County food-access profile · Texas
Lubbock County, TX
Lubbock 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.
- 18.2%
- low-access pop.
- 12
- food-desert tracts
- 10.7%
- on SNAP
- 319K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
18.2% of Lubbock County residents live in a low-access area, and 12 of its 67 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 18
- low-access tracts
- 23K
- food-desert residents
- 5.8%
- households, no vehicle
- 17.1%
- 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).
Lubbock County's low-access share sits near the national share, at 18.2% per the USDA Atlas. 18 of the county's 67 census tracts are flagged low-access, covering roughly 50,764 residents who live far from a supermarket. 12 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 22,833 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 Lubbock County compares nationally
Lubbock County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.2% low-access share that beats 41% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,843).
Lubbock County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 67 census tracts in Lubbock County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Lubbock County vs. other Texas counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Texas
- Lubbock
Lubbock County, TX
18.2 % 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 | 67 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 278,831 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 18 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 12 |
| Low-Access Population | 50,764 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.2%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 22,833 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 318,884 |
| Median Household Income | $64,155 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 13,478 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.8%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.2% |
About 10.7% of Lubbock County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 18.2% of residents are low-access, near the national share for U.S. counties.
- 10.7% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 13,478 households here.
- 5.8% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 12 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 Lubbock County
near the national share
12 of Lubbock County's 67 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 17.9% of all its tracts.
A further 6 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 18.
An estimated 50,764 residents, roughly 18.2% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 22,833 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 49 tracts (73.1%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Lubbock County
Lubbock County has 235 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 118 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 118
- 7-eleven 401, lubbock
- 7-eleven 402, lubbock
- 7-eleven 404, lubbock
- 7-eleven 405, lubbock
- 7-eleven 409, lubbock
- 7-eleven 411, lubbock
- 7-eleven 412, lubbock
- 7-eleven 414, lubbock
- 7-eleven 416, lubbock
- 7-eleven 417, lubbock
- 7-eleven 418, lubbock
- 7-eleven 424, lubbock
- 7-eleven 413, lubbock
- 7-eleven 421, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42431, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42432, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42482, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42501, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42502, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42503, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42517, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42519, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42523, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42525, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42526, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42564, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42574, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42592, lubbock
- 7-eleven, inc. 42593, lubbock
- a taste of market 543, lubbock
- allsup's 102366, slaton
- allsup's 102396, wolfforth
- allsup's 102480, lubbock
- allsups 043, idalou
- allsups 103001, lubbock
- boston kwik mart llc, lubbock
- charge up 8, lubbock
- circle k 2704485, lubbock
- circle k 2704486, lubbock
- circle k 2709057, lubbock
- circle k 2709093, lubbock
- circle k 2709094, lubbock
- circle k 2709095, lubbock
- circle k 2709096, lubbock
- circle k 2709266, lubbock
- circle k 2709949, lubbock
- circle k 2709950, lubbock
- daas mart, lubbock
- e z mart 4257, lubbock
- e z mart 4287, lubbock
- e-z mart 4256, lubbock
- e-z mart 4417, lubbock
- fast stop, lubbock
- horseshoe 2, lubbock
- jack's market & grill 3, lubbock
- kwik stop grocery beer wine, lubbock
- lama 66 00001, lubbock
- lama 69 00002, lubbock
- love's travel stop 589, lubbock
- m j grocery, beer & wine, lubbock
- murphy express 8600, lubbock
- murphy express 8689, lubbock
- murphy express 8913, lubbock
- murphy express 8933, lubbock
- murphy express 8985, lubbock
- murphy express 8997, lubbock
- murphy usa 7427, lubbock
- murphy usa 7678, lubbock
- murphy usa 7864, lubbock
- murphy usa 8655, lubbock
- nick stop, lubbock
- one stop 1, lubbock
- pak-a-sak 23, lubbock
- pak-a-sak 24, lubbock
- pak-a-sak 26, lubbock
- pak-a-sak 27, lubbock
- passport #18 1, lubbock
- passport #19 2, lubbock
- passport #20 3, lubbock
- pema c shrestha dba sonik mart, lubbock
- pilot travel center 733, lubbock
- pronto mart, lubbock
- q stop, lubbock
- quick track #70, lubbock
- quick track 65, lubbock
- quick track 67, lubbock
- quick track 68, lubbock
- quick track 71, lubbock
- race runner 19, new deal
- road ranger llc 284, new deal
- s h food mart, lubbock
- sonik food mart, lubbock
- the grocery store, shallowater
- toot'n totum 132, lubbock
- toot'n totum 133, lubbock
- toot'n totum 134, lubbock
- toot'n totum 136, lubbock
- toot'n totum 137, lubbock
- toot'n totum 138, lubbock
- toot'n totum 141, lubbock
- toot'n totum 144, lubbock
- toot'n totum 146, lubbock
- toot'n totum 147, lubbock
- un2 mart #1 1, lubbock
- un2 mart #2 2, lubbock
- un2 mart #4 4, lubbock
- un2 mart #5 5, lubbock
- un2 mart 3, lubbock
- united express 552, lubbock
- united express 553, lubbock
- united express 555, lubbock
- united express 657, lubbock
- united express 689, wolforth
- yesway 1124, lubbock
- yesway 1125, lubbock
- yesway 1153, shallowater
- yesway 1156, lubbock
- yesway 1158, lubbock
Combination Grocery/Other · 75
- braum's 287, lubbock
- braum's 288, wolfforth
- braum's 293, lubbock
- braum's 64, lubbock
- braum's 195, lubbock
- cvs pharmacy inc 7272, lubbock
- cvs pharmacy inc 7274, lubbock
- cvs pharmacy 10521, lubbock
- cvs pharmacy 4783, lubbuck
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7277, lubbock
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7811, lubbock
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7830, lubbock
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8340, lubbock
- dollar general 0574, lubbock
- dollar general 10560, lubbock
- dollar general 12040, lubbock
- dollar general 14228, lubbock
- dollar general 1628, lubbock
- dollar general 1640, slaton
- dollar general 1805, lubbock
- dollar general 1875, lubbock
- dollar general 19354, lubbock
- dollar general 19355, lubbock
- dollar general 1964, abernathy
- dollar general 3213, lubbock
- dollar general 4074, lubbock
- dollar general 6267, idalou
- dollar general 8234, lubbock
- dollar general 8801, wolfforth
- dollartree 7354, lubbock
- dollartree 9003, lubbock
- dollartree 9499, lubbock
- dollartree 9785, lubbock
- dollartree 9863, lubbock
- dollar general 10144, lubbock
- dollar general 11614, shallowater
- dollar general 12125, lubbock
- dollar general 13642, lubbock
- dollar general 14889, lubbock
- dollar general 1701, lubbock
- dollar general 17209, lubbock
- dollar general 17934, lubbock
- dollar general 21474, lubbock
- dollar general 21804, lubbock
- dollar general 22136, lubbock
- dollar general 22784, lubbock
- dollar general 30333, lubbock
- dollar general 6935, lubbock
- dollar tree 2452, lubbock
- dollar tree 2869, lubbock
- dollar tree 3169, lubbock
- dollar tree 3561, lubbock
- dollar tree 7721, lubbock
- dollar tree 9501, lubbock
- family dollar 10050, lubbock
- family dollar 11729, lubbock
- family dollar 12098, lubbock
- family dollar 12358, lubbock
- family dollar 12841, abernathy
- family dollar 2542, lubbock
- family dollar 2879, lubbock
- family dollar 3011, lubbock
- family dollar 3438, lubbock
- family dollar 4375, slaton
- family dollar 5053, lubbock
- family dollar 8963, lubbock
- la super, lubbock
- namaste asia, lubbock
- walgreens 10283, lubbock
- walgreens 4820, lubbock
- walgreens 5996, lubbock
- walgreens 7853, lubbock
- walgreens 4819, lubbock
- walgreens 4821, lubbock
- walgreens 4822, lubbock
Supermarket · 19
- 2 js thriftway, idalou
- amigos 503, lubbock
- food king 85, lubbock
- heb food store 772, lubbock
- la super meat market #9, lubbock
- market street 502, lubbock
- market street 543, lubbock
- market street 553, lubbock
- sprouts farmers market 124, lubbock
- united supermarket 551, lubbock
- united supermarket 501, lubbock
- united supermarket 505, lubbock
- united supermarket 506, lubbock
- united supermarket 511, slaton
- united supermarket 555, lubbock
- united supermarket 657, lubbock
- united supermarkets 537, lubbock
- united supermarkets 552, lubbock
- vitamin cottage natural food market u065, lubbock
Super Store · 12
- costco wholesale 1163, lubbock
- food king 81, lubbock
- food king 82, lubbock
- sam's club 8270, lubbock
- target store t 2190, lubbock
- target store t 83, lubbock
- walmart 4299, lubbock
- walmart 945, lubbock
- walmart neighborhood market 5702, lubbock
- walmart supercenter 3826, lubbock
- walmart supercenter 6898, lubbock
- walmart supercenter 861, lubbock
Medium Grocery Store · 5
- asian food market, lubbock
- asian mart, lubbock
- gandhi bazar, lubbock
- grocery services north 17, lubbock
- new oriental market, lubbock
Farmers' Market · 3
- lubbock downtown farmers market, lubbock
- roots urban growers market, lubbock
- wolfforth farmers market, wolfforth
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza tx061, lubbock
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- all hale meats, llc, wolfforth
Small Grocery Store · 1
- jirani international enterprise llc, lubbock
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Texas
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Food access nationally, Texas in context
Lubbock 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.