Signature · 34.5% low-access (80th pct)
Galveston County, TX
Galveston County sits in the upper national band on low-access (34.5%, +12.4 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 34.5%
- low-access pop.
- 11
- food-desert tracts
- 10.5%
- on SNAP
- 359K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Galveston County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 34.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 11 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Llano County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Galveston County sits in the upper national band (34.5%, #624 of 3,079) with 11 LILA tracts.
- #624
- national by low-access %
- #65
- in TX
- 37
- low-access tracts
- 25K
- 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: 34.5% low-access (80th pct) (+12.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Galveston County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Galveston County's 34.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 80% of them and ranked #628 most-affected nationwide.
Galveston County's elevated USDA tier split
66 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 11 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Galveston County has 60 urban and 6 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.
Galveston County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Hidalgo 34.7
Hidalgo 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Ellis 34.6
Ellis 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Wichita 34.6
Wichita 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Galveston 34.5
Galveston 34.5%
34.5 % low-access
- Llano 34.5
Llano 34.5%
34.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 66 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 291,309 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 37 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 11 |
| Low-Access Population | 100,542 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 25,207 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 358,990 |
| Median Household Income | $86,105 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 14,723 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Galveston County
Galveston County has 273 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 154 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 154
- 44th & s mini mart 1, galveston
- 53 rd mini mart, galveston
- 7 days food store, galveston
- 7-eleven 41665h, league city
- 7-eleven 41669h, galveston
- 7-eleven 41778h, dickinson
- always market #4, texas city
- amburn food mart, texas city
- angels grocery, dickinson
- angels kemah, llc 0, kemah
- ayman food store, hitchcock
- bacliff grocery & deli 18, bacliff
- ball food mart, galveston
- bay vue grocery, crystal beach
- best handi stop #38, dickinson
- bob's meat and grocery, galveston
- bori-mex, dickinson
- broadway corner store, galveston
- broadway food mart, galveston
- broadway mini mart, galveston
- bucksaver 110, la marque
- cat corner, league city
- cedar food mart, la marque
- charge up 27, texas city
- checkpoint #107, galveston
- circle k 2741472, league city
- circle k 2742271, texas city
- circle k 2742322, friendswood
- circle k 2742362, bacliff
- circle k 2742618, galveston
- city snack n gas store, texas city
- corner shell, texas city
- corner store 2741914, league city
- cruise plaza grocery, inc., galveston
- d'ambra meat market & grocery, galveston
- delta food store, texas city
- dickinson express mart, dickinson
- dickinson food mart #1, dickinson
- dickinson food store, dickinson
- dickinson quick stop, dickinson
- dikes food mart, texas city
- express 146, bacliff
- express lane valero 24, texas city
- express mart, texas city
- ferry road food mart inc., galveston
- first stop food store, friendswood
- first stop food store 27, hitchcock
- food mart, kemah
- fresco mart, galveston
- fuel depot 45, texas city
- fuel plus 8, texas city
- fuel up, texas city
- galveston food & gas, galveston
- gas & grub food store, hitchcock
- gas-n-go food mart, texas city
- gopinath food corner, league city
- grab-all drive-in grocery, alta loma
- grab-n-go, texas city
- green caye convenience store, dickinson
- h & r # 2, galveston
- handi stop #114, galveston
- heard's lane food store, galveston
- high island mart, high island
- in & out food mart, la marque
- in & out food mart, galveston
- island food store, galveston
- kc's stop n shop, dickinson
- kwik stop, la marque
- klm food mart, texas city
- korner food mart, dickinson
- la marque food mart, la marque
- la mejor grocery, dickinson
- la-marque c-store llc, la marque
- little chief mini market, texas city
- lou's super market, bacliff
- lucky way food store, galveston
- mark's corner, texas city
- meera mexican food n meat supermarket, bacliff
- mercadito y taqueria, galveston
- merco supermarket, galveston
- mike's, la marque
- mike's, la marque
- mini grocery market, la marque
- mn foods, dickinson
- monty's mart, dickinson
- murphy usa 6779, kemah
- murphy usa 7729, la marque
- murphy usa 7787, galveston
- new huggy bears 1, galveston
- on the way food mart, santa fe
- one stop mini mart, bacliff
- one stop shop 1, la marque
- oriental food store, dickinson
- palmer food mart, texas city
- papa keith's #11, san leon
- pitstop express #15, texas city
- porky's #21, dickinson
- prime mart 41, santa fe
- quick run, texas city
- roadstar #15, dickinson
- roadtrac #7, texas city
- rozi mini mart, alvin
- runge mart, santa fe
- s s express mart 00001, la marque
- stop n go 02546 2742546, la marque
- stop n go 2614 2743714, santa fe
- stripes 40988, league city
- santa fe grocery, santa fe
- seasons food store, galveston
- seawall exxon mart, galveston
- seawall groceries, galveston
- shop n drive, galveston
- sk quick mart, texas city
- south island food mart, galveston
- southshore shell, league city
- spark plus, la marque
- spark plus #2, la marque
- speed fuel, dickinson
- speed fuel, texas city
- speed stop, galveston
- speedway 9800, texas city
- speedy express # 43, la marque
- speedy express #21, galveston
- speedy express #36, friendswood
- speedy mart, galveston
- star food, texas city
- star food store, galveston
- star stop 27, la marque
- stewart food mart 1, galveston
- super brownies, dickinson
- swedes grocery store, crystal beach
- t j's grocery mart, port bolivar
- tl mini express, league city
- texas city chevron, texas city
- texas city food mart 01, texas city
- time out food mart, santa fe
- timewise food store 144, la marque
- timewise food store 205, league city
- timewise food store 210, texas city
- timewise food store 221, dickinson
- timewise food store 322, santa fe
- tmewise food store 156, texas city
- tristar 2, galveston
- tristar# 3, galveston
- valero corner store 2143, bacliff
- valero corner store 2742018, galveston
- valero corner store 2742101, hitchcock
- valero corner store 2742363, galveston
- valero corner store 2742608, galveston
- valero food mart, dickinson
- walkers gas station, galveston
- west end food store, galveston
- zacatecas mini mart, dickinson
- zoom corner store #2, texas city
Combination Grocery/Other · 67
- cvs 10598, la marque
- cvs pharmacy inc 7094, league city
- cvs pharmacy inc 7756, galveston
- cvs/ pharmacy 6248, dickinson
- cvs/ pharmacy 6319, texas city
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 3234, santa fe
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5519, league city
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7821, league city
- cvs/pharmacy 6736, galveston
- dollar general 1444, texas city
- dollar general 18101, santa fe
- dollar general 18673, santa fe
- dollar general 18817, crystal beach
- dollar general 283, la marque
- dollar general 6031, texas city
- dollar general 7048, bacliff
- dollar general 7436, league city
- dollar general 831, dickinson
- dollar general 9648, texas city
- dollar general 9672, hitchcock
- dollar tree plus 8938, galveston
- dollartree 8079, santa fe
- dollar general 11470, galveston
- dollar general 11540, santa fe
- dollar general 12332, texas city
- dollar general 12879, dickinson
- dollar general 13450, san leon
- dollar general 14981, alvin
- dollar general 15626, texas city
- dollar general 17596, galveston
- dollar general 21135, la marque
- dollar general 24121, la marque
- dollar general 24565, kemah
- dollar general 30046, league city
- dollar general store 16919, hitchcock
- dollar tree 2151, galveston
- dollar tree 4075, league city
- dollar tree 4638, friendswood
- dollar tree 5535, league city
- dollar tree 7200, la marque
- dollar tree 7528, texas city
- dollar tree 7690, league city
- dollar tree 8527, hitchcock
- dollar tree 899, kemah
- family dollar 11343, galveston
- family dollar 1389, texas city
- family dollar 1701, hitchcock
- family dollar 2058, league city
- family dollar 2632, texas city
- family dollar 7216, galveston
- family dollar 8794, galveston
- family dollar 8939, crytal beach
- family dollar store 7959, bacliff
- family dollar store 8455, dickinson
- walgreens 03420, galveston
- walgreens 03760, league city
- walgreens 05833, la marque
- walgreens 06089, dickinson
- walgreens 07020, friendswood
- walgreens 07178, dickinson
- walgreens 09062, galveston
- walgreens 09165, dickinson
- walgreens 09507, friendswood
- walgreens 06566, league city
- walgreens 10451, league city
- walgreens 10583, texas city
- walgreens 10596, league city
Super Store · 12
- foodarama 5, texas city
- gcm the big store, crystal beach
- kroger 241, dickinson
- kroger 302, galveston
- kroger 734, league city
- kroger 743, friendswood
- kroger co 108, texas city
- kroger 144, league city
- kroger 398, league city
- sam's club 4702, friendswood
- sam's club 8190, la marque
- target store t 1377, kemah
Seafood Specialty · 5
- boyd's one stop, texas city
- discount seafood market, texas city
- hillmans seafood cafe inc, dickinson
- katie's seafood market, galveston
- sabika center, santa fe
Large Grocery Store · 3
- a&m grocery, galveston
- oaxaca market, dickinson
- supermercados teloloapan 22, galveston
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- aj's meat market & smokehouse, dickinson
- dorecks meat market llc, santa fe
- stone cold meats llc, league city
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- bayview grocery, texas city
- grocery services inc 36, league city
- la mejor meat market, bacliff
Small Grocery Store · 2
- new lawrence grocery, dickinson
- new m & m foods, hitchcock
Farmers' Market · 1
- galveston's own farmers market, galveston
Showing 250 of 273 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
One of 253 counties in Texas, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Galveston County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Galveston 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 (34.5% here).
- Becker County, MN · 34.5% low-access
- Becker County, MN · 34.5% low-access
- Worcester County, MA · 34.5% low-access
- Worcester County, MA · 34.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (10.5% here).
- Duchesne County, UT · 10.5% SNAP
- Duchesne County, UT · 10.5% SNAP
- Amherst County, VA · 10.5% SNAP
- Amherst County, VA · 10.5% 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.
Galveston County inside a higher low-access state context
Galveston 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 Galveston County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48167. 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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