Signature · 4.6% SNAP (8th pct in TX)
Hood County, TX
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Hood County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 23.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 4.6%
- on SNAP
- 66K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hood County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 23.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hartley County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Hood County ranks #1,373 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #134 of 252 counties in TX (23.9% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,373
- national by low-access %
- #134
- in TX
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 4.6% SNAP (8th pct in TX) (-7.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Hood County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hood County's 23.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 56% of them and ranked #1,373 most-affected nationwide.
Hood County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Hood County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (6 rural, 4 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 4 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Hood County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Burnet 24.1
Burnet 24.1%
24.1 % low-access
- Kimble 24.1
Kimble 24.1%
24.1 % low-access
- Hood 23.9
Hood 23.9%
23.9 % low-access
- Hartley 23.9
Hartley 23.9%
23.9 % low-access
- Victoria 23.8
Victoria 23.8%
23.8 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 51,182 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,225 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.9%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,753 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 65,894 |
| Median Household Income | $88,160 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.7%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,166 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hood County
Hood County has 57 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 31 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 57 authorized stores; Granbury holds 89% of them. 3 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Cresson, Tolar, Lipan.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Granbury | 51 | 10 |
| Cresson | 3 | none |
| Tolar | 2 | none |
| Lipan | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 31
- 7-eleven convenience store 41722a, granbury
- allsup's 102425, granbury
- broadway express, granbury
- buddys food mart, granbury
- casey's 4756, granbury
- cefco 2088, granbury
- checkered flag 29, cresson
- g mart, granbury
- granbury lake stop, granbury
- gunny's lakeside grocery, granbury
- j mart 0, granbury
- jj's fastop #278 278, granbury
- lake stop, granbury
- last chance, granbury
- murphy usa 5656, granbury
- obi's mart 1, granbury
- race trac 2369, granbury
- racetrac 280, granbury
- tiger mart #56, cresson
- tommy's 01, granbury
- tommy's 05, granbury
- tommy's 06, granbury
- tommy's 07, granbury
- tommy's 08, granbury
- tommy's 09, granbury
- tommy's 10, granbury
- tommy's 16, granbury
- tommy's 2, granbury
- tommy's 35, tolar
- wrangler granbury llc, granbury
- zmm enterprise dba quickway, granbury
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- braum's 108, granbury
- cvs pharmacy inc 7292, granbury
- dollar general 10571, granbury
- dollar general 14488, granbury
- dollar tree 2383, granbury
- dollar general 15712, granbury
- dollar general 18544, granbury
- dollar general 19985, lipan
- dollar general 20409, granbury
- dollar general 21165, cresson
- dollar general 23468, granbury
- dollar general 30244, granbury
- dollar general store 16462, tolar
- walgreens 05921, granbury
Super Store · 5
- david's 106, granbury
- david's 96, granbury
- kroger 917, granbury
- pecan foods 101, granbury
- walmart 371, granbury
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 75084, granbury
- brookshire food store 94, granbury
- heb food store 631, granbury
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- c & j butcher shop, granbury
- carniceria cara blanca, granbury
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphys pizza tx179, granbury
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- rancher fed beef, granbury
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 Hood County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Hood County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Hood County (4.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Texas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (23.9% here).
- Crawford County, WI · 23.9% low-access
- Putnam County, OH · 23.9% low-access
- Otero County, NM · 23.9% low-access
- Ford County, KS · 23.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (4.6% here).
- Davis County, UT · 4.6% SNAP
- Albemarle County, VA · 4.6% SNAP
- Carbon County, WY · 4.6% SNAP
- Warren County, OH · 4.6% 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%). Hood County, at 23.9%, runs 1.1 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 Hood County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48221. 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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