Signature · 3 LILA tracts (27.3% of tracts)
Tazewell County, VA
Tazewell County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (27.3% of the book) alongside 19.3% low-access.
- 19.3%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 15.3%
- on SNAP
- 40K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tazewell County, VA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 19.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 27% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bland County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Tazewell County ranks #1,746 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #62 of 123 counties in VA (19.3% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,746
- national by low-access %
- #62
- in VA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (27.3% of tracts) .
How Tazewell County compares nationally
Tazewell County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.3% low-access share that beats 44% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,746).
Tazewell County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Tazewell County has 3 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.
Tazewell County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Bland 19.5
Bland 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Franklin 19.5
Franklin 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Williamsburg … 19.5
Williamsburg … 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Tazewell 19.3
Tazewell 19.3%
19.3 % low-access
- Wise 19
Wise 19%
19 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 45,078 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,709 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.3%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,734 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 39,624 |
| Median Household Income | $47,313 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,490 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Tazewell County
Tazewell County has 54 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 26
- buds shopping center, north tazewell
- corner market 6, bluefield
- corner mart, bluefield
- corner mart 2 richland, richlands
- corner mart 3, bluefield
- corner mart 460, north tazewell
- corner mart 5, richlands
- doran food mart, richlands
- fas mart 429, pounding mill
- fas mart 434, cedar bluff
- fas mart 435, richlands
- fast stop, bluefield
- graham mart, bluefield
- happy mart, north tazewell
- jay bhoja 2, pounding mill
- midway, pounding mill
- pm quickmart, pounding mill
- pop shop 1, tazewell
- pop shop 2, north tazewell
- raven mart, raven
- stop & save 1, bluefield
- stop & save 2, north tazewell
- the cave, tazewell
- the lucky dog, tazewell
- va hillbilly 4, bishop
- valley mart 1, cedar bluff
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- big lots 3120, richlands
- cvs 6302, north tazewell
- cvs pharmacy 6303, richlands
- dollar general 19042, pocahontas
- dollar general 0265, richlands
- dollar general 0359, north tazewell
- dollar general 15629, raven
- dollar general 17153, north tazewell
- dollar general 21508, cedar bluff
- dollar general 22185, bluefield
- dollar general 30541, tazewell
- dollar general 3505, richlands
- dollar general store 16142, north tazewell
- dollar tree 1914, bluefield
- dollar tree 2030, pounding mill
- family dollar store 357, north tazewell
- family dollar store 721, richlands
Supermarket · 6
- food city 827, cedar bluff
- food city 852, bluefield
- food lion 1176, north tazewell
- food lion 730, richlands
- grants supermarket 2, north tazewell
- grants supermarket 1, richlands
Super Store · 4
- dollar general market 9817, bluefield
- sam's club 6569, bluefield
- walmart supercenter 1763, bluefield
- walmart supercenter 2761, pounding mill
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- triple j angus farm, cedar bluff
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 Tazewell County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Nationwide peers for Tazewell County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Tazewell 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 (19.3% here).
- Montour County, PA · 19.3% low-access
- Montour County, PA · 19.3% low-access
- Clearfield County, PA · 19.3% low-access
- Clearfield County, PA · 19.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (15.3% here).
- Jackson County, WI · 15.3% SNAP
- Jackson County, WI · 15.3% SNAP
- Clatsop County, OR · 15.3% SNAP
- Clatsop County, OR · 15.3% 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.
Food access nationally, Virginia in context
Tazewell 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 Tazewell County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51185. 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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