Signature · 28.5% low-access (66th pct)
Callahan County, TX
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Callahan 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).
- 28.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.6%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Callahan County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 28.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Brazos County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Callahan County ranks #1,037 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #103 of 252 counties in TX (28.5% low-access).
- #1,037
- national by low-access %
- #103
- in TX
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- 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: 28.5% low-access (66th pct) (+6.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Callahan County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Callahan County's 28.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 66% of them and ranked #1,037 most-affected nationwide.
Callahan County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Callahan County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (2 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Callahan 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
- Callahan 28.5
Callahan 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Brazos 28.5
Brazos 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 | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,544 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,858 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,222 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,241 |
| Median Household Income | $72,436 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 556 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
SNAP retailers in Callahan County
Callahan County has 14 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 14 authorized stores; Clyde holds 50% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Baird.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Clyde | 7 | 1 |
| Cross Plains | 4 | 1 |
| Baird | 3 | none |
Convenience Store · 8
- 7-eleven 052, clyde
- allsups 128, clyde
- allsups 186, baird
- anita food mart, clyde
- cefco 2082, cross plains
- clydes one stop, clyde
- cross plains petroleum inc, cross plains
- love's travel stop 610, baird
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 19418, baird
- dollar general 4121, clyde
- dollar general 10022, cross plains
- family dollar 6000, clyde
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lowes 158, cross plains
Supermarket · 1
- united supermarket 578, clyde
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 Callahan County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Callahan County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Callahan 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
- Whitman County, WA · 28.5% low-access
- Jefferson County, WV · 28.5% low-access
- Ashland County, WI · 28.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (10.6% here).
- Roberts County, SD · 10.6% SNAP
- Richland County, SC · 10.6% SNAP
- Anderson County, SC · 10.6% SNAP
- Madison County, VA · 10.6% 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.
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Callahan County, at 28.5%, runs 3.5 pts above the Texas rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Callahan County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48059. 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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