Food Access in North Carolina
Food desert and food access data for 100 counties in North Carolina (NC).
100
Counties
45.6%
Avg. Low Access %
4.0M
People in Food Deserts
15.2%
Avg. SNAP %
Counties in North Carolina
| County | Population | Low Access % | SNAP % | No Vehicle % | Poverty % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland County | 34K | 77.0% | 29.2% | 11.5% | 26.1% |
| Washington County | 11K | 75.6% | 29.7% | 18.2% | 21.6% |
| Richmond County | 43K | 75.2% | 27.8% | 10.7% | 23.0% |
| Halifax County | 49K | 74.7% | 28.9% | 9.2% | 23.9% |
| Bertie County | 18K | 74.1% | 25.8% | 11.3% | 21.4% |
| Robeson County | 118K | 74.1% | 30.3% | 8.0% | 27.1% |
| Edgecombe County | 49K | 73.3% | 22.9% | 10.4% | 22.0% |
| Bladen County | 30K | 73.0% | 29.2% | 7.9% | 24.4% |
| Warren County | 19K | 72.7% | 22.7% | 10.4% | 21.2% |
| Lenoir County | 55K | 72.2% | 24.3% | 8.6% | 22.4% |
| Hertford County | 22K | 71.4% | 26.6% | 9.0% | 20.3% |
| Chowan County | 14K | 71.3% | 20.4% | 10.2% | 20.9% |
| Martin County | 22K | 70.5% | 21.2% | 9.3% | 20.5% |
| Wilson County | 79K | 68.8% | 18.3% | 9.2% | 20.4% |
| Northampton County | 18K | 67.9% | 23.6% | 8.1% | 18.7% |
| Vance County | 42K | 67.2% | 23.1% | 7.8% | 18.7% |
| Anson County | 22K | 67.1% | 27.8% | 7.1% | 19.3% |
| Columbus County | 51K | 65.4% | 23.9% | 6.2% | 21.1% |
| Jones County | 9K | 64.8% | 20.0% | 7.8% | 17.7% |
| Pitt County | 171K | 64.6% | 14.5% | 9.2% | 20.0% |
| Greene County | 20K | 63.5% | 21.8% | 5.5% | 22.6% |
| Swain County | 14K | 63.1% | 13.8% | 8.9% | 19.8% |
| Tyrrell County | 3K | 62.8% | 23.8% | 7.6% | 16.0% |
| Wayne County | 117K | 62.8% | 19.5% | 7.0% | 17.9% |
| Rockingham County | 91K | 62.0% | 16.9% | 7.0% | 18.8% |
| Cleveland County | 100K | 61.9% | 19.3% | 6.5% | 18.4% |
| Cumberland County | 335K | 61.1% | 18.1% | 6.9% | 17.6% |
| Sampson County | 59K | 60.3% | 19.3% | 5.1% | 22.3% |
| Rutherford County | 65K | 59.9% | 18.6% | 6.0% | 18.4% |
| Person County | 39K | 56.2% | 20.3% | 5.2% | 17.2% |
| Duplin County | 49K | 55.9% | 17.4% | 5.2% | 18.5% |
| Hyde County | 5K | 55.6% | 25.3% | 2.2% | 29.9% |
| Surry County | 71K | 54.8% | 17.5% | 5.1% | 17.9% |
| Hoke County | 53K | 54.6% | 17.7% | 5.2% | 17.3% |
| Wilkes County | 66K | 54.4% | 15.4% | 5.7% | 17.1% |
| Nash County | 95K | 54.2% | 16.7% | 6.9% | 14.5% |
| McDowell County | 45K | 54.1% | 17.2% | 6.4% | 14.9% |
| Rowan County | 147K | 53.7% | 15.5% | 5.9% | 16.4% |
| Beaufort County | 45K | 53.2% | 14.2% | 5.8% | 17.1% |
| Mitchell County | 15K | 52.4% | 14.3% | 8.4% | 13.4% |
| Guilford County | 540K | 51.4% | 14.5% | 6.3% | 15.1% |
| Alleghany County | 11K | 50.1% | 10.8% | 5.6% | 19.5% |
| Forsyth County | 384K | 50.1% | 12.9% | 6.6% | 15.2% |
| Montgomery County | 26K | 49.8% | 18.6% | 4.4% | 16.2% |
| Burke County | 88K | 47.6% | 14.0% | 4.6% | 17.0% |
| Caswell County | 23K | 47.5% | 16.2% | 4.7% | 15.4% |
| Craven County | 101K | 46.3% | 13.5% | 5.9% | 14.0% |
| Pasquotank County | 40K | 46.0% | 17.6% | 6.2% | 11.6% |
| Clay County | 11K | 45.4% | 10.9% | 7.3% | 13.5% |
| Jackson County | 42K | 45.4% | 10.1% | 4.8% | 19.3% |
| Lee County | 64K | 45.3% | 15.8% | 4.0% | 16.0% |
| Macon County | 37K | 44.7% | 9.6% | 6.4% | 15.4% |
| Stanly County | 63K | 44.1% | 13.5% | 5.4% | 13.8% |
| Gaston County | 229K | 42.9% | 15.1% | 5.4% | 12.4% |
| Alamance County | 172K | 42.3% | 12.9% | 5.0% | 14.2% |
| Harnett County | 135K | 41.3% | 14.0% | 4.3% | 14.4% |
| Graham County | 8K | 40.7% | 13.0% | 6.4% | 11.3% |
| Randolph County | 144K | 40.6% | 14.9% | 3.7% | 14.7% |
| Cherokee County | 29K | 40.0% | 10.3% | 4.3% | 16.7% |
| Davidson County | 169K | 40.0% | 14.1% | 4.2% | 13.9% |
| Durham County | 325K | 39.5% | 9.6% | 7.0% | 12.3% |
| Yancey County | 19K | 39.4% | 11.8% | 4.2% | 15.3% |
| Granville County | 61K | 38.7% | 12.8% | 4.1% | 14.4% |
| Yadkin County | 37K | 38.4% | 12.1% | 4.6% | 13.8% |
| Caldwell County | 81K | 38.1% | 12.2% | 4.8% | 13.3% |
| Watauga County | 55K | 38.1% | 6.4% | 3.4% | 24.9% |
| Catawba County | 161K | 37.8% | 12.1% | 4.9% | 13.0% |
| Gates County | 11K | 37.5% | 13.8% | 3.4% | 14.3% |
| Ashe County | 27K | 37.4% | 12.1% | 4.2% | 14.1% |
| New Hanover County | 228K | 37.4% | 8.9% | 6.3% | 12.7% |
| Madison County | 21K | 35.4% | 12.4% | 4.5% | 12.5% |
| Perquimans County | 13K | 35.4% | 12.7% | 4.0% | 13.3% |
| Pamlico County | 12K | 35.3% | 9.6% | 4.8% | 13.8% |
| Transylvania County | 33K | 34.5% | 10.3% | 4.6% | 13.4% |
| Davie County | 43K | 32.8% | 10.9% | 5.0% | 11.6% |
| Onslow County | 204K | 32.7% | 12.1% | 3.8% | 12.8% |
| Haywood County | 62K | 32.4% | 11.6% | 4.3% | 12.1% |
| Buncombe County | 269K | 30.0% | 8.7% | 5.4% | 11.2% |
| Stokes County | 45K | 29.7% | 13.3% | 2.8% | 12.0% |
| Mecklenburg County | 1.1M | 28.8% | 8.4% | 5.6% | 10.5% |
| Johnston County | 219K | 28.5% | 11.9% | 4.1% | 10.7% |
| Pender County | 62K | 28.5% | 12.5% | 3.1% | 11.7% |
| Avery County | 18K | 27.2% | 9.4% | 4.5% | 11.2% |
| Franklin County | 70K | 27.2% | 14.7% | 3.2% | 9.7% |
| Orange County | 146K | 24.6% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 12.3% |
| Alexander County | 37K | 23.1% | 8.9% | 2.8% | 12.2% |
| Henderson County | 116K | 22.8% | 8.2% | 3.7% | 11.4% |
| Polk County | 20K | 22.8% | 9.0% | 3.7% | 11.0% |
| Lincoln County | 88K | 21.1% | 10.7% | 3.4% | 9.3% |
| Carteret County | 68K | 20.2% | 8.7% | 3.9% | 9.7% |
| Moore County | 101K | 18.8% | 7.3% | 4.2% | 9.5% |
| Cabarrus County | 226K | 17.4% | 9.0% | 3.7% | 8.4% |
| Brunswick County | 140K | 15.4% | 9.1% | 2.4% | 9.1% |
| Chatham County | 77K | 15.1% | 6.1% | 3.1% | 10.4% |
| Iredell County | 188K | 15.0% | 7.1% | 3.3% | 9.4% |
| Wake County | 1.1M | 13.3% | 6.0% | 4.0% | 8.2% |
| Camden County | 11K | 9.5% | 9.1% | 1.3% | 5.9% |
| Currituck County | 29K | 9.2% | 6.4% | 1.7% | 8.5% |
| Union County | 240K | 9.0% | 7.2% | 2.7% | 6.8% |
| Dare County | 37K | 3.9% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 6.5% |
Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau. Sorted by low access percentage (highest first).