Signature · 6 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Lamar County, TX
Lamar County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 6 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 31.3% low-access.
- 31.3%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 12.5%
- on SNAP
- 51K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lamar County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 31.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.2 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bell County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Lamar County sits in the upper national band (31.3%, #861 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #861
- national by low-access %
- #84
- in TX
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 6 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Lamar County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Lamar County's 31.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 72% of them and ranked #864 most-affected nationwide.
Lamar County's elevated USDA tier split
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lamar County has 7 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.
Lamar County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Zavala 31.6
Zavala 31.6%
31.6 % low-access
- Lamar 31.3
Lamar 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Bell 31.3
Bell 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Grimes 31.3
Grimes 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Van Zandt 31.3
Van Zandt 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 49,793 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 15,575 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,077 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 50,669 |
| Median Household Income | $61,880 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,494 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.5%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lamar County
Lamar County has 62 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 29 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 29
- blossom mart, blossom
- blue mart, paris
- casey's 4832, paris
- cefco 1096, paris
- cefco 1097, paris
- cefco 1098, paris
- cefco 1100, paris
- cefco 1102, paris
- circle k management ck 124, paris
- country mart, paris
- flowers bakery outlet 343, paris
- jm grocery, paris
- kim's convinience, paris
- kima queen llc 32, deport
- kwik chek 34, paris
- kwik pick, paris
- loop mart, paris
- love's travel stop 678, paris
- murphy usa 7914, paris
- paris food mart, paris
- paris mart, paris
- paris travel plaza 1, paris
- quick track #21, paris
- quick track 25, paris
- quick track 26, paris
- quick track 27, paris
- qwik cheque 2, powderly
- rattlers, paris
- store t 24 1, paris
Combination Grocery/Other · 22
- braum's 105, paris
- braum's 162, paris
- cvs pharmacy inc 6944, paris
- cvs/pharmacy 7490, paris
- davids meat market, paris
- dollar general 0358, paris
- dollar general 8568, reno
- dollar general 8952, paris
- dollartree 10255, reno
- dollar general 12218, paris
- dollar general 12223, blossom
- dollar general 18424, sumner
- dollar general 21338, deport
- dollar general 8902, arthur city
- dollar tree 1091, paris
- family dollar 12560, powderly
- family dollar 12840, paris
- family dollar 13652, blossom
- family dollar 6445, paris
- kelley produce, paris
- kelley produce, reno
- walgreens 07242, paris
Small Grocery Store · 3
- lewis grocery, paris
- panificadora el tamaulipeco, paris
- stop and go #1, paris
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- cobb's meat processing 1, sumner
- on the block beef 2, paris
Super Store · 2
- kroger 957, paris
- walmart 148, paris
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 38, paris
- brookshire food store 14, paris
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa muprhy's tx033, paris
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- kelley produce, powderly
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 Lamar County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Lamar County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lamar 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 (31.3% here).
- Montgomery County, PA · 31.3% low-access
- Montgomery County, PA · 31.3% low-access
- Lenoir County, NC · 31.3% low-access
- Lenoir County, NC · 31.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (12.5% here).
- Carroll County, TN · 12.5% SNAP
- Carroll County, TN · 12.5% SNAP
- Accomack County, VA · 12.5% SNAP
- Accomack County, VA · 12.5% 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.
Lamar County inside a higher low-access state context
Lamar 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 Lamar County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48277. 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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