Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Franklin County, TX
Franklin County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 74.2% low-access.
- 74.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 6.2%
- on SNAP
- 11K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Franklin County, TX
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 74.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +52.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 1.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Calhoun County ( -5.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Franklin County sits in the upper national band (74.2%, #95 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #95
- national by low-access %
- #22
- in TX
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Franklin County compares nationally
Franklin County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 74.2% low-access share outpaces 97% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #95 most-affected nationwide.
Franklin County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Franklin County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (2 urban, 1 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 1 rural tract is held to 10 miles.
Franklin County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Franklin
Franklin 74.2%
74.2 % low-access
- Calhoun
Calhoun 68.5%
68.5 % low-access
- Palo Pinto
Palo Pinto 68.1%
68.1 % low-access
- Red River
Red River 65.6%
65.6 % low-access
- Coryell
Coryell 63.7%
63.7 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 10,605 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,871 |
| Low-Access Share | 74.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,204 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 10,632 |
| Median Household Income | $72,360 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 241 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 1.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
SNAP retailers in Franklin County
Franklin County has 13 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 13 authorized stores; Mount Vernon holds 54% of them. 4 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Scroggins, Talco, Mt Vernon, Winnsboro.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | 7 | 1 |
| Scroggins | 2 | none |
| Talco | 2 | none |
| Mt Vernon | 1 | none |
| Winnsboro | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 7
- allsup's 102481, mount vernon
- cefco 1050, mt vernon
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 279, mount vernon
- petro max express, mount vernon
- quick track 23, talco
- station 1, winnsboro
- vinyards country market, scroggins
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- city meat market, mount vernon
- dollar general 18486, talco
- dollar general 18786, scroggins
- dollar general 7525, mount vernon
- family dollar 13666, mount vernon
Supermarket · 1
- brookshire 58, mount vernon
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 Franklin County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Franklin County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Franklin 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 (74.2% here).
- Otoe County, NE · 71.8% low-access
- Bethel Census Area, AK · 68.6% low-access
- Bullock County, AL · 68.5% low-access
- Poquoson city, VA · 65.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (6.2% here).
- St. Croix County, WI · 6.2% SNAP
- Richland County, ND · 6.2% SNAP
- Cass County, ND · 6.2% SNAP
- Wake County, NC · 6.2% 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%). Franklin County, at 74.2%, runs 49.2 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 Franklin County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48159. 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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