Signature · 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts)
Person County, NC
Person County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of the book) alongside 10.9% low-access.
- 10.9%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 20.5%
- on SNAP
- 40K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Person County, NC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 10.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 43% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Duplin County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Person County lands in the lower national band (10.9%, #2,415 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,415
- national by low-access %
- #61
- in NC
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts) .
How Person County compares nationally
Person County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.9% low-access share that beats 23% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,415).
Person County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Person County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (5 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Person County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in North Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Hyde
Hyde 60.5%
60.5 % low-access
- Chatham 11.2
Chatham 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Duplin 11
Duplin 11%
11 % low-access
- Person 10.9
Person 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Halifax 10.8
Halifax 10.8%
10.8 % low-access
- Tyrrell 10.5
Tyrrell 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 39,464 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,285 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,007 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 39,542 |
| Median Household Income | $63,300 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,298 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Person County
Person County has 41 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 21 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 41 authorized stores; Roxboro holds 83% of them. 2 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Timberlake, Rougemont.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Roxboro | 34 | 5 |
| Timberlake | 3 | none |
| Hurdle Mills | 2 | 1 |
| Rougemont | 2 | none |
Convenience Store · 21
- a and m mini mart, roxboro
- allens smoke n shop 1, roxboro
- allensville convenience mart, roxboro
- country store, hurdle mills
- cash store, roxboro
- colony mart 2, roxboro
- food mart 1, roxboro
- fueltime express, roxboro
- mayo mini mart, roxboro
- mill creek first stop llc, roxboro
- murphy usa 6858, roxboro
- o'neil's quick stop, roxboro
- quality mart 14 1714, roxboro
- rougemont foodmart, rougemont
- sheetz 539, roxboro
- southern food mart, roxboro
- stop n shop 1, roxboro
- timberlake mart, timberlake
- twins country mart, roxboro
- veeraj management inc, roxboro
- winners mart, roxboro
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- cvs pharmacy 3531, roxboro
- dollar general 9757, roxboro
- dollar general 9758, roxboro
- dollar general 10366, timberlake
- dollar general 18090, roxboro
- dollar general 20605, rougemont
- dollar general 21332, roxboro
- dollar general 22905, roxboro
- dollar tree 2241, roxboro
- family dollar 12244, roxboro
- family dollar store 275, roxboro
- walgreens 11382, roxboro
Supermarket · 3
- food lion 436, roxboro
- food lion 67, roxboro
- iga food liner, roxboro
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- hurdle mills mkt & butcher shop, hurdle mills
- twins meat market, roxboro
Small Grocery Store · 2
- angus meat market, timberlake
- tienda mexicana veracruzana, roxboro
Super Store · 1
- walmart s/c 1288, roxboro
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 Person County vs Alamance County → · All North Carolina counties →
Counties near Person County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Person 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 (10.9% here).
- Anderson County, TN · 10.9% low-access
- Marion County, TN · 10.9% low-access
- Aroostook County, ME · 10.9% low-access
- Sheboygan County, WI · 10.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (20.5% here).
- Umatilla County, OR · 20.5% SNAP
- Milwaukee County, WI · 20.5% SNAP
- Laurens County, GA · 20.5% SNAP
- Columbia County, FL · 20.5% 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.
North Carolina among South Atlantic states
North Carolina ranks 5th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (22.9%). Person County, at 10.9%, runs 12.0 pts below the North Carolina rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Person County, NC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 37145. 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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