County food-access profile · Texas
Brazoria County, TX
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Brazoria 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).
- 29.8%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 8.1%
- on SNAP
- 391K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
29.8% of Brazoria County residents live in a low-access area, and 4 of its 50 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 23
- low-access tracts
- 21K
- food-desert residents
- 3.1%
- households, no vehicle
- 7.4%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Brazoria County's low-access share at 29.8%, above the national share. 23 of the county's 50 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 93,403 people. 4 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 20,853 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Brazoria County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Brazoria County's 29.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 70% of them and ranked #951 most-affected nationwide.
Brazoria County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 50 census tracts in Brazoria County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Brazoria County vs. other Texas counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Texas
- Brazoria
Brazoria County, TX
29.8 % low-access
- Anderson
Anderson County, TX
43.8 % low-access
- Andrews
Andrews County, TX
26.8 % low-access
- Angelina
Angelina County, TX
26 % low-access
- Aransas
Aransas County, TX
31.7 % low-access
- Archer
Archer County, TX
18.3 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 50 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 313,166 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 23 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 93,403 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 20,853 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 391,255 |
| Median Household Income | $97,993 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 10,824 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.1%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.3% |
About 8.1% of Brazoria County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 29.8% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 8.1% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 10,824 households here.
- 3.1% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 4 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Brazoria County
above the national share
4 of Brazoria County's 50 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 8.0% of all its tracts.
A further 19 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 23.
An estimated 93,403 residents, roughly 29.8% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 20,853 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 27 tracts (54.0%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Brazoria County
Brazoria County has 245 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 114 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 114
- #1 pick n go, pearland
- 1 stop express #16, pearland
- 3 star food mart, freeport
- 7 days, lake jackson
- 7-eleven 36522h, alvin
- 7-eleven 42060h, rosharon
- 7-eleven, inc. dba stripes 40973h, freeport
- 7-eleven, inc. dba stripes 40975h, west columbia
- 7-eleven, inc. dba stripes 40976h, manvel
- aizen's food mart, alvin
- alvin corner station, alvin
- alvin express, alvin
- alvin express, alvin
- alvin express #1, alvin
- alvin food mart, alvin
- alvin fuel run, alvin
- alvin market, alvin
- alvin swift, alvin
- amigos food mart, alvin
- ampm express, rosharon
- angleton chevron, angleton
- angleton chevron, angleton
- angleton express, angleton
- arcola food mart, arcola
- bernard grocery, brazoria
- bless retail inc, alvin
- breaktime, pearland
- c & c grocery, brazoria
- columbia stop, west columbia
- charge up 83, alvin
- checkout # 48, rosharon
- checkpoint #102, alvin
- chevron, alvin
- circle a, angleton
- circle k 1910, sweeney
- circle k 2703594, manvel
- city fresh, clute
- city fresh #2, freeport
- clc food mart, west columbia
- corner market #21, rosharon
- corner market no. 2, pearland
- corner store 2741482, pearland
- corner store 2742585, sweeny
- country food mart, pearland
- cross country store, angleton
- dixie food mart 2 00001, lake jackson
- dixie mart, pearland
- dixie meats, clute
- e-z gas and food store, angleton
- fairway food mart, alvin
- fast lane #49, clute
- fuelwise #1, pearland
- gene's country store 01, pearland
- grab n go #2, danbury
- handi stop #118, pearland
- handi stop #119, alvin
- handi stop #123, pearland
- handi stop #95, manvel
- handi stop 129, manvel
- heights corner store, alvin
- hop stop #2, manvel
- in n out express, rosharon
- k&j bat llc 1, clute
- kiki food mart, freeport
- kountry korner, brazoria
- kroozin tx 35, alvin
- lake jackson buzzy bee, lake jackson
- lonestar express, pearland
- love's travel stop 665, angleton
- lucky 1 food mart, pearland
- manvel food mart, pearland
- mega mart 2, alvin
- minute market, freeport
- mr express #3, pearland
- murphy usa 5688, lake jackson
- murphy usa 5695, angleton
- murphy usa 7683, pearland
- murphy usa 7806, alvin
- mustang express 48, rosharon
- new way food store, clute
- nick's corner, pearland
- pearland food mart, pearland
- pearland k food mart, pearland
- pump n shop 57, pearland
- quick easy mart, alvin
- rally stop #3, pearland
- resco, clute
- richwood food mart, richwood
- roadstar #18, clute
- roadster #20, west columbia
- rosharon exxon & deli, rosharon
- royal food mart, pearland
- smart stop, alvin
- saj hwy 35 food mart, alvin
- saj hwy 6 alvin food mart, alvin
- shop n get, alvin
- simplc, pearland
- sl corner store, pearland
- snackerz #1, alvin
- snackerz #2, alvin
- spin n market 11, alvin
- step in, lake jackson
- stop n drive #1, alvin
- sunny's wright drive in, damon
- sunnys brookside, pearland
- surfside #2, freeport
- surfside food mart, freeport
- swift cullen, pearland
- timewise food store 279, manvel
- valero corner store 2741415, clute
- valero corner store 2742506, freeport
- valero corner store 274720, lake jackson
- xyz store, freeport
- yogi-india grocers, pearland
Combination Grocery/Other · 81
- cvs pharmacy inc 5807, pearland
- cvs pharmacy inc 5877, pearland
- cvs pharmacy inc 6704, lake jackson
- cvs pharmacy inc 6725, angleton
- cvs pharmacy inc 6727, alvin
- cvs pharmacy 10461, pearland
- cvs pharmacy 10603, rosharon
- cvs pharmacy 10604, manvel
- cvs pharmacy 10908, pearland
- cvs pharmacy cvs11327, rosharon
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7120, pearland
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7470, west columbia
- cvs/pharmacy 6767, freeport
- dollar general 11183, clute
- dollar general 1714, brazoria
- dollar general 18380, brazoria
- dollar general 18581, alvin
- dollar general 18602, brazoria
- dollar general 18750, damon
- dollar general 2355, angleton
- dollar general 3393, west columbia
- dollar general 4117, alvin
- dollar general 4179, pearland
- dollar general 4453, lake jackson
- dollar general 4687, freeport
- dollar general 4844, angleton
- dollar general 6636, sweeny
- dollar general 6751, clute
- dollar general 9654, manvel
- dollar general 9834, pearland
- dollar general 12284, arcola
- dollar general 15721, alvin
- dollar general 15949, rosharon
- dollar general 16309, angleton
- dollar general 16849, jones creek
- dollar general 17788, rosharon
- dollar general 17895, freeport
- dollar general 20020, liverpool
- dollar general 20082, brazoria
- dollar general 20115, freeport
- dollar general 20375, pearland
- dollar general 20405, alvin
- dollar general 20654, alvin
- dollar general 21407, damon
- dollar general 21674, alvin
- dollar general 22140, manvel
- dollar general 22408, angleton
- dollar general 22771, sweeny
- dollar general 23718, pearland
- dollar general 24172, alvin
- dollar general 25868, pearland
- dollar general 7412, danbury
- dollar general 7994, richwood
- dollar tree 0489, pearland
- dollar tree 0868, lake jackson
- dollar tree 1835, alvin
- dollar tree 4583, angleton
- dollar tree 5229, pearland
- dollar tree 7475, clute
- dollar tree 7667, freeport
- dollar tree 8100, alvin
- dollar tree 9335, west columbia
- family dollar 12336, sandy point
- family dollar 2245, lake jackson
- family dollar 2502, alvin
- family dollar 2541, sweeny
- family dollar 5067, brazoria
- greak's smokehouse co, alvin
- la michoacana meat market h79, alvin
- pearland african depot and grocery llc, pearland
- torrent valley's marketplace, lake jackson
- walgreens 04100, clute
- walgreens 04113, alvin
- walgreens 04373, angleton
- walgreens 06584, pearland
- walgreens 07459, pearland
- walgreens 07534, pearland
- walgreens 10477, pearland
- walgreens 12052, west columbia
- walgreens 03660, pearland
- walgreens 2954, lake jackson
Super Store · 19
- costco wholesale 1221, pearland
- kroger 256, angleton
- kroger 264, pearland
- kroger 321, alvin
- kroger 343, pearland
- kroger 149, clute
- kroger 308, pearland
- sam's club 4843, pearland
- stewart's food store 2, brazoria
- target store t 1459, pearland
- target store t 882, lake jackson
- walmart 3510, pearland
- walmart 482, west columbia
- walmart neighborhood market 7361, pearland
- walmart supercenter 3572, pearland
- walmart supercenter 527, angleton
- walmart supercenter 872, pearland
- walmart supercenter 462, alvin
- walmart supercenter 808, lake jackson
Supermarket · 17
- aldi 78034, pearland
- aldi 78038, lake jackson
- aldi 12, alvin
- aldi 78004, pearland
- arlan's market #28, freeport
- heb 017, angleton
- heb 271, west columbia
- heb 288, alvin
- heb 63, pearland
- heb 675, pearland
- heb food store 707, lake jackson
- heb food store 760, manvel
- lmmm houston 68, clute
- lewis food town 12, pearland
- randalls 1858, pearland
- sprouts farmers market 146, pearland
- stanton's shopping center, alvin
Medium Grocery Store · 7
- ab world food market, pearland
- food city, clute
- general teran 2, angleton
- mercadito 2, alvin
- pearland halal meat and grocers llc, pearland
- pronto mini market, alvin
- texas grocery, alvin
Seafood Specialty · 3
- capt marks seafood market, freeport
- murphys discount shrimp, brazoria
- po-boy's seafood market, angleton
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- fioma farm, rosharon
- hamza farm, rosharon
Small Grocery Store · 2
- carneceria genreal teran, clute
- la morelia mercado, clute
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Texas
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Food access nationally, Texas in context
Brazoria County sits inside Texas (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.