Signature · 9 LILA tracts (28.1% of tracts)
Pitt County, NC
Pitt County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 9 LILA tracts (28.1% of the book) alongside 21.7% low-access.
- 21.7%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 15.2%
- on SNAP
- 177K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pitt County, NC
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 21.7% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH -0.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.2% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 9.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 28% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Mecklenburg County ( -0.4 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Pitt County ranks #1,550 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #40 of 100 counties in NC (21.7% low-access; 9 food-desert tracts).
- #1,550
- national by low-access %
- #40
- in NC
- 15
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- 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: 9 LILA tracts (28.1% of tracts) .
How Pitt County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Pitt County's 21.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 50% of them and ranked #1,553 most-affected nationwide.
Pitt County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
32 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pitt County has 23 urban and 9 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.
Pitt County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in North Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Hyde
Hyde 60.5%
60.5 % low-access
- Hertford 22.4
Hertford 22.4%
22.4 % low-access
- Ashe 22.2
Ashe 22.2%
22.2 % low-access
- Iredell 22.2
Iredell 22.2%
22.2 % low-access
- Pitt 21.7
Pitt 21.7%
21.7 % low-access
- Mecklenburg 21.3
Mecklenburg 21.3%
21.3 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 32 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 168,148 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 15 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 36,492 |
| Low-Access Share | 21.7%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,247 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 177,193 |
| Median Household Income | $58,188 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 11,320 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.0%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Pitt County
Pitt County has 184 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 87 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 87
- 7-eleven, inc. 42265h, greenville
- circle k 2706484, winterville
- circle k 2720826, winterville
- circle k 2723104, greenville
- city gas, greenville
- community store 2, ayden
- country mart 1, bethel
- country mart 2, stokes
- country store of greenville inc 517-a, greenville
- dreams mart, greenville
- ds drive thru, greenville
- duck thru 59, greenville
- duck thru food store 14, greenville
- duck thru food store 15, greenville
- duck thru food store 20, greenville
- east carolina family fare 216, greenville
- ez tobacco and conv llc, greenville
- five points food mart 1, greenville
- fountain mart and tobacco, fountain
- fuel doc 12, greenville
- greenville african and caribbean foods, greenville
- h&k #2, greenville
- han-dee hugo's 14, greenville
- handy mart 4713, greenville
- handy mart 4718, winterville
- hustle a foodmart, farmville
- jai ambe maa llc, ayden
- joes country mary, greenville
- joyner's service station 1, farmville
- kash and karry iii, ayden
- king's convenience yzan inc, greenville
- l&d mart inc, greenville
- la potosina yanez, grimesland
- lewis' store, farmville
- marks food mart, greenville
- mill road mart, greenville
- mozingo rd food mart inc 1, greenville
- murphy usa 6645, greenville
- my stop, greenville
- oasis 7, greenville
- odm mart, greenville
- old river store llc 1, greenville
- pirate's pitstop, greenville
- pirates convenience store n/a, greenville
- pitt st mini mart, greenville
- red oak grill and grocery, greenville
- royal farms 474, greenville
- royal farms 486, greenville
- royal farms 493, greenville
- royal farms 494, greenville
- royal farms 540, greenville
- s & n plus, greenville
- sheetz 391, greenville
- sheetz 409, winterville
- sheetz 415, greenville
- sheetz 397, greenville
- sheetz 488, greenville
- sheetz 688, greenville
- speedway 7907, greenville
- speedway 7909, greenville
- speedway 7958, ayden
- speedway 7960, farmville
- speedway 8183, greenville
- speedway 8204, greenville
- speedway 8208, greenville
- speedway 8215, greenville
- speedway 8219, grifton
- speedway 8220, ayden
- speedway 8221, greenville
- speedway 8231, winterville
- speedway 8265, greenville
- speedway 8266, greenville
- speedway 8283, winterville
- speedway 8285, farmville
- speedway 8287, greenville
- speedway 8654, greenville
- speedway 8661, greenville
- speedway 8672, greenville
- speedway 8683, robersonville
- star ii tobacco 1, greenville
- the campus store, greenville
- tienda y restaurante el torito, farmville
- wawa store 6104, greenville
- wawa store 6109, greenville
- wawa store 6120, greenville
- wawa store 6121, greenville
- winterville food mart, winterville
Combination Grocery/Other · 59
- big lots 3218, greenville
- cvs pharmacy 5420, winterville
- cvs pharmacy 7587, greenville
- cvs pharmacy 3385, greenville
- cvs pharmacy 3895, farmville
- cvs pharmacy 5567, greenville
- dollar general #1808 3134, grifton
- dollar general 168, farmville
- dollar general 18551, fountain
- dollar general 4318, greenville
- dollar general 6510, winterville
- dollar general 6689, greenville
- dollar general 6778, bethel
- dollar general 6859, winterville
- dollar general 7459, ayden
- dollar general 7476, greenville
- dollar general 7810, robersonville
- dollar general 8944, greenville
- dollar tree 1498, greenville
- dollartree 10747, greenville
- dollartree 9543, greenville
- dollar general 13150, grimesland
- dollar general 13431, greenville
- dollar general 15030, greenville
- dollar general 15259, greenville
- dollar general 20507, stokes
- dollar general 20937, greenville
- dollar general 21509, greenville
- dollar general 24639, greenville
- dollar general 24981, greenville
- dollar general 30281, farmville
- dollar general 30461, greenville
- dollar general store 17865, winterville
- dollar tree 2586, winterville
- dollar tree 4859, greenville
- dollar tree 5652, greenville
- dollar tree 5668, farmville
- dollar tree 8872, greenville
- family dollar 10462, greenville
- family dollar 12134, greenville
- family dollar 12451, bethel
- family dollar store 10644, greenville
- family dollar store 10769, greenville
- family dollar store 204, farmville
- family dollar store 450, ayden
- family dollar store 4677, winterville
- family dollar store 6278, greenville
- family dollar store 825, greenville
- family dollar store 98, greenville
- fred's food club - greenville, winterville
- maxway 1842, greenville
- rose's 1838, farmville
- walgreens 6579, greenville
- walgreens 6616, greenville
- walgreens 02453, greenville
- walgreens 11416, greenville
- walgreens 12046, winterville
- walgreens 16154, ayden
- walgreens 17018, winterville
Supermarket · 18
- aldi 80019, greenville
- aldi 80040, winterville
- food lion 1291, greenville
- food lion 1373, greenville
- food lion 1492, greenville
- food lion 1568, greenville
- food lion 1657, greenville
- food lion 1674, greenville
- food lion 2511, ayden
- food lion 2635, farmville
- food lion 486, greenville
- food lion 779, winterville
- food pride, grifton
- lowes foods 287, winterville
- piggly wiggly 70, farmville
- publix 1569, greenville
- trader joe's greenville 790, greenville
- the fresh market 101, greenville
Super Store · 13
- harris teeter 288, greenville
- harris teeter 362, greenville
- lidl 1009, greenville
- piggly wiggly 34, greenville
- piggly wiggly 38, ayden
- sam's club 6216, winterville
- target store 1022, greenville
- tropicana supermarket, greenville
- walmart 1379, greenville
- walmart neighborhood market 7222, greenville
- walmart neighborhood market 7235, winterville
- walmart neighborhood market 7337, greenville
- walmart supercenter 5851, greenville
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- hong kong supermarket chen inc, winterville
- landmark halal market, greenville
- namastay world market, greenville
Farmers' Market · 1
- leroy james farmers' market, greenville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- supermercado el rancho inc, greenville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- sumrells country sausage, ayden
Seafood Specialty · 1
- west end seafood, greenville
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 Pitt County vs Alamance County → · All North Carolina counties →
Nationwide peers for Pitt County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Pitt 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 (21.7% here).
- Wyoming County, NY · 21.7% low-access
- Wyoming County, NY · 21.7% low-access
- Forrest County, MS · 21.7% low-access
- Forrest County, MS · 21.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (15.2% here).
- Belmont County, OH · 15.2% SNAP
- Belmont County, OH · 15.2% SNAP
- Columbiana County, OH · 15.2% SNAP
- Columbiana County, OH · 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.
Food access nationally, North Carolina in context
Pitt 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 Pitt County, NC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 37147. 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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