Signature · 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts)
Freestone County, TX
Freestone County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of the book) alongside 18.7% low-access.
- 18.7%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 14.8%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Freestone County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 18.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 43% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dallas County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Freestone County ranks #1,791 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #171 of 252 counties in TX (18.7% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,791
- national by low-access %
- #171
- in TX
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts) .
How Freestone County compares nationally
Freestone County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.7% low-access share that beats 43% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,794).
Freestone County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Freestone County has 3 urban and 4 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.
Freestone County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Atascosa 18.8
Atascosa 18.8%
18.8 % 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
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 19,816 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,701 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.7%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,727 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,049 |
| Median Household Income | $59,960 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,050 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.4% |
SNAP retailers in Freestone County
Freestone County has 17 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 8
- cefco 27, wortham
- chilly mart, fairfield
- chilly mart, fairfield
- corner market, teague
- daps stop and shop, teague
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 288, fairfield
- road ranger llc 289, teague
- teague mart 24/7 1, teague
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 1668, teague
- dollar general 4901, fairfield
- dollar general 17168, wortham
- dollar tree 7579, fairfield
- family dollar 11910, streetman
- family dollar 2526, fairfield
- family dollar 8971, teague
Super Store · 2
- brookshire brothers 10, fairfield
- brookshire brothers 41, teague
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 Freestone County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Freestone County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Freestone 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 (18.7% here).
- Roanoke city, VA · 18.7% low-access
- Roanoke city, VA · 18.7% low-access
- Big Horn County, WY · 18.7% low-access
- Big Horn County, WY · 18.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (14.8% here).
- Union County, TN · 14.8% SNAP
- Union County, TN · 14.8% SNAP
- Claiborne County, TN · 14.8% SNAP
- Claiborne County, TN · 14.8% 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.
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Freestone 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 Freestone County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48161. 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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