Signature · 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts)
Prince George County, VA
Prince George County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of the book) alongside 33.9% low-access.
- 33.9%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 11.0%
- on SNAP
- 43K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Prince George County, VA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 33.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 43% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Orange County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Prince George County sits in the upper national band (33.9%, #676 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #676
- national by low-access %
- #18
- in VA
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts) .
How Prince George County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Prince George County's 33.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #676 most-affected nationwide.
Prince George County's elevated USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Prince George County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (4 rural, 3 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 3 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Prince George 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
- York 34.4
York 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Prince George 33.9
Prince George 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- Orange 33.8
Orange 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Charlotte 33.7
Charlotte 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Frederick 33.7
Frederick 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 35,725 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,127 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,482 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 43,146 |
| Median Household Income | $84,897 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,425 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 19.2% |
SNAP retailers in Prince George County
Prince George County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 13 locations (59% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 22 authorized stores; Prince George holds 27% of them. 4 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Disputanta, North Prince George, Carson, Fort Lee.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Prince George | 6 | 1 |
| Disputanta | 5 | none |
| South Prince George | 5 | 1 |
| North Prince George | 4 | none |
| Carson | 1 | none |
| Fort Lee | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 13
- aplus 40021h, south prince george
- ashkar mart, disputanta
- breez-in 9, north prince george
- carson market, carson
- davis express 105, prince george
- hopewell shell, north prince george
- love's travel shop 717, disputanta
- pilot travel center 4656, disputanta
- prince george bp, south prince george
- prince mini mart, prince george
- sheetz 667, prince george
- sheetz 795, disputanta
- us gas, south prince george
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- big lots 3130, north prince george
- dollar general 11737, prince george
- dollar general 12791, disputanta
- dollar general 16460, south prince george
- dollar general 20456, north prince george
Supermarket · 2
- food lion 1451, prince george
- new dixie mart 218, south prince george
Farmers' Market · 1
- prince george county farmer's market, prince george
Military Commissary · 1
- fort lee commissary 2811, fort lee
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 Prince George County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Prince George County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Prince George 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 (33.9% here).
- Starr County, TX · 33.9% low-access
- Meigs County, OH · 33.9% low-access
- Monroe County, NY · 33.9% low-access
- Sullivan County, NH · 33.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (11.0% here).
- Van Zandt County, TX · 11.0% SNAP
- Shawano County, WI · 11.0% SNAP
- Franklin County, PA · 11.0% SNAP
- Wyoming County, NY · 11.0% 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.
Virginia among South Atlantic states
Virginia ranks 8th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (20.4%). Prince George County, at 33.9%, runs 13.5 pts above the Virginia 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 .
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