Signature · 16.9% SNAP (82nd pct in TX)
Jefferson County, TX
Jefferson County stands out on SNAP (16.9%, +4.8 pts vs U.S.) with 24.4% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 24.4%
- low-access pop.
- 17
- food-desert tracts
- 16.9%
- on SNAP
- 254K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Jefferson County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 24.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 17 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.9% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 24% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Presidio County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Jefferson County ranks #1,336 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #128 of 252 counties in TX (24.4% low-access; 17 food-desert tracts).
- #1,336
- national by low-access %
- #128
- in TX
- 34
- low-access tracts
- 19K
- 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: 16.9% SNAP (82nd pct in TX) (+4.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Jefferson County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Jefferson County's 24.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 57% of them and ranked #1,341 most-affected nationwide.
Jefferson County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
72 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 17 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Jefferson County has 63 urban and 9 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.
Jefferson County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Hall 24.5
Hall 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Potter 24.5
Potter 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Jefferson 24.4
Jefferson 24.4%
24.4 % low-access
- Presidio 24.4
Presidio 24.4%
24.4 % low-access
- Gregg 24.2
Gregg 24.2%
24.2 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 72 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 252,273 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 34 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 17 |
| Low-Access Population | 61,565 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 19,222 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 253,878 |
| Median Household Income | $60,026 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 16,008 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.1%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Jefferson County
Jefferson County has 271 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 148 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 148
- 7-eleven 36509h, beaumont
- at foodmart, beaumont
- ace food mart, beaumont
- araf enterprises inc, port arthur
- b & b mini mart, groves
- b&b mini mart #2, groves
- bj's food store, port arthur
- beaumont buzzy bee, beaumont
- big d's, beaumont
- buddy's mart, beaumont
- buddy's mini mart, nederland
- bulldog express, nederland
- charge up 31, beaumont
- charge up 60, groves
- charge up 63, port arthur
- cherry, beaumont
- china market, china
- citgo food mart, nederland
- concord groceries, beaumont
- corner stop, beaumont
- country super market, beaumont
- crystals food and fuel, beaumont
- cypress plaza, port neches
- d & z mart and wash, beaumont
- delaware food mart, beaumont
- diamond food mart n/a, beaumont
- dos amigas food mart, beaumont
- express stop, port arthur
- everyday 3, beaumont
- exxpress mart 10, beaumont
- exxpress mart 11, beaumont
- exxpress mart 15, beaumont
- exxpress mart 18, nederland
- exxpress mart 19, port arthur
- exxpress mart 20, beaumont
- exxpress mart 23, beaumont
- exxpress mart 25, port arthur
- exxpress mart 26, groves
- exxpress mart 27, groves
- exxpress mart 28, beaumont
- exxpress mart 29, beaumont
- exxpress mart 30, beaumont
- exxpress mart 4, beaumont
- exxpress mart 6, port neches
- food basket, beaumont
- food spot #1, port arthur
- food spot #2, groves
- fish or hunt, port arthur
- food basket #5, beaumont
- food basket 7, beaumont
- food basket 8, port arthur
- food spot 4, beaumont
- fuel dude, beaumont
- fuel plus # 2, port arthur
- get ingo market, beaumont
- gulfway food mart, port arthur
- gulfway super store, port arthur
- happy's, port arthur
- honey stop, beaumont
- honey stop #22, beaumont
- honey's drive inn, beaumont
- icebox 4924, beaumont
- j & j express, beaumont
- joe's speedy mart, port arthur
- k-mart, beaumont
- khwaza market, beaumont
- kroozin market, beaumont
- kroozin market #2, port arthur
- la viva mini mart, port arthur
- landmark, port arthur
- lavaquita meat market express, port arthur
- little buddy #1, beaumont
- love's travel stop 696, beaumont
- m & d food mart, port arthur
- m & m grocery, port arthur
- m&m superette, port arthur
- m&t grocery, beaumont
- market ace 4, beaumont
- mb express, beaumont
- mlk fuel, beaumont
- more 4 less, beaumont
- more 4 less #4, beaumont
- more 4 less 1, beaumont
- more 4 less 2, beaumont
- murphy usa 5719, beaumont
- murphy usa 7810, port arthur
- murphy usa 7831, port arthur
- neches express, port neches
- needz stop, nederland
- new smart shop, beaumont
- nizamani matli llc, beaumont
- nizamani matli, llc, beaumont
- ontrak, nederland
- panthers 28 00003, beaumont
- panthers 29 00002, port neches
- papu's drive, beaumont
- petro stopping centers 304, beaumont
- pricewise 107, china
- quick stop, beaumont
- raceway #6762 0001, nederland
- raceway 6779, beaumont
- royal stop, beaumont
- sgs causeway bait and tackle, port arthur
- sunrise grocery 5, port arthur
- super stop 1, port arthur
- savannah food & deli, port arthur
- seven major operation llc, beaumont
- shop n go #4, beaumont
- shop n go 2, beaumont
- shop n save, beaumont
- smile fuels #2, beaumont
- smiles 1, beaumont
- sonny grocers, beaumont
- south fourth grocery, beaumont
- speedway, beaumont
- speedy express, port arthur
- speedy mart, nederland
- speedy mart #2, port arthur
- speedy stop 14, beaumont
- speedy stop 18, beaumont
- star mini mart, beaumont
- step n go, beaumont
- stop and shop, beaumont
- stop n drive #7, port arthur
- stop n drive 27, groves
- stop n drive 28, groves
- stop n shop, port arthur
- strike, beaumont
- stuckey's travel center fannett, beaumont
- sunshine port arthur, port arthur
- super stop #24, nederland
- super stop 3, groves
- swift, beaumont
- tyrrell park drive in grocery, beaumont
- tejano mart #1, beaumont
- the cow store, beaumont
- the moody's nook, nome
- tiger mart, port arthur
- time out, port arthur
- titan's xpress, port arthur
- tri-mart, nederland
- triangle market, beaumont
- valero corner store 367, groves
- valero corner store 374, beaumont
- west end food mart, beaumont
- westside c-store, port arthur
- xpress lane, beaumont
- zipmart, beaumont
Combination Grocery/Other · 70
- ancelet's cajun market, port arthur
- balaji india foods, beaumont
- cvs pharmacy inc 7813, beaumont
- cvs pharmacy cvs11379, port arthur
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7472, beaumont
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7477, nederland
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8351, beaumont
- dollar general 10551, groves
- dollar general 10829, beaumont
- dollar general 10913, beaumont
- dollar general 11472, beaumont
- dollar general 14854, beaumont
- dollar general 19611, hamshire
- dollar general 22053, port neches
- dollar general 2819, nederland
- dollar general 3417, nederland
- dollar general 4934, port arthur
- dollar general 6628, beaumont
- dollar general 9712, beaumont
- dollar general 11561, beaumont
- dollar general 11717, beaumont
- dollar general 12476, port arthur
- dollar general 12550, beaumont
- dollar general 15022, china
- dollar general 16030, beaumont
- dollar general 19792, beaumont
- dollar general 20274, beaumont
- dollar general 21751, beaumont
- dollar general 22419, beaumont
- dollar general 23412, beaumont
- dollar general 23691, port neches
- dollar general 30093, beaumont
- dollar tee 6447, beaumont
- dollar tree 1522, beaumont
- dollar tree 2822, beaumont
- dollar tree 3979, port arthur
- dollar tree 7006, beaumont
- family dollar 10184, port arthur
- family dollar 1121, beaumont
- family dollar 11700, port arthur
- family dollar 11999, port arthur
- family dollar 12254, nederland
- family dollar 12371, beaumont
- family dollar 12572, beaumont
- family dollar 12600, beaumont
- family dollar 1292, port arthur
- family dollar 1333, beaumont
- family dollar 2671, port arthur
- family dollar 3816, groves
- family dollar 4063, beaumont
- family dollar 4702, beaumont
- family dollar 5133, port neches
- family dollar 5148, beaumont
- family dollar 5774, beaumont
- family dollar 5775, beaumont
- family dollar 5802, beaumont
- family dollar 5838, beaumont
- family dollar 5852, port acres
- family dollar 5962, port arthur
- family dollar 6202, beaumont
- lieu's seafood and grocery, beaumont
- quick serve crawfish llc, port arthur
- service food store inc, beaumont
- walgreens 03821, beaumont
- walgreens 03958, port arthur
- walgreens 11275, groves
- walgreens 3507, port neches
- walgreens 3796, beaumont
- walgreens 5375, port arthur
- walgreens 6583, beaumont
Medium Grocery Store · 10
- asia market llc, port arthur
- bmt oriental food market, beaumont
- carniceria la vaquita, port arthur
- desi mart, beaumont
- el paisano family food, port arthur
- judice's grocery, port arthur
- king food supermarket, beaumont
- la bodega cuban market, beaumont
- la viva supermarket, port arthur
- saigon market, port arthur
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 5
- 1927 meat co., nederland
- butchers korner, nederland
- jackson's meat house, beaumont
- superior meat service, beaumont
- zummo meat co, beaumont
Small Grocery Store · 5
- a lo cubano market, port arthur
- god grace african market, beaumont
- hmaa llc, beaumont
- la cotijense meat market, port arthur
- maganas food mart, port arthur
Large Grocery Store · 4
- basic foods ltd, beaumont
- green acres grocery, beaumont
- la paisana family food, beaumont
- la viva supermarket, beaumont
Super Store · 4
- carniceria la vaquita 5, beaumont
- kroger 325, beaumont
- kroger 328, beaumont
- market basket 2, nederland
Seafood Specialty · 3
- marie's seafood, port arthur
- paige seafood, beaumont
- reigning crawfish shack, port arthur
Farmers' Market · 1
- beaumont farmers market, beaumont
Showing 250 of 271 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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.
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Nationwide peers for Jefferson County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Jefferson County (16.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Texas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (24.4% here).
- Wayne County, TN · 24.4% low-access
- Wayne County, TN · 24.4% low-access
- Geauga County, OH · 24.4% low-access
- Geauga County, OH · 24.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (16.9% here).
- Roanoke city, VA · 16.9% SNAP
- Roanoke city, VA · 16.9% SNAP
- Brown County, OH · 16.9% SNAP
- Brown County, OH · 16.9% 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.
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48245. 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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