Signature · 42 SNAP-authorized stores
Stokes County, NC
Stokes County lands in the lower national band on low-access (13.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 13.6%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 14.8%
- on SNAP
- 45K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Stokes County, NC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 13.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 22% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cleveland County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Stokes County lands in the lower national band (13.6%, #2,233 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,233
- national by low-access %
- #55
- in NC
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 42 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Stokes County compares nationally
Stokes County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.6% low-access share that beats 29% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,233).
Stokes County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Stokes County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (8 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Stokes 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
- Rutherford 14.5
Rutherford 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Bladen 14.4
Bladen 14.4%
14.4 % low-access
- Cleveland 13.8
Cleveland 13.8%
13.8 % low-access
- Stokes 13.6
Stokes 13.6%
13.6 % low-access
- Madison 13.1
Madison 13.1%
13.1 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 47,401 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,455 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,018 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 45,139 |
| Median Household Income | $62,969 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,889 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Stokes County
Stokes County has 42 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 20 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
8 towns share the 42 authorized stores; King holds 38% of them. 6 of the 8 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Pinnacle, Pilot Mountain, Germanton, Sandy Ridge, Lawsonville, Pine Hall.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| King | 16 | 4 |
| Walnut Cove | 12 | 2 |
| Pinnacle | 5 | none |
| Pilot Mountain | 3 | none |
| Germanton | 2 | none |
| Sandy Ridge | 2 | none |
| Lawsonville | 1 | none |
| Pine Hall | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 20
- 7-eleven 36064j, king
- circle k 1524, pilot mountain
- circle k 2723178, king
- crystal's kountry korner, walnut cove
- friends mart, king
- han-dee hugos 260, germanton
- han-dee hugos 261, king
- hillside market, walnut cove
- hop in, king
- panda store 1, pinnacle
- pinnacle food and gas, pinnacle
- profuel, sandy ridge
- quality mart #52 1758, pinnacle
- red stripe, pilot mountain
- saurtown country store, king
- sheetz 483, king
- speedway 6946, walnut cove
- speedway 6948, pilot mountain
- swami walnut cove, walnut cove
- whickers grocery, walnut cove
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cvs pharmacy 7354, king
- cvs pharmacy 7339, walnut cove
- dollar general 11210, king
- dollar general 6727, walnut cove
- dollar general 7059, walnut cove
- dollar general 7517, king
- dollar general 14821, sandy ridge
- dollar general 15832, germanton
- dollar general 16792, pinnacle
- dollar general 20566, lawsonville
- dollar general 24792, pine hall
- dollar tree 6441, king
- family dollar 12765, walnut cove
- walgreens 17901, king
Supermarket · 5
- food lion 1090, walnut cove
- food lion 2639, king
- food lion 432, king
- ingles markets 109, walnut cove
- lowes food store 121, king
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- mitchell's butchery, walnut cove
Small Grocery Store · 1
- cornerstone market, pinnacle
Super Store · 1
- walmart 6789, king
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
One of 99 counties in North Carolina, 6 are shown here.
Compare Stokes County vs Alamance County → · All North Carolina counties →
Counties near Stokes County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Stokes County, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NC (13.6% here).
- Lewis County, NY · 13.6% low-access
- Greenwood County, SC · 13.6% low-access
- Branch County, MI · 13.6% low-access
- Nantucket County, MA · 13.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (14.8% here).
- Herkimer County, NY · 14.8% SNAP
- Cayuga County, NY · 14.8% SNAP
- Richland County, OH · 14.8% SNAP
- Creek County, OK · 14.8% 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.
North Carolina among South Atlantic states
North Carolina ranks 5th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (22.9%). Stokes County, at 13.6%, runs 9.3 pts below the North Carolina rate.
- Georgia 30.9%
- South Carolina 28.7%
- Delaware 27.3%
- Florida 25.1%
- North Carolina 22.9%
- Maryland 22.7%
- West Virginia 21.3%
- Virginia 20.4%
- District of Columbia 4.6%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Stokes County, NC are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 37169. 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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