Signature · 31 LILA tracts (36.5% of tracts)
Cameron County, TX
Cameron County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 31 LILA tracts (36.5% of the book) alongside 32.2% low-access.
- 32.2%
- low-access pop.
- 31
- food-desert tracts
- 24.8%
- on SNAP
- 426K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cameron County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 32.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.1 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 31 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 24.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 36% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Titus County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Cameron County sits in the upper national band (32.2%, #797 of 3,079) with 31 LILA tracts.
- #797
- national by low-access %
- #76
- in TX
- 36
- low-access tracts
- 73K
- 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: 31 LILA tracts (36.5% of tracts) .
How Cameron County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cameron County's 32.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 74% of them and ranked #797 most-affected nationwide.
Cameron County's elevated USDA tier split
85 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 31 LILA.
Cameron County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (71 urban, 14 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 14 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Cameron County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Newton 32.5
Newton 32.5%
32.5 % low-access
- Titus 32.3
Titus 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Cameron 32.2
Cameron 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Orange 32
Orange 32%
32 % low-access
- Edwards 31.9
Edwards 31.9%
31.9 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 85 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 406,220 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 36 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 31 |
| Low-Access Population | 130,687 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.2%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 72,825 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 426,120 |
| Median Household Income | $52,601 |
| Poverty Rate | 24.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 34,273 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.8%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cameron County
Cameron County has 409 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 12 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 212 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
19 towns share the 409 authorized stores; Brownsville holds 47% of them. 11 of the 19 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: La Feria, South Padre Island, Santa Rosa, Combes, S Padre Isle, Brownsville (n) and 5 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Brownsville | 191 | 35 |
| Harlingen | 90 | 12 |
| San Benito | 52 | 5 |
| La Feria | 16 | none |
| Los Fresnos | 15 | 2 |
| Port Isabel | 15 | 2 |
| Rio Hondo | 8 | 1 |
| South Padre Island | 5 | none |
| Olmito | 3 | 1 |
| Santa Rosa | 3 | none |
Top 10 of 19 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 212
- 7-eleven 42358h, harlingen
- 7-eleven 42606h, san benito
- 7-eleven, inc. 42190h, brownsville
- 7-eleven, inc. 42250h, harlingen
- a-c brew and wine drive thru 1, la feria
- arroyo mart food store, harlingen
- abby's bakery, los fresnos
- alejandro's bakery, harlingen
- amaro's bakery, brownsville
- america ship, brownsville
- amor y pan, brownsville
- anacua drive-thru, olmito
- big m tortilleria, harlingen
- bna drive thru, brownsville
- bait shop, rio hondo
- bargain 1, brownsville
- bna quck stop, san benito
- break time 1, harlingen
- break time 4, harlingen
- break time 7, harlingen
- breaktime 2, la feria
- castros food market, los fresnos
- chilos mini mart, brownsville
- circle drive in, port isabel
- cano's convenience store #2 llc, harlingen
- cano's convenience store 1 1, harlingen
- capistran's bar-b-q, brownsville
- chavez grocery, brownsville
- circle k 1852, san benito
- circle k 1859, brownsville
- circle k 2704598, harlingen
- circle k 2741543, brownsville
- country corner mart, harlingen
- crest retail inc #b1725, brownsville
- crest retail inc. b1758, brownsville
- crest retail inc. b865, brownsville
- crest retail inc. h4706, harlingen
- crest retail inc. h6780, harlingen
- crest retail inc. h711, harlingen
- cruise & booze drive thru 1, brownsville
- dak-doc food store, brownsville
- de alba tortilla factory, san benito
- dannys grocery llc, san benito
- dario's superette, brownsville
- dulceria la marroncita llc, san benito
- el valle tortilleria factory, port isabel
- easy stop n go, brownsville
- el jardin superette, brownsville
- exotic international grocery store, los fresnos
- exxon food store, brownsville
- fastrip 2, brownsville
- flaco's drive thru, port isabel
- g mart 1, brownsville
- galarzas drive inn, los fresnos
- garza tortilla factory, harlingen
- gaspachitos snack bar & mini mart, brownsville
- good eats, harlingen
- heatz, harlingen
- henry's party supply and food service, harlingen
- hernandez tortilleria, los fresnos
- hexa convenience store, la feria
- island market 1, south padre island
- j & a quik stop, la feria
- johnnys country store, san benito
- jovitas one stop, brownsville
- jimmies grocery n/a, san benito
- juliets sweets, brownsville
- k & w quick stop, harlingen
- karina's bakery, san benito
- kimb quick stop, harlingen
- korner market 2 0002, brownsville
- korner market 4 0004, san benito
- la cabana food store, brownsville
- la esquinita 1, brownsville
- la familia padron, brownsville
- la mejico 1, san benito
- la mexico 5, harlingen
- la nueva tortilleria, brownsville
- la reyna bakery, harlingen
- la reynera bakery 3, rio hondo
- laguna market food mart, port isabel
- las palmas bakery, brownsville
- laureles meat market, los fresnos
- linda's cakes and desserts specialty shop llc, brownsville
- little league drive thru, llc, harlingen
- love's travel stop 767, brownsville
- love's travel stop 885, harlingen
- matts quick stop & bakery, san benito
- morenos tortillas & grocery inc, harlingen
- mr g food store, harlingen
- manny's restaurant, bakery, store, brownsville
- martinez mini mart, san benito
- matt's quick stop 2, san benito
- medina's bakery, los fresnos
- mi tienda meat market, san benito
- mi tienda meat market 2 2, san benito
- morgan market, harlingen
- murphy express 8636, harlingen
- murphy usa 5527, brownsville
- murphy usa 6596, brownsville
- murphy usa 6842, san benito
- murphy usa 7140, brownsville
- murphy usa 7161, brownsville
- murphy usa 7365, brownsville
- murphy usa 7590, port isabel
- murphy usa 7657, brownsville (n)
- murphy usa 7873, harlingen
- ortega country store, san benito
- partida's country store, la feria
- ramirez tortilla factory, brownsville
- red barn mini mart, brownsville
- rey de reyes, brownsville
- road ranger 273, combes
- rosie's country store, san benito
- stripes 2188, brownsville
- stripes 2211, harlingen
- stripes 40703h, harlingen
- stripes 40705, combes
- stripes 40712, harlingen
- stripes 40713, harlingen
- stripes 40716, santa rosa
- stripes 40718, la feria
- stripes 40727h, brownsville
- stripes 40728, brownsville
- stripes 40729h, brownsville
- stripes 40730h, san benito
- stripes 40731, brownsville
- stripes 40732h, brownsville
- stripes 40737, san benito
- stripes 40739, harlingen
- stripes 40740h, south padre island
- stripes 40741h, san benito
- stripes 40742h, s padre isle
- stripes 40743, rio hondo
- stripes 40745, town of laguna vista
- stripes 40751h, s padre isle
- stripes 40753h, port isabel
- stripes 40754, harlingen
- stripes 40760, harlingen
- stripes 40763h, brownsville
- stripes 40764h, brownsville
- stripes 40765h, brownsville
- stripes 40767, brownsville
- stripes 40774, brownsville
- stripes 40776, brownsville
- stripes 40777h, brownsville
- stripes 40780h, los indios
- stripes 40782, san benito
- stripes 40788, brownsville
- stripes 7075, harlingen
- stripes 7076, brownsville
- stripes 7079, brownsville
- stripes 7080, san benito
- stripes 7085, brownsville
- stripes 7312, brownsville
- stripes 7325, harlingen
- stripes 7754, brownsville
- stripes 7755, harlingen
- stripes 7756, harlingen
- stripes 7795, harlingen
- stripes 9108, brownsville
- stripes 9109, brownsville
- stripes 9112, harlingen
- stripes 9115, san benito
- stripes 9117, port isabel
- stripes 9119, brownsville
- stripes 9128, brownsville
- stripes 9135, harlingen
- stripes 9136, olmito
- stripes 9628, south padre island
- stripes 9678, san benito
- stripes 9691, port isabel
- sunoco 40775, brownsville
- san vicente country store, rio hondo
- sernas old 83 market, harlingen
- si - go meat market, brownsville
- six pack xpress, san benito
- snacky mania, san benito
- speedy pack #1, brownsville
- steakhouse meat market, harlingen
- stooky mart, san benito
- stripes 2171, brownsville
- stripes 2208, brownsville
- stripes 2217, brownsville
- stripes 2281, los fresnos
- stripes 2296, brownsville
- stripes 40768, brownsville
- stripes 40784, brownsville
- stripes 41554h, brownsville
- stripes 41809h, brownsville
- stripes 41977h, la feria
- stripes store 42191h, brownsville
- super market #1, san benito
- super zito, brownsville
- suspiros cakes, brownsville
- tecosville grocery, san benito
- tailgaters grub & drive thru 1, brownsville
- tamaras bakery, brownsville
- tejano mart #389, harlingen
- tex best travel center 534, brownsville
- the cake shop, brownsville
- torres properties and holdings llc, harlingen
- tortilleria marylou's grocery, san benito
- tortilleria monterrey, brownsville
- tortilleria monterrey #3, brownsville
- tortilleria monterrey - alton gloor, brownsville
- valley 2741517, los fresnos
- villareal grocery, brownsville
- villarreals grocery, brownsville
- valero corner store 2741512, brownsville
- valero corner store 2741528, san benito
- xoom h2002, harlingen
Combination Grocery/Other · 110 (38 shown)
- 83 convenience store & meat market llc, brownsville
- ayala's bakery, brownsville
- blue marlin supermarket, south padre island
- cvs pharmacy 2701, brownsville
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 1020, brownsville
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5641, south padre island
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8962, harlingen
- cvs/pharmacy 10338, la feria
- dollar general 10450, rio hondo
- dollar general 10477, harlingen
- dollar general 11239, san benito
- dollar general 14406, san benito
- dollar general 18865, la feria
- dollar general 1925, san benito
- dollar general 3747, harlingen
- dollar general 4337, port isabel
- dollar general 6047, brownsville
- dollar general 6145, harlingen
- dollar general 6412, brownsville
- dollar general 7731, brownsville
- dollar general 9713, brownsville
- dollar general 9761, los fresnos
- dollar general 9762, brownsville
- dollartree 10070, brownsville
- dollartree 10280, rio hondo
- dollartree 10578, harlingen
- dollartree 10711, harlingen
- dollartree 11014, brownsville
- dollartree 9098, harlingen
- dollartree 9624, san benito
- dollartree 9715, brownsville
- dollar general 11401, harlingen
- dollar general 13608, brownsville
- dollar general 15059, harlingen
- dollar general 15312, los fresnos
- dollar general 17405, padre island
- dollar general 19876, san benito
- dollar general 19905, harlingen
Showing 250 of 409 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Cameron County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Cameron County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cameron 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 (32.2% here).
- Kent County, RI · 32.2% low-access
- Marion County, OH · 32.2% low-access
- Saline County, NE · 32.2% low-access
- Dukes County, MA · 32.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (24.8% here).
- Socorro County, NM · 24.8% SNAP
- Choctaw County, OK · 24.9% SNAP
- Somerset County, MD · 24.9% SNAP
- Hardee County, FL · 24.9% 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.
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Cameron County, at 32.2%, runs 7.2 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 .
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