Signature · 6.8% SNAP (18th pct in TX)
Hutchinson County, TX
Hutchinson County sits in the upper national band on low-access (30.3%, +8.2 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 30.3%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 6.8%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hutchinson County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 30.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +8.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jeff Davis County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Hutchinson County sits in the upper national band (30.3%, #909 of 3,079).
- #909
- national by low-access %
- #92
- in TX
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 6.8% SNAP (18th pct in TX) (-5.3 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Hutchinson County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Hutchinson County's 30.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 71% of them and ranked #912 most-affected nationwide.
Hutchinson County's elevated USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hutchinson County has 5 urban and 2 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.
Hutchinson County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Hardin 30.6
Hardin 30.6%
30.6 % low-access
- Hutchinson 30.3
Hutchinson 30.3%
30.3 % low-access
- Jeff Davis 30.1
Jeff Davis 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- Tarrant 30.1
Tarrant 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- Young 30.1
Young 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,150 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,719 |
| Low-Access Share | 30.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,950 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,184 |
| Median Household Income | $67,228 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 478 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.8%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
SNAP retailers in Hutchinson County
Hutchinson County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 9 locations (41% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- braum's 189, borger
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 3244, borger
- dollar general 1618, borger
- dollar general 1956, borger
- dollar general 6668, fritch
- dollar general 16782, borger
- dollar general 17938, stinnett
- dollar tree 5833, borger
- family dollar 13354, fritch
Convenience Store · 9
- allsups 027, stinnett
- allsups 041, borger
- allsups 101, fritch
- allsups 210, borger
- allsups 244, borger
- pak-a-sak 20, borger
- toot'n totum 108, borger
- toot'n totum 23, borger
- united express 539, borger
Supermarket · 3
- food king 28, borger
- lowes 29, fritch
- united supermarket 539, borger
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 1516, borger
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 Hutchinson County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Hutchinson County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Hutchinson County (6.8%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Texas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (30.3% here).
- Jefferson County, MT · 30.3% low-access
- Jefferson County, MT · 30.3% low-access
- Kalamazoo County, MI · 30.3% low-access
- Kalamazoo County, MI · 30.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (6.8% here).
- Tooele County, UT · 6.8% SNAP
- Tooele County, UT · 6.8% SNAP
- King George County, VA · 6.8% SNAP
- King George County, VA · 6.8% 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.
Hutchinson County inside a higher low-access state context
Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48233. 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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