Signature · 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts)
Kleberg County, TX
Kleberg County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (60% of the book) alongside 33.7% low-access.
- 33.7%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 21.4%
- on SNAP
- 31K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Kleberg County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 33.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 60% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cherokee County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Kleberg County sits in the upper national band (33.7%, #694 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #694
- national by low-access %
- #69
- in TX
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts) .
How Kleberg County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Kleberg County's 33.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #696 most-affected nationwide.
Kleberg County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Kleberg County has 4 urban and 1 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.
Kleberg County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Starr 33.9
Starr 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- Kleberg 33.7
Kleberg 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Cherokee 33.7
Cherokee 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Lynn 33.7
Lynn 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Upton 33.4
Upton 33.4%
33.4 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 32,061 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,795 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,564 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 30,579 |
| Median Household Income | $61,292 |
| Poverty Rate | 28.1%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,531 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.4%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Kleberg County
Kleberg County has 32 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 19 locations (59% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 19
- circle k 2706984, kingsville
- circle k 2740106, kingsville
- javelina mart, kingsville
- king super store, kingsville
- kings foodstore, kingsville
- kingsville food mart, kingsville
- kwik pantry #2, kingsville
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 327, kingsville
- margaritaville drive thru store, kingsville
- murphy usa 7646, kingsville
- party barn, kingsville
- ricardo kwik pantry, kingsville
- stripes 40814, riviera
- stop n shop, kingsville
- stripes 42360h, kingsville
- sunny market, kingsville
- sunny mini mart 2, kingsville
- superette food mart, kingsville
- the garage drive-thru, kingsville
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- cvs 656, kingsville
- dollar general 9653, kingsville
- dollartree 5084, kingsville
- dollar general 19910, kingsville
- dollar general 21080, kingsville
- dollar general store 18208, riviera
- family dollar 1954, kingsville
- walgreens 03917, kingsville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- beef & bones meat market, kingsville
Military Commissary · 1
- deca kingsville 620, kingsville
Small Grocery Store · 1
- beto's community meat market, kingsville
Super Store · 1
- walmart 442, kingsville
Supermarket · 1
- heb 401, kingsville
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 Kleberg County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Kleberg County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Kleberg 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 (33.7% here).
- Charlotte County, VA · 33.7% low-access
- Charlotte County, VA · 33.7% low-access
- Frederick County, VA · 33.7% low-access
- Frederick County, VA · 33.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (21.4% here).
- Okmulgee County, OK · 21.4% SNAP
- Okmulgee County, OK · 21.4% SNAP
- Worth County, GA · 21.4% SNAP
- Worth County, GA · 21.4% 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.
Kleberg County inside a higher low-access state context
Kleberg 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 Kleberg County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48273. 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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