Signature · 9.1% low-access (18th pct)
Shenandoah County, VA
Shenandoah County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.1%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.3%
- on SNAP
- 45K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Shenandoah County, VA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 9.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.0 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Patrick County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Shenandoah County lands in the lower national band (9.1%, #2,557 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,557
- national by low-access %
- #94
- in VA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.1% low-access (18th pct) (-13 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Shenandoah County compares nationally
Shenandoah County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.1% low-access share that beats 18% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,557).
Shenandoah County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Shenandoah County has 1 urban and 8 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.
Shenandoah 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
- Northumberland 9.3
Northumberland 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Goochland 9.2
Goochland 9.2%
9.2 % low-access
- Shenandoah 9.1
Shenandoah 9.1%
9.1 % low-access
- Patrick 9.1
Patrick 9.1%
9.1 % low-access
- Bedford 8.7
Bedford 8.7%
8.7 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 41,993 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,809 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,343 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 44,925 |
| Median Household Income | $67,191 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,852 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County has 43 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 20 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 20
- 7-eleven 17710j, mount jackson
- 7-eleven f 28577a, strasburg
- 7-eleven inc f 39359a, strasburg
- 7-eleven 18245a, new market
- 7-eleven 28429a, woodstock
- brook store, toms brook
- country store, edinburg
- express mart, woodstock
- fort valley country store, fort valley
- handy mart 2, toms brook
- handymart 10, strasburg
- handymart 3, woodstock
- jon henry general store, new market
- larkins grocery, edinburg
- love's travel stop 305, toms brook
- mount jackson circle k, mount jackson
- new star market, strasburg
- pilot travel center 4642, toms brook
- sheetz 198, woodstock
- sheetz 701, mount jackson
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- cvs pharmacy 7518, woodstock
- dollar general 493, strasburg
- dollar general 0494, woodstock
- dollar general 12562, new market
- dollar general 16078, toms brook
- dollar general 4201, mount jackson
- dollar general store 17196, edinburg
- dollar tree 1085, woodstock
- family dollar 10980, mount jackson
- family dollar 2261, strasburg
- walgreens 17308, strasburg
- walgreens 18079, woodstock
Small Grocery Store · 3
- ebenezer international market, woodstock
- la bendicion tienda hispana, woodstock
- latinos food market llc, woodstock
Supermarket · 3
- food lion 1350, mount jackson
- food lion 331, woodstock
- food lion 550, strasburg
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- foltz meat processors, edinburg
- wholesome foods country, edinburg
Farmers' Market · 1
- shenandoah valley ag & arts community resource inc, woodstock
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- crabill's retail store, toms brook
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 2647, woodstock
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 Shenandoah County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Shenandoah County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Shenandoah 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 (9.1% here).
- Hardin County, OH · 9.1% low-access
- Hardin County, OH · 9.1% low-access
- Noble County, IN · 9.1% low-access
- Noble County, IN · 9.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (10.3% here).
- Fannin County, TX · 10.3% SNAP
- Fannin County, TX · 10.3% SNAP
- Manitowoc County, WI · 10.3% SNAP
- Manitowoc County, WI · 10.3% 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.
Shenandoah County inside a lower low-access state context
Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51171. 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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