County food-access profile · Texas
Liberty County, TX
Liberty County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 9.3%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 16.6%
- on SNAP
- 103K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
9.3% of Liberty County residents live in a low-access area, and 4 of its 14 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
- 5.1%
- households, no vehicle
- 18.7%
- below poverty line
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).
Liberty County's low-access share sits near the national share, at 9.3% per the USDA Atlas. 5 of the county's 14 census tracts are flagged low-access, covering roughly 7,031 residents who live far from a supermarket. 4 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 3,138 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
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).
Liberty County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 14 census tracts in Liberty County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Liberty County vs. other Texas counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Texas
- Liberty 9.3
Liberty County, TX
9.3 % low-access
- Anderson
Anderson County, TX
43.8 % low-access
- Andrews
Andrews County, TX
26.8 % low-access
- Angelina
Angelina County, TX
26 % low-access
- Aransas
Aransas County, TX
31.7 % low-access
- Archer
Archer County, TX
18.3 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 75,643 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,031 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,138 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 103,380 |
| Median Household Income | $68,703 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,190 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.0% |
About 16.6% of Liberty County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 9.3% of residents are low-access, near the national share for U.S. counties.
- 16.6% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 5,190 households here.
- 5.1% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 4 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Liberty County
near the national share
4 of Liberty County's 14 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 28.6% of all its tracts.
A further 1 tract is low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 5.
An estimated 7,031 residents, roughly 9.3% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 3,138 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 9 tracts (64.3%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers 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 retailers.
Other Counties in Texas
Compare Liberty County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Liberty County sits inside Texas (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.