Signature · 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Erath County, TX
Erath County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 42.4% low-access.
- 42.4%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 6.8%
- on SNAP
- 44K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Erath County, TX
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 42.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +20.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Gonzales County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Erath County sits in the upper national band (42.4%, #333 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #333
- national by low-access %
- #43
- in TX
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Erath County compares nationally
Erath County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 42.4% low-access share outpaces 89% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #333 most-affected nationwide.
Erath County's elevated USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
Erath County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (4 rural, 4 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 4 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Erath County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Willacy
Willacy 43.2%
43.2 % low-access
- Childress
Childress 42.8%
42.8 % low-access
- Terry
Terry 42.8%
42.8 % low-access
- Gonzales
Gonzales 42.5%
42.5 % low-access
- Erath
Erath 42.4%
42.4 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 37,890 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 16,055 |
| Low-Access Share | 42.4%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,864 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 43,794 |
| Median Household Income | $65,115 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.6%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,143 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.8%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Erath County
Erath County has 34 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 21 locations (62% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 34 authorized stores; Stephenville holds 65% of them. 2 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Mingus, Morgan Mill.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Stephenville | 22 | 4 |
| Dublin | 10 | 1 |
| Mingus | 1 | none |
| Morgan Mill | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 21
- alexander country store, dublin
- allsups 014, dublin
- allsups 229, stephenville
- allsups 249, stephenville
- allsups 359, stephenville
- allsups 360, stephenville
- bargain town, stephenville
- big's #105, dublin
- cefco 2152, stephenville
- discount mart, stephenville
- dublin stop, dublin
- food mart 10, stephenville
- mingus quick stop, mingus
- morgan mill stop, morgan mill
- murphy usa 7586, stephenville
- one stop dublin, dublin
- proctor grocery, dublin
- sharp vision enterprise llc, dublin
- taylor food mart 1, stephenville
- texans c - store, stephenville
- the junction, stephenville
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs pharmacy inc 7236, stephenville
- dollar general 24062, dublin
- dollar general 7444, stephenville
- dollar general 21164, stephenville
- dollar general 30002, dublin
- dollar tree 1934, stephenville
- family dollar 9034, stephenville
- walgreens 09040, stephenville
Super Store · 2
- brookshire brothers 95, dublin
- walmart 610, stephenville
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 75091, stephenville
- heb 006, stephenville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- carniceria cara blanca #2, stephenville
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 Erath County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Erath County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Erath 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 (42.4% here).
- Butte County, SD · 42.5% low-access
- Laramie County, WY · 42.5% low-access
- Big Horn County, MT · 42.5% low-access
- Ascension Parish, LA · 42.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (6.8% here).
- Tooele County, UT · 6.8% SNAP
- King George County, VA · 6.8% SNAP
- King William County, VA · 6.8% SNAP
- Uinta County, WY · 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.
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Erath County, at 42.4%, runs 17.4 pts above 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 Erath County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48143. 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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