Signature · 1 LILA tracts (25% of tracts)
Lee County, TX
Lee County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (25% of the book) alongside 14.0% low-access.
- 14.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 11.9%
- on SNAP
- 18K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lee County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 14.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Falls County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Lee County lands in the lower national band (14.0%, #2,197 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,197
- national by low-access %
- #207
- in TX
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (25% of tracts) .
How Lee County compares nationally
Lee County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.0% low-access share that beats 30% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,197).
Lee County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Lee County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Lee County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Montague 14.5
Montague 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Hunt 14.3
Hunt 14.3%
14.3 % low-access
- Lee 14
Lee 14%
14 % low-access
- Falls 13.8
Falls 13.8%
13.8 % low-access
- Wharton 13.5
Wharton 13.5%
13.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,612 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,329 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,071 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 17,971 |
| Median Household Income | $76,371 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 829 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
SNAP retailers in Lee County
Lee County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 16 authorized stores; Giddings holds 63% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Dime Box.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Giddings | 10 | 3 |
| Lexington | 4 | 1 |
| Dime Box | 2 | none |
Convenience Store · 9
- 290 travel plaza, giddings
- 7-eleven 41010, giddings
- 77 lexington food mart, lexington
- bubba's, dime box
- cefco 57, lexington
- cefco 99, giddings
- dime box grocery, dime box
- hilltop express, giddings
- quick mini market, giddings
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 2857, giddings
- dollar general 6516, lexington
- dollartree plus 8787, giddings
Super Store · 2
- brookshire brothers 00037, giddings
- walmart 473, giddings
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- hildebrandt meat market, lexington
Supermarket · 1
- poco loco supermercado 19, giddings
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 Lee County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Lee County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lee 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 (14.0% here).
- Monroe County, TN · 14.0% low-access
- Macon County, TN · 14.0% low-access
- Gallia County, OH · 14.0% low-access
- Westchester County, NY · 14.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (11.9% here).
- Anderson County, TN · 11.9% SNAP
- Marquette County, WI · 11.9% SNAP
- Licking County, OH · 11.9% SNAP
- Cherokee County, NC · 11.9% 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.
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Lee County, at 14.0%, runs 11.0 pts below 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 .
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 Lee County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48287. 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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