Signature · 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts)
Hockley County, TX
Hockley County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of the book) alongside 39.7% low-access.
- 39.7%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 12.0%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hockley County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 39.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +17.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 43% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Houston County ( -0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Hockley County sits in the upper national band (39.7%, #405 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #405
- national by low-access %
- #48
- in TX
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (42.9% of tracts) .
How Hockley County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hockley County's 39.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 87% of them and ranked #405 most-affected nationwide.
Hockley County's elevated USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Hockley County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (4 rural, 3 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 3 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Hockley County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- McCulloch
McCulloch 40.9%
40.9 % low-access
- Hockley 39.7
Hockley 39.7%
39.7 % low-access
- Houston 39.2
Houston 39.2%
39.2 % low-access
- Wilbarger 38.7
Wilbarger 38.7%
38.7 % low-access
- Brewster 38.6
Brewster 38.6%
38.6 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,935 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,109 |
| Low-Access Share | 39.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,544 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,363 |
| Median Household Income | $63,140 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 946 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
SNAP retailers in Hockley County
Hockley County has 21 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 21 authorized stores; Levelland holds 67% of them. 3 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Anton, Ropesville, Smyer.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Levelland | 14 | 3 |
| Anton | 2 | none |
| Ropesville | 2 | none |
| Sundown | 2 | 1 |
| Smyer | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 9
- 7-eleven, inc. 42442, levelland
- 7-eleven, inc. 42547, levelland
- 7-eleven, inc. 42548, levelland
- allsups 151, levelland
- horseshoe #4 4, smyer
- l & d's qwik mart inc., anton
- murphy usa 7838, levelland
- scooter's, levelland
- yesway 1167, ropesville
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- braum's 291, levelland
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7704, levelland
- dollar general 3669, levelland
- dollar general 22149, anton
- dollar general 22719, sundown
- dollar general 22982, ropesville
- dollar tree 3942, levelland
- family dollar 2520, levelland
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lowes 131, sundown
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- guadalajara meat market, levelland
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 1051, levelland
Supermarket · 1
- united supermarket 509, levelland
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 Hockley County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Hockley County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hockley 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 (39.7% here).
- Iron County, UT · 39.7% low-access
- Monroe County, WV · 39.7% low-access
- Wetzel County, WV · 39.8% low-access
- Kandiyohi County, MN · 39.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (12.0% here).
- Kent County, RI · 12.0% SNAP
- Chelan County, WA · 12.0% SNAP
- Klickitat County, WA · 12.0% SNAP
- Pickaway County, OH · 12.0% 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%). Hockley County, at 39.7%, runs 14.7 pts above 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 Hockley County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48219. 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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