Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Wyoming County, WV
Wyoming County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 24.1%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wyoming County, WV
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 24.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Pleasants County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Wyoming County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 1
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Wyoming County compares nationally
Food access in Wyoming County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Wyoming County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wyoming County has 0 urban and 6 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.
Wyoming County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in West Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Gilmer
Gilmer 81.6%
81.6 % low-access
- Wirt 1.5
Wirt 1.5%
1.5 % low-access
- Tyler 1.3
Tyler 1.3%
1.3 % low-access
- Pleasants 0
Pleasants 0%
0 % low-access
- Wyoming 0
Wyoming 0%
0 % low-access
- Taylor 0
Taylor 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 23,796 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 3 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,629 |
| Median Household Income | $48,440 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.6%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,948 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Wyoming County
Wyoming County has 26 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 15 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 15
- 7-eleven 35920h, oceana
- brenton ez stop llc, brenton
- bud ez stop llc, bud
- fox's quik stop, glen fork
- hatfield's enterprises of wv, inc., hanover
- jesse e-z stop llc, jesse
- little general 2000, mullens
- little general 5210, oceana
- little general 5215, oceana
- little general stores 2005, pineville
- oceana ez stop llc, oceana
- pineville ez stop llc, pineville
- speedway 9037, oceana
- saulsville e-z stop, saulsville
- waynes food market, mullens
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 922, pineville
- dollar general 8508, mullens
- dollar general 920, oceana
- family dollar 12183, brenton
- family dollar store 1926, oceana
- family dollar store 742, mullens
- walgreens 19681, pineville
Supermarket · 3
- corner stone iga 3, mullens
- goodsons supermarkets inc 1920, pineville
- save a lot 116, pineville
Super Store · 1
- goodsons 3, oceana
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in West Virginia
One of 54 counties in West Virginia, 6 are shown here.
Compare Wyoming County vs Barbour County → · All West Virginia counties →
Counties near Wyoming County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wyoming County, both outside West Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside WV (0.0% here).
- San Juan County, WA · 0.0% low-access
- San Juan County, WA · 0.0% low-access
- Falls Church city, VA · 0.0% low-access
- Falls Church city, VA · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WV (24.1% here).
- Martinsville city, VA · 24.1% SNAP
- Martinsville city, VA · 24.1% SNAP
- Bamberg County, SC · 24.1% SNAP
- Bamberg County, SC · 24.1% 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.
Wyoming County inside a lower low-access state context
Wyoming County sits inside West 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 Wyoming County, WV are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 54109. 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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