Signature · 10 LILA tracts (43.5% of tracts)
Roanoke city, VA
Roanoke city's signature pressure is desert tracts: 10 LILA tracts (43.5% of the book) alongside 18.7% low-access.
- 18.7%
- low-access pop.
- 10
- food-desert tracts
- 16.9%
- on SNAP
- 98K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Roanoke city, VA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 18.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 10 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.9% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 43% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wise County (+ 0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Roanoke city ranks #1,793 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #64 of 123 counties in VA (18.7% low-access; 10 food-desert tracts).
- #1,793
- national by low-access %
- #64
- in VA
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 10 LILA tracts (43.5% of tracts) .
How Roanoke city compares nationally
Roanoke city lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.7% low-access share that beats 43% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,794).
Roanoke city: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
23 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 10 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Roanoke city has 23 urban and 0 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.
Roanoke city low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Tazewell 19.3
Tazewell 19.3%
19.3 % low-access
- Wise 19
Wise 19%
19 % low-access
- Roanoke city 18.7
Roanoke city 18.7%
18.7 % low-access
- Grayson 18.1
Grayson 18.1%
18.1 % low-access
- Fairfax 18
Fairfax 18%
18 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 23 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 97,032 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 10 |
| Low-Access Population | 18,141 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.7%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,060 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 98,355 |
| Median Household Income | $55,378 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,359 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.0%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Roanoke city
Roanoke city has 191 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 98 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 98
- 202 market, roanoke
- 7-eleven 11976, roanoke
- 7-eleven 35042j, roanoke
- 7-eleven inc f 11981b, roanoke
- 7-eleven inc f 21878b, roanoke
- 7-eleven, inc. 11961j, roanoke
- 7-eleven, inc. 35041j, roanoke
- 7-eleven 11974b, roanoke
- 8 a's, roanoke
- a & a cash market, roanoke
- a and m market, roanoke
- a and m market, roanoke
- annwil groceries, roanoke
- be quick market #2 n/a, vinton
- be quick market none, vinton
- boulevard mart, roanoke
- bp gas station, roanoke
- brambleton neighborhood store, roanoke
- brambleton station 4, roanoke
- brother's mart, roanoke
- cavern petro inc., salem
- chester's shell station, roanoke
- circle k 2652073, roanoke
- circle k 2723718, roanoke
- community grocery 1, roanoke
- cove market 1, roanoke
- crescent heights grocery, roanoke
- crossroads foodmart, roanoke
- d&g mart, roanoke
- duck in market llc, roanoke
- express stop, roanoke
- foodway market, roanoke
- fast stop mart 1, roanoke
- flowers bakery outlet 379, roanoke
- friendly mart, roanoke
- gas n shop, roanoke
- glenvar minute market, salem
- go mart 94, roanoke
- hanging rock express grocery, roanoke
- happy shopper, roanoke
- hershberger bp, roanoke
- hollins foodmart, roanoke
- jack's market, inc., roanoke
- jacks shop in, roanoke
- jennifer grocery, roanoke
- joy mart, roanoke
- k&s african market, roanoke
- kroger fuel center 208, roanoke
- lafayette mini mart, roanoke
- meera food 1, roanoke
- melrose stop mart, roanoke
- metro express 1, roanoke
- metro express 3, vinton
- mr a's mart, roanoke
- murphy usa 5528, roanoke
- murphy usa 7633, roanoke
- nikee foodmart, roanoke
- nishi food mart 3, roanoke
- nishi food mart 6, roanoke
- nishi food mart 7, roanoke
- nishi food mart 8, vinton
- nu deli mart, roanoke
- nu-deli mart, roanoke
- one stop market, roanoke
- one stop market 3, roanoke
- orange avenue foodmart, roanoke
- orange market, roanoke
- quick way c, roanoke
- quickway, roanoke
- reyna produce, roanoke
- roanoke food mart, roanoke
- royal deli mart, roanoke
- s & s grocery & deli, roanoke
- stop in food stores 8050, roanoke
- stop in food stores 8093, roanoke
- stop in food stores 8200, roanoke
- sam mart 88, roanoke
- sheetz 295, roanoke
- sheetz 742, roanoke
- sheetz 850, hollins
- sheetz 860, roanoke
- sheetz 887, roanoke
- skymart, roanoke
- snappy food mart, roanoke
- speedway 4633, roanoke
- speedway 4634, roanoke
- star city market n/a, roanoke
- star valley food mart, roanoke
- star valley minute mart, roanoke
- stop n stop shell, vinton
- sunnyside market, roanoke
- tia mart, roanoke
- tienda el sol latino inc, roanoke
- tiger mart n/a, roanoke
- triple s, roanoke
- va oms 2 llc, roanoke
- wasena market, roanoke
- wilmont market, roanoke
Combination Grocery/Other · 40
- big lots 3121, roanoke
- cvs pharmacy 6284, roanoke
- cvs pharmacy 6285, roanoke
- cvs pharmacy 6296, roanoke
- cvs pharmacy 3949, roanoke
- cvs pharmacy 4161, vinton
- cvs pharmacy 4378, roanoke
- cvs pharmacy 6292, roanoke
- cvs pharmacy 7503, roanoke
- cvs pharmacy 7577, roanoke
- dollar tree 246, roanoke
- dollartree 9088, roanoke
- dollartree plus 9036, roanoke
- dollar general 12994, roanoke
- dollar general 14606, roanoke
- dollar general 2507, roanoke
- dollar general 3766, roanoke
- dollar general 3920, roanoke
- dollar general 3971, roanoke
- dollar general 7, roanoke
- dollar general 8907, roanoke
- dollar tree 1957, vinton
- dollar tree 249, roanoke
- dollar tree 4968, roanoke
- dollar tree 5891, roanoke
- dollar tree 6678, roanoke
- dollar tree 7626, roanoke
- dollar tree 8560, roanoke
- family dollar 11042, roanoke
- family dollar 11518, roanoke
- family dollar 22, roanoke
- family dollar 28, roanoke
- family dollar 6954, roanoke
- family dollar store 8038, roanoke
- roanoke natural foods co-op, roanoke
- saigon market, roanoke
- the grocer, roanoke
- walgreens 05216, roanoke
- walgreens 05217, roanoke
- walgreens 07605, roanoke
Super Store · 16
- bj's wholesale club 219, roanoke
- kroger 400, roanoke
- kroger 401, roanoke
- kroger 202, roanoke
- kroger 209, roanoke
- kroger 322, vinton
- kroger 325, roanoke
- kroger 375, roanoke
- kroger 391, roanoke
- sam's club 8220, roanoke
- target store 1162, roanoke
- walmart 1301, roanoke
- walmart neighborhood market 3614, roanoke
- walmart neighborhood market 3622, roanoke
- walmart supercenter 2312, roanoke
- walmart supercenter 3243, roanoke
Medium Grocery Store · 15
- a1 afghan mart 1, roanoke
- annwil groceries 2, roanoke
- amay super market corp, roanoke
- asian grocery & halal food, roanoke
- food giant, inc., roanoke
- g market indian & asian groceries, roanoke
- international asian halal market, roanoke
- j&j general african market, roanoke
- la bodega hispana, roanoke
- la esquina latina & dollar items, roanoke
- la estrella latina, roanoke
- roanoke grocery market rgm beirut 1, roanoke
- super amanecer 2 0, roanoke
- super asian fresh market, roanoke
- tienda la preferida llc, roanoke
Supermarket · 11
- aldi 66042 66042, roanoke
- earth fare 770, roanoke
- food lion 137, vinton
- food lion 1574, roanoke
- food lion 1652, roanoke
- food lion 210, roanoke
- food lion 278, roanoke
- food lion 383, roanoke
- food lion 607, roanoke
- market on melrose, roanoke
- the fresh market 067, roanoke
Small Grocery Store · 5
- bethlehem restaurant and grocery inc, roanoke
- carniceria lily, roanoke
- leap community store, roanoke
- roanoke halal food market, roanoke
- roanoke natural foods co-op market square, roanoke
Farmers' Market · 4
- local environmental agriculture project, inc., roanoke
- local environmental agriculture project, inc., roanoke
- the historic roanoke city market, roanoke
- vinton farmers' market, vinton
Delivery Route · 2
- leap mobile market, roanoke
- united steaks of america, roanoke
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 Roanoke city vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Nationwide peers for Roanoke city's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Roanoke city, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside VA (18.7% here).
- Freestone County, TX · 18.7% low-access
- Freestone County, TX · 18.7% low-access
- Big Horn County, WY · 18.7% low-access
- Big Horn County, WY · 18.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (16.9% here).
- Jefferson County, TX · 16.9% SNAP
- Jefferson County, TX · 16.9% SNAP
- Brown County, OH · 16.9% SNAP
- Brown County, OH · 16.9% 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, Virginia in context
Roanoke city 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 .
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