Signature · 79 SNAP-authorized stores
Henderson County, TX
Henderson 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.
- 18.3%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 12.8%
- on SNAP
- 85K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Henderson County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 18.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 18% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Archer County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Henderson County ranks #1,829 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #178 of 252 counties in TX (18.3% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,829
- national by low-access %
- #178
- in TX
- 6
- 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: 79 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Henderson County compares nationally
Henderson County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.3% low-access share that beats 41% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,834).
Henderson County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
17 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Henderson County has 5 urban and 12 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.
Henderson County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Motley 18.5
Motley 18.5%
18.5 % low-access
- Webb 18.5
Webb 18.5%
18.5 % low-access
- Henderson 18.3
Henderson 18.3%
18.3 % low-access
- Archer 18.3
Archer 18.3%
18.3 % low-access
- Lubbock 18.2
Lubbock 18.2%
18.2 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 17 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 78,532 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 14,389 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.3%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,556 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 84,862 |
| Median Household Income | $65,179 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.7%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,306 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Henderson County
Henderson County has 79 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 36 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 36
- 24 seven mart # tx 2, chandler
- 24 seven mart # tx 3, chandler
- 24 seven mart # tx 4, chandler
- a to z discount stop, malakoff
- casey's 4790, gun barrel city
- cefco 1051, athens
- cefco 1063, gun barrel city
- cefco 1069, brownsboro
- cefco 1115, mabank
- cedar lake mart, eustace
- circle s mart, tool
- countryside store, payne springs
- cross road 1, malakoff
- divine fuel, malakoff
- dragon mart 1, tool
- eustacetiger mart, eustace
- fast trip, kemp
- gateway 54 1, brownsboro
- gateway 66, athens
- happy days food mart 01, malakoff
- highway corner food mart, mabank
- la moreliana meat market, kemp
- lakeside grocery, chandler
- murphy usa 7747, gun barrel city
- murphy usa 7863, athens
- passport #11, brownsboro
- pump & go #1, athens
- refuge food mart, trinidad
- rj food mart, gun barrel city
- shady oaks general store, athens
- shopper stop, athens
- shopper stop 1, murchison
- super stop, murchison
- tiger mart 84, log cabin
- tristar 18, athens
- tristar#9, larue
Combination Grocery/Other · 32
- braum's 269, athens
- cvs 7419, gun barrel city
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7295, athens
- dollar general 0259, mabank
- dollar general 0515, malakoff
- dollar general 14369, malakoff
- dollar general 18718, athens
- dollar general 2290, athens
- dollar general 4803, gun barrel city
- dollar general 6263, brownsboro
- dollar general 6446, eustace
- dollar general 7040, athens
- dollar general 7597, chandler
- dollar general 7885, frankston
- dollar general 11613, eustace
- dollar general 15592, trinidad
- dollar general 15659, tool
- dollar general 17820, chandler
- dollar general 21489, murchison
- dollar general 22752, athens
- dollar tree 1173, athens
- dollar tree 2798, gun barrel city
- family dollar 11232, chandler
- family dollar 13284, brownsboro
- family dollar 13426, kemp
- family dollar 13501, malakoff
- family dollar 2713, athens
- family dollar 3372, athens
- family dollar store 5021, gun barrel city
- hlr beef shop, eustace
- kim's 1024, eustace
- walgreens 09410, athens
Supermarket · 5
- brookshire 11, athens
- brookshire food store 20, malakoff
- brookshire food store 64, mabank
- brookshire food store 84, chandler
- piggly wiggly 4679, athens
Super Store · 2
- walmart 412, athens
- walmart supercenter 516, gun barrel city
Farmers' Market · 1
- athens, tx farmers market ffab, athens
Large Grocery Store · 1
- y's hometown foods, brownsboro
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- flying t meat market, athens
Small Grocery Store · 1
- 3 flags meat market, gun barrel city
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 Henderson County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Henderson County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Henderson 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 (18.3% here).
- Braxton County, WV · 18.3% low-access
- Braxton County, WV · 18.3% low-access
- Monroe County, WI · 18.3% low-access
- Monroe County, WI · 18.3% 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.
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Henderson 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 Henderson County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48213. 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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