Signature · 1,782 SNAP-authorized stores
Dallas County, TX
Dallas 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.
- 18.6%
- low-access pop.
- 91
- food-desert tracts
- 10.5%
- on SNAP
- 2.6M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Dallas County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 18.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 91 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fayette County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Dallas County ranks #1,796 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #172 of 252 counties in TX (18.6% low-access; 91 food-desert tracts).
- #1,796
- national by low-access %
- #172
- in TX
- 176
- low-access tracts
- 171K
- 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: 1,782 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Dallas County compares nationally
Dallas County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.6% low-access share that beats 42% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,796).
Dallas County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
528 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 91 LILA.
Dallas County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (520 urban, 8 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 8 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Dallas County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Freestone 18.7
Freestone 18.7%
18.7 % low-access
- Dallas 18.6
Dallas 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Fayette 18.6
Fayette 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Grayson 18.6
Grayson 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Motley 18.5
Motley 18.5%
18.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 528 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 2,368,139 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 176 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 91 |
| Low-Access Population | 439,457 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 171,370 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,621,179 |
| Median Household Income | $76,547 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 103,078 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Dallas County
Dallas County has 1,782 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 913 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
25 towns share the 1,782 authorized stores; Dallas holds 49% of them. 6 of the 25 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Hutchins, Glenn Heights, Wilmer, Grand Praire, San Antonio, University Park.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 872 | 192 |
| Garland | 170 | 41 |
| Irving | 170 | 38 |
| Mesquite | 121 | 18 |
| Grand Prairie | 97 | 21 |
| Richardson | 60 | 20 |
| Duncanville | 44 | 9 |
| Carrollton | 35 | 10 |
| Balch Springs | 31 | 6 |
| Desoto | 29 | 5 |
Top 10 of 25 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 913 (250 shown)
- 1 quickstop, dallas
- 1 st stop, mesquite
- 1 stop, dallas
- 1 stop mart, dallas
- 1st choice grocery, dallas
- 1st stop, irving
- 21 mph llc, garland
- 24 hour store, dallas
- 24 seven food mart, irving
- 24 seven mart # 3, dallas
- 24 seven mart 5, dallas
- 2ms food mart, dallas
- 2ama inc, garland
- 365 food & fuel #13, dallas
- 365 food & fuel #3, dallas
- 365 food & fuel #7, dallas
- 4 stop food mart, dallas
- 4848 lancaster llc 001, dallas
- 5 star chevron, dallas
- 7 eleven 21261, grand prairie
- 7 eleven 25758, irving
- 7 eleven 26376, irving
- 7 eleven 29380, desoto
- 7 eleven 30424, garland
- 7 eleven 38432h, dallas
- 7 mart, garland
- 7- eleven 34490, dallas
- 7- eleven convenience store 22654a, irving
- 7-11 34676b, addison
- 7-11 convenient store 25764, dallas
- 7-eleven 18688, dallas
- 7-eleven 26885, dallas
- 7-eleven, dallas
- 7-eleven 12137, dallas
- 7-eleven 12200, dallas
- 7-eleven 12205, dallas
- 7-eleven 19091, irving
- 7-eleven 21104, dallas
- 7-eleven 24092, dallas
- 7-eleven 24409, irving
- 7-eleven 24584a, dallas
- 7-eleven 24625, dallas
- 7-eleven 25274, irving
- 7-eleven 26151, dallas
- 7-eleven 27334, duncanville
- 7-eleven 27441, mesquite
- 7-eleven 27644, irving
- 7-eleven 33275, dallas
- 7-eleven 33441, dallas
- 7-eleven 34102j, dallas
- 7-eleven 34103, dallas
- 7-eleven 34530, dallas
- 7-eleven 34997j, dallas
- 7-eleven 35378j, irving
- 7-eleven 37126h, irving
- 7-eleven 38277h, dallas
- 7-eleven 38461h, dallas
- 7-eleven 39787a, dallas
- 7-eleven 41155h, dallas
- 7-eleven 41523h, coppell
- 7-eleven 41933h, garland
- 7-eleven 41997h, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience 34117, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 12132b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 12202b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 17718a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 18765a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 21368c, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 23379b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 24634a, irving
- 7-eleven convenience store 32917b, richardson
- 7-eleven convenience store 33321a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35382a, addison
- 7-eleven convenience store 35393b, garland
- 7-eleven convenience store 35394a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35412a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35416a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35421b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35422a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35635a, balch springs
- 7-eleven convenience store 35972b, irving
- 7-eleven convenience store 35981b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 36371a, garland
- 7-eleven convenience store 37026a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 37279b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38342a, richardson
- 7-eleven convenience store 38412a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38519a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38627a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 39412b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 42293a, sachse
- 7-eleven inc 27206, dallas
- 7-eleven store 33690, rowlett
- 7-eleven store 38416a, grand prairie
- 7-eleven store 38555a, dallas
- 7-eleven store#33505, dallas
- 7-eleven, inc. 32924, dallas
- 7-eleven, inc. 36364j, irving
- 7-eleven, inc. 39444k, garland
- 7-eleven, inc. 42324h, irving
- 7-abc beer to go, dallas
- 7-eleven 18717, dallas
- 7-eleven 21287, richardson
- 7-eleven 21445, dallas
- 7-eleven 25250, dallas
- 7-eleven 27693, dallas
- 7-eleven 32804, rowlett
- 7-eleven convenience 24466, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience sore 34113b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 12179, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 12300b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 19358b, addison
- 7-eleven convenience store 20947, mesquite
- 7-eleven convenience store 21444b, mesquite
- 7-eleven convenience store 21972b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 22557, mesquite
- 7-eleven convenience store 22598b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 22788b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 22890b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 22904, desoto
- 7-eleven convenience store 23195b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 24463a, lancaster
- 7-eleven convenience store 24499b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 24579b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 25511b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 25842b, mesquite
- 7-eleven convenience store 26235b, mesquite
- 7-eleven convenience store 26589c, irving
- 7-eleven convenience store 26721, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 26776c, desoto
- 7-eleven convenience store 27372d, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 27528b, carrollton
- 7-eleven convenience store 27658b, coppell
- 7-eleven convenience store 30421b, mesquite
- 7-eleven convenience store 32914b, garland
- 7-eleven convenience store 33122d, mesquite
- 7-eleven convenience store 33123c, mesquite
- 7-eleven convenience store 33624a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 33671c, richardson
- 7-eleven convenience store 34101a, grand prairie
- 7-eleven convenience store 34112c, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 34115b, mesquite
- 7-eleven convenience store 34120b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 34236b, irving
- 7-eleven convenience store 35027a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35379b, irving
- 7-eleven convenience store 35384, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35386b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35389, mesquite
- 7-eleven convenience store 35391, garland
- 7-eleven convenience store 35395b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35398b, garland
- 7-eleven convenience store 35399b, mesquite
- 7-eleven convenience store 35402b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35404a, duncanville
- 7-eleven convenience store 35405, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35409b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35410a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35415, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35419c, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35424a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35425b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35427b, duncanville
- 7-eleven convenience store 35474a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35486b, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35531, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35648, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 35761b, garland
- 7-eleven convenience store 36002c, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 36104a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 36348a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 36349a, irving
- 7-eleven convenience store 36365a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 36368c, carrollton
- 7-eleven convenience store 36375a, mesquite
- 7-eleven convenience store 36382b, duncanville
- 7-eleven convenience store 36449c, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 36489b, balch springs
- 7-eleven convenience store 36496b, desoto
- 7-eleven convenience store 37014a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 37015a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 37187a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 37212a, garland
- 7-eleven convenience store 37328a, sachse
- 7-eleven convenience store 37329a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 37535a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 37692a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 37923a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38039a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38069a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38111a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38151b, irving
- 7-eleven convenience store 38249a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38255a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38262a, grand prairie
- 7-eleven convenience store 38264a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38438a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38466a, sachse
- 7-eleven convenience store 38523a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38550a, garland
- 7-eleven convenience store 38559a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38589a, grand prairie
- 7-eleven convenience store 38635a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 38671a, coppell
- 7-eleven convenience store 38787a, irving
- 7-eleven convenience store 39047d, irving
- 7-eleven convenience store 41275a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 41609a, dallas
- 7-eleven convenience store 42030b, mesquite
- 7-eleven convenience store 42111a, dallas
- 7-eleven convience store 35403b, dallas
- 7-eleven store 24415, dallas
- 7-eleven store 25170a, university park
- 7-eleven store 35414b, dallas
- 80 food mart, mesquite
- a & i food store, lancaster
- a & k mart, dallas
- a taste of market 564, coppell
- a to z beer and wine, carrollton
- a&m food mart, garland
- a-mbk international market, duncanville
- a1 food store, dallas
- autrys grocery store, dallas
- abrams food mart, dallas
- adis chevron, dallas
- afayi fuel station, mesquite
- ak c-store, dallas
- ak conoco, garland
- al food mart inc, dallas
- albaghdady bakery, richardson
- alfa food mart, dallas
- allens grocery, dallas
- allsups 316, sachse
- altaqwa market and bakery, mesquite
- am food mart, mesquite
- amigo dollar plus, garland
- amigo food mart, dallas
- amigo supermart, dallas
- amigo's grocery, dallas
- ann's health food center & market, dallas
- antojitos cafe and mini store, dallas
- arapaho food mart, richardson
- arhamna food mart, irving
- ash lane quick stop, dallas
- asmara grocery, dallas
- athemy food mart, dallas
- b-hat's mart, irving
- b-z mart, dallas
- b-z shop food store #1, mesquite
- bh supermercado, dallas
Showing 250 of 1,782 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.
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Nationwide peers for Dallas County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Dallas 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 (18.6% here).
- Lawrence County, MO · 18.6% low-access
- Bates County, MO · 18.6% low-access
- Valley County, ID · 18.6% low-access
- Palm Beach County, FL · 18.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (10.5% here).
- Duchesne County, UT · 10.5% SNAP
- Amherst County, VA · 10.5% SNAP
- Warren County, VA · 10.5% SNAP
- Brown County, WI · 10.5% 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.
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Dallas County, at 18.6%, runs 6.4 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 Dallas County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48113. 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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