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Kaufman County, TX

Kaufman County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.

10.7%
low-access pop.
4
food-desert tracts
9.9%
on SNAP
173K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 TX

USDA FARA access plate

County Kaufman County, TX

LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED

  • LA-MODERATE 10.7% low-access
  • BELOW-NATIONAL -11.4 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-LIGHT 9.9% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-MIXED 22% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Chambers County (+ 0.0 pts)

Lower-band low-access

Kaufman County lands in the lower national band (10.7%, #2,427 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.

#2,427
national by low-access %
#220
in TX
5
low-access tracts
4K
food-desert residents

Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.

Signature read: 108 SNAP-authorized stores .

How Kaufman County compares nationally

Kaufman County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.7% low-access share that beats 22% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,433).

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Kaufman County's lower-band USDA tier split

18 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Kaufman County, TX USDA-defined food-access tiers: 13 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 1 limited, 4 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 18 tracts evaluated. 13 tracts adequate (72.2%) 1 tracts limited (5.6%) 4 tracts severe / food desert (22.2%) Adequate 72% Limited 6% Severe 22% Food-access tier distribution: Kaufman County, TX
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Kaufman County has 5 urban and 13 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.

Kaufman County vs nearby low low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · lower low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Kaufman County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts18
Atlas Population (2010 basis)103,350
Low-Access Tracts5
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)4
Low-Access Population11,031
Low-Access Share10.7%well below the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population3,561

Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Kaufman County
IndicatorValue
Population172,604
Median Household Income$89,485
Poverty Rate9.7%below the national average
SNAP Households5,054
SNAP Participation Rate9.9%below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle3.1%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population0.9%

Thick SNAP store book in Kaufman County

Kaufman County has 108 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 53 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 53

  • 7-eleven convenience store 37211b, forney
  • 7-eleven convenience store 42209a, mesquite
  • 7-eleven convenience store 35769b, forney
  • 7-eleven convenience store 41533a, forney
  • 7-eleven convenience store 41639a, forney
  • 747 water mart, terrell
  • 888 post oak bend grocery, kaufman
  • akb family mart, kaufman
  • bengal c-store, terrell
  • bj's food and fuel, terrell
  • cefco 1059, kemp
  • cefco 1067, forney
  • cedar creek lake stop, kemp
  • circle k 2706341, kaufman
  • circle k 2706342, terrell
  • circle k 2744532, terrell
  • corner market, mabank
  • corner market, gun barrel city
  • country boy's market, terrell
  • e-z trip, seven points
  • elmo exxon, terrell
  • falcon express stop, forney
  • fast fuel, forney
  • fastway, terrell
  • forney quick mart, forney
  • harvey ii, kemp
  • j&j convenience store 1, kaufman
  • jacks quick stop 9725521800, forney
  • k-town express stop, kaufman
  • kelly's food store, scurry
  • madina market, forney
  • masa food mart, terrell
  • moore operations llc, terrell
  • murphy usa 7700, forney
  • murphy usa 7865, terrell
  • new happy days, mabank
  • ola's country store, kaufman
  • peckerwood mart, wills point
  • quiktrip 1928, crandall
  • quiktrip 1941, kaufman
  • quiktrip 1944, mabank
  • quiktrip 993, terrell
  • racetrac 2478, forney
  • raja food mart, kaufman
  • ricky's retail, kemp
  • s & z food store, forney
  • seven days drive in, terrell
  • shop n go, terrell
  • ta terrell 233, terrell
  • talty exxon, terrell
  • terrell corner store, terrell
  • texas pride, forney
  • unkle skotty's exxon 01, terrell

Combination Grocery/Other · 34

  • braum's 99, terrell
  • cvs/ pharmacy inc 3197, forney
  • cvs/ pharmacy inc 7404, kaufman
  • cvs/ pharmacy inc 7680, terrell
  • dollar general 0802, kaufman
  • dollar general 1599, terrell
  • dollar general 19362, kemp
  • dollar general 19717, terrell
  • dollar general 3413, seven points
  • dollar general 6388, kemp
  • dollar general 7595, forney
  • dollar tree 1507, terrell
  • dollartree, forney
  • dollartree 9332, forney
  • dollartree 9720, crandall
  • dollar general 14474, kaufman
  • dollar general 15698, scurry
  • dollar general 15951, terrell
  • dollar general 16575, forney
  • dollar general 20167, forney
  • dollar general 20533, forney
  • dollar general 21397, forney
  • dollar general 21778, kaufman
  • dollar general 6468, crandall
  • dollar tree 6317, kaufman
  • family dollar 12937, kemp
  • family dollar 13675, tool
  • family dollar 2843, mabank
  • family dollar 2862, terrell
  • family dollar 5406, kaufman
  • forney express african market, forney
  • gormans meat market, terrell
  • walgreens 04692, n richland hill
  • walgreens 10817, forney

Supermarket · 9

  • aldi 24, forney
  • brookshire 23, terrell
  • brookshire food store 35, kaufman
  • brookshire 68, seven points
  • brookshire food store 89, forney
  • heb food store 795, forney
  • la vaquera meat market llc, kaufman
  • spring market 715, kemp
  • tom thumb 26, forney

Super Store · 7

  • brookshire brothers 87, crandall
  • david's 108, kaufman
  • kroger 579, forney
  • la azteca meat market, terrell
  • walmart 265, terrell
  • walmart supercenter 5191, forney
  • walmart supercenter 4164, kaufman

Medium Grocery Store · 2

  • mercado torito & taqueria, llc, kaufman
  • victoria's meat market and grill llc., forney

Farmers' Market · 1

  • sugar acre farms, mabank

Large Grocery Store · 1

  • trinity concession and restaurant supplies, terrell

Small Grocery Store · 1

  • colunga's meat market, kaufman

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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Counties near Kaufman County's lower low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Kaufman 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 (10.7% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (9.9% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Kaufman County inside a lower low-access state context

Kaufman 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 Kaufman County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48257. 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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