Signature · 3.2% low-access (7th pct)
Richmond County, VA
Richmond County lands in the lower national band on low-access (3.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 3.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.5%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Richmond County, VA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 3.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -18.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lancaster County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Richmond County lands in the lower national band (3.2%, #2,907 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,907
- national by low-access %
- #111
- in VA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 220
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.2% low-access (7th pct) (-18.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Richmond County compares nationally
Food access in Richmond County compares favorably nationally: its 3.2% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 7% of them (rank #2,908).
Richmond County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Richmond County has 0 urban and 2 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.
Richmond County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Harrisonburg … 3.9
Harrisonburg … 3.9%
3.9 % low-access
- Smyth 3.8
Smyth 3.8%
3.8 % low-access
- Emporia city 3.4
Emporia city 3.4%
3.4 % low-access
- Richmond 3.2
Richmond 3.2%
3.2 % low-access
- Lancaster 3.2
Lancaster 3.2%
3.2 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 9,254 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 297 |
| Low-Access Share | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 220 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 9,095 |
| Median Household Income | $66,304 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.7%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 335 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 17.9% |
Other Counties in Virginia
One of 132 counties in Virginia, 6 are shown here.
Compare Richmond County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Richmond County inside a lower low-access state context
Richmond County sits inside 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 Richmond County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51159. 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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