Signature · 1 LILA tracts (100% of tracts)
La Salle County, TX
La Salle County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (100% of the book) alongside 29.1% low-access.
- 29.1%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.9%
- on SNAP
- 7K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County La Salle County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 29.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.0 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 100% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bowie County ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
La Salle County sits in the upper national band (29.1%, #990 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #990
- national by low-access %
- #99
- in TX
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 795
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (100% of tracts) .
How La Salle County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, La Salle County's 29.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 68% of them and ranked #990 most-affected nationwide.
La Salle County's elevated USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 1 of La Salle County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
La Salle County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Fort Bend 29.5
Fort Bend 29.5%
29.5 % low-access
- Jones 29.4
Jones 29.4%
29.4 % low-access
- La Salle 29.1
La Salle 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Bowie 28.9
Bowie 28.9%
28.9 % low-access
- Hopkins 28.8
Hopkins 28.8%
28.8 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 6,886 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,006 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.1%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 795 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 6,839 |
| Median Household Income | $57,716 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 229 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 16.7% |
SNAP retailers in La Salle County
La Salle County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (69% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 16 authorized stores; Cotulla holds 69% of them. 2 of the 3 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Encinal, Laredo.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Cotulla | 11 | 1 |
| Encinal | 4 | none |
| Laredo | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 11
- b & b country store, cotulla
- big's #301, cotulla
- cotulla corner stop, cotulla
- fuel america travel center #2, encinal
- gasfusion encinal #4, encinal
- love's travel stop 862, cotulla
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 298, laredo
- max e mart 01, cotulla
- pilot travel center 488, cotulla
- red store no 1, cotulla
- road ranger 272, encinal
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 7840, cotulla
- dollar general 22038, cotulla
- family dollar 11933, encinal
- family dollar 2551, cotulla
Supermarket · 1
- lowes 145, cotulla
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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Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). La Salle County, at 29.1%, runs 4.1 pts above the Texas rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 .
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