Signature · 6.8% SNAP (17th pct in TX)
Ellis County, TX
Ellis County sits in the upper national band on low-access (34.6%, +12.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 34.6%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 6.8%
- on SNAP
- 213K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Ellis County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 34.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wichita County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Ellis County sits in the upper national band (34.6%, #615 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #615
- national by low-access %
- #63
- in TX
- 14
- low-access tracts
- 11K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 6.8% SNAP (17th pct in TX) (-5.3 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Ellis County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Ellis County's 34.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 80% of them and ranked #621 most-affected nationwide.
Ellis County's elevated USDA tier split
31 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Ellis County has 15 urban and 16 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.
Ellis County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Hidalgo 34.7
Hidalgo 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Matagorda 34.7
Matagorda 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Ellis 34.6
Ellis 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Wichita 34.6
Wichita 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Galveston 34.5
Galveston 34.5%
34.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 31 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 149,610 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 14 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 51,826 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 10,974 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 213,160 |
| Median Household Income | $99,595 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.9%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,902 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.8%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Ellis County
Ellis County has 118 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 59 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 59
- 7-eleven 42099h, red oak
- 7-eleven convenience store 42168a, waxahachie
- 7-eleven convenience store 38254a, midlothian
- 7-eleven convenience store 38295a, red oak
- 7-eleven convenience store 38527a, midlothian
- 7-eleven convenience store 41175a, waxahachie
- 7-eleven convenience store 42118a, red oak
- a & i shell food mart, midlothian
- allsup's 102432, ennis
- alma one stop, alma
- bardwell food market, bardwell
- charlie's grocery, ennis
- e-z mart 4240, ferris
- en route market, waxahachie
- ennis neighborhood mart, ennis
- hitchin post, ferris
- jaxx fuel 8, ferris
- joe's kwik marts 9006, ennis
- knox super stop, red oak
- kwick pick, ennis
- love's travel stop 628, italy
- love's travel stop 721, alma
- love's travel stops & country stores inc 216, midlothian
- main stop food store, waxahachie
- mlk food mart, waxahachie
- midlothian mini mart, midlothian
- milford corner store 0, milford
- murphy express 8690, red oak
- murphy usa 5703, waxahachie
- murphy usa 7434, midlothian
- murphy usa 7875, ennis
- my stop, glenn heights
- oasis food store, midlothian
- onestop, ennis
- palmer market, palmer
- quick pantry, garrett
- quiktrip 1940, waxahachie
- quiktrip 1953, midlothian
- quiktrip 943, waxahachie
- quiktrip 989, ennis
- racetrac 564, waxahachie
- racetrac 624, red oak
- red oak mart, red oak
- road ranger llc 319, milford
- sam's food mart, waxahachie
- sammy's mini mart, waxahachie
- scarborough travel stop, waxahachie
- smart stop 1, midlothian
- texas best smokehouse #4, midlothian
- the hawk shop, red oak
- tiger mart #44, ennis
- tiger mart 10, waxahachie
- tiger mart 41, waxahachie
- tiger mart 5, waxahachie
- tiger mart 66, palmer
- tiger mart 79, waxahachie
- tigermart #20, midlothian
- valero corner store 2741206, waxahachie
- whistle stop 1, red oak
Combination Grocery/Other · 34
- braum's 139, waxahachie
- braum's 158, ennis
- cvs pharmacy inc 6864, waxahachie
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7487, midlothian
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7675, red oak
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7732, ennis
- dollar general 1670, waxahachie
- dollar general 1782, midlothian
- dollar general 1975, ennis
- dollar general 4743, red oak
- dollar general 6580, italy
- dollar general 7490, ferris
- dollartree 9723, waxahachie
- dollartree 9787, waxahachie
- dollar general 11491, maypearl
- dollar general 16715, waxahachie
- dollar general 17745, red oak
- dollar general 20129, ennis
- dollar general 21369, palmer
- dollar general 21430, midlothian
- dollar general 6298, ovilla
- dollar tree 2300, ennis
- dollar tree 3126, waxahachie
- dollar tree 6465, red oak
- dollar tree 6930, palmer
- family dollar 12009, ennis
- family dollar 13343, italy
- family dollar 3970, waxahachie
- family dollar 4861, midlothian
- family dollar 7097, ferris
- walgreens 09448, ennis
- walgreens 6562, waxahachie
- walgreens 9721, midlothian
- walgreens 9947, red oak
Supermarket · 11
- aldi 75097, midlothian
- aldi 79, waxachachie
- brookshire food store #69 069, midlothian
- brookshire food store 108, red oak
- ge foodland 54 llc 54, waxahachie
- heb 107, ennis
- heb 426, waxahachie
- spring market 718, palmer
- spring market 719, italy
- super garcia meat market 1, waxahachie
- tom thumb 104, waxahachie
Super Store · 9
- brookshire brothers 86, maypearl
- brookshire brothers 90, italy
- brookshire brothers 93, ferris
- kroger 596, midlothian
- target store 1962, waxahachie
- walmart 286, ennis
- walmart 3433, red oak
- walmart 4279, midlothian
- walmart supercenter 260, waxahachie
Large Grocery Store · 2
- kyro llb inc, ferris
- la michoacana meat market d 08, ennis
Farmers' Market · 1
- ennis bluebonnet market, ennis
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- la grande supermarket, ennis
Small Grocery Store · 1
- happiness international market, red oak
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
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Counties near Ellis County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Ellis County (6.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Texas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (34.6% here).
- Lewis County, TN · 34.6% low-access
- Lewis County, TN · 34.6% low-access
- Bucks County, PA · 34.6% low-access
- Bucks County, PA · 34.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (6.8% here).
- Tooele County, UT · 6.8% SNAP
- Tooele County, UT · 6.8% SNAP
- King George County, VA · 6.8% SNAP
- King George County, VA · 6.8% 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.
Ellis County inside a higher low-access state context
Ellis 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 Ellis County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48139. 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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