Signature · 43.8% low-access (90th pct)
Anderson County, TX
Anderson County sits in the upper national band on low-access (43.8%, +21.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 43.8%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 18.0%
- on SNAP
- 58K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Anderson County, TX
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 43.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +21.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 27% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Mitchell County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Anderson County sits in the upper national band (43.8%, #303 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #303
- national by low-access %
- #37
- in TX
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 43.8% low-access (90th pct) (+21.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Anderson County compares nationally
Anderson County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 43.8% low-access share outpaces 90% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #303 most-affected nationwide.
Anderson County's elevated USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Anderson County has 4 urban and 7 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.
Anderson County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Anderson
Anderson 43.8%
43.8 % low-access
- Mitchell
Mitchell 43.5%
43.5 % low-access
- Willacy
Willacy 43.2%
43.2 % low-access
- Childress
Childress 42.8%
42.8 % low-access
- Terry
Terry 42.8%
42.8 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 58,458 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 25,589 |
| Low-Access Share | 43.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,259 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 58,439 |
| Median Household Income | $62,068 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,161 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 17.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Anderson County
Anderson County has 45 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 22 locations (49% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 22
- cvs pharmacy inc 6918, palestine
- dollar general 19387, montalba
- dollar general 4551, palestine
- dollar general 5852, frankston
- dollar general 7576, palestine
- dollar general 8851, palestine
- dollar general 9700, elkhart
- dollartree 8718, palestine
- dollar tree 4456, palestine
- family dollar 12251, palestine
- family dollar 1316, palestine
- family dollar 7597, elkhart
- family dollar 8442, frankston
- family dollar store 11038, tennessee colony
- family dollar store 7857, palestine
- kim's 1002, palestine
- kim's 1003, palestine
- kim's 1006, elkhart
- kim's 1007, palestine
- kim's 1038, frankston
- kim's 45, palestine
- walgreens 09411, palestine
Convenience Store · 14
- 7-eleven, inc. 42580, sanderson
- cefco 106, palestine
- diamond sales 2, frankston
- flowers bakery outlet 50000341, palestine
- jj's fastop 107, palestine
- jj's fastop #105, palestine
- milan bz mart 2, frankston
- mr. d's, palestine
- murphy usa 7681, palestine
- ordones groceries 1, palestine
- petro mart #3, palestine
- solid rock african mart, palestine
- tristar 19, palestine
- tristar 20, palestine
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 75108, palestine
- brookshire food store 30, palestine
- brookshire brothers express 112, grapeland
- spring market 713, frankston
Small Grocery Store · 2
- african carribean middle east food store llc, palestine
- el natural veggie-table, palestine
Super Store · 2
- kroger 431, palestine
- walmart supercenter 345, palestine
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- east texas beef processors, palestine
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Texas
One of 253 counties in Texas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Anderson County vs Andrews County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Anderson County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Anderson County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (43.8% here).
- Laclede County, MO · 43.7% low-access
- Williamson County, TN · 43.9% low-access
- Hamilton County, TN · 43.9% low-access
- Cochise County, AZ · 43.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (18.0% here).
- Chesterfield County, SC · 18.0% SNAP
- Chesterfield County, SC · 18.0% SNAP
- Clark County, OH · 18.0% SNAP
- Clark County, OH · 18.0% 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.
Anderson County inside a higher low-access state context
Anderson County sits inside Texas (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 .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Anderson County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48001. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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