Signature · 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts)
Frio County, TX
Frio County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of the book) alongside 23.5% low-access.
- 23.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 23.6%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Frio County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 23.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.6% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 67% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hale County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Frio County ranks #1,396 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #136 of 252 counties in TX (23.5% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,396
- national by low-access %
- #136
- in TX
- 2
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (66.7% of tracts) .
How Frio County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Frio County's 23.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 55% of them and ranked #1,404 most-affected nationwide.
Frio County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Frio County has 2 urban and 1 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.
Frio County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Hartley 23.9
Hartley 23.9%
23.9 % low-access
- Victoria 23.8
Victoria 23.8%
23.8 % low-access
- Frio 23.5
Frio 23.5%
23.5 % low-access
- Hale 23.5
Hale 23.5%
23.5 % low-access
- Nolan 23.5
Nolan 23.5%
23.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 17,217 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,049 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.5%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,007 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,582 |
| Median Household Income | $66,010 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,281 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.4%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 12.2% |
SNAP retailers in Frio County
Frio County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (61% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- circle k 2740996, pearsall
- comal food mart, pearsall
- dilley express, dilley
- dilley truck stop, dilley
- kreg's travel stop, pearsall
- muniz first stop, pearsall
- refuel 1345, pearsall
- refuel 350, pearsall
- tex best travel center 506, dilley
- the beverage barn, pearsall
- valley mart pr111, pearsall
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 11535, pearsall
- dollar general 12025, dilley
- family dollar 11842, diley
- family dollar 3831, pearsall
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lowes 148, dilley
Super Store · 1
- walmart store 478, pearsall
Supermarket · 1
- heb food store 620, pearsall
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 Frio County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Frio County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Frio 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 (23.5% here).
- Kittitas County, WA · 23.5% low-access
- Kittitas County, WA · 23.5% low-access
- Snohomish County, WA · 23.5% low-access
- Snohomish County, WA · 23.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (23.6% here).
- Edgecombe County, NC · 23.6% SNAP
- Edgecombe County, NC · 23.6% SNAP
- Cibola County, NM · 23.6% SNAP
- Cibola County, NM · 23.6% 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
Frio 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 Frio County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48163. 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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