Signature · 51 SNAP-authorized stores
Atascosa County, TX
Atascosa County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 18.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 16.2%
- on SNAP
- 51K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Atascosa County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 18.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Harris County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Atascosa County ranks #1,784 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #170 of 252 counties in TX (18.8% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,784
- national by low-access %
- #170
- in TX
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 51 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Atascosa County compares nationally
Atascosa County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.8% low-access share that beats 43% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,788).
Atascosa County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Atascosa County has 3 urban and 5 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.
Atascosa County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Harris 18.9
Harris 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Atascosa 18.8
Atascosa 18.8%
18.8 % low-access
- Freestone 18.7
Freestone 18.7%
18.7 % low-access
- Dallas 18.6
Dallas 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Fayette 18.6
Fayette 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 44,911 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,429 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.8%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,618 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 51,008 |
| Median Household Income | $70,770 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,725 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Atascosa County
Atascosa County has 51 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 29 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 29
- chevron food mart, pleasanton
- circle k 2741077, pleasanton
- conoco food mart, pleasanton
- eazy drive thru food mart, poteet
- first stop, poteet
- hi-way one stop, inc., charlotte
- kactus korner beverage barn, poteet
- kuntry korner, campbellton
- leming express drive thru, leming
- lucky fuel station, jourdanton
- murphy usa 7649, pleasanton
- mushi's 3, pleasanton
- peak point, poteet
- petro mart #6, pleasanton
- petro mart 5, jourdanton
- poteet food mart, poteet
- quick & easy beverage barn, poteet
- ramos drive inn, charlotte
- rick's drive inn, leming
- sam food mart no 1, pleasanton
- sam food mart no 2, poteet
- sherry's, pleasanton
- star food mart, lytle
- stripes 40524h, jourdanton
- stripes 42132h, lytle
- super stop, lytle
- tex best travel center 525, pleasanton
- tex best travel center 527, jourdanton
- valero corner store 2742428, pleasanton
Combination Grocery/Other · 16
- cvs 10843, lytle
- dollar general 11200, poteet
- dollar general 1852, pleasanton
- dollar general 19500, somerset
- dollar general 19733, leming
- dollar general 4730, lytle
- dollar general 6049, jourdanton
- dollar general 12199, poteet
- dollar general 22879, charlotte
- dollar general 25572, pleasanton
- dollar tree 2175, pleasanton
- dollar tree 6877, lytle
- family dollar 13412, poteet
- family dollar 2547, poteet
- family dollar 3803, pleasanton
- walgreens 11725, pleasanton
Small Grocery Store · 2
- a & i grocery, charlotte
- eshem' s marketplace, poteet
Supermarket · 2
- heb 411, pleasanton
- heb food store 019, lytle
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lowes 151, poteet
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 757, pleasanton
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 Atascosa County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Atascosa County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Atascosa 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 (18.8% here).
- Hughes County, OK · 18.8% low-access
- Hughes County, OK · 18.8% low-access
- Schenectady County, NY · 18.8% low-access
- Schenectady County, NY · 18.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (16.2% here).
- Rusk County, WI · 16.2% SNAP
- Rusk County, WI · 16.2% SNAP
- Carter County, OK · 16.2% SNAP
- Carter County, OK · 16.2% 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.
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Atascosa 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 Atascosa County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48013. 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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