Signature · 4.5% SNAP (8th pct in TX)
Kendall County, TX
Kendall County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 4.5%
- on SNAP
- 49K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Kendall County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 8.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hays County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Kendall County lands in the lower national band (8.6%, #2,592 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,592
- national by low-access %
- #230
- in TX
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 425
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.5% SNAP (8th pct in TX) (-7.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Kendall County compares nationally
Kendall County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.6% low-access share that beats 17% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,597).
Kendall County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Kendall County has 1 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.
Kendall County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Cooke 9
Cooke 9%
9 % low-access
- Kendall 8.6
Kendall 8.6%
8.6 % low-access
- Hays 8.3
Hays 8.3%
8.3 % low-access
- Ward 8.3
Ward 8.3%
8.3 % low-access
- Marion 7.9
Marion 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 33,410 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,883 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 425 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 48,567 |
| Median Household Income | $114,962 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 795 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
SNAP retailers in Kendall County
Kendall County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (64% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 14
- circle k 2741060, boerne
- corner store 2741058, boerne
- jw hope, boerne
- kwik chek 59, boerne
- love's travel stop 464, comfort
- metro stop, boerne
- mini mart 306, comfort
- mr. d's convenience store, boerne
- murphy usa 7652, boerne
- quiktrip 4002, comfort
- quiktrip 4014, boerne
- stripes 40523h, boerne
- valley mart cm104, comfort
- velocity #25, fair oaks branch
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 10965, comfort
- dollartree 10673, boerne
- dollar general 24200, boerne
- walgreens 05765, boerne
Farmers' Market · 1
- herff farmer's market, boerne
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lowes 159, comfort
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 1126, boerne
Supermarket · 1
- heb food store 621, boerne
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 Kendall County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Kendall County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Kendall County (4.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Texas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (8.6% here).
- Iowa County, WI · 8.6% low-access
- Iowa County, WI · 8.6% low-access
- Milwaukee County, WI · 8.6% low-access
- Milwaukee County, WI · 8.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (4.5% here).
- Washington County, UT · 4.5% SNAP
- Washington County, UT · 4.5% SNAP
- New Kent County, VA · 4.5% SNAP
- New Kent County, VA · 4.5% 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.
Kendall County inside a lower low-access state context
Kendall 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 Kendall County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48259. 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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