SNAP-authorized stores in West Virginia
1,998 stores were authorized to accept SNAP benefits in West Virginia on Dec 31, 2025, the last day of the USDA file.
Leasing, buying or supplying a store? A dated SNAP authorization report ($19) — or a whole territory, with the stores that opened and closed.
By store type
| Store type | Authorized stores |
|---|---|
| Convenience Store | 992 |
| Combination Grocery/Other | 643 |
| Supermarket | 120 |
| Super Store | 114 |
| Farmers' Market | 34 |
| Small Grocery Store | 33 |
| Medium Grocery Store | 28 |
| Meat/Poultry Specialty | 15 |
| Large Grocery Store | 12 |
| Fruits/Veg Specialty | 7 |
Stores that joined and left the program
| Year | Authorizations started | Authorizations ended |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 | 185 |
| 2024 | 114 | 128 |
| 2023 | 109 | 139 |
| 2022 | 154 | 163 |
| 2021 | 162 | 137 |
Counted from the authorization periods in the file. An ended authorization is not a penalty: the file gives no reason.
By city
- Barboursville — 20
- Beckley — 42
- Berkeley Springs — 13
- Bluefield — 22
- Bridgeport — 17
- Buckhannon — 23
- Charles Town — 23
- Charleston — 102
- Clarksburg — 34
- Dunbar — 11
- Elkins — 19
- Elkview — 14
- Fairmont — 44
- Fayetteville — 10
- Grafton — 10
- Huntington — 63
- Hurricane — 25
- Inwood — 11
- Keyser — 14
- Kingwood — 11
- Lewisburg — 16
- Logan — 15
- Martinsburg — 55
- Moorefield — 10
- Morgantown — 66
- Moundsville — 16
- New Martinsville — 11
- Oak Hill — 15
- Parkersburg — 66
- Point Pleasant — 11
- Princeton — 36
- Ripley — 18
- Saint Albans — 21
- South Charleston — 19
- Summersville — 19
- Vienna — 12
- Weirton — 23
- Wellsburg — 14
- Weston — 14
- Wheeling — 36
Smaller places of West Virginia — 977 stores.