Signature · 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Grimes County, TX
Grimes County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 31.3% low-access.
- 31.3%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 13.8%
- on SNAP
- 31K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Grimes County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 31.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bell County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Grimes County sits in the upper national band (31.3%, #859 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #859
- national by low-access %
- #83
- in TX
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Grimes County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Grimes County's 31.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 72% of them and ranked #859 most-affected nationwide.
Grimes County's elevated USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
All 6 of Grimes County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Grimes County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Zavala 31.6
Zavala 31.6%
31.6 % low-access
- Grimes 31.3
Grimes 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Bell 31.3
Bell 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Lamar 31.3
Lamar 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Van Zandt 31.3
Van Zandt 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 26,604 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,331 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,246 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 31,340 |
| Median Household Income | $69,803 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,420 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 11.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Grimes County
Grimes County has 26 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 12 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 26 authorized stores; Navasota holds 46% of them. 3 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Anderson, Bedias, Richards.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Navasota | 12 | 4 |
| Anderson | 5 | none |
| Bedias | 4 | none |
| Plantersville | 4 | 1 |
| Richards | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 12
- 7-eleven 40936h, navasota
- 7-eleven 40937, navasota
- anderson market, anderson
- aurora store 103, anderson
- barkaat investments inc, plantersville
- circle k 2740541, anderson
- diamond shamrock corner store 274505, navasota
- navasota circle t n/a, navasota
- new west end, navasota
- northside market, navasota
- shiros grocery, richards
- smiley's express 5, bedias
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- dollar general 14920, bedias
- dollar general 14984, plantersville
- dollar general 3087, navasota
- dollar general 17526, anderson
- dollar general 19986, plantersville
- dollar general 21516, anderson
- dollar tree 6774, navasota
- family dollar 12763, bedias
- top essential farm no, bedias
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- carniceria castaneda meat market, navasota
- castanedas jr., plantersville
Super Store · 2
- brookshire brothers 6, navasota
- walmart 293, navasota
Large Grocery Store · 1
- arlan's market #22, navasota
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 Grimes County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Grimes County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Grimes 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 (31.3% here).
- Montgomery County, PA · 31.3% low-access
- Lenoir County, NC · 31.3% low-access
- Cooper County, MO · 31.3% low-access
- Hawaii County, HI · 31.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (13.8% here).
- Beaver County, PA · 13.8% SNAP
- Love County, OK · 13.8% SNAP
- Crawford County, OH · 13.8% SNAP
- Allen County, OH · 13.8% 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.
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Grimes County, at 31.3%, runs 6.3 pts above the Texas rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Grimes County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48185. 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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