Signature · 66 SNAP-authorized stores
Suffolk city, VA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Suffolk city residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 22.4%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 10.0%
- on SNAP
- 99K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Suffolk city, VA
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 22.4% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH +0.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Roanoke County ( -0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Suffolk city ranks #1,490 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #47 of 123 counties in VA (22.4% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,490
- national by low-access %
- #47
- in VA
- 13
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 66 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Suffolk city compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Suffolk city's 22.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 52% of them and ranked #1,491 most-affected nationwide.
Suffolk city: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
28 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Suffolk city has 17 urban and 11 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.
Suffolk city low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Colonial Heig… 22.7
Colonial Heig… 22.7%
22.7 % low-access
- Suffolk city 22.4
Suffolk city 22.4%
22.4 % low-access
- Roanoke 22.2
Roanoke 22.2%
22.2 % low-access
- Mecklenburg 21.8
Mecklenburg 21.8%
21.8 % low-access
- Southampton 21.8
Southampton 21.8%
21.8 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 28 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 84,585 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 13 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 18,968 |
| Low-Access Share | 22.4%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,275 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 98,796 |
| Median Household Income | $92,666 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,807 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Suffolk city
Suffolk city has 66 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 35 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 35
- 7 eleven 34017c, suffolk
- 7- eleven 37123b 37123b, suffolk
- 7-eleven 20237j, suffolk
- 7-eleven 33662j, suffolk
- 7-eleven 37228h, suffolk
- 7-eleven 41688, suffolk
- 7-eleven inc f 34142a, suffolk
- 7-eleven, inc. 36972j, suffolk
- 7-eleven 41522a 41522a, suffolk
- 7-eleven jd&e, inc 33179b, suffolk
- big guys mini mart n/a, suffolk
- ding wing convenient 1, suffolk
- duck thru 58, suffolk
- duck thru food store 44, suffolk
- ez food mart, suffolk
- express market #131 131, suffolk
- freedom food mart 8, suffolk
- happy shopper 5, suffolk
- happy shopper 6, suffolk
- jay ambe service store inc, suffolk
- joe's kwik mart 8409, suffolk
- miller's 563, suffolk
- miller's 565, suffolk
- murphy usa 5505, suffolk
- murphy usa 7604, suffolk
- pari food mart, suffolk
- redbarn food store, suffolk
- royal farms 429, suffolk
- royal farms 542, suffolk
- sadler travel plaza of suffolk 580, suffolk
- speedway 4676, suffolk
- walkers market llc, suffolk
- washington food mart, suffolk
- wawa 8638, suffolk
- wawa store 8696, suffolk
Combination Grocery/Other · 16
- cvs pharmacy 11056, suffolk
- dollar general 14110, suffolk
- dollar general 14407, suffolk
- dollar general 18553, suffolk
- dollartree 9094, suffolk
- dollar general store 16791, suffolk
- dollar general store 17279, suffolk
- dollar tree 1324, suffolk
- dollar tree 4555, suffolk
- dollar tree 4940, suffolk
- family dollar 11993, suffolk
- family dollar 2789, suffolk
- family dollar 335, suffolk
- walgreens 10332, suffolk
- walgreens 10416, suffolk
- walgreens 15446, suffolk
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 80063, suffolk
- food lion 1173, suffolk
- food lion 1512, suffolk
- food lion 1559, suffolk
- food lion 1623, suffolk
- food lion 958, suffolk
- publix north carolina lp 1883, suffolk
Super Store · 6
- harris teeter 463, suffolk
- kroger 554, suffolk
- kroger 580, suffolk
- lidl 1006, suffolk
- walmart supercenter 1687, suffolk
- walmart supercenter 3214, suffolk
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- m&r seafood, suffolk
Seafood Specialty · 1
- diggs seafood, suffolk
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 Suffolk city vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Nationwide peers for Suffolk city's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Suffolk 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 (22.4% here).
- Gray County, TX · 22.4% low-access
- Gray County, TX · 22.4% low-access
- Rutherford County, TN · 22.4% low-access
- Rutherford County, TN · 22.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (10.0% here).
- Kitsap County, WA · 10.0% SNAP
- Kitsap County, WA · 10.0% SNAP
- Sevier County, UT · 10.0% SNAP
- Sevier County, UT · 10.0% 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
Suffolk 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 .
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 Suffolk city, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51800. 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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