Signature · 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Limestone County, TX
Limestone County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 18.1% low-access.
- 18.1%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 16.6%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Limestone County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 18.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -4.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lubbock County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Limestone County ranks #1,849 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #180 of 252 counties in TX (18.1% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,849
- national by low-access %
- #180
- in TX
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Limestone County compares nationally
Limestone County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.1% low-access share that beats 41% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,854).
Limestone County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Limestone County has 2 urban and 6 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.
Limestone County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Archer 18.3
Archer 18.3%
18.3 % low-access
- Henderson 18.3
Henderson 18.3%
18.3 % low-access
- Lubbock 18.2
Lubbock 18.2%
18.2 % low-access
- Limestone 18.1
Limestone 18.1%
18.1 % low-access
- Shelby 17.9
Shelby 17.9%
17.9 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 23,384 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,223 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.1%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,035 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 22,283 |
| Median Household Income | $60,573 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,390 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.9% |
SNAP retailers in Limestone County
Limestone County has 23 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 13 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 13
- cefco 025, mexia
- cefco 61, kosse
- cefco 64, mexia
- cool stop, coolidge
- groesbeck mart, groesbeck
- la tiendita, mexia
- lake stop 1, mexia
- limestone business llc, groesbeck
- murphy usa 7784, mexia
- ocean 7, mexia
- smart stop #2, groesbeck
- sunrise food mart #2 #2, groesbeck
- sunrise mart, thornton
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 4879, mexia
- dollar general 985, mexia
- dollar tree 5721, mexia
- family dollar 11965, kosse
- family dollar 2235, groesbeck
- family dollar store 4276, mexia
Supermarket · 2
- brookshire 75, groesbeck
- heb 467, mexia
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- sg meats & food, mexia
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 248, mexia
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 Limestone County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Limestone County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Limestone 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 (18.1% here).
- Rutland County, VT · 18.1% low-access
- Rutland County, VT · 18.1% low-access
- Grayson County, VA · 18.1% low-access
- Grayson County, VA · 18.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (16.6% here).
- Grant County, WV · 16.6% SNAP
- Grant County, WV · 16.6% SNAP
- Randolph County, WV · 16.6% SNAP
- Randolph County, WV · 16.6% 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.
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Limestone 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 Limestone County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48293. 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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