Signature · 3,547 SNAP-authorized stores
Harris County, TX
Harris 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.
- 18.9%
- low-access pop.
- 120
- food-desert tracts
- 13.4%
- on SNAP
- 4.8M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Harris County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 18.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.2 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 120 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 15% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Atascosa County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Harris County ranks #1,777 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #169 of 252 counties in TX (18.9% low-access; 120 food-desert tracts).
- #1,777
- national by low-access %
- #169
- in TX
- 272
- low-access tracts
- 236K
- 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: 3,547 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Harris County compares nationally
Harris County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.9% low-access share that beats 43% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,777).
Harris County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
786 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 120 LILA.
Harris County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (766 urban, 20 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 20 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Harris County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Harris 18.9
Harris 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Atascosa 18.8
Atascosa 18.8%
18.8 % low-access
- Freestone 18.7
Freestone 18.7%
18.7 % low-access
- Dallas 18.6
Dallas 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Fayette 18.6
Fayette 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 786 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 4,092,459 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 272 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 120 |
| Low-Access Population | 774,115 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.9%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 236,351 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 4,838,303 |
| Median Household Income | $74,983 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 235,477 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Harris County
Harris County has 3,547 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 13 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 2,027 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
32 towns share the 3,547 authorized stores; Houston holds 72% of them. 8 of the 32 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Jersey Village, Hockley, Jacinto City, Missouri City, Hosuton, Richmond and 2 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 2,567 | 497 |
| Pasadena | 144 | 27 |
| Humble | 120 | 22 |
| Katy | 112 | 35 |
| Spring | 103 | 29 |
| Baytown | 99 | 20 |
| Cypress | 88 | 21 |
| Tomball | 53 | 14 |
| La Porte | 33 | 3 |
| Webster | 30 | 7 |
Top 10 of 32 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 2,027 (250 shown)
- #1 food store, houston
- 1 dollar plus, houston
- 1 stop #10, houston
- 1 stop #12, houston
- 1 stop #14, houston
- 1 stop #15, houston
- 1 stop 1, houston
- 1 stop 2, houston
- 1 stop 7, houston
- 1 stop express #19, houston
- 1 stop express #20, houston
- 1 stop express #22, houston
- 1 stop express #23, houston
- 1 stop express #24, houston
- 1 stop express #25, houston
- 1 stop food mart, houston
- 1 stop no.3, houston
- 1st choice food store #1, houston
- 20 star, houston
- 24 express, houston
- 24 seven, houston
- 24 seven # 11, houston
- 24 seven #22, houston
- 24 seven #26, houston
- 24 seven #35, houston
- 24 seven #36, houston
- 24 seven #4, houston
- 24 seven #40, houston
- 24 seven #42, houston
- 24 seven #6, houston
- 24 seven 17, houston
- 24 seven 19, houston
- 24 seven 23, cypress
- 24 seven 24, katy
- 24 seven 28, houston
- 24 seven 8, humble
- 24 seven 9, houston
- 24 seven at crosstimbers #34, houston
- 24/7 #25, houston
- 24/7 stop n go #2, spring
- 24/7 stop n go #5, houston
- 24/7 stop n go #7, houston
- 249 food mart, houston
- 2920 on the go, tomball
- 2q-2557, houston
- 365 fuel, houston
- 4 star food mart, houston
- 4 t's mini mart, houston
- 4130 @ allison food mart, houston
- 43rd food store, houston
- 53 max food mart, cypress
- 6500 street shell #1, houston
- 6625 food mart, houston
- 7 day groceries store, houston
- 7 days market, humble
- 7 eleven latinos, houston
- 7 seas, houston
- 7 star food mart, houston
- 7 to 11 food store, houston
- 7's mart, houston
- 7-eleven 36579h, houston
- 7-eleven 38472h, spring
- 7-eleven 38881h, la porte
- 7-eleven 38935, houston
- 7-eleven 38949h, tomball
- 7-eleven 40957h, houston
- 7-eleven 40962h, houston
- 7-eleven 40965h, cypress
- 7-eleven 40969h, katy
- 7-eleven 40978h, baytown
- 7-eleven 40980h, houston
- 7-eleven 40983h, houston
- 7-eleven 40986h, pasadena
- 7-eleven 40989h, deer park
- 7-eleven 40991h, la porte
- 7-eleven 40998h, pasadena
- 7-eleven 41029h, la porte
- 7-eleven 41116h, pasadena
- 7-eleven 41222h, baytown
- 7-eleven 41281, houston
- 7-eleven 41305h, houston
- 7-eleven 41369h, baytown
- 7-eleven 41583h, houston
- 7-eleven 41623h, katy
- 7-eleven 41627h, la porte
- 7-eleven 41660h, katy
- 7-eleven 41680h, crosby
- 7-eleven 41682h, houston
- 7-eleven 41725h, south houston
- 7-eleven 41749h, deer park
- 7-eleven 41754h, baytown
- 7-eleven 41823h, jersey village
- 7-eleven 41876h, pasadena
- 7-eleven 41896h, houston
- 7-eleven 41904h, houston
- 7-eleven 41916h, houston
- 7-eleven 41922h, houston
- 7-eleven 41966h, houston
- 7-eleven 41979h, houston
- 7-eleven 42015h, houston
- 7-eleven 42059, humble
- 7-eleven 42117h, jersey village
- 7-eleven 42208h, pasadena
- 7-eleven 42227h, la porte
- 7-eleven 42255h, humble
- 7-eleven store 38838h, spring
- 7-eleven store 38884h, webster
- 7-eleven, inc. 41119h, houston
- 7-eleven, inc. 42201h, houston
- 7-eleven, inc. dba stripes 40953h, tomball
- 7-eleven, inc. dba stripes 40990h, la porte
- 777 asian food mart, houston
- 9 stop food store, houston
- 99 cent mart, houston
- a diamond food mart, houston
- a j mart, houston
- a j mart, houston
- a pluss, spring
- a to z food mart #8, houston
- a&m convenience store & more 00001, humble
- a&a food mart, houston
- a&m food mart, houston
- a-1 food mart, houston
- a-little york food mart, houston
- a. m. mini mart #23, houston
- a2z food store, houston
- a3 fuels #3, houston
- a3 fuels #4, houston
- a3 fuels #6, houston
- a3 fuels #8, houston
- am/pm food mart, humble
- amigo food mart, houston
- amigos meat market, houston
- acosta food mart, houston
- adam food store, houston
- ahsan's food mart, houston
- airline foodmart, houston
- airline xpress mart, houston
- airport buzzy bee, houston
- airport express, houston
- airport food center, houston
- airport primetime, houston
- airport shell, houston
- airtex food mart, houston
- airway, houston
- akaal mart, houston
- al baik food mart, houston
- aldine express, houston
- aldine food mart, houston
- aldine food store, houston
- aldine mail food store, houston
- alexander food mart, baytown
- all discount 1 food store 01, houston
- all in 1, houston
- all in one food mart, houston
- all season express mart, houston
- all season food, houston
- all season food market, houston
- all season food mart, tomball
- all season food store, humble
- all seasons food mart, houston
- all seasons food mart, houston
- all star corner store, houston
- almeda corner store 21, houston
- almeda express, houston
- almeda food mart, houston
- almeda food store, houston
- almeda genoa valero, houston
- almeda neighbor store, houston
- almeda shell, houston
- almeda stores inc., houston
- almeda swift, houston
- almeda swift store, llc, houston
- always market #3, hockley
- always market #5, houston
- am mini mart, houston
- american a m market, houston
- amigo, houston
- amigo, houston
- amigo food market, houston
- amigo food mart, houston
- amigo food mart, houston
- amigo food mart, houston
- amigo food mart, houston
- amigo market 01, houston
- amigo mart, houston
- amigo mart, houston
- amigo mart, houston
- amigo's mart, houston
- amigos food mart, houston
- amigos food mart, houston
- amigos mini market n/a, houston
- anderson food mart, houston
- andy's, houston
- andy's food mart, houston
- andy's food store 7, friendswood
- andy's grocery store, houston
- anita food store, houston
- antoine chevron, houston
- antoine citgo mini mart, houston
- antoine express, houston
- anz food mart, houston
- arandas bakery inc 2, houston
- arena mart, houston
- aryan food mart, houston
- ashley's, houston
- ashley's, baytown
- audrey shell #1, houston
- avenue d shell, katy
- aydin's shop & go, houston
- azteca de oro meat market, crosby
- b & b convenience store 00001, houston
- b & b food store, houston
- b & g food store, houston
- b & j valero, houston
- b k food mart, houston
- b.k. food mart, houston
- b8 break stop #7, houston
- bk mart, katy
- bonjour food store, houston
- boone food store, houston
- bz mart-2, houston
- bz mart-3, houston
- bz mart-3, houston
- bammel express, houston
- baratos supermarket, houston
- barbara mae food mart, houston
- barrett grocery, crosby
- bas business inc, houston
- basanti fuel and shop, cypress
- battleground food mart 1, la porte
- bay mart, houston
- baytown chevron, baytown
- baytown food mart, baytown
- baytown truck center, baytown
- bazaar istanbul spring, spring
- bella mart inc., houston
- bellaire exxon, bellaire
- bellfort buzzy bee, houston
- bellfort corner food mart, houston
- bellfort exxon, houston
- bellfort food mart, houston
- bellfort food mart, houston
- bellfort food mart, houston
- bellfort food store, houston
- bellfort shell, houston
- beltway 8 express, houston
- beltway express, pasadena
- beltway express, houston
- bentkes food mart, houston
Showing 250 of 3,547 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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Nationwide peers for Harris County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Harris 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 (18.9% here).
- Marinette County, WI · 18.9% low-access
- Kingfisher County, OK · 18.9% low-access
- Churchill County, NV · 18.9% low-access
- Dent County, MO · 18.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (13.4% here).
- Amelia County, VA · 13.4% SNAP
- Caroline County, VA · 13.4% SNAP
- Huntingdon County, PA · 13.4% SNAP
- Langlade County, WI · 13.4% 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%). Harris County, at 18.9%, runs 6.1 pts below 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 Harris County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48201. 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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