Signature · 7.3% SNAP (20th pct in TX)
Burnet County, TX
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Burnet 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).
- 24.1%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.3%
- on SNAP
- 53K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Burnet County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 24.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.0 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Kimble County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Burnet County ranks #1,356 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #131 of 252 counties in TX (24.1% low-access).
- #1,356
- national by low-access %
- #131
- in TX
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 7.3% SNAP (20th pct in TX) (-4.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Burnet County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Burnet County's 24.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 57% of them and ranked #1,362 most-affected nationwide.
Burnet County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Burnet County has 2 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.
Burnet County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Gregg 24.2
Gregg 24.2%
24.2 % low-access
- Burnet 24.1
Burnet 24.1%
24.1 % low-access
- Kimble 24.1
Kimble 24.1%
24.1 % low-access
- Hartley 23.9
Hartley 23.9%
23.9 % low-access
- Hood 23.9
Hood 23.9%
23.9 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 42,750 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,323 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.1%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,905 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 52,652 |
| Median Household Income | $78,732 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,531 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Burnet County
Burnet County has 38 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 22 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 22
- 7-eleven convenience store 17436b, horseshoe bay
- 7-eleven convenience store 38779a, marble falls
- bertram grocery, bertram
- best stop 11, burnet
- big d food mart, marble falls
- bobs drive inn grocery, cotton shores
- cefco 112, marble falls
- circle k 2741559, burnet
- cracker barrel grocery, granite shoals
- dos hermanos market, granite shoals
- granite shoals express, granite shoals
- hill country food mart, burnet
- hoover valley country store, burnet
- kwik chek 52, marble falls
- kwik chek 53, marble falls
- millers food market, burnet
- murphy usa 5661, marble falls
- refuel 322, granite shoals
- rockytop food mart no, marble falls
- stripes 40547h, burnet
- stripes 2293, marble falls
- txb 67, cottonwood shores
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- cvs pharmacy cvs10691, marble falls
- dollar general 1830, burnet
- dollar general 3883, marble falls
- dollar general 12365, bertram
- dollar general 12501, granite shoals
- dollar general 15792, cottonwood shores
- dollar general 24944, briggs
- dollar tree 5107, marble falls
- family dollar 13282, granite shoals
- walgreens 09366, marble falls
- walgreens 12449, burnet
Supermarket · 2
- heb 433, burnet
- heb 735, marble falls
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's take n bake tx118, marble falls
Large Grocery Store · 1
- granite shoals supermercado, granite shoals
Super Store · 1
- walmart 781, marble falls
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 Burnet County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Burnet County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Burnet County (7.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Texas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (24.1% here).
- McNairy County, TN · 24.1% low-access
- McNairy County, TN · 24.1% low-access
- Chesapeake city, VA · 24.1% low-access
- Chesapeake city, VA · 24.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (7.3% here).
- Sanpete County, UT · 7.3% SNAP
- Sanpete County, UT · 7.3% SNAP
- Yankton County, SD · 7.3% SNAP
- Yankton County, SD · 7.3% 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
Burnet 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 Burnet County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48053. 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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