Signature · 56 SNAP-authorized stores
Harrison County, TX
Harrison County lands in the lower national band on low-access (11.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 11.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 12.8%
- on SNAP
- 70K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Harrison County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 11.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ochiltree County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Harrison County lands in the lower national band (11.5%, #2,368 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,368
- national by low-access %
- #214
- in TX
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 56 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Harrison County compares nationally
Harrison County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.5% low-access share that beats 24% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,377).
Harrison County's lower-band USDA tier split
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Harrison County has 5 urban and 9 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.
Harrison County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Kerr 11.8
Kerr 11.8%
11.8 % low-access
- Harrison 11.5
Harrison 11.5%
11.5 % low-access
- Ochiltree 11.5
Ochiltree 11.5%
11.5 % low-access
- Wheeler 11.5
Wheeler 11.5%
11.5 % low-access
- Polk 11
Polk 11%
11 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 65,631 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,548 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,174 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 70,155 |
| Median Household Income | $66,103 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,371 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Harrison County
Harrison County has 56 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 27 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 27
- blue diamond 1, marshall
- cefco 1016, marshall
- cefco 1020, marshall
- cefco 1117, marshall
- circle a food mart, groceries and novelties, marshall
- cowboy truck stop, marshall
- dougs general store llc, elysian fields
- e-z mart 4237, marshall
- flash mart #1, hallsville
- food junction, marshall
- grab-n-go food mart, marshall
- lama 100, marshall
- lama 102, longview
- lama 110, clarksville
- lama 98, marshall
- marshall foodmart, marshall
- murphy usa 7679, marshall
- poplar mart, marshall
- quick track 94, marshall
- quick track 96, marshall
- quick track 97, marshall
- quick track 99, marshall
- quiktrip 7906, marshall
- stop n geaux, longview
- travis mart, marshall
- wynne's quick stop, marshall
- zaap country store llc, karnack
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- cvs pharmacy inc 7293, marshall
- dollar general 0286, marshall
- dollar general 7431, hallsville
- dollar general 11283, waskom
- dollar general 12638, marshall
- dollar general 22875, longview
- dollar general 23268, harleton
- dollar general 24486, marshall
- dollar general 25539, marshall
- dollar tree 1011, marshall
- family dollar 1032, marshall
- family dollar 11423, karnack
- family dollar 12551, longview
- family dollar 2883, marshall
- family dollar 4144, hallsville
- family dollar 4506, marshall
- family dollar 5311, waskom
- family dollar 7838, harleton
- marshall fish and seafood plus, marshall
- walgreens 06196, marshall
Supermarket · 5
- brookshire 130, hallsville
- cash saver, marshall
- el paisano supermarket, marshall
- super 1 foods 631, marshall
- super 1 foods 635, marshall
Super Store · 2
- kroger 953, marshall
- walmart supercenter 918, marshall
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- caddo packing, marshall
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- abrahams foodtown, marshall
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 Harrison County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Harrison County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Harrison 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 (11.5% here).
- Salt Lake County, UT · 11.5% low-access
- Salt Lake County, UT · 11.5% low-access
- Cherokee County, SC · 11.5% low-access
- Cherokee County, SC · 11.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (12.8% here).
- Essex County, VA · 12.8% SNAP
- Essex County, VA · 12.8% SNAP
- Franklin County, VA · 12.8% SNAP
- Franklin County, VA · 12.8% 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.
Harrison County inside a lower low-access state context
Harrison 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 Harrison County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48203. 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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