Signature · 36 SNAP-authorized stores
Yadkin County, NC
Yadkin County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 14.3%
- on SNAP
- 38K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Yadkin County, NC
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 12.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Johnston County (+ 0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Yadkin County lands in the lower national band (12.2%, #2,327 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,327
- national by low-access %
- #58
- in NC
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 36 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Yadkin County compares nationally
Yadkin County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.2% low-access share that beats 26% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,327).
Yadkin County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Yadkin County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (6 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Yadkin 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
- Madison 13.1
Madison 13.1%
13.1 % low-access
- Johnston 12.5
Johnston 12.5%
12.5 % low-access
- Yadkin 12.2
Yadkin 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Chatham 11.2
Chatham 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Duplin 11
Duplin 11%
11 % low-access
- Greene 0.1
Greene 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 38,406 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,673 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,028 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 37,574 |
| Median Household Income | $62,932 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,145 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Yadkin County
Yadkin County has 36 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 36 authorized stores; Yadkinville holds 42% of them. 3 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: East Bend, Hamptonville, Yadkin.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Yadkinville | 15 | 2 |
| Jonesville | 7 | 2 |
| East Bend | 5 | none |
| Boonville | 4 | 1 |
| Hamptonville | 4 | none |
| Yadkin | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 17
- 3 brothers #2, boonville
- 7 eleven 36076, hamptonville
- cutter's mart, yadkinville
- fast phils 505, yadkinville
- great d llc, yadkinville
- interstate exxon, jonesville
- lugar de najera, hamptonville
- midtown gas & grill, boonville
- quality mart #62 1762, jonesville
- quality mart #63 1763, yadkinville
- run in 116, yadkinville
- sav-go mata ii, east bend
- sheetz 510, yadkinville
- speedway 6945, jonesville
- speedway 6947, east bend
- williams & gentry, yadkinville
- yadkin food corner, yadkinville
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cvs pharmacy 4398, yadkinville
- dollar general 10957, east bend
- dollar general 11218, yadkin
- dollar general 13692, boonville
- dollar general 13459, hamptonville
- dollar general 14039, jonesville
- dollar general 15690, yadkinville
- dollar general 16942, east bend
- dollar general 23886, jonesville
- dollar general 30285, yadkinville
- dollar tree 5437, yadkinville
- family dollar 13235, east bend
- family dollar 13838, hamptonville
- family dollar store 118, yadkinville
Supermarket · 4
- food lion 1293, yadkinville
- food lion 613, jonesville
- foothills meat center, jonesville
- yadki river iga 849, boonville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- don juan tienda mexicana, yadkinville
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 Yadkin County vs Alamance County → · All North Carolina counties →
Counties near Yadkin County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Yadkin 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 (12.2% here).
- Dickson County, TN · 12.2% low-access
- Green County, WI · 12.2% low-access
- Converse County, WY · 12.2% low-access
- Cass County, IL · 12.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NC (14.3% here).
- Fayette County, OH · 14.3% SNAP
- Somerset County, PA · 14.3% SNAP
- Carter County, TN · 14.3% SNAP
- Wadena County, MN · 14.3% 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.
North Carolina among South Atlantic states
North Carolina ranks 5th of 9 South Atlantic states by population-weighted low-access (22.9%). Yadkin County, at 12.2%, runs 10.7 pts below the North Carolina 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 .
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