Signature · 19 LILA tracts (30.2% of tracts)
Bell County, TX
Bell County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 19 LILA tracts (30.2% of the book) alongside 31.3% low-access.
- 31.3%
- low-access pop.
- 19
- food-desert tracts
- 13.0%
- on SNAP
- 387K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bell County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 31.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.2 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 19 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 30% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Grimes County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Bell County sits in the upper national band (31.3%, #855 of 3,079) with 19 LILA tracts.
- #855
- national by low-access %
- #82
- in TX
- 36
- low-access tracts
- 33K
- 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: 19 LILA tracts (30.2% of tracts) .
How Bell County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Bell County's 31.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 72% of them and ranked #864 most-affected nationwide.
Bell County's elevated USDA tier split
63 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 19 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bell County has 51 urban and 12 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.
Bell County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Zavala 31.6
Zavala 31.6%
31.6 % low-access
- Bell 31.3
Bell 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Grimes 31.3
Grimes 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Lamar 31.3
Lamar 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Van Zandt 31.3
Van Zandt 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 63 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 310,235 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 36 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 19 |
| Low-Access Population | 96,954 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 33,023 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 386,897 |
| Median Household Income | $68,865 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 18,429 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bell County
Bell County has 306 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 170 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 170
- 1 stop 3, bartlett
- 3rd street food mart, temple
- 440 mart, killeen
- 7-eleven 27860, killeen
- 7-eleven 24864j, temple
- 7-eleven 40546h, killeen
- 7-eleven 40551, belton
- 7-eleven 41858h, harker heights
- 7-eleven convenience store 17921b, temple
- 7-eleven convenience store 22387a, temple
- 7-eleven convenience store 35790a, temple
- 7-eleven convenience store 36805a, killeen
- 7-eleven convenience store 17529b, killeen
- 7-eleven convenience store 21135b, killeen
- 7-eleven convenience store 34255, killeen
- 7-eleven convenience store 35794c, temple
- 7-eleven convenience store 35797a, temple
- 7-eleven convenience store 38995a, temple
- 7-eleven convenience store 42260a, temple
- a1 food mart & groceries, killeen
- ab's foodmart, killeen
- adam grocery store inc, temple
- angels mart, harker heights
- apple mart, killeen
- bell hai grocery inc, heidenheimer
- belton food mart, belton
- belton mini mart, belton
- big red, troy
- boom buzz, killeen
- brake time 105043, harker heights
- brake time 74, killeen
- brake time 75, killeen
- brake time 76, harker heights
- brake time 77, killeen
- brake time 78, temple
- c mart, killeen
- cefco 1, killeen
- cefco 103, temple
- cefco 110, killeen
- cefco 13, belton
- cefco 14, temple
- cefco 15, harker heights
- cefco 18, belton
- cefco 19, belton
- cefco 20, belton
- cefco 23, temple
- cefco 24, temple
- cefco 43, temple
- cefco 44, belton
- cefco 45, nolanville
- cefco 46, temple
- cefco 48, temple
- cefco 49, little river academy
- cefco 53, belton
- cefco 54, belton
- cefco 70, temple
- cefco 71, temple
- cefco 72, killeen
- cefco 86, harker heights
- cefco 87, killeen
- cefco 88, killeen
- cefco 89, temple
- cefco 92, killeen
- cefco 93, salado
- canyon food, temple
- casey's 4775, killeen
- casey's 4871, nolanville
- cefco 95, belton
- chatham's, belton
- chill zone, killeen
- circle k # 2652103 2652103, temple
- circle k 2652104, temple
- circle k 2741325, belton
- circle k 2741333, nolanville
- circle k 2741338, temple
- corner market, killeen
- corner store 2741557, killeen
- corner store 2741569, killeen
- corner store 2741578, temple
- country pride store, killeen
- cowboy mart, harker heights
- ct mart belton, belton
- eagle mart #3, killeen
- eagle mart 7, killeen
- eagle's mart, belton
- el patron, harker heights
- expo quik stop, belton
- express mart, killeen
- ez stop, temple
- family food mart, temple
- family mart, killeen
- fasttime, killeen
- gateway, killeen
- gateway food mart #1, killeen
- go go food mart 1, harker heights
- guys quick stop, holland
- handy stop grocery, killeen
- heights mart, harker heights
- holland grocery, holland
- ias enterprises inc, holland
- killeen express, killeen
- knights food mart, harker heights
- korner food store, killeen
- kwick stop, harker heights
- kwik chek 50, temple
- lake food mart, belton
- lakeshore store and baithouse n/a, temple
- lakeside grocery, belton
- liberty mart, belton
- love's travel stop 719, troy
- lucky food mart, temple
- lucky food mart, killeen
- m & m grocery 1, temple
- mk's grocery, killeen
- manila food market, killeen
- mickey's #21, killeen
- mickey's #25, killeen
- mickey's #3, killeen
- mickey's 14, killeen
- mickey's 2, killeen
- mickey's 22, killeen
- mickey's 4, killeen
- mickey's 5, killeen
- mickey's convenience food stores 20, killeen
- mickey's convenience food stores 6, killeen
- mickeys #1, killeen
- munchies 2, bartlett
- murphy usa 7141, temple
- murphy usa 7210, harker heights
- murphy usa 7710, belton
- nugent express, temple
- onestop food mart, killeen
- pool's food mart, temple
- pool's quick stop, temple
- pools 360, temple
- q star #2, killeen
- quick mart, temple
- quick shop n go, temple
- quick stuff, killeen
- quik stop, temple
- quiktrip 4174, salado
- quiktrip 4176, temple
- quiktrip 4179, killeen
- quiktrip 4189, killeen
- quiktrip 4196, temple
- rogers food mart, rogers
- rush-in mart, killeen
- stripes 40549h, killeen
- sam food mart 2, harker heights
- santos mexican novelties & pinatas, temple
- sp food mart 2, temple
- speedy mart, belton
- speedy mart, killeen
- speedy pac # 4, killeen
- speedy pac 2, killeen
- splawn travel center, killeen
- star mart, killeen
- star mart 11, killeen
- star mart 13, killeen
- star mart 19, killeen
- star mart 2, killeen
- stop & save, killeen
- stop n go, temple
- sun mart, killeen
- sun mart #11, killeen
- sunmart, killeen
- sunmart 7, killeen
- sunny food mart, temple
- super killeen mart inc, killeen
- super quick food mart, killeen
Combination Grocery/Other · 79
- cvs 10221, killeen
- cvs 10585, killeen
- cvs pharmacy 10414, belton
- cvs/ pharmacy 6835, temple
- dollar general 10151, temple
- dollar general 10304, killeen
- dollar general 10331, harker heights
- dollar general 10771, temple
- dollar general 1222, belton
- dollar general 13401, temple
- dollar general 14007, belton
- dollar general 1942, killeen
- dollar general 4612, killeen
- dollar general 4793, killeen
- dollar general 4916, temple
- dollar tree 2998, belton
- dollartree 10022, killeen
- dollartree 10251, temple
- dollartree 8121, killeen
- dollartree 9489, killeen
- dollar general 11296, rogers
- dollar general 11878, killeen
- dollar general 12341, temple
- dollar general 12535, temple
- dollar general 12610, killeen
- dollar general 12640, harker heights
- dollar general 12650, nolanville
- dollar general 13364, troy
- dollar general 13374, little river academy
- dollar general 13607, belton
- dollar general 14994, killeen
- dollar general 15098, killeen
- dollar general 17275, killeen
- dollar general 20667, temple
- dollar general 21093, holland
- dollar general 22015, killeen
- dollar general 22299, salado
- dollar general 23937, killeen
- dollar general 24034, killeen
- dollar general 24461, belton
- dollar general 24786, killeen
- dollar general 24911, killeen
- dollar general 24926, harker heights
- dollar general 5854, killeen
- dollar general 689, temple
- dollar general 6995, killeen
- dollar general 9979, bartlett
- dollar tree 1530, killeen
- dollar tree 1884, temple
- dollar tree 3839, harker heights
- dollar tree 5559, killeen
- dollar tree 6533, killeen
- dollar tree 6646, temple
- dollar tree 6855, harker heights
- dollar tree 7468, killeen
- dollar tree 8974, temple
- family dollar 10336, killeen
- family dollar 11157, killeen
- family dollar 12295, belton
- family dollar 1616, killeen
- family dollar 1744, killeen
- family dollar 2014, temple
- family dollar 3969, killeen
- family dollar 4329, harker heights
- family dollar 4821, killeen
- family dollar 6074, killeen
- family dollar 6107, belton
- family dollar 6785, killeen
- family dollar 7252, killeen
- family dollar store 11122, killeen
- family dollar store 8590, temple
- makola african store, killeen
- philippine food store, killeen
- temple spice and grocery, temple
- walgreens 06158, temple
- walgreens 11130, killeen
- walgreens 10392, belton
- walgreens 10711, killeen
- walgreens 10730, harker heights
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza tx217, belton
Showing 250 of 306 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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.
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Counties near Bell County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bell 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 (31.3% here).
- Montgomery County, PA · 31.3% low-access
- Montgomery County, PA · 31.3% low-access
- Lenoir County, NC · 31.3% low-access
- Lenoir County, NC · 31.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (13.0% here).
- White County, TN · 13.0% SNAP
- White County, TN · 13.0% SNAP
- Staunton city, VA · 13.0% SNAP
- Staunton city, VA · 13.0% 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.
Bell County inside a higher low-access state context
Bell 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 .
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