Signature · 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Colorado County, TX
Colorado County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 20.9% low-access.
- 20.9%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 9.5%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Colorado County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 20.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -1.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Comanche County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Colorado County ranks #1,606 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #153 of 252 counties in TX (20.9% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,606
- national by low-access %
- #153
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Colorado County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Colorado County's 20.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 49% of them and ranked #1,610 most-affected nationwide.
Colorado County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Colorado County has 1 urban and 4 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.
Colorado County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Mason 21.1
Mason 21.1%
21.1 % low-access
- Comanche 21
Comanche 21%
21 % low-access
- Colorado 20.9
Colorado 20.9%
20.9 % low-access
- Deaf Smith 20.7
Deaf Smith 20.7%
20.7 % low-access
- Parker 20.7
Parker 20.7%
20.7 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,874 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,354 |
| Low-Access Share | 20.9%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,521 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,006 |
| Median Household Income | $66,377 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 757 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
SNAP retailers in Colorado County
Colorado County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 8 locations (36% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs pharmacy 10177, katy
- dollar general 1696, columbus
- dollar general 3426, eagle lake
- dollar general 7043, weimar
- dollar general 20440, sheridan
- dollar general 22494, garwood
- family dollar 9086, eagle lake
- maxwell's meat market 1, eagle lake
Convenience Store · 8
- ace supermarket, eagle lake
- columbus travel center, alleyton
- diamond shamrock corner store 274514, columbus
- grab-n-go #2, garwood
- j & k korner store, eagle lake
- love's travel stop 484, weimar
- star stop 71, columbus
- wildcat express, weimar
Super Store · 3
- b&b food 66, eagle lake
- brookshire brothers 34, columbus
- walmart 503, columbus
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lowes 103, weimar
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- kasper's meat market, weimar
Supermarket · 1
- heb 256, columbus
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 Colorado County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Colorado County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Colorado 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 (20.9% here).
- Warren County, VA · 20.9% low-access
- Warren County, VA · 20.9% low-access
- Erie County, NY · 20.9% low-access
- Erie County, NY · 20.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (9.5% here).
- Fond du Lac County, WI · 9.5% SNAP
- Fond du Lac County, WI · 9.5% SNAP
- Iowa County, WI · 9.5% SNAP
- Iowa County, WI · 9.5% 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
Colorado 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 Colorado County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48089. 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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