Signature · 7.4% low-access (14th pct)
Collingsworth County, TX
Collingsworth County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.4%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 17.3%
- on SNAP
- 3K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Collingsworth County, TX
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 1.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Austin County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Collingsworth County lands in the lower national band (7.4%, #2,684 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,684
- national by low-access %
- #240
- in TX
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 87
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.4% low-access (14th pct) (-14.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Collingsworth County compares nationally
Food access in Collingsworth County compares favorably nationally: its 7.4% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 14% of them (rank #2,688).
Collingsworth County's lower-band USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Collingsworth County has 0 urban and 1 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.
Collingsworth County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Hansford 7.6
Hansford 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Upshur 7.5
Upshur 7.5%
7.5 % low-access
- Collingsworth 7.4
Collingsworth 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- Austin 7.4
Austin 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- Baylor 7.4
Baylor 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 3,057 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 225 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 87 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,588 |
| Median Household Income | $61,280 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 169 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 1.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Slim SNAP store book in Collingsworth County
Collingsworth County has 5 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 2 locations (40% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 3552, wellington
- family dollar 13186, wellington
Convenience Store · 2
- allsups 049, wellington
- allsups 168, wellington
Large Grocery Store · 1
- market square thriftway, wellington
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.
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Collingsworth County inside a lower low-access state context
Collingsworth 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 Collingsworth County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48087. 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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