Signature · 7 LILA tracts (41.2% of tracts)
Raleigh County, WV
Raleigh County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 7 LILA tracts (41.2% of the book) alongside 38.6% low-access.
- 38.6%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 19.3%
- on SNAP
- 73K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Raleigh County, WV
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 38.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +16.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.3% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 41% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Berkeley County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Raleigh County sits in the upper national band (38.6%, #457 of 3,079) with 7 LILA tracts.
- #457
- national by low-access %
- #8
- in WV
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- 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: 7 LILA tracts (41.2% of tracts) .
How Raleigh County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Raleigh County's 38.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 85% of them and ranked #458 most-affected nationwide.
Raleigh County's elevated USDA tier split
17 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Raleigh County has 12 urban and 5 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.
Raleigh County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in West Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Gilmer
Gilmer 81.6%
81.6 % low-access
- Wetzel
Wetzel 39.8%
39.8 % low-access
- Monroe
Monroe 39.7%
39.7 % low-access
- Berkeley
Berkeley 38.8%
38.8 % low-access
- Raleigh
Raleigh 38.6%
38.6 % low-access
- Mercer 30.1
Mercer 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- Pleasants 0
Pleasants 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 17 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 78,859 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 30,418 |
| Low-Access Share | 38.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,405 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 73,195 |
| Median Household Income | $52,150 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,591 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.9%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Raleigh County
Raleigh County has 93 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 49 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 49
- ansted shell, beckley
- b & b discount 1, beckley
- butchs 2 inc, clear creek
- co mac 1, beckley
- corner shop, beckley
- flowers bakery outlet 446, beckley
- go mart 102, glen daniel
- go mart 40, sophia
- go mart 50, beckley
- go mart 56, beckley
- go mart 63, beaver
- go mart 78, macarthur
- go mart 87, mount hope
- go mart 88, beckley
- hartshorn mini mart inc, fairdale
- little general 3000, beckley
- little general store 2165, daniels
- little general 2045, crab orchard
- little general 2075, beckley
- little general 2270, beckley
- little general 2315, beckley
- little general 2350, beckley
- little general 2360, glen daniel
- little general 2365, rock creek
- little general 2375, macarthur
- little general 2390, beckley
- little general 2435, bradley
- little general 2480, beckley
- little general 2495, ghent
- little general 3015, beckley
- little general 7555, beckley
- little general 7560, glen morgan
- little general store 7755, beaver
- little general store 7780, beaver
- little general store 7785, beckley
- one stop 8006, whitesville
- one stop 8133, sophia
- one stop 8533, daniels
- par mar store 179, ghent
- par mar store 215, beaver
- par mar store 228, whitesville
- quick check 2, cool ridge
- quick check 3, shady spring
- sheetz 457, bradley
- sheetz 473, beaver
- sheetz 482, beckley
- sheetz 561, beckley
- shop rite, shady spring
- the corner store, piney view
Combination Grocery/Other · 31
- big lots 3095, beckley
- cvs pharmacy 6305, beckley
- cvs pharmacy 7792, beckley
- cvs pharmacy 6312, beckley
- cvs pharmacy inc 6313, beaver
- dollar general 13671, shady spring
- dollar general 14031, mount hope
- dollar general 4752, coal city
- dollartree 10717, beckley
- dollar general 0589, beckley
- dollar general 11055, beckley
- dollar general 11484, sophia
- dollar general 11601, beckley
- dollar general 20927, cool ridge
- dollar general 21039, beckley
- dollar general 2270, beckley
- dollar general 25225, lester
- dollar general 4445, glen daniel
- dollar general 820, sophia
- dollar general 8637, daniels
- dollar general store 17428, ghent
- dollar tree 1124, beckley
- dollar tree 7541, sophia
- dollar tree 8816, daniels
- family dollar 12071, rock creek
- family dollar store 305, beckley
- family dollar store 6952, beckley
- family dollar store 7067, glen daniel
- tonys quality meats, beckley
- walgreens 10928, beaver
- walgreens 11978, beckley
Super Store · 6
- kroger 770, beaver
- kroger 790, beckley
- kroger 805, beckley
- sam's club 4860, beckley
- walmart supercenter 1351, beckley
- walmart supercenter 5319, macarthur
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 61089, beckley
- cornerstone iga, daniels
- food lion 1197, sophia
- food lion 771, beckley
- ricks supermarket, glen daniel
Small Grocery Store · 2
- tayas and abrahams international grocery, beckley
- the butcher block, glen morgan
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in West Virginia
One of 54 counties in West Virginia, 6 are shown here.
Compare Raleigh County vs Barbour County → · All West Virginia counties →
Counties near Raleigh County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Raleigh County, both outside West Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WV (38.6% here).
- Calvert County, MD · 38.6% low-access
- Calvert County, MD · 38.6% low-access
- Warrick County, IN · 38.6% low-access
- Warrick County, IN · 38.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WV (19.3% here).
- Okanogan County, WA · 19.3% SNAP
- Okanogan County, WA · 19.3% SNAP
- El Paso County, TX · 19.3% SNAP
- El Paso County, TX · 19.3% 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.
Raleigh County inside a higher low-access state context
Raleigh County sits inside West 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 Raleigh County, WV are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 54081. 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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