Signature · 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts)
Williamsburg city, VA
Williamsburg city's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of the book) alongside 19.5% low-access.
- 19.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 7.9%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Williamsburg city, VA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 19.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 67% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bland County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Williamsburg city ranks #1,727 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #61 of 123 counties in VA (19.5% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,727
- national by low-access %
- #61
- in VA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 794
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts) .
How Williamsburg city compares nationally
Williamsburg city lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.5% low-access share that beats 45% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,727).
Williamsburg city: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
All 3 of Williamsburg city's tracts are urban in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 1-mile test, the stricter of the two distance thresholds.
Williamsburg city low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Rockbridge 20
Rockbridge 20%
20 % low-access
- Williamsburg … 19.5
Williamsburg … 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Bland 19.5
Bland 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Franklin 19.5
Franklin 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- Tazewell 19.3
Tazewell 19.3%
19.3 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 14,068 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,740 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.5%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 794 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,798 |
| Median Household Income | $75,604 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 397 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.9%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 30.5% |
SNAP retailers in Williamsburg city
Williamsburg city has 13 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 6 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
All 13 authorized stores are in Williamsburg, 4 of them grocery-grade (supermarket or large/medium grocery).
Convenience Store · 6
- 7-eleven #38037b 38037b, williamsburg
- 7-eleven 25104k, williamsburg
- bodega rio bravo, williamsburg
- college of william & mary, williamsburg
- wawa 681, williamsburg
- york mart, williamsburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- cvs pharmacy 1550, williamsburg
- cvs pharmacy 2537, williamsburg
- walgreens 09975, williamsburg
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 80023 80023, williamsburg
- food lion 196, williamsburg
- trader joe's 657, williamsburg
Super Store · 1
- harris teeter 320, williamsburg
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 Williamsburg city vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Nationwide peers for Williamsburg city's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Williamsburg 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 (19.5% here).
- Lebanon County, PA · 19.5% low-access
- Paulding County, OH · 19.5% low-access
- Walsh County, ND · 19.5% low-access
- Custer County, MT · 19.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (7.9% here).
- Oneida County, WI · 7.9% SNAP
- Clermont County, OH · 7.9% SNAP
- Greene County, NY · 7.9% SNAP
- Dutchess County, NY · 7.9% 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%). Williamsburg city, at 19.5%, runs 0.9 pts below 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 Williamsburg city, VA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 51830. 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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