Signature · 108 SNAP-authorized stores
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 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.
Bowie County's elevated USDA tier split
18 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
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
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- La Salle 29.1
La Salle 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Bowie 28.9
Bowie 28.9%
28.9 % low-access
- Hopkins 28.8
Hopkins 28.8%
28.8 % low-access
- Brazos 28.5
Brazos 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Callahan 28.5
Callahan 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 18 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 92,565 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 26,753 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,785 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 92,115 |
| Median Household Income | $59,803 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,109 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.3% |
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.
Compare Bowie County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
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).
- Fluvanna County, VA · 28.9% low-access
- Fluvanna County, VA · 28.9% low-access
- Stark County, OH · 28.9% low-access
- Stark County, OH · 28.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (14.6% here).
- Marion County, TN · 14.6% SNAP
- Marion County, TN · 14.6% SNAP
- Warren County, PA · 14.6% SNAP
- Warren County, PA · 14.6% 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.
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 .
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