Signature · 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of tracts)
Maverick County, TX
Maverick County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of the book) alongside 30.8% low-access.
- 30.8%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 28.7%
- on SNAP
- 58K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Maverick County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 30.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +8.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 28.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 56% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Madison County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Maverick County sits in the upper national band (30.8%, #885 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #885
- national by low-access %
- #88
- in TX
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 10K
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (55.6% of tracts) .
How Maverick County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Maverick County's 30.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 72% of them and ranked #887 most-affected nationwide.
Maverick County's elevated USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Maverick County has 8 urban and 1 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.
Maverick County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Hamilton 31
Hamilton 31%
31 % low-access
- Madison 30.9
Madison 30.9%
30.9 % low-access
- Maverick 30.8
Maverick 30.8%
30.8 % low-access
- San Patricio 30.7
San Patricio 30.7%
30.7 % low-access
- Hardin 30.6
Hardin 30.6%
30.6 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 54,258 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 16,711 |
| Low-Access Share | 30.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,783 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 58,082 |
| Median Household Income | $49,568 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,191 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 28.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Maverick County
Maverick County has 52 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 21 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 21
- eagle green, eagle pass
- kickapoo lucky eagle convenience store, eagle pass
- la mexicana bakery, eagle pass
- max e mart 09, eagle pass
- max e mart 11, eagle pass
- minits 02, eagle pass
- minits 03, eagle pass
- minits 104, eagle pass
- minits 125, eagle pass
- minits 4, eagle pass
- murphy express 8953, eagle pass
- murphy usa 7650, eagle pass
- panaderia la union, eagle pass
- pilot travel center 1450, eagle pass
- stripes 40531, eagle pass
- six pack stop, eagle pass
- stripes 2291, eagle pass
- stripes 40537, eagle pass
- txb 88, eagle pass
- txb 89, eagle pass
- valley mart ep2401, eagle pass
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- dollar general 9206, eagle pass
- dollar general 9207, eagle pass
- dollartree 9832, eagle pass
- dollar general 12804, eagle pass
- dollar general 15717, eagle pass
- dollar general 19293, eagle pass
- dollar general 23608, eagle pass
- dollar general 25711, eagle pass
- dollar general 25735, eagle pass
- dollar general 5739, eagle pass
- dollar tree 2562, eagle pass
- dollar tree 6816, eagle pass
- el dulce bakery, llc, eagle pass
- family dollar 12216, eagle pass
- family dollar 2298, eagle pass
- family dollar 6747, eagle pass
- family dollar 7826, eagle pass
- la michoacana supermarket #13, eagle pass
- la villita tortillia factory, eagle pass
- walgreens 15993, eagle pass
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- casino grocery 2, eagle pass
- casino grocery 3, eagle pass
- rogelios meat mkt, eagle pass
- super 7 super market, eagle pass
Large Grocery Store · 2
- casino grocery store, eagle pass
- casino grocery 4, eagle pass
Supermarket · 2
- eagle grocery and market, eagle pass
- heb 419, eagle pass
Bakery Specialty · 1
- panaderia olivares, eagle pass
Small Grocery Store · 1
- oasis grocery, quemado
Super Store · 1
- walmart 461, eagle pass
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 Maverick County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Maverick County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Maverick 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 (30.8% here).
- Wood County, OH · 30.8% low-access
- Wood County, OH · 30.8% low-access
- Cape Girardeau County, MO · 30.8% low-access
- Cape Girardeau County, MO · 30.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (28.7% here).
- Imperial County, CA · 28.7% SNAP
- Imperial County, CA · 28.7% SNAP
- Richmond County, NC · 28.6% SNAP
- Perry County, KY · 28.6% 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.
Maverick County inside a higher low-access state context
Maverick 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 Maverick County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48323. 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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