Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Llano County, TX
Llano County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 34.5% low-access.
- 34.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 7.5%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Llano County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Galveston County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Llano County sits in the upper national band (34.5%, #625 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #625
- national by low-access %
- #66
- in TX
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Llano County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Llano County's 34.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 80% of them and ranked #628 most-affected nationwide.
Llano County's elevated USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Llano County has 2 urban and 4 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.
Llano County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Hidalgo 34.7
Hidalgo 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Ellis 34.6
Ellis 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Wichita 34.6
Wichita 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Llano 34.5
Llano 34.5%
34.5 % low-access
- Galveston 34.5
Galveston 34.5%
34.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 19,301 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,661 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,560 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 22,424 |
| Median Household Income | $67,530 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 811 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
SNAP retailers in Llano County
Llano County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 8 locations (44% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 10693, llano
- dollar general 7018, kingsland
- dollar general 13713, buchanan dam
- dollar general 22581, lano
- dollar general 24959, kingsland
- dollar general 31026, buchanan dam
- dollar tree 6974, kingsland
- family dollar 12807, llano
Convenience Store · 6
- 7-eleven, inc. 42470, llano
- 7-eleven, inc. 42530, llano
- 7-eleven convenience store 36572a, kingsland
- buddies 1 stop, llc 1, kingsland
- kwik stop, kingsland
- txb 66, buchanan dam
Large Grocery Store · 1
- miller's llano smokehouse & market, llano
Small Grocery Store · 1
- j&s quick stop, tow
Super Store · 1
- lowes 139, llano
Supermarket · 1
- heb 587, kingsland
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 Llano County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Llano County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Llano 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 (34.5% here).
- Becker County, MN · 34.5% low-access
- Becker County, MN · 34.5% low-access
- Worcester County, MA · 34.5% low-access
- Worcester County, MA · 34.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (7.5% here).
- Butte County, SD · 7.5% SNAP
- Butte County, SD · 7.5% SNAP
- Horry County, SC · 7.5% SNAP
- Horry County, SC · 7.5% 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.
Llano County inside a higher low-access state context
Llano 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 Llano County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48299. 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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