Signature · 14 LILA tracts (34.1% of tracts)
Brazos County, TX
Brazos County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 14 LILA tracts (34.1% of the book) alongside 28.5% low-access.
- 28.5%
- low-access pop.
- 14
- food-desert tracts
- 8.6%
- on SNAP
- 242K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Brazos County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 28.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 14 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 34% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Callahan County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Brazos County ranks #1,036 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #102 of 252 counties in TX (28.5% low-access; 14 food-desert tracts).
- #1,036
- national by low-access %
- #102
- in TX
- 21
- low-access tracts
- 24K
- 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: 14 LILA tracts (34.1% of tracts) .
How Brazos County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Brazos County's 28.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 66% of them and ranked #1,050 most-affected nationwide.
Brazos County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
41 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 14 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Brazos County has 34 urban and 7 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.
Brazos County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % 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
- Bexar 28.4
Bexar 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 41 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 194,851 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 21 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 14 |
| Low-Access Population | 55,485 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 24,093 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 242,311 |
| Median Household Income | $58,553 |
| Poverty Rate | 24.3%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,858 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Brazos County
Brazos County has 134 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 81 locations (60% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 81
- 7-eleven 40932, college station
- 7-eleven 40933x, bryan
- 7-eleven 40934h, college station
- 7-eleven 40935, bryan
- 7-eleven 41656h, bryan
- 7-eleven, inc. dba stripes 41011h, college station
- aggie kwik stop, bryan
- aggieland circle t, college station
- aggieland truck stops, bryan
- ascent market 02, college station
- ascent market 03, college station
- asian halal market h, houston
- asian market limited, college station
- aurora aurora, bryan
- aurora express, bryan
- aurora express 21, bryan
- aurora store no. 102, bryan
- barracks market, college station
- benzine express, bryan
- bryan food exchange, bryan
- bryan mart, bryan
- circle k 2740560, bryan
- corner market, bryan
- corner market 90, college station
- corner store 2741906, college station
- day & night, bryan
- downtown food and fuel mart, bryan
- e z 4 u, bryan
- el mundo del taco convenience store y taqueria, bryan
- express mart #106, bryan
- express ponzio food market, bryan
- ez stop, college station
- finfeather grocery, bryan
- finish line grocery, bryan
- handi mart, bryan
- handistop #104, bryan
- handistop 101, college station
- harvey food mart, college station
- hwy 21 truck stop, bryan
- hwy 6 corner store, bryan
- hwy express, bryan
- js african international foods 1, bryan
- king mart, bryan
- king dollar 18, bryan
- kurten truck stop 5, bryan
- lakeside grocery, bryan
- lampo's grocery, bryan
- lucky mart, bryan
- mini-mart, bryan
- md food mart, bryan
- mike's market, bryan
- murphy usa 7519, college station
- murphy usa 7740, bryan
- nicky's food mart, bryan
- palasota grocery, bryan
- pit stop, bryan
- prince food mart, bryan
- raceway east bryan, bryan
- roadwaze, bryan
- rustlers den, bryan
- shop n go, college station
- shop n go, college station
- smart shop food mart, bryan
- stripes 40931, bryan
- sunnys food and fuel mart, bryan
- sunrise food mart, bryan
- sv tienda latina 2 llc 2, college station
- sv tienda latina llc, bryan
- txb 72, bryan
- txb 73, bryan
- txb 75, college station
- tailgate, college station
- tailgate #3, bryan
- tejas market bryan, bryan
- tommy's drive in, bryan
- tortilleria mi tierra, bryan
- touchdown 102, college station
- town and country rv food mart, college station
- town center food mart, bryan
- variedades la union, bryan
- zip n 118, bryan
Combination Grocery/Other · 29
- bcs food markets, college station
- cvs 10352, college station
- cvs pharmacy inc 6590, bryan
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 6740, college station
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7826, college station
- dollar general 3655, bryan
- dollar general 9741, college station
- dollartree 9634, bryan
- dollartree 9664, bryan
- dollar general 13525, bryan
- dollar general 13542, bryan
- dollar general 15399, bryan
- dollar general 16830, bryan
- dollar general 25521, bryan
- dollar general 5714, bryan
- dollar general 6264, bryan
- dollar tree 4151, bryan
- dollar tree 595, college station
- dollar tree 8072, bryan
- duane reade 07378, college station
- family dollar 12389, bryan
- family dollar 2515, bryan
- family dollar 6218, bryan
- family dollar store 11641, bryan
- walgreens 09574, bryan
- walgreens 06822, college station
- walgreens 12838, bryan
- walgreens 15586, college station
- walgreens 6145, bryan
Supermarket · 11
- aldi 78078, bryan
- carniceria y fruteria la perla tapatia, bryan
- farm patch, bryan
- heb 543, college station
- heb 544, bryan
- heb food store 619, college station
- heb food store 644, bryan
- heb food store 746, college station
- la michoacana meat market 01, bryan
- poco loco super mercado 17, bryan
- readfield's meat & deli, bryan
Super Store · 10
- brookshire brothers 12, college station
- costco college station 1614, college station
- kroger 361, college station
- kroger 383, bryan
- sam's club 6338, college station
- target store 800, college station
- target t 2428, bryan
- walmart supercnter 322, bryan
- walmart supercenter 1150, college station
- walmart supercenter 4183, bryan
Large Grocery Store · 2
- la michoacana meat market bryan 2, bryan
- spice world market, college station
Farmers' Market · 1
- aggieland farmers market ffab, college station
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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Nationwide peers for Brazos County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Brazos 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 (28.5% here).
- Lancaster County, SC · 28.5% low-access
- Lancaster County, SC · 28.5% low-access
- Whitman County, WA · 28.5% low-access
- Whitman County, WA · 28.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (8.6% here).
- Washington County, TN · 8.6% SNAP
- Washington County, TN · 8.6% SNAP
- Lincoln County, TN · 8.6% SNAP
- Lincoln County, TN · 8.6% 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.
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Brazos 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 Brazos County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48041. 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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