Signature · 3 LILA tracts (37.5% of tracts)
Warren County, VA
Warren County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (37.5% of the book) alongside 20.9% low-access.
- 20.9%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 10.5%
- on SNAP
- 42K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Warren County, VA
LA-ELEVATED · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 20.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -1.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 38% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Richmond city (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Warren County ranks #1,610 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #53 of 123 counties in VA (20.9% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,610
- national by low-access %
- #53
- in VA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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 (37.5% of tracts) .
How Warren County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Warren County's 20.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 49% of them and ranked #1,610 most-affected nationwide.
Warren County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Warren County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (5 rural, 3 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 3 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Warren County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Bath 21.2
Bath 21.2%
21.2 % low-access
- Richmond city 21.1
Richmond city 21.1%
21.1 % low-access
- Warren 20.9
Warren 20.9%
20.9 % low-access
- Norfolk city 20.6
Norfolk city 20.6%
20.6 % low-access
- Rappahannock 20.5
Rappahannock 20.5%
20.5 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 37,575 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,859 |
| Low-Access Share | 20.9%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,031 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 41,531 |
| Median Household Income | $84,682 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,609 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Warren County
Warren County has 32 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 22 locations (69% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 32 authorized stores; Front Royal holds 91% of them. 2 of the 3 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Linden, Bentonville.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Front Royal | 29 | 5 |
| Linden | 2 | none |
| Bentonville | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 22
- 7 xpress 5406310491, front royal
- 7-eleven inc f 32258a, front royal
- 7-eleven inc f 34258a, front royal
- 7-eleven inc f 34516b, front royal
- 7-eleven #34022b 34022b, front royal
- 7-eleven 10649a, front royal
- 7-eleven 32374c, front royal
- 7-eleven 34512b 34512b, linden
- apple mountain exxon, linden
- big al's citgo, front royal
- circle k 2655897, front royal
- foodway supermarket, bentonville
- handymart 16, front royal
- henry's grocery, front royal
- krishna 1 llc, front royal
- rivermont grocery store, front royal
- royal farms 270, front royal
- shenandoah farms grocery, front royal
- sheetz 682, front royal
- shore stop, front royal
- speedway 4644, front royal
- the family grocery, front royal
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- big lots 3124, front royal
- cvs pharmacy cvs07509, front royal
- dollar general 463, front royal
- dollar tree 617, front royal
- family dollar store 935, front royal
Super Store · 2
- target stores 2297, front royal
- walmart supercenter 5105, front royal
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 71066 71066, front royal
- martins food market 6282, front royal
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- two fat butchers, front royal
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 Warren County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Nationwide peers for Warren County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Warren 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 (20.9% here).
- Colorado County, TX · 20.9% low-access
- Erie County, NY · 20.9% low-access
- Linn County, MO · 20.9% low-access
- Jackson Parish, LA · 20.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (10.5% here).
- Duchesne County, UT · 10.5% SNAP
- Walker County, TX · 10.5% SNAP
- Galveston County, TX · 10.5% SNAP
- Dallas County, TX · 10.5% 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.
Virginia among South Atlantic states
Virginia ranks 8th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (20.4%). Warren County, at 20.9%, runs 0.5 pts above the Virginia 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 Warren County, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51187. 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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