Signature · 125 SNAP-authorized stores
Grayson County, TX
Grayson County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 18.6%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 8.3%
- on SNAP
- 143K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Grayson County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 18.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 23% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dallas County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Grayson County ranks #1,798 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #174 of 252 counties in TX (18.6% low-access; 6 food-desert tracts).
- #1,798
- national by low-access %
- #174
- in TX
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 125 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Grayson County compares nationally
Grayson County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.6% low-access share that beats 42% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,809).
Grayson County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
26 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Grayson County has 13 urban and 13 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.
Grayson County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Freestone 18.7
Freestone 18.7%
18.7 % low-access
- Grayson 18.6
Grayson 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Dallas 18.6
Dallas 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Fayette 18.6
Fayette 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Motley 18.5
Motley 18.5%
18.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 26 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 120,877 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 22,494 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,128 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 143,337 |
| Median Household Income | $72,182 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,565 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Grayson County
Grayson County has 125 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 67 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 67
- 7-eleven convenience store 41716a, whitesboro
- allsups 148, whitesboro
- allsups 313, pilot point
- aloha, pottsboro
- austin passport 2, denison
- bj's c store, denison
- casey's 4480, bells
- casey's 4483, denison
- casey's 4492, sherman
- casey's 4495, sherman
- casey's 4496, sherman
- casey's 4497, sherman
- casey's 4498, sherman
- collinsville food mart, collinsville
- convenience plus, sherman
- crawford quick mart, denison
- crzs2 llc, pottsboro
- denison food mart, denison
- e-z mart 4207, whitesboro
- express food mart, sherman
- express food mart, sherman
- gajanand inc, denison
- gateway 58, whitewright
- get and go, sherman
- gunter food mart, gunter
- happy stop, whitesboro
- howe passport 3, howe
- kwik fuels, denison
- lone star food store 4481, denison
- lone star food store 4482, denison
- lone star food store 4484, denison
- lone star food store 4491, sherman
- lone star food store 4493, sherman
- lone star food store 4494, sherman
- la mexicana meat market denison llc, denison
- lucky food store 2, denison
- lucky stop #12 #12, denison
- lucky stop 10, sherman
- lucky stop 8, sherman
- lucky stop food 4, denison
- lucky stop food 9, denison
- lucky truck stop, whitesboro
- murphy usa 5658, sherman
- murphy usa 5676, denison
- one stop food store, denison
- one stop sherman, sherman
- panaderia gloria, sherman
- pottsboro passport 2, pottsboro
- preston center, pottsboro
- quik trip 1918, sherman
- quiktrip 1911, van alstyne
- quiktrip 1915, sherman
- quiktrip 1917, sherman
- quiktrip 1919, denison
- sherman passport 2, sherman
- sherwood food mart, gordonville
- speed track, denison
- stop n shop, denison
- sunset food mart, sherman
- sunshine 1, denison
- sunshine 2, sherman
- super quick mart, denison
- super stop 2 02, sherman
- texoma food mart, pottsboro
- texoma food mart, sherman
- tom bean food, tom bean
- whitneys food store, sherman
Combination Grocery/Other · 39
- braum's 83, denison
- braum's 116, sherman
- braum's 82, van alstyne
- cvs pharmacy inc 6984, denison
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7682, sherman
- dollar general 10620, bells
- dollar general 10639, sherman
- dollar general 1779, denison
- dollar general 3627, sherman
- dollar general 3857, whitesboro
- dollar general 3956, sherman
- dollar general 4275, denison
- dollar general 7135, pottsboro
- dollar general 9248, whitewright
- dollar general 9603, van alstyne
- dollar general 982, sherman
- dollar general 10165, collinsville
- dollar general 13362, gordonville
- dollar general 15093, sherman
- dollar general 15360, tom bean
- dollar general 16379, denison
- dollar general 19790, tioga
- dollar general 23837, sherman
- dollar general 25095, bells
- dollar general 6888, sherman
- dollar general 7996, howe
- dollar general 9893, gunter
- dollar general store 17226, pottsboro
- dollar tree 2868, sherman
- dollar tree 6718, denison
- dollar tree 8430, sherman
- family dollar 13178, whitewright
- family dollar 13393, whitewright
- family dollar 13562, bells
- family dollar 13834, pottsboro
- family dollar 2586, denison
- family dollar 4119, sherman
- family dollar 7264, whitesboro
- walgreens 09104, sherman
Super Store · 9
- brookshire brothers 92, whitesboro
- kroger 824, sherman
- la michoacana meat market 32 d, sherman
- sam's club 6350, sherman
- supermercado del pueblo 2, sherman
- target store t 1861, sherman
- walmart 147, denison
- walmart neighborhood market 3521, sherman
- walmart supercenter 947, sherman
Supermarket · 5
- albertsons 0226, sherman
- albertsons 0716, denison
- aldi 75048, sherman
- brookshire food store 127, pottsboro
- spring market 717, whitewright
Large Grocery Store · 2
- bells market, bells
- green market natural foods, sherman
Delivery Route · 1
- texas choice fine foods, sherman
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- donssmokehouse butcher shop 1, howe
Small Grocery Store · 1
- jeim asian grocery stores, sherman
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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Nationwide peers for Grayson County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Grayson 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 (18.6% here).
- Lawrence County, MO · 18.6% low-access
- Lawrence County, MO · 18.6% low-access
- Bates County, MO · 18.6% low-access
- Bates County, MO · 18.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (8.3% here).
- Franklin County, TN · 8.3% SNAP
- Franklin County, TN · 8.3% SNAP
- Davidson County, TN · 8.3% SNAP
- Davidson County, TN · 8.3% 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
Grayson 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 Grayson County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48181. 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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