Signature · 46 SNAP-authorized stores
Wythe County, VA
Wythe County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.2%
- on SNAP
- 28K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wythe County, VA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 10.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.2% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: King and Queen County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Wythe County lands in the lower national band (10.6%, #2,446 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,446
- national by low-access %
- #88
- in VA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 46 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Wythe County compares nationally
Wythe County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.6% low-access share that beats 22% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,446).
Wythe County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wythe County has 1 urban and 5 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.
Wythe County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Virginia, not a full county-board reprint
- Highland
Highland 99.7%
99.7 % low-access
- Pulaski 11.2
Pulaski 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Fairfax city 10.7
Fairfax city 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Wythe 10.6
Wythe 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- King and Queen 10.6
King and Queen 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- King George 10.5
King George 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Dickenson 0
Dickenson 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 29,235 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,105 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,298 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 28,188 |
| Median Household Income | $57,745 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,651 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.2%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Wythe County
Wythe County has 46 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 26
- austinville market, austinville
- circle k 2722706, wytheville
- circle k 2723705, wytheville
- circle k 2723708, wytheville
- circle k 2723710, austinville
- circle k 2723715, wytheville
- circle k 2723716, max meadows
- e-z stop #109 #109, wytheville
- fourth street market, wytheville
- go mart 96, wytheville
- gobble stop, barren springs
- love's travel stops & country stores 239, wytheville
- new river general store, max meadows
- parkway gas 1, rural retreat
- pilot travel center 4619, wytheville
- pilot travel center 750, max meadows
- pilot travel center 754, wytheville
- rapid travel center, max meadows
- roadrunner market 6092, rural retreat
- saimart-2 2, barren springs
- sheetz 407, wytheville
- speedway 4618, wytheville
- speedwell market, speedwell
- ta wytheville 143, wytheville
- usa one stop 1, wytheville
- wytheville family fare 645, wytheville
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- cvs pharmacy 6327, wytheville
- dollar general 17658, barren springs
- dollar general 18034, ivanhoe
- dollar general 0305, wytheville
- dollar general 18854, speedwell
- dollar general 2937, wytheville
- dollar general 31011, max meadows
- dollar general 3491, rural retreat
- dollar tree 1007, wytheville
- family dollar 9265, max meadows
- walgreens 17784, wytheville
Supermarket · 6
- food country usa 12, rural retreat
- food city 850, wytheville
- food country usa 18, max meadows
- food lion 485, wytheville
- food lion 93, wytheville
- rural retreat supermarket 1, rural retreat
Farmers' Market · 1
- wytheville farmers market, wytheville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- hilly haven meat processing/custom, barren springs
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 3270, wytheville
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 Wythe County vs Accomack County → · All Virginia counties →
Counties near Wythe County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wythe 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 (10.6% here).
- Camp County, TX · 10.6% low-access
- Camp County, TX · 10.6% low-access
- Coos County, OR · 10.6% low-access
- Coos County, OR · 10.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside VA (13.2% here).
- Uintah County, UT · 13.2% SNAP
- Uintah County, UT · 13.2% SNAP
- Falls County, TX · 13.2% SNAP
- Falls County, TX · 13.2% 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.
Wythe County inside a lower low-access state context
Wythe 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 .
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