Signature · 5 LILA tracts (41.7% of tracts)
Brown County, TX
Brown County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (41.7% of the book) alongside 35.1% low-access.
- 35.1%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 11.9%
- on SNAP
- 38K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Brown County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 35.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 42% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jim Hogg County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Brown County sits in the upper national band (35.1%, #585 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #585
- national by low-access %
- #58
- in TX
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (41.7% of tracts) .
How Brown County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Brown County's 35.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 81% of them and ranked #589 most-affected nationwide.
Brown County's elevated USDA tier split
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Brown County has 6 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.
Brown County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Brown 35.1
Brown 35.1%
35.1 % low-access
- Jim Hogg 34.9
Jim Hogg 34.9%
34.9 % low-access
- Montgomery 34.9
Montgomery 34.9%
34.9 % low-access
- Hidalgo 34.7
Hidalgo 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Matagorda 34.7
Matagorda 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 38,106 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 13,373 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.1%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,062 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 38,347 |
| Median Household Income | $57,470 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,776 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Brown County
Brown County has 45 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 24 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 24
- 7-eleven 097, brownwood
- 7-eleven 098, brownwood
- 7-eleven 099, brownwood
- 7-eleven, inc. 40527, brownwood
- 7-eleven, inc. 42478, brownwood
- allsups 108, early
- allsups 272, bangs
- allsups 084, brownwood
- bell express, brownwood
- brown express 1, brownwood
- brownwood hop in, brownwood
- brownwood inc 3, brownwood
- brownwood market, brownwood
- cefco 2071, early
- e-z mart 4303, brownwood
- food mart-8 1, early
- food plaza 1, brownwood
- hall petroleum inc. 6, bangs
- lilly food store, brownwood
- murphy usa 7651, brownwood
- southside petroleum inc. 9, brownwood
- texas express #4, brownwood
- texas express 3, brownwood
- united express 554, brownwood
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cvs/ pharmacy 7269, brownwood
- dollar general 10125, bangs
- dollar general 1754, brownwood
- dollar general 14646, brownwood
- dollar general 15561, brownwood
- dollar general 20817, early
- dollar general 22563, may
- dollar general 7682, brownwood
- dollar tree 6603, brownwood
- family dollar 12479, early
- family dollar 13508, brownwood
- family dollar 13539, bangs
- family dollar 3647, brownwood
- walgreens 11926, brownwood
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 85, brownwood
- brookshire food store 116, brownwood
- united supermarkets 554, brownwood
Large Grocery Store · 1
- bangs thrift mart inc, bangs
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- big g foods, brownwood
Small Grocery Store · 1
- sliger's market, brownwood
Super Store · 1
- walmart 813, brownwood
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 Brown County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Brown County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Brown 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 (35.1% here).
- Licking County, OH · 35.1% low-access
- Licking County, OH · 35.1% low-access
- Chowan County, NC · 35.1% low-access
- Chowan County, NC · 35.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (11.9% here).
- Anderson County, TN · 11.9% SNAP
- Anderson County, TN · 11.9% SNAP
- Marquette County, WI · 11.9% SNAP
- Marquette County, WI · 11.9% 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.
Brown County inside a higher low-access state context
Brown 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 Brown County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48049. 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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