Signature · 34 SNAP-authorized stores
Hopkins County, TX
Hopkins County sits in the upper national band on low-access (28.8%, +6.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 28.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.4%
- on SNAP
- 38K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hopkins County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 28.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bowie County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Hopkins County sits in the upper national band (28.8%, #1,016 of 3,079).
- #1,016
- national by low-access %
- #101
- in TX
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 34 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Hopkins County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hopkins County's 28.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 67% of them and ranked #1,019 most-affected nationwide.
Hopkins County's elevated USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hopkins County has 4 urban and 5 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.
Hopkins County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- La Salle 29.1
La Salle 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Bowie 28.9
Bowie 28.9%
28.9 % low-access
- Hopkins 28.8
Hopkins 28.8%
28.8 % low-access
- Brazos 28.5
Brazos 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Callahan 28.5
Callahan 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 35,161 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,109 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,139 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 37,784 |
| Median Household Income | $70,888 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,041 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hopkins County
Hopkins County has 34 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 17
- cefco 1116, sulphur springs
- e-z mart 4281, sulphur springs
- e-z mart 4464, sulphur springs
- eagle college food mart, sulphur springs
- eagle food mart, sulphur springs
- i-30 fast mart, cumby
- joe bobs, sulphur springs
- joe bob's 4, sulphur springs
- joe bob's too, sulphur springs
- landmark travel center, sulphur springs
- love's travel stop 738, sulpher springs
- max a mart 3 1, sulphur springs
- murphy usa 7739, sulphur springs
- one stop, sulphur springs
- pilot travel center 157, sulphur springs
- quick stop, cumby
- super 30, sulphur springs
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- braum's 159, sulphur springs
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7439, sulphur springs
- dollar general 1787, sulphur springs
- dollar general 9382, sulphur springs
- dollar general 13330, como
- dollar general 16510, sulphur springs
- dollar general 22112, sulphur springs
- dollar tree 6954, sulphur springs
- family dollar 11238, cumby
- family dollar 12543, sulphur springs
- la victoria carniceria ss, llc 01, sulphur springs
- walgreens 11910, sulphur springs
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- jj meat market, llc, sulphur springs
- on the block beef 1, sulphur springs
Supermarket · 2
- brookshire 13, sulphur springs
- cash saver 7737, sulphur springs
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 417, sulphur springs
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 Hopkins County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Hopkins County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hopkins 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 (28.8% here).
- Albany County, WY · 28.8% low-access
- Albany County, WY · 28.8% low-access
- Texas County, OK · 28.8% low-access
- Texas County, OK · 28.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (7.4% here).
- Robertson County, TN · 7.4% SNAP
- Robertson County, TN · 7.4% SNAP
- Roanoke County, VA · 7.4% SNAP
- Roanoke County, VA · 7.4% 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.
Hopkins County inside a higher low-access state context
Hopkins 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 Hopkins County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48223. 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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