Signature · 31 SNAP-authorized stores
Bosque County, TX
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Bosque County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 25.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.4%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bosque County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 25.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hardeman County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Bosque County ranks #1,242 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #122 of 252 counties in TX (25.6% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,242
- national by low-access %
- #122
- in TX
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 31 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Bosque County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Bosque County's 25.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 60% of them and ranked #1,246 most-affected nationwide.
Bosque County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bosque County has 1 urban and 6 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.
Bosque County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Milam 26.1
Milam 26.1%
26.1 % low-access
- Angelina 26
Angelina 26%
26 % low-access
- Hardeman 25.8
Hardeman 25.8%
25.8 % low-access
- Yoakum 25.8
Yoakum 25.8%
25.8 % low-access
- Bosque 25.6
Bosque 25.6%
25.6 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,212 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,657 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,774 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,687 |
| Median Household Income | $68,914 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 782 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bosque County
Bosque County has 31 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 17
- allsup's 102415, meridian
- bosque mini mart, cliftion
- brookshire brothers express 80, valley mills
- cefco 67, valley mills
- kuick check 1, meridian
- lake stop store, clifton
- lampman food store 01, morgan
- morgan one stop, morgan
- mr k c-store, clifton
- new cowboy food mart, walnut springs
- new lakeside food store, morgan
- pack n sack, walnut springs
- tommy's 36, meridian
- tommy's 37, meridian
- tommy's 38, cransfill gap
- tommy's 39, iredell
- yesway 1203, clifton
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- dollar general 7407, clifton
- dollar general 11444, valley mills
- dollar general 16815, clifton
- dollar general 20824, morgan
- dollar general 24761, clifton
- dollar general 25949, walnut springs
- dollar general 5719, meridian
- family dollar 12436, morgan
- family dollar 12715, clifton
- family dollar 13410, clifton
Super Store · 2
- brookshire brothers 100, meridian
- david's 105, clifton
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- hartness cattle, iredell
Supermarket · 1
- brookshire food store 92, clifton
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 Bosque County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Bosque County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bosque 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 (25.6% here).
- Maury County, TN · 25.6% low-access
- Maury County, TN · 25.6% low-access
- Mahaska County, IA · 25.6% low-access
- Mahaska County, IA · 25.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (10.4% here).
- Cannon County, TN · 10.4% SNAP
- Cannon County, TN · 10.4% SNAP
- Lamoille County, VT · 10.4% SNAP
- Lamoille County, VT · 10.4% 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
Bosque 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 Bosque County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48035. 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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