Signature · 44 SNAP-authorized stores
Hardin County, TX
Hardin County sits in the upper national band on low-access (30.6%, +8.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 30.6%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 12.9%
- on SNAP
- 58K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hardin County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 30.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +8.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 18% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Tom Green County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Hardin County sits in the upper national band (30.6%, #897 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #897
- national by low-access %
- #90
- in TX
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 44 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Hardin County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hardin County's 30.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 71% of them and ranked #901 most-affected nationwide.
Hardin County's elevated USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hardin County has 5 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.
Hardin County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Madison 30.9
Madison 30.9%
30.9 % low-access
- Maverick 30.8
Maverick 30.8%
30.8 % low-access
- San Patricio 30.7
San Patricio 30.7%
30.7 % low-access
- Hardin 30.6
Hardin 30.6%
30.6 % low-access
- Tom Green 30.6
Tom Green 30.6%
30.6 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 54,635 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 16,740 |
| Low-Access Share | 30.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,032 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 57,642 |
| Median Household Income | $75,808 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,866 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hardin County
Hardin County has 44 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 19 locations (43% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 2996, lumberton
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7499, silsbee
- dollar general 2783, kountze
- dollar general 4639, lumberton
- dollar general 7245, sour lake
- dollar general 839, silsbee
- dollartree 8750, silsbee
- dollar general 12689, lumberton
- dollar general 13475, silsbee
- dollar general 15810, lumberton
- dollar general 16474, silsbee
- dollar general 17692, village mills
- dollar general 18041, batson
- dollar tree 6580, lumberton
- dollar tree 6903, sour lake
- family dollar 12439, silsbee
- family dollar 7906, kountze
- walgreens 11522, silsbee
- walgreens 7614, lumberton
Convenience Store · 16
- brookshire brothers 89, lumberton
- circle k 2740368, lumberton
- dsd petroleum inc, silsbee
- exxpress mart 12, lumberton
- exxpress mart 14, lumberton
- exxpress mart 24, silsbee
- exxpress mart 5, kountze
- j & r meat market, sour lake
- murphy usa 7050, silsbee
- murphy usa 7825, lumberton
- new e-z mart, silsbee
- pj's county store, silsbee
- silsbee buzzy bee, silsbee
- space fuel inc, kountze
- speedy stop 120, lumberton
- tejas #5, silsbee
Super Store · 5
- brookshire brothers 29, silsbee
- brookshire brothers 36, kountze
- brookshire brothers 59, sour lake
- walmart supercenter 383, silsbee
- walmart supercenter 384, lumberton
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- silsbee quality meats, silsbee
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- boutte's boudin, lumberton
Seafood Specialty · 1
- triple a seafood, lumberton
Supermarket · 1
- heb 116, lumberton
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 Hardin County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hardin 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 (30.6% here).
- Williams County, ND · 30.6% low-access
- Williams County, ND · 30.6% low-access
- Nemaha County, KS · 30.6% low-access
- Nemaha County, KS · 30.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (12.9% here).
- Hawkins County, TN · 12.9% SNAP
- Hawkins County, TN · 12.9% SNAP
- Putnam County, WV · 12.9% SNAP
- Putnam County, WV · 12.9% 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.
Hardin County inside a higher low-access state context
Hardin 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 Hardin County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48199. 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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