawa County, OK · 17.6% SNAP
- Ottawa County, OK · 17.6% SNAP
- Stephens County, OK · 17.6% SNAP
- Stephens County, OK · 17.6% 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
Pasquotank 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 Pasquotank County, NC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 37139. 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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