Food Access in West Virginia

Food desert and food access data for 55 counties in West Virginia (WV).

55
Counties
57.8%
Avg. Low Access %
1.0M
People in Food Deserts
18.3%
Avg. SNAP %

Counties in West Virginia

County Population Low Access % SNAP % No Vehicle % Poverty %
Mingo County 23K 78.1% 34.3% 11.8% 28.6%
McDowell County 19K 77.7% 37.3% 9.9% 33.3%
Wyoming County 21K 75.5% 25.8% 10.4% 24.4%
Logan County 32K 75.0% 27.7% 9.8% 23.8%
Calhoun County 6K 73.5% 23.9% 7.7% 33.7%
Clay County 8K 73.0% 28.7% 7.9% 24.6%
Fayette County 41K 72.8% 23.2% 10.2% 21.5%
Roane County 14K 72.3% 22.7% 10.0% 21.1%
Summers County 12K 71.6% 23.7% 8.9% 21.2%
Wirt County 5K 71.5% 26.0% 9.1% 20.3%
Webster County 8K 71.2% 28.8% 13.1% 17.8%
Raleigh County 74K 70.8% 19.2% 9.3% 22.0%
Lincoln County 20K 70.1% 25.1% 9.0% 19.2%
Jackson County 28K 68.6% 19.0% 9.3% 19.6%
Mercer County 60K 68.2% 23.4% 8.3% 18.8%
Lewis County 17K 67.3% 22.1% 10.3% 16.8%
Cabell County 94K 67.2% 15.8% 10.3% 20.1%
Pocahontas County 8K 66.7% 20.9% 7.2% 20.3%
Upshur County 24K 64.8% 16.8% 9.3% 17.8%
Boone County 22K 64.2% 22.1% 8.1% 16.5%
Barbour County 16K 63.7% 15.9% 6.9% 22.0%
Wayne County 39K 63.6% 18.5% 8.6% 16.7%
Braxton County 13K 63.0% 15.8% 8.2% 18.2%
Hardy County 14K 62.6% 16.5% 8.3% 17.3%
Kanawha County 180K 62.3% 15.5% 10.8% 16.4%
Greenbrier County 33K 61.6% 16.2% 6.7% 20.0%
Randolph County 28K 61.5% 16.3% 10.9% 15.5%
Nicholas County 25K 61.0% 22.6% 6.6% 16.7%
Taylor County 17K 60.2% 17.5% 7.1% 16.9%
Ohio County 42K 60.0% 16.0% 12.0% 14.7%
Wetzel County 14K 58.0% 17.8% 6.2% 17.0%
Wood County 84K 57.9% 16.5% 8.4% 14.8%
Mason County 25K 57.8% 16.2% 7.1% 16.3%
Marion County 56K 56.4% 15.4% 8.0% 14.9%
Marshall County 31K 54.3% 17.4% 6.6% 14.7%
Ritchie County 9K 54.3% 16.5% 4.6% 20.3%
Harrison County 66K 52.2% 13.2% 8.8% 13.7%
Monongalia County 106K 52.0% 8.3% 7.1% 20.6%
Preston County 34K 52.0% 17.4% 6.4% 13.8%
Hancock County 29K 50.7% 16.1% 6.7% 13.4%
Hampshire County 23K 49.3% 12.9% 5.2% 17.5%
Mineral County 27K 48.3% 14.9% 6.0% 13.9%
Monroe County 12K 48.3% 15.0% 6.5% 13.2%
Tyler County 8K 48.2% 15.3% 7.3% 12.0%
Brooke County 22K 45.6% 16.1% 7.0% 11.0%
Grant County 11K 45.1% 13.8% 7.2% 11.7%
Pendleton County 6K 43.9% 12.9% 4.4% 16.4%
Gilmer County 7K 43.0% 14.7% 6.6% 11.1%
Tucker County 7K 41.5% 11.5% 9.8% 9.8%
Berkeley County 123K 33.3% 11.0% 5.5% 10.9%
Putnam County 57K 31.1% 11.2% 4.9% 10.9%
Jefferson County 58K 30.2% 11.2% 5.6% 9.1%
Morgan County 17K 29.3% 12.0% 4.3% 10.6%
Doddridge County 8K 27.3% 8.5% 2.6% 14.4%
Pleasants County 8K 26.7% 13.9% 4.4% 7.7%

Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau. Sorted by low access percentage (highest first).