Signature · 3.1% SNAP (2nd pct in TX)
Collin County, TX
Collin County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 19.6%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 3.1%
- on SNAP
- 1.2M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Collin County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 19.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 3.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 3% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dickens County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Collin County ranks #1,708 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #166 of 252 counties in TX (19.6% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,708
- national by low-access %
- #166
- in TX
- 58
- low-access tracts
- 22K
- 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: 3.1% SNAP (2nd pct in TX) (-9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Collin County compares nationally
Collin County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.6% low-access share that beats 45% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,708).
Collin County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
152 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
Collin County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (139 urban, 13 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 13 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Collin County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Dickens 19.8
Dickens 19.8%
19.8 % low-access
- Garza 19.8
Garza 19.8%
19.8 % low-access
- Collin 19.6
Collin 19.6%
19.6 % low-access
- Refugio 19.2
Refugio 19.2%
19.2 % low-access
- Sutton 19.2
Sutton 19.2%
19.2 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 152 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 782,341 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 58 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 152,980 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 22,214 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,163,337 |
| Median Household Income | $121,600 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.2%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 12,768 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Collin County
Collin County has 516 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 207 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
24 towns share the 516 authorized stores; Plano holds 31% of them. 6 of the 24 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Lavon, Nevada, Josephine, Van Alstyne, Denison, Neveda.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Plano | 159 | 62 |
| Mckinney | 93 | 27 |
| Frisco | 62 | 19 |
| Allen | 47 | 15 |
| Dallas | 29 | 6 |
| Wylie | 26 | 6 |
| Prosper | 18 | 6 |
| Princeton | 14 | 2 |
| Anna | 12 | 2 |
| Melissa | 9 | 3 |
Top 10 of 24 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 207
- 7 eleven 38244b, plano
- 7 eleven convenience store 33621, wylie
- 7 eleven convenience store 34171b, plano
- 7 eleven convenience store 35515b, plano
- 7 eleven convenience store 35983b, allen
- 7 eleven convenience store 38387a, lavon
- 7 eleven inc 33276, mckinney
- 7-eleven, mckinney
- 7-eleven 25080, dallas
- 7-eleven 32811, mckinney
- 7-eleven 36774j, richardson
- 7-eleven 38694h, prosper
- 7-eleven 41269h, princeton
- 7-eleven 41935h, plano
- 7-eleven convenience 34109c, allen
- 7-eleven convenience store 25576, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 29234b, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 32242d, frisco
- 7-eleven convenience store 33127, frisco
- 7-eleven convenience store 33302a, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 33620b, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 34041c, frisco
- 7-eleven convenience store 34085b, frisco
- 7-eleven convenience store 34110b, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 34703, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 35380a, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 37170a, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 38224a, prosper
- 7-eleven convenience store 38447a, mckinney
- 7-eleven convenience store 39032c, allen
- 7-eleven convenience store 39216a, frisco
- 7-eleven convenience store 39941a, celina
- 7-eleven store 33117a, frisco
- 7-eleven, inc. 12189k, plano
- 7-eleven, inc. 26264j, allen
- 7-eleven, inc. 37637, frisco
- 7-eleven, inc. 42113, allen
- 7-eleven, inc. 42302h, allen
- 7-eleven 27529, dallas
- 7-eleven 33130, allen
- 7-eleven 34118a, plano
- 7-eleven 34197, plano
- 7-eleven 34536, frisco
- 7-eleven convenience store 20767b, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 26771c, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 30418c, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 32329b, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 32870b, allen
- 7-eleven convenience store 32912b, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 33066c, frisco
- 7-eleven convenience store 33119a, frisco
- 7-eleven convenience store 33174b, murphy
- 7-eleven convenience store 33494b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 33654b, murphy
- 7-eleven convenience store 33697b, mckinney
- 7-eleven convenience store 34108, mckinney
- 7-eleven convenience store 34222b, mckinney
- 7-eleven convenience store 34482c, frisco
- 7-eleven convenience store 34650, prosper
- 7-eleven convenience store 35366c, richardson
- 7-eleven convenience store 35417b, allen
- 7-eleven convenience store 35428, frisco
- 7-eleven convenience store 35679, allen
- 7-eleven convenience store 35680, celina
- 7-eleven convenience store 36361a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 36801b, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 37185a, anna
- 7-eleven convenience store 37296a, mckinney
- 7-eleven convenience store 37609a, princeton
- 7-eleven convenience store 37930b, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 38030a, frisco
- 7-eleven convenience store 38091a, mckinney
- 7-eleven convenience store 38108a, mckinney
- 7-eleven convenience store 38376b, prosper
- 7-eleven convenience store 39165d, frisco
- 7-eleven convenience store 39311a, frisco
- 7-eleven convenience store 39942a, celina
- 7-eleven convenience store 41241a, plano
- 7-eleven convenience store 41244a, mckinney
- 7-eleven convenience store 41378a, mckinney
- 7-eleven convenience store 41927a, murphy
- allsups 318, princeton
- amba, plano
- anna express, anna
- anna food mart, anna
- break time, plano
- byrds drive in, plano
- casey's 4490, princeton
- casey's 4500, van alstyne
- circle k 1879, mckinney
- circle k 2802, frisco
- circle k 2742372, plano
- circle k 2742417, dallas
- circle k management ck 130, mckinney
- ck 126, plano
- ck116, mckinney
- cool business inc., allen
- corner store 1770, wylie
- corner store 2741565, plano
- corner store 2741567, frisco
- corner store 2741568, frisco
- corner store 2741580, prosper
- corner store 2741583, mckinney
- corner store 2741585, mckinney
- corner store 2741599, melissa
- corner store 2741759, mckinney
- crossroads quik stop, nevada
- desi brothers, wylie
- dgc realty solutions, llc 33118b, mckinney
- express shell, plano
- farmersville texaco, farmersville
- gitty up & go, nevada
- grab n go no, wylie
- handymart food & grocery store, mckinney
- hazel food mart, plano
- jarun enterprise inc, dallas
- josephine market, josephine
- kwik chek 19, wylie
- kwik chek 32, van alstyne
- kwik pik food store, dallas
- lone star food store 4488, mckinney
- lone star food store 4489, mckinney
- legacy beverage, plano
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 299, anna
- mak mini mart, denison
- marsh convenience llc, dallas
- melissa food mart 5, melissa
- mo's exxon inc, lavon
- mr k food mart 2, dallas
- murphy express 8722, lucas
- murphy express 8804, plano
- murphy express 8834, plano
- murphy express 8869, prosper
- murphy express 8888, frisco
- murphy express 8890, prosper
- murphy usa 6965, murphy
- murphy usa 7039, mckinney
- murphy usa 7069, wylie
- murphy usa 7408, mckinney
- murphy usa 7641, plano
- murphy usa 7985, allen
- my beer store 2, dallas
- park-it market, allen
- payless fuel center - legacy, plano
- payless fuel center coit/190, dallas
- pilot travel center 477, anna
- quiktrip #896 896, plano
- quiktrip #897 897, plano
- quiktrip #914 914, mckinney
- quiktrip #934 934, plano
- quiktrip 892, plano
- quiktrip 893, plano
- quick pak, plano
- quiktrip 1906, plano
- quiktrip 1909, allen
- quiktrip 1916, anna
- quiktrip 1921, princeton
- quiktrip 891, dallas
- quiktrip 894, wylie
- quiktrip 898, plano
- quiktrip 913, mckinney
- quiktrip 915, frisco
- quiktrip 919, mckinney
- quiktrip 926, allen
- quiktrip 963, mckinney
- quiktrip 910, plano
- quiktrip 916, mckinney
- quiktrip 937, frisco
- race trac 2371, plano
- race trac 2386, frisco
- race trac 2511, frisco
- racetrac 133, frisco
- racetrac 135, plano
- racetrac 210, plano
- racetrac 215, prosper
- racetrac 2304, melissa
- racetrac 2339, allen
- racetrac 236, allen
- racetrac 2382, frisco
- racetrac 253, plano
- racetrac 576, frisco
- racetrac 581, plano
- racetrac 598, wylie
- racetrac 609, dallas
- racetrac 612, frisco
- racetrac 130, mckinney
- racetrac 153, frisco
- racetrac 155, mckinney
- racetrac 157, mckinney
- racetrac 219, mckinney
- racetrac 2467, plano
- racetrac 2505, plano
- racetrac 2567 2567, mckinney
- racetrac 2593, lavon
- racetrac 340, mckinney
- racetrac 526, plano
- racetrac 614, plano
- racetrac 93, allen
- racetrac 99, plano
- raceway #6997, plano
- sheikh investments inc, mckinney
- tienda honduras maya, plano
- tiger ez mart, blue ridge
- tiger mart, plano
- valero corner store 2741198, mckinney
- valero corner store 2742418, dallas
- wylie beverage, wylie
Combination Grocery/Other · 132 (43 shown)
- braum's 104, plano
- braum's 119, plano
- braum's 177, allen
- braum's 263, dallas
- braum's 278, allen
- braum's 295, melissa
- braum's 322, princeton
- braum's 77, mckinney
- braum's 112, murphy
- braum's 300, mckinney
- braum's 86, mckinney
- cvs 10523, frisco
- cvs 10673, melissa
- cvs pharmacy inc 1104, allen
- cvs pharmacy inc 1792, plano
- cvs pharmacy inc 3200, plano
- cvs pharmacy inc 3718, allen
- cvs pharmacy inc 3724, plano
- cvs pharmacy inc 5799, mckinney
- cvs pharmacy inc 5965, plano
- cvs pharmacy inc 7287, plano
- cvs pharmacy 10027, murphy
- cvs pharmacy 10402, anna
- cvs pharmacy 10413, celina
- cvs pharmacy 10479, plano
- cvs pharmacy 10581, frisco
- cvs pharmacy 10641, prosper
- cvs pharmacy 10887, wylie
- cvs pharmacy 11297, plano
- cvs pharmacy 48589, dallas
- cvs pharmacy cvs11015, dallas
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 10016, princeton
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 2876, prosper
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 3292, wylie
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 334, mckinney
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5380, mckinney
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5952, mckinney
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7440, dallas
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7453, plano
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7562, frisco
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7623, dallas
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7751, frisco
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7804, plano
Showing 250 of 516 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 Collin County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Collin County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Collin County (3.1%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Texas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (19.6% here).
- Mifflin County, PA · 19.6% low-access
- Racine County, WI · 19.6% low-access
- Missoula County, MT · 19.6% low-access
- Callaway County, MO · 19.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (3.1% here).
- Fairfax city, VA · 3.1% SNAP
- Sussex County, NJ · 3.1% SNAP
- Winneshiek County, IA · 3.1% SNAP
- Valley County, ID · 3.1% 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%). Collin County, at 19.6%, runs 5.4 pts below 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 Collin County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48085. 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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