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Bowie County, TX

Bowie County sits in the upper national band on low-access (28.9%, +6.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.

28.9%
low-access pop.
2
food-desert tracts
14.6%
on SNAP
92K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 TX

USDA FARA access plate

County Bowie County, TX

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED

  • LA-ELEVATED 28.9% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.8 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-HEAVY 14.6% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Hopkins County ( -0.1 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Bowie County sits in the upper national band (28.9%, #1,005 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.

#1,005
national by low-access %
#100
in TX
8
low-access tracts
9K
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: 108 SNAP-authorized stores .

How Bowie County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Bowie County's 28.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 68% of them and ranked #1,013 most-affected nationwide.

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Bowie County's elevated USDA tier split

18 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Bowie County, TX USDA-defined food-access tiers: 10 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 6 limited, 2 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 18 tracts evaluated. 10 tracts adequate (55.6%) 6 tracts limited (33.3%) 2 tracts severe / food desert (11.1%) Adequate 56% Limited 33% Severe 11% Food-access tier distribution: Bowie County, TX
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Bowie County has 12 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.

Bowie County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Bowie County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts18
Atlas Population (2010 basis)92,565
Low-Access Tracts8
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)2
Low-Access Population26,753
Low-Access Share28.9%above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population8,785

ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Bowie County
IndicatorValue
Population92,115
Median Household Income$59,803
Poverty Rate16.2%above the national average
SNAP Households5,109
SNAP Participation Rate14.6%above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle6.9%below the national average
Group-Quarters Population6.3%

Thick SNAP store book in Bowie County

Bowie County has 108 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 52 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 52

  • 13 brothers meat market, texarkana
  • best mart #6, maud
  • circle k 2744522, new boston
  • dear dee's mart, texarkana
  • e z mart 4436, new boston
  • e-z mart 4215, texarkana
  • e-z mart 4292, texarkana
  • e-z mart 4375, texarkana
  • e-z mart 4428, texarkana
  • e-z mart 4449, nash
  • e-z mart 4462, wake village
  • fast low, texarkana
  • flowers bakery outlet 50000347, texarkana
  • fuel n go, texarkana
  • fuel n go, texarkana
  • fuel n go, texarkana
  • kristi food mart, texarkana
  • lake side smoke and food 1, texarkana
  • lakeway country store, texarkana
  • lakeway store llc, texarkana
  • los amigos, texarkana
  • love's travel stop 852, new boston
  • loves travel stop 473, texarkana
  • lovin' life rv park and countrystore, de kalb
  • lunah mart, texarkana
  • murphy usa 5655, texarkana
  • murphy usa 7212, new boston
  • murphy usa 7986, texarkana
  • new boston mart, texarkana
  • new ways, texarkana
  • paradise quick stop # 6, nash
  • paradise quick stop # 7, texarkana
  • paradise quick stop 10, texarkana
  • paradise quick stop 11, new boston
  • paradise quick stop 12, texarkana
  • paradise quick stop 13, hooks
  • paradise quick stop 9, texarkana
  • quick mart, texarkana
  • quick pick mart #2, texarkana
  • quick pick mart #3, texarkana
  • quick pick mart 1, texarkana
  • quiktrip 7900, texarkana
  • racetrac 2641, texarkana
  • racetrac 2663, texarkana
  • ricky's travel center 3, hooks
  • road ranger 277, new boston
  • shell station texas, texarkana
  • tanzanite four llc 00001, de kalb
  • texar mart, texarkana
  • texarkana travel stop, texarkana
  • tri corner mart inc, texarkana
  • wilson asian market inc, texarkana

Combination Grocery/Other · 35

  • cvs 10055, texarkana
  • delaughters #1, maud
  • dollar general 10923, texarkana
  • dollar general 14492, texarkana
  • dollar general 1746, new boston
  • dollar general 18485, texarkana
  • dollar general 3762, texarkana
  • dollar general 9494, nash
  • dollar general 9515, texarkana
  • dollar general 9620, de kalb
  • dollar tree 6663, wake village
  • dollar general 11308, hooks
  • dollar general 12403, texarkana
  • dollar general 13009, wake village
  • dollar general 19949, douglassville
  • dollar general 20326, simms
  • dollar general 20806, texarkana
  • dollar general 24590, texarkana
  • dollar general 25743, texarkana
  • dollar general 30812, new boston
  • dollar general 6470, redwater
  • dollar tree 451, texarkana
  • dollar tree 7020, new boston
  • dollar tree 8926, texarkana
  • family dollar 12122, texarkana
  • family dollar 12959, texarkana
  • family dollar 13665, hooks
  • family dollar 3828, de kalb
  • family dollar 4214, texarkana
  • family dollar 4232, new boston
  • family dollar 6840, maud
  • family dollar 998, texarkana
  • temi african market, texarkana
  • walgreens 06195, texarkana
  • walgreens 06525, texarkana

Super Store · 7

  • sam's club 8295, texarkana
  • target store t 1811, texarkana
  • walmart 2123, texarkana
  • walmart neighborhood market 4367, texarkana
  • walmart neighborhood market 4371, texarkana
  • walmart neighborhood market 4373, wake village
  • walmart supercenter 181, new boston

Supermarket · 6

  • aldi 75105, texarkana
  • albertsons 0135, wake village
  • brookshire food store 72, new boston
  • super 1 foods 618, texarkana
  • spring market 707, maud
  • spring market 708, de kalb

Large Grocery Store · 2

  • cash saver 5028, hooks
  • cash saver 5044, texarkana

Medium Grocery Store · 2

  • los abuelos meat market, texarkana
  • mercado la fe / the faith market, texarkana

Bakery Specialty · 1

  • papa murphy's pizza tx016, texarkana

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1

  • red river beef co, texarkana

Seafood Specialty · 1

  • prestige fish market, hooks

Small Grocery Store · 1

  • fruteria el nacimiento, texarkana

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 Bowie County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bowie 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 (28.9% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (14.6% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Bowie County inside a higher low-access state context

Bowie 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 Bowie County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48037. 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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