Signature · 35.6% low-access (82nd pct)
Bandera County, TX
Bandera County sits in the upper national band on low-access (35.6%, +13.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 35.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 7.2%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bandera County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 35.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Brown County ( -0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Bandera County sits in the upper national band (35.6%, #565 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #565
- national by low-access %
- #57
- in TX
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 35.6% low-access (82nd pct) (+13.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Bandera County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Bandera County's 35.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 82% of them and ranked #565 most-affected nationwide.
Bandera County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 5 of Bandera County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Bandera County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Bandera 35.6
Bandera 35.6%
35.6 % low-access
- Brown 35.1
Brown 35.1%
35.1 % low-access
- Jim Hogg 34.9
Jim Hogg 34.9%
34.9 % low-access
- Montgomery 34.9
Montgomery 34.9%
34.9 % low-access
- Hidalgo 34.7
Hidalgo 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,485 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,294 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,097 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 22,021 |
| Median Household Income | $75,813 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 670 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
SNAP retailers in Bandera County
Bandera County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 9 locations (50% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 18 authorized stores; Bandera holds 50% of them. 3 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Lakehills, Pipe Creek, Medina.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Bandera | 9 | 1 |
| Lakehills | 4 | none |
| Pipe Creek | 4 | none |
| Medina | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs/pharmacy 10336, bandera
- dollar general 12080, lakehills
- dollar general 14989, bandera
- dollar general 16190, pipe creek
- dollar general 21901, bandera
- dollar general 24011, bandera
- dollar general 24591, bandera
- dollar general 25914, pipe creek
- family dollar 11895, medina
Convenience Store · 8
- bandera ice house, bandera
- big's 306, lakehills
- copper lantern 1, bandera
- e-z mart 4379, lakehills
- e-z mart 4383, pipe creek
- five points market 20, bandera
- hill country grocery store, lakehills
- pipe creek market, pipe creek
Super Store · 1
- lowes 102, bandera
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 Bandera County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Bandera County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bandera 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 (35.6% here).
- Washington County, UT · 35.6% low-access
- Dare County, NC · 35.6% low-access
- St. Bernard Parish, LA · 35.6% low-access
- Bienville Parish, LA · 35.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (7.2% here).
- Sevier County, TN · 7.2% SNAP
- Chesapeake city, VA · 7.2% SNAP
- Suffolk County, NY · 7.2% SNAP
- Union County, MS · 7.2% 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.
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Bandera County, at 35.6%, runs 10.6 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 Bandera County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48019. 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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