Signature · 3.6% SNAP (4th pct in TX)
Gillespie County, TX
Gillespie County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 3.6%
- on SNAP
- 28K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Gillespie County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 10.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 3.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Camp County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Gillespie County lands in the lower national band (10.5%, #2,447 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,447
- national by low-access %
- #224
- in TX
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 778
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.6% SNAP (4th pct in TX) (-8.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Gillespie County compares nationally
Gillespie County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.5% low-access share that beats 22% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,457).
Gillespie County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Gillespie County has 0 urban and 5 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.
Gillespie County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Chambers 10.7
Chambers 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Camp 10.6
Camp 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Hemphill 10.6
Hemphill 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Schleicher 10.6
Schleicher 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Gillespie 10.5
Gillespie 10.5%
10.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 24,837 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,598 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 778 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 27,524 |
| Median Household Income | $76,162 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 417 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 3.6%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
SNAP retailers in Gillespie County
Gillespie County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 4 locations (33% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 3692, fredericksburg
- dollar tree 3615, fredericksburg
- family dollar 11346, harper
- walgreens 10839, fredericksburg
Convenience Store · 4
- 7-eleven 40518h, fredericksburg
- kwik chek 61, fredericksburg
- mini mart 312, fredericksburg
- mini mart 316, fredericksburg
Supermarket · 2
- heb 561, fredericksburg
- vitamin cottage natural food market u150, fredericksburg
Small Grocery Store · 1
- weinheimer & son, stonewall
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 1154, fredericksburg
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 Gillespie County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Gillespie County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Gillespie County (3.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Texas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (10.5% here).
- King George County, VA · 10.5% low-access
- King George County, VA · 10.5% low-access
- Grafton County, NH · 10.5% low-access
- Grafton County, NH · 10.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (3.6% here).
- York County, VA · 3.6% SNAP
- York County, VA · 3.6% SNAP
- Park County, WY · 3.6% SNAP
- Park County, WY · 3.6% 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.
Gillespie County inside a lower low-access state context
Gillespie 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 Gillespie County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48171. 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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