Signature · 9.3% low-access (19th pct)
Wilson County, NC
Wilson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.3%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 18.1%
- on SNAP
- 79K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wilson County, NC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 9.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Surry County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Wilson County lands in the lower national band (9.3%, #2,542 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,542
- national by low-access %
- #67
- in NC
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.3% low-access (19th pct) (-12.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Wilson County compares nationally
Wilson County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.3% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,542).
Wilson County's lower-band USDA tier split
19 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wilson County has 10 urban and 9 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.
Wilson 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
- Haywood 9.5
Haywood 9.5%
9.5 % low-access
- Martin 9.5
Martin 9.5%
9.5 % low-access
- Wilson 9.3
Wilson 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Surry 9.3
Surry 9.3%
9.3 % low-access
- Caswell 8.7
Caswell 8.7%
8.7 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 19 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 81,234 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,543 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,196 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 79,290 |
| Median Household Income | $56,423 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,000 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Wilson County
Wilson County has 113 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 55 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 55
- 365 fast mart #130, elm city
- 7-eleven #42052a 42052a, wilson
- a & g convenience mart inc, wilson
- alothn inc, wilson
- boswells grocery, wilson
- chill mart 1, wilson
- circle k 2720939, wilson
- circle k 2723201, wilson
- circle k 2723471, wilson
- community store, fountain
- crossroads 1, rocky mount
- downtown mart, wilson
- food mart 1, wilson
- h mart 1, wilson
- handy mart 4708, wilson
- handy mart 4733, wilson
- ism fresh mart inc 1, wilson
- j & h mart, wilson
- j mart, wilson
- jb mart, wilson
- k&d petro, wilson
- mr s tobacco and grill llc 1, sims
- murphy usa 7263, wilson
- nagis mart, wilson
- nancys market, wilson
- oasis 15, lucama
- on the run 2, bailey
- on the run inc, wilson
- pilot travel center 6990, kenly
- quickpass 1, wilson
- rose mart 17365, elm city
- royal farms 537, wilson
- s & h mart 1, wilson
- s j mart g, wilson
- sam's jiffy mart, wilson
- sandy cross mart, wilson
- saratoga food mart, saratoga
- save more, wilson
- shoprite, wilson
- sj mart h, wilson
- speedway 6979, wilson
- speedway 6980, wilson
- speedway 7949, wilson
- speedway 8211, wilson
- speedway 8213, wilson
- speedway 8276, wilson
- speedway 8662, wilson
- sunnys food mart, wilson
- tj mart inc., wilson
- tareq mini mart, wilson
- ward family fare 441, wilson
- wawa store 6103, wilson
- wawa store 6110, wilson
- wawa store 6114, wilson
- wilson mini mart 1, wilson
Combination Grocery/Other · 36
- big lots 3217, wilson
- cvs pharmacy 3867, wilson
- cvs pharmacy 7335, wilson
- compare foods, wilson
- dollar general 1016, wilson
- dollar general 10963, wilson
- dollar general 10968, lucama
- dollar general 1569, wilson
- dollar general 9795, wilson
- dollartree 10804, wilson
- dollar general 10515, wilson
- dollar general 13001, wilson
- dollar general 20696, elm city
- dollar general 22045, elm city
- dollar general 24976, wilson
- dollar general 25511, stantonsburg
- dollar general 30687, elm city
- dollar general 30953, wilson
- dollar general 31184, saratoga
- dollar general 31256, bailey
- dollar general store 16598, sims
- dollar tree 306, wilson
- dollar tree 5224, wilson
- dollar tree 8012, elm city
- family dollar 10049, wilson
- family dollar 10714, wilson
- family dollar 12034, wilson
- family dollar 13596, sims
- family dollar 13919, lucama
- family dollar store 264, wilson
- family dollar store 359, wilson
- family dollar store 6003, wilson
- family dollar store 7790, wilson
- rose's 482, wilson
- walgreens 6926, wilson
- walgreens 6927, wilson
Super Store · 7
- fred's food club - wilson, wilson
- harris teeter 354, wilson
- lidl 1074, wilson
- piggly wiggly 69, wilson
- target store t-2168, wilson
- walmart 1664, wilson
- walmart neighborhood market 4545, wilson
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 80038, wilson
- food lion 102, wilson
- food lion 1194, wilson
- food lion 214, wilson
- food lion 2552, wilson
- j & a supermarket of wilson inc/plaza supermarket, wilson
- piggly wiggly #08, elm city
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- la mexicana de wilson, wilson
- middle east grocery, wilson
- say fresh, wilson
- tropicana foods, wilson
Farmers' Market · 1
- wilson farmers and artisan market, wilson
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- deans farm, wilson
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- t.l. herring & company, wilson
Seafood Specialty · 1
- wilson seafood, wilson
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 Wilson County vs Alamance County → · All North Carolina counties →
Counties near Wilson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wilson 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 (9.3% here).
- Clinton County, NY · 9.3% low-access
- Clinton County, NY · 9.3% low-access
- McClain County, OK · 9.3% low-access
- McClain County, OK · 9.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (18.1% here).
- Bledsoe County, TN · 18.1% SNAP
- Bledsoe County, TN · 18.1% SNAP
- Ashtabula County, OH · 18.2% SNAP
- Pittsburg County, OK · 18.2% 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.
Wilson County inside a lower low-access state context
Wilson County sits inside North Carolina (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 .
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