Signature · 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts)
Cass County, TX
Cass County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of the book) alongside 16.3% low-access.
- 16.3%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 16.6%
- on SNAP
- 29K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cass County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 16.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -5.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 43% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Burleson County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Cass County ranks #2,002 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #192 of 252 counties in TX (16.3% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #2,002
- national by low-access %
- #192
- in TX
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts) .
How Cass County compares nationally
Cass County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.3% low-access share that beats 36% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,006).
Cass County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cass County has 2 urban and 5 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.
Cass County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Burleson 16.5
Burleson 16.5%
16.5 % low-access
- Jasper 16.5
Jasper 16.5%
16.5 % low-access
- Cass 16.3
Cass 16.3%
16.3 % low-access
- Lavaca 16.1
Lavaca 16.1%
16.1 % low-access
- Medina 16
Medina 16%
16 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 30,464 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,955 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.3%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,282 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 28,568 |
| Median Household Income | $53,813 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,963 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cass County
Cass County has 32 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 15 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 15
- best mart #5, linden
- best mart #7, atlanta
- best mart #8, bloomburg
- cefco 1081, queen city
- corner mart 1, hughes springs
- domino truck stop 1, queen city
- e-z mart 4432, linden
- fast linden petroleum llc, linden
- flash mart 2, atlanta
- love's travel stop 673, domino
- murphy usa 5365, atlanta
- queen city shell food mart, queen city
- queen's speedy stop, queen city
- quick track 43, avinger
- sunny's food mart, douglassville
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- ann's seafood and more 01, queen city
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 1368, atlanta
- dollar general 0257, atlanta
- dollar general 0272, linden
- dollar general 3912, hughes springs
- dollar general 8889, queen city
- dollar general 20732, bloomburg
- dollar tree 7894, atlanta
- family dollar 1324, atlanta
- family dollar 13514, hughes springs
- family dollar 8309, linden
- kim's 1030, atlanta
Supermarket · 3
- brookshire 43, atlanta
- crumps food store 3, linden
- spring market 709, hughes springs
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- east texas meat slingers, atlanta
Super Store · 1
- walmart 226, atlanta
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 Cass County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Cass County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cass 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 (16.3% here).
- Pontotoc County, MS · 16.3% low-access
- Pontotoc County, MS · 16.3% low-access
- Sherburne County, MN · 16.3% low-access
- Sherburne County, MN · 16.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (16.6% here).
- Grant County, WV · 16.6% SNAP
- Grant County, WV · 16.6% SNAP
- Randolph County, WV · 16.6% SNAP
- Randolph County, WV · 16.6% 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
Cass 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 Cass County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48067. 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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