Signature · 3 LILA tracts (30% of tracts)
Bastrop County, TX
Bastrop County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (30% of the book) alongside 17.3% low-access.
- 17.3%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 7.5%
- on SNAP
- 107K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bastrop County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 17.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 30% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Caldwell County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Bastrop County ranks #1,918 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #187 of 252 counties in TX (17.3% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,918
- national by low-access %
- #187
- in TX
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (30% of tracts) .
How Bastrop County compares nationally
Bastrop County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 17.3% low-access share that beats 38% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,928).
Bastrop County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bastrop County has 3 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.
Bastrop County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Carson 17.6
Carson 17.6%
17.6 % low-access
- Waller 17.6
Waller 17.6%
17.6 % low-access
- Caldwell 17.5
Caldwell 17.5%
17.5 % low-access
- Bastrop 17.3
Bastrop 17.3%
17.3 % low-access
- Fisher 17
Fisher 17%
17 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 74,171 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,826 |
| Low-Access Share | 17.3%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,125 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 106,582 |
| Median Household Income | $86,226 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,750 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bastrop County
Bastrop County has 79 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 43 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 43
- 21 food mart, cedar creek
- 71 food mart, bastrop
- amplified data link, bastrop
- cedar creek country store, cedar creek
- cedar creek express, cedar creek
- chestnut express, bastrop
- circle k 2704031, bastrop
- circle k 2741595, bastrop
- citgo food mart, elgin
- country grocery, del valle
- country mart, bastrop
- duron's grocery store, del valle
- elgin quick mart, elgin
- food box 12, elgin
- food mart, cedar creek
- fresh n up, bastrop
- izal business inc, paige
- jimmy's food n gas, smithville
- lake bastrop mini mart, bastrop
- lakeline grocery, bastrop
- lba market, bastrop
- main stop grocery, elgin
- market xpress #2, elgin
- murphy usa 7567, bastrop
- neu hub, elgin
- neu hub #3, smithville
- neu hub #6, bastrop
- quiktrip 4128, bastrop
- quiktrip 4161, elgin
- red rock food mart, red rock
- refuel 331, cedar creek
- stripes 40589h, bastrop
- sammy's food mart, bastrop
- smithville stop, smithville
- snack stop # 2, del valle
- snack stop # 3 1, dale
- speedy max, elgin
- stripes no. 5150, elgin
- sunny food mart, cedar creek
- tahitian village market, bastrop
- terrys corner, paige
- vic & jee llc, cedar creek
- wagon wheel gas & go, rosanky
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- cvs 10337, elgin
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 1037, bastrop
- dollar general 13848, cedar creek
- dollar general 18727, bastrop
- dollar general 1879, elgin
- dollar general 3537, bastrop
- dollar general 9099, smithville
- dollartree plus 8999, bastrop
- dollar general 12602, bastrop
- dollar general 12642, cedar creek
- dollar general 15565, paige
- dollar general 17193, cedar creek
- dollar general 17607, bastrop
- dollar general 21948, mcdade
- dollar general 9932, cedar creek
- family dollar 12373, bastrop
- family dollar 13595, smithville
- family dollar 2466, elgin
- walgreens 09143, bastrop
- walgreens 13588, bastrop
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- 812 super mercado mexicana, del valle
- jalisco market, bastrop
- mi celine mercado, elgin
- pally 2 enterprises inc 0, cedar creek
Farmers' Market · 3
- bastrop 1832 farmers market, bastrop
- elgin farmers' market, elgin
- smithville farmer's market, smithville
Super Store · 3
- brookshire brothers 55, smithville
- walmart 1042, bastrop
- walmart supercenter 3170, elgin
Supermarket · 3
- heb 475, elgin
- heb 582, bastrop
- poco loco super mercado 10, elgin
Large Grocery Store · 2
- high view ranch super mercado, cedar creek
- j.d.'s supermarket 12, cedar creek
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza tx #112, bastrop
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 Bastrop County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Bastrop County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bastrop 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 (17.3% here).
- Elk County, PA · 17.3% low-access
- Elk County, PA · 17.3% low-access
- Clackamas County, OR · 17.3% low-access
- Clackamas County, OR · 17.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (7.5% here).
- Butte County, SD · 7.5% SNAP
- Butte County, SD · 7.5% SNAP
- Horry County, SC · 7.5% SNAP
- Horry County, SC · 7.5% 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
Bastrop 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 Bastrop County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48021. 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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