Signature · 4 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts)

Liberty County, TX

Liberty County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (28.6% of the book) alongside 9.3% low-access.

9.3%
low-access pop.
4
food-desert tracts
16.6%
on SNAP
103K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 TX

USDA FARA access plate

County Liberty County, TX

LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE

  • LA-MODERATE 9.3% low-access
  • BELOW-NATIONAL -12.8 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-HEAVY 16.6% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-DENSE 29% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Cooke County ( -0.3 pts)

Lower-band low-access

Liberty County lands in the lower national band (9.3%, #2,535 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.

#2,535
national by low-access %
#228
in TX
5
low-access tracts
3K
food-desert residents

Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.

Signature read: 4 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts) .

How Liberty County compares nationally

Liberty County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.3% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,542).

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Liberty County's lower-band USDA tier split

14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Liberty County, TX USDA-defined food-access tiers: 9 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 1 limited, 4 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 14 tracts evaluated. 9 tracts adequate (64.3%) 1 tracts limited (7.1%) 4 tracts severe / food desert (28.6%) Adequate 64% Limited 7% Severe 29% Food-access tier distribution: Liberty County, TX
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Liberty County has 1 urban and 13 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.

Liberty County vs nearby low low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · lower low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Liberty County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts14
Atlas Population (2010 basis)75,643
Low-Access Tracts5
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)4
Low-Access Population7,031
Low-Access Share9.3%well below the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population3,138

ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Liberty County
IndicatorValue
Population103,380
Median Household Income$68,703
Poverty Rate18.7%above the national average
SNAP Households5,190
SNAP Participation Rate16.6%above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle5.1%below the national average
Group-Quarters Population5.0%

Thick SNAP store book in Liberty County

Liberty County has 103 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 48 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 48

  • 7-eleven 41013h, cleveland
  • 7-eleven 41014h, dayton
  • 7-eleven 41015h, liberty
  • 7-eleven, inc 41839h, liberty
  • broncos food & gas, dayton
  • buybite, cleveland
  • casa del pueblo fruteria & carniceria 6, cleveland
  • cleveland food mart, cleveland
  • country martket, dayton
  • daisetta food store, daisetta
  • diamond shamrock corner store 27463, dayton
  • easy lane #13, cleveland
  • easy lane food mart #11, cleveland
  • easy lane food mart #12, cleveland
  • el latino meat market, cleveland
  • fillis, liberty
  • fuel depot 12, cleveland
  • hardin grocery & meat market, liberty
  • hull drive in, inc., hull
  • kwik mart foods, dayton
  • lajita bakery, cleveland
  • lets go market 1, cleveland
  • lets go market 2, cleveland
  • liberty chevron, liberty
  • linney food mart, dayton
  • love's travel stops & country stores, inc 293, cleveland
  • medlock, dayton
  • murphy usa 7334, liberty
  • murphy usa 7377, cleveland
  • on the way exxon, dayton
  • onestop dayton, dayton
  • panthers 32 00005, cleveland
  • parkway market, cleveland
  • quiktrip 7947, cleveland
  • rush #11, dayton
  • spin in mkt # 15, dayton
  • shop n go, cleveland
  • speedster 100, cleveland
  • spin in market #16, liberty
  • spin n market 7, dayton
  • super one store, liberty
  • teddy's plum grove 1, cleveland
  • the moody's corner, raywood
  • tiger mart, liberty
  • tortilleria.taqueria.mazorca, cleveland
  • uday #10, cleveland
  • valero corner store 2742394, cleveland
  • westside grocey, dayton

Combination Grocery/Other · 38

  • cvs/ pharmacy inc 7441, liberty
  • dollar general 0830, dayton
  • dollar general 1653, liberty
  • dollar general 19413, cleveland
  • dollar general 3802, cleveland
  • dollar general 6114, cleveland
  • dollar general 9767, cleveland
  • dollartree 8614, liberty
  • dollar general 12225, hardin
  • dollar general 14826, cleveland
  • dollar general 14880, dayton
  • dollar general 17867, liberty
  • dollar general 20003, dayton
  • dollar general 20271, cleveland
  • dollar general 20633, cleveland
  • dollar general 20646, dayton
  • dollar general 20793, cleveland
  • dollar general 20847, liberty
  • dollar general 20966, dayton
  • dollar general 21311, cleveland
  • dollar general 22362, liberty
  • dollar general 30000, cleveland
  • dollar general 30378, cleveland
  • dollar general 30476, cleveland
  • dollar general 30850, cleveland
  • dollar tree 8375, cleveland
  • el faro supermercado, cleveland
  • family dollar 11272, dayton
  • family dollar 12210, cleveland
  • family dollar 12369, cleveland
  • family dollar 13925, cleveland
  • family dollar 13979, cleveland
  • family dollar 4278, liberty
  • family dollar 4714, cleveland
  • family dollar 9028, daisetta
  • lajita bakery, cleveland
  • walgreens 07878, dayton
  • walgreens 11814, cleveland

Super Store · 5

  • brookshire brothers 16, cleveland
  • brookshire brothers 43, dayton
  • brookshire brothers 51, liberty
  • walmart supercenter 249, cleveland
  • walmart supercenter 1186, liberty

Large Grocery Store · 3

  • carniceria la hacienda, cleveland
  • casa del pueblo meat market 4, inc. 4, liberty
  • supermercados teloloapan 21, cleveland

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2

  • chubby's packing company, liberty
  • lemelle's sausage llc, liberty

Seafood Specialty · 2

  • burch's fish market, liberty
  • south liberty seafood, liberty

Small Grocery Store · 2

  • tienda la hondurena, cleveland
  • tonys convenient store, cleveland

Supermarket · 2

  • heb 257, cleveland
  • thrif-tee food center, dayton

Medium Grocery Store · 1

  • la calentana supermaket, cleveland

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 Liberty County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →

Counties near Liberty County's lower low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Liberty 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 (9.3% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (16.6% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Liberty County inside a lower low-access state context

Liberty 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 Liberty County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48291. 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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