Signature · 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Aransas County, TX
Aransas County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 31.7% low-access.
- 31.7%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 8.6%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Aransas County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 31.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Zavala County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Aransas County sits in the upper national band (31.7%, #828 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #828
- national by low-access %
- #80
- in TX
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Aransas County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Aransas County's 31.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 73% of them and ranked #828 most-affected nationwide.
Aransas County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Aransas County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (3 urban, 2 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 2 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Aransas County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Orange 32
Orange 32%
32 % low-access
- Edwards 31.9
Edwards 31.9%
31.9 % low-access
- Swisher 31.8
Swisher 31.8%
31.8 % low-access
- Aransas 31.7
Aransas 31.7%
31.7 % low-access
- Zavala 31.6
Zavala 31.6%
31.6 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 23,158 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,336 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,754 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 24,876 |
| Median Household Income | $69,466 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,071 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
SNAP retailers in Aransas County
Aransas County has 25 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (64% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 25 authorized stores; Rockport holds 88% of them. 2 of the 3 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Fulton, Aransas Pass.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Rockport | 22 | 2 |
| Fulton | 2 | none |
| Aransas Pass | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 16
- 7-eleven 36506h, rockport
- 7-eleven 42356h, rockport
- checkout #70, rockport
- checkout 53, rockport
- circle k 2709048, rockport
- circle k 2740416, rockport
- circle k 2741499, rockport
- corner store 274431, rockport
- gasfusion inc 2, rockport
- murphy usa 7098, rockport
- quick & save, rockport
- refuel 1324, aransas pass
- stripes 40795, rockport
- solrise 2, fulton
- speedy stop 123, rockport
- waterfront market, rockport
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 19719, rockport
- dollar general 19720, rockport
- dollar general 19773, fulton
- dollartree 10167, rockport
- family dollar 12407, rockport
- walgreens 09205, rockport
Small Grocery Store · 1
- mai's oriental market, rockport
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 440, rockport
Supermarket · 1
- heb 562, rockport
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 Aransas County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Aransas County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Aransas 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 (31.7% here).
- Jackson County, OK · 31.7% low-access
- Cabarrus County, NC · 31.7% low-access
- Elkhart County, IN · 31.7% low-access
- Chatham County, GA · 31.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (8.6% here).
- Washington County, TN · 8.6% SNAP
- Lincoln County, TN · 8.6% SNAP
- Wagoner County, OK · 8.6% SNAP
- Moore County, NC · 8.6% 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.
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Aransas County, at 31.7%, runs 6.7 pts above the Texas rate.
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 .
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 Aransas County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48007. 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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