Signature · 6.8% SNAP (18th pct in TX)

Fort Bend County, TX

Fort Bend County sits in the upper national band on low-access (29.5%, +7.4 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.

29.5%
low-access pop.
10
food-desert tracts
6.8%
on SNAP
894K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 TX

USDA FARA access plate

County Fort Bend County, TX

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED

  • LA-ELEVATED 29.5% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.4 pts vs US
  • LILA-CLUSTER 10 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-LIGHT 6.8% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Jones County ( -0.1 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Fort Bend County sits in the upper national band (29.5%, #964 of 3,079) with 10 LILA tracts.

#964
national by low-access %
#97
in TX
44
low-access tracts
35K
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 (18th pct in TX) (-5.3 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .

How Fort Bend County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Fort Bend County's 29.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #967 most-affected nationwide.

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Fort Bend County's elevated USDA tier split

76 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 10 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Fort Bend County, TX USDA-defined food-access tiers: 32 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 34 limited, 10 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 76 tracts evaluated. 32 tracts adequate (42.1%) 34 tracts limited (44.7%) 10 tracts severe / food desert (13.2%) Adequate 42% Limited 45% Severe 13% Food-access tier distribution: Fort Bend County, TX
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Fort Bend County has 67 urban and 9 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.

Fort Bend County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Fort Bend County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts76
Atlas Population (2010 basis)585,375
Low-Access Tracts44
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)10
Low-Access Population172,779
Low-Access Share29.5%above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population34,618

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Fort Bend County
IndicatorValue
Population893,767
Median Household Income$114,041
Poverty Rate7.6%well below the national average
SNAP Households19,922
SNAP Participation Rate6.8%well below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle3.2%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population0.6%

Thick SNAP store book in Fort Bend County

Fort Bend County has 382 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 155 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 155

  • 1 stop #13, missouri city
  • 1 stop food mart llc 2, richmond
  • 7-eleven 36523h, sugar land
  • 7-eleven 41040h, stafford
  • 7-eleven 41250h, katy
  • 7-eleven 41630h, richmond
  • 7-eleven 41645h, sugar land
  • 7-eleven 41659h, missouri city
  • 7-eleven store 41117h, missouri city
  • 7-eleven, inc. dba stripes 40963h, richmond
  • 7-eleven, inc. dba stripes 40970h, rosenberg
  • 7-eleven, inc. dba stripes 40971h, richmond
  • 7-eleven, inc. dba stripes 40972h, rosenberg
  • 7-eleven, inc. dba stripes 41000h, fresno
  • 786 truckstop 1, beasley
  • a & a food mart 2, richmond
  • a & b food mart #2, richmond
  • a-1 food store, missouri city
  • all season food store, stafford
  • airaa food mart, missouri city
  • american grocery, rosenberg
  • arbat market llc, katy
  • arcola express, rosharon
  • asian market, sugar land
  • awami markaz, sugar land
  • b f terry food mart, rosenberg
  • barbin super store, needville
  • bazaar istanbul #110, katy
  • beasley food mart, beasley
  • bellaire buzzy bee, richmond
  • big 9 food store, stafford
  • big z food mart, missouri city
  • brass cuisine spices, rosharon
  • breaktime at grand, missouri city
  • briarwood shell, rosenberg
  • bzee spot, richmond
  • cartwright food mart, missouri city
  • charge up 81, sugar land
  • charge up 91, missouri city
  • chevron food mart, richmond
  • circle k 1481, katy
  • circle k 2703356, stafford
  • circle k 2740038, richmond
  • circle k 2741403, rosenberg
  • circle k 2742396, richmond
  • city fuels, missouri city
  • corner grocery, sugar land
  • corner market, rosharon
  • corner market 4, houston
  • corner station #3, missouri city
  • corner stop 1, houston
  • corner store 2741436, sugar land
  • corner store 2741440, missouri city
  • corner store 2741464, richmond
  • country mart, fulshear
  • dulex valero, sugar land
  • e z stop 2, houston
  • food spot, richmond
  • fast pass market, houston
  • fastrac, rosharon
  • fifth street food mart, stafford
  • first stop food mart, missouri city
  • five star shell, stafford
  • fondren express, houston
  • fresh mart # 4, houston
  • freshmart, stafford
  • fresno fiesta, fresno
  • fuel time, sugar land
  • fuqua food mart #1, missouri city
  • gulf 125, rosenberg
  • guy food mart, guy
  • handi stop #120, richmond
  • handi stop #29, meadows place
  • handi stop #33, richmond
  • handi stop #86, missouri city
  • handi stop 124, richmond
  • handi stop 128, richmond
  • handy stop, richmond
  • harvest corner food mart, richmond
  • heights mini mart, richmond
  • honey farms 880833, katy
  • honey farms 880847, sugar land
  • honey farms 880848, missouri city
  • hwy 90 store, sugar land
  • independence fuel stop, missouri city
  • instant three inc, stafford
  • jack's grocery #16, stafford
  • jj's mart, houston
  • kare market #9, stafford
  • katy food mart, katy
  • kendleton grocery, kendleton
  • kirkwood food mart, stafford
  • ksc food mart & smoke, houston
  • kwality bazaar, richmond
  • kwik check drive in grocery, needville
  • labanjee exxon, richmond
  • love's travel stops & country stores inc 234, katy
  • ma mart, sugar land
  • mchard express, houston
  • mchard mart, houston
  • medina market, richmond
  • metro food mart, missouri city
  • mi querencia latin market 01, katy
  • missouri corner mart, missouri city
  • murphy chevron, stafford
  • murphy express 8647, missouri city
  • murphy express 8806, stafford
  • murphy express 8848, sugar land
  • murphy usa 5672, richmond
  • murphy usa 7453, richmond
  • murphy usa 7514, missouri city
  • murphy usa 7671, katy
  • nicks grocery, richmond
  • okay mart, missouri city
  • on the road #114, rosenberg
  • on the road 106, rosenberg
  • one stop, missouri city
  • one stop 2, missouri city
  • park's fresno food market, fresno
  • pick and pay, rosenberg
  • pilot travel center 472, beasley
  • pleak korner, richmond
  • post oak buzzy bee, houston
  • primespot # 38, fresno
  • pull over, richmond
  • quiktrip 4630, katy
  • richmond exxon, richmond
  • rally stop #4, stafford
  • ray's food store, missouri city
  • reading road shell, rosenberg
  • refuel xpress, stafford
  • rising store, stafford
  • rosenberg foodmart, rosenberg
  • rush 8, needville
  • san luis tortilleria & meat market, rosenberg
  • shell market, sugar land
  • singh mart #3, houston
  • singh mart #7, stafford
  • speedy stop, stafford
  • speedy stop 25, rosenberg
  • spice bazaar 01, sugar land
  • star food mart, stafford
  • star mart, rosenberg
  • star stop 101, sugar land
  • star stop 39, stafford
  • star stop 41, rosenberg
  • star stop 52, missouri city
  • star stop 54, sugar land
  • stop 4 all food store, houston
  • stop n bye, rosenberg
  • strike, houston
  • strike 2, sugar land
  • sunny food mart, stafford
  • sunny's food mart #1, fresno
  • super food store, missouri city

Combination Grocery/Other · 94

  • a & g african market, missouri city
  • anuoluwa african store, rosenberg
  • best indian grocery & cafe, missouri city
  • bomir foods, stafford
  • cvs 10544, fulshear
  • cvs 10637, rosenberg
  • cvs 10671, richmond
  • cvs 10752, richmond
  • cvs pharmacy inc 3701, richmond
  • cvs pharmacy inc 4474, missouri city
  • cvs pharmacy inc 5907, sugar land
  • cvs pharmacy inc 5972, rosenberg
  • cvs pharmacy inc 6747, katy
  • cvs pharmacy inc 7285, sugar land
  • cvs pharmacy inc 7390, missouri city
  • cvs pharmacy 10350, sugarland
  • cvs pharmacy 10692, sugarland
  • cvs pharmacy 11067, missouri city
  • cvs pharmacy 11096, richmond
  • cvs pharmacy 11098, katy
  • cvs/ pharmacy 6896, richmond
  • cvs/ pharmacy inc 2249, katy
  • cvs/ pharmacy inc 5484, katy
  • cvs/ pharmacy inc 7459, sugar land
  • cvs/ pharmacy inc 7805, sugar land
  • cvs/ pharmacy inc 8385, stafford
  • cvs/ pharmacy inc 8445, missouri city
  • dollar general 10212, fulshear
  • dollar general 10958, rosenberg
  • dollar general 1602, missouri city
  • dollar general 18776, beasley
  • dollar general 4601, missouri city
  • dollar general 6146, needville
  • dollar general 6319, richmond
  • dollar general 7503, houston
  • dollar tree 4483, missouri city
  • dollartree 10125, sugar land
  • dollartree 9086, missouri city
  • dollartree 9456, sugarland
  • dollartree 9564, missouri city
  • dollar general 10905, rosebburg
  • dollar general 12606, missouri city
  • dollar general 16341, rosenberg
  • dollar general 19645, fresno
  • dollar general 23745, rosenberg
  • dollar general 24876, needville
  • dollar general 25230, sugar land
  • dollar general 25250, missouri city
  • dollar general 25815, sugar land
  • dollar tree 1988, sugar land
  • dollar tree 3250, sugar land
  • dollar tree 4008, rosenberg
  • dollar tree 4214, houston
  • dollar tree 5818, sugar land
  • dollar tree 5868, rosenberg
  • dollar tree 6207, richmond
  • dollar tree 7293, sugar land
  • dollar tree 7325, missouri city
  • dollar tree 7574, richmond
  • dollar tree 8590, richmond
  • en sisters african market, sugar land
  • family dollar 12215, missouri city
  • family dollar 12278, needville
  • family dollar 1928, rosenberg
  • family dollar 3333, missouri city
  • family dollar 5658, houston
  • family dollar 8977, richmond
  • family dollar store 7900, rosenberg
  • fort bend donuts, richmond
  • indian bazaar and cafe, katy
  • man must wack african food market 1, richmond
  • walgreens 01169, richmond
  • walgreens 01199, richmond
  • walgreens 03696, sugar land
  • walgreens 06821, meadows place
  • walgreens 07213, houston
  • walgreens 07491, katy
  • walgreens 07531, missouri city
  • walgreens 09504, richmond
  • walgreens 03324, sugar land
  • walgreens 07774, fresno
  • walgreens 1157, sugar land
  • walgreens 11909, rosenberg
  • walgreens 11970, richmond
  • walgreens 13062, katy
  • walgreens 15681, katy
  • walgreens 16065, fulshear
  • walgreens 2958, rosenberg
  • walgreens 3419, missouri city
  • walgreens 4837, missouri city
  • walgreens 5965, houston
  • walgreens 6783, sugar land
  • walgreens 7721, missouri city
  • welfresh market, sugar land

Bakery Specialty · 1

  • lacaroz 2 inc, houston

Showing 250 of 382 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

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Counties near Fort Bend County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

SNAP-led peer set first for Fort Bend County (6.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Texas.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside TX (29.5% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (6.8% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Fort Bend County inside a higher low-access state context

Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48157. 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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