Signature · 32.6% SNAP (98th pct in NC)
Robeson County, NC
Robeson County stands out on SNAP (32.6%, +20.5 pts vs U.S.) with 8.5% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 8.5%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 32.6%
- on SNAP
- 117K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Robeson County, NC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 8.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 32.6% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 19% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Anson County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Robeson County lands in the lower national band (8.5%, #2,600 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,600
- national by low-access %
- #71
- in NC
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 32.6% SNAP (98th pct in NC) (+20.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Robeson County compares nationally
Robeson County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.5% low-access share that beats 17% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,602).
Robeson County's lower-band USDA tier split
31 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Robeson County has 11 urban and 20 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.
Robeson County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in North Carolina, not a full county-board reprint
- Hyde
Hyde 60.5%
60.5 % low-access
- Caswell 8.7
Caswell 8.7%
8.7 % low-access
- Cherokee 8.7
Cherokee 8.7%
8.7 % low-access
- Orange 8.7
Orange 8.7%
8.7 % low-access
- Robeson 8.5
Robeson 8.5%
8.5 % low-access
- Anson 8.4
Anson 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 31 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 134,168 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 11,383 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,264 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 116,902 |
| Median Household Income | $41,978 |
| Poverty Rate | 27.2%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 14,065 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 32.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.9%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Robeson County
Robeson County has 194 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 96 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 96
- 211 quick stop, lumberton
- 301 kwik shop, parkton
- 41 mini mart, lumberton
- 7-eleven 42259h, lumberton
- 71 grocery & grill 1, maxton
- 74 kwik stop, rowland
- 7th street mini mart, lumberton
- alamac grocery llc, lumberton
- alex mini mart, pembroke
- allenton grocery, lumberton
- atkinson cigarette land, lumberton
- atkinson gas station, lumberton
- b & g gas, shannon
- buds corner, fairmont
- c&p mini mart #3, pembroke
- chapel mini mart, pembroke
- cherry blossom gas, lumberton
- circle k 2721649, pembroke
- country star, shannon
- country tobacco oasis, pembroke
- diamond mart, maxton
- e z food mart, shannon
- fairmont kwik shop, fairmont
- fine cigar & vape mart, lumberton
- five star food mart, pembroke
- flowers bakery outlet 50001405, lumberton
- graceland food mart, lumberton
- gas & goods, parkton
- get n go gas & grill, lumberton
- h & a one stop, lumberton
- hardins grocery, red springs
- high school liberty, lumberton
- hn'm mart, red springs
- jeco kwik stop 1, pembroke
- jeco kwik stop 3, pembroke
- jiffy mart, red springs
- joeys place 1, saint pauls
- kaid mini mart 2, lumberton
- l & m convenient mart, fairmont
- la roca mexican store, saint pauls
- lucky 7 - 3, rowland
- lucky 7-4, rowland
- lucky stop, maxton
- lumberton corner store, lumberton
- lumberton quick check, lumberton
- marshall's food mart, fairmont
- mid town mini mart, red spring
- minuteman food mart 2, lumberton
- minuteman food mart 23, lumberton
- minuteman food mart 25, lumberton
- minuteman food mart 27, lumberton
- minuteman food mart 29, pembroke
- minuteman food mart 38, lumberton
- minuteman food mart 39, lumberton
- minuteman food mart 40, lumberton
- minuteman food mart 41, saint pauls
- minuteman food mart 42, saint pauls
- minuteman food mart 43, red springs
- minuteman food mart 59, lumberton
- minuteman food mart 7, lumberton
- mos food mart, maxton
- mr. g's, fairmont
- n & a gas and grocery llc, rowland
- nic's pic kwik 16, maxton
- nic's pic kwik 4, maxton
- nic's pik kwik 11, pembroke
- om convenience mart, shannon
- one stop, red springs
- orrum grocery & grill, orrum
- pmg ss 54 54, parkton
- pembroke mini mart, pembroke
- poco 2, saint pauls
- roscoes, red springs
- royal farms 475, lumberton
- sun do kwik shop-i95&74 4, lumberton
- sun do kwik shop-magnolia, lumberton
- sun-do 711, lumberton
- sun-do cabinet shop road, maxton
- sun-do etown rd, lumberton
- sun-do fairmont, fairmont
- sun-do kwik shop 301 6, lumberton
- sun-do kwik shop 72 east 7, lumberton
- sun-do kwik shop hwy 41 south 8, lumberton
- sun-do kwik shop red springs 9, red springs
- sun-do kwik shop-allenton, lumberton
- sun-do kwik shop-mayfair, lumberton
- saddletree grocery, lumberton
- sami puffs corner, maxton
- sammys mini mart, pembroke
- save more, lumberton
- short stop mart, maxton
- stocks grocery, lumberton
- sun-do carthage, lumberton
- tanglewood shell, lumberton
- traveler's bp, lumberton
- wawa store 6106, lumberton
Combination Grocery/Other · 53
- big lots 3224, lumberton
- cvs pharmacy 4374, red springs
- cvs pharmacy 7641, lumberton
- dollar general 10673, lumberton
- dollar general 1633, lumberton
- dollar general 1813, fairmont
- dollar general 18347, pembroke
- dollar general 19711, lumberton
- dollar general 452, lumberton
- dollar general 4769, red springs
- dollar general 4774, saint pauls
- dollar general 4829, pembroke
- dollar general 6695, lumberton
- dollar general 8145, rowland
- dollar tree 1727, lumberton
- dollartree 10306, lumberton
- dollartree 9712, maxton
- dollar general 12046, parkton
- dollar general 13124, lumberton
- dollar general 16635, lumber bridge
- dollar general 20198, pembroke
- dollar general 21623, maxton
- dollar general 22631, pembroke
- dollar general 23435, lumberton
- dollar general 23682, maxton
- dollar general 23754, shannon
- dollar general 23960, lumberton
- dollar general 24332, orrum
- dollar general 24874, lumberton
- dollar general 30318, fairmont
- dollar general 47, fairmont
- dollar general store 16904, lumberton
- dollar tree 3274, pembroke
- dollar tree 6851, lumberton
- dollar tree 7927, fairmont
- family dollar 1071, fairmont
- family dollar 108, lumberton
- family dollar 109, saint pauls
- family dollar 11544, rowland
- family dollar 11646, lumberton
- family dollar 12359, fairmont
- family dollar 490, red springs
- family dollar 722, maxton
- family dollar store 10597, parkton
- family dollar store 10949, lumberton
- family dollar store 730, pembroke
- family dollar store 7793, rowland
- maxway 613, fairmont
- rose's 314, lumberton
- tienda hispana la preferida, saint pauls
- two friends store, lumberton
- walgreen 01056, lumberton
- walgreens 16171, saint pauls
Supermarket · 20
- aldi 66037, lumberton
- food lion 1217, lumberton
- food lion 1464, pembroke
- food lion 1667, lumberton
- food lion 2100, maxton
- food lion 2106, saint pauls
- food lion 338, lumberton
- food lion 900, red springs
- food lion 993, fairmont
- fresh foods 1, lumberton
- fresh foods 12, saint pauls
- fresh foods 2, lumberton
- fresh foods 3, lumberton
- fresh foods 4, lumberton
- fresh foods 5, fairmont
- fresh foods 6, pembroke
- piggly wiggly 339, saint pauls
- piggly wiggly 340, red springs
- piggly wiggly 345, pembroke
- piggly wiggly 346, maxton
Medium Grocery Store · 9
- brockett's, lumberton
- el mezquita mexican store, lumberton
- just deals, lumberton
- long branch country store, lumberton
- la flor de izucar, red springs
- pembroke discount grocery, pembroke
- tienda garibaldi, lumberton
- tienda mexicana mi tiendita 1, shannon
- tienda mexicana y carniceria el rey inc 1, lumberton
Small Grocery Store · 6
- discount grocery 1, rowland
- el caminante, lumberton
- el mercadito latino, parkton
- super tienda ebenezer, saint pauls
- tienda latina emanuel, lumberton
- tienda mexicana hernandez, red springs
Super Store · 4
- walmart neighborhood market 7209, lumberton
- walmart neighborhood market 7329, saint pauls
- walmart supercenter 5489, pembroke
- walmart supercenter 1155, lumberton
Seafood Specialty · 2
- lowerys seafood market, lumberton
- lumbee fish market, pembroke
Farmers' Market · 1
- robeson county farmers market, inc., lumberton
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- lumberton produce mkt, lumberton
Large Grocery Store · 1
- krisha 1 llc, rowland
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- tienda y carniceria tauro, st pauls
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
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Counties near Robeson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Robeson County (32.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside North Carolina.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NC (8.5% here).
- Ripley County, MO · 8.5% low-access
- Ripley County, MO · 8.5% low-access
- White County, IL · 8.5% low-access
- White County, IL · 8.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (32.6% here).
- Holmes County, MS · 33.0% SNAP
- Sunflower County, MS · 33.1% SNAP
- Phillips County, AR · 32.1% SNAP
- McCreary County, KY · 33.3% 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.
Robeson County inside a lower low-access state context
Robeson 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 .
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