Signature · 5.0% low-access (10th pct)
Hill County, TX
Hill County lands in the lower national band on low-access (5.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 5.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.1%
- on SNAP
- 37K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hill County, TX
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 5.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wilson County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Hill County lands in the lower national band (5.0%, #2,811 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,811
- national by low-access %
- #250
- in TX
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 662
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.0% low-access (10th pct) (-17.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Hill County compares nationally
Food access in Hill County compares favorably nationally: its 5.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,811).
Hill County's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Hill County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (8 rural, 3 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 3 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Hill County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Winkler 5.9
Winkler 5.9%
5.9 % low-access
- Crosby 5.6
Crosby 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- DeWitt 5.6
DeWitt 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- Wilson 5.2
Wilson 5.2%
5.2 % low-access
- Hill 5
Hill 5%
5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 35,089 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,747 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 662 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 37,328 |
| Median Household Income | $64,591 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.7%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,535 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hill County
Hill County has 52 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 30 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
9 towns share the 52 authorized stores; Hillsboro holds 33% of them. 5 of the 9 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Covington, Blum, Abbott, Groesbeck, Malone.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro | 17 | 3 |
| Whitney | 16 | 2 |
| Itasca | 7 | 1 |
| Hubbard | 4 | 1 |
| Covington | 3 | none |
| Blum | 2 | none |
| Abbott | 1 | none |
| Groesbeck | 1 | none |
| Malone | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 30
- 7-eleven 32314k, hillsboro
- allsup's 102410, whitney
- big willy's hillsboro, hillsboro
- bonanza mart, whitney
- cefco 026, hubbard
- cefco 76, covington
- casey's 4710, covington
- circle k 2740799, hillsboro
- david's express 102, whitney
- gateway 55 1, itasca
- hill stop 1 shell, hillsboro
- hill stop 3 valero, hillsboro
- itasca mart, itasca
- itasca mart 2, itasca
- jake's convenience store 02, whitney
- jake's convenience store 1, whitney
- lamp post, whitney
- lone star shell, whitney
- los compas tortilleria & more, itasca
- love's travel stops & country stores 231, hillsboro
- lucko's grocery, malone
- main street market 164, abbott
- mr. g's #7, hillsboro
- murphy usa 7916, hillsboro
- pit stop express, whitney
- quiktrip 1943, hillsboro
- river stop, blum
- s&a express, whitney
- ta hillsboro 333, hillsboro
- tommy's 30, blum
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- braum's 51, hillsboro
- dollar general 0525, hillsboro
- dollar general 1862, groesbeck
- dollar general 4675, whitney
- dollar general 7165, hubbard
- dollar general 7758, itasca
- dollar general 11345, whitney
- dollar general 19932, whitney
- dollar general 20098, covington
- dollar tree 5507, hillsboro
- family dollar 13108, hubbard
- family dollar 13513, itasca
- family dollar 13669, whitney
- family dollar 6839, whitney
Super Store · 3
- brookshire brothers 94, hubbard
- david's 104, whitney
- walmart 211, hillsboro
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- carniceria el paya, hillsboro
- olde towne country store, itasca
Supermarket · 2
- brookshire food store 36, whitney
- brookshire food store 53, hillsboro
Farmers' Market · 1
- hillsboro farmers market, hillsboro
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
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Counties near Hill County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hill 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 (5.0% here).
- Lee County, SC · 5.0% low-access
- Carbon County, PA · 5.0% low-access
- Vinton County, OH · 5.0% low-access
- Ashland County, OH · 5.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (11.1% here).
- Stewart County, TN · 11.1% SNAP
- Giles County, VA · 11.1% SNAP
- Rockbridge County, VA · 11.1% SNAP
- Eau Claire County, WI · 11.1% 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%). Hill County, at 5.0%, runs 20.0 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 Hill County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48217. 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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