Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Lynn County, TX
Lynn County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 33.7% low-access.
- 33.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.2%
- on SNAP
- 6K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lynn County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 33.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cherokee County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Lynn County sits in the upper national band (33.7%, #695 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #695
- national by low-access %
- #70
- in TX
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 892
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Lynn County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Lynn County's 33.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #695 most-affected nationwide.
Lynn County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Lynn County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (2 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Lynn County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Starr 33.9
Starr 33.9%
33.9 % low-access
- Lynn 33.7
Lynn 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Cherokee 33.7
Cherokee 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Kleberg 33.7
Kleberg 33.7%
33.7 % low-access
- Upton 33.4
Upton 33.4%
33.4 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 5,915 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,993 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 892 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 5,752 |
| Median Household Income | $73,679 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.2%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 256 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
SNAP retailers in Lynn County
Lynn County has 6 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 3 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 6 authorized stores; Tahoka holds 83% of them. 1 of the 2 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: O'donnell.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Tahoka | 5 | 1 |
| O'donnell | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 3
- 7-eleven, inc. 42572, tahoka
- allsup's 102100, o'donnell
- allsups 182, tahoka
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 7588, tahoka
- family dollar 13276, tahoka
Supermarket · 1
- cash saver cost plus supermarket 1430, tahoka
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 Lynn County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Lynn County, at 33.7%, runs 8.7 pts above the Texas rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Lynn County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48305. 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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