Signature · 44 SNAP-authorized stores
Medina County, TX
Medina 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.
- 16.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.7%
- on SNAP
- 54K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Medina County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 16.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -6.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lavaca County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Medina County ranks #2,026 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #194 of 252 counties in TX (16.0% low-access).
- #2,026
- national by low-access %
- #194
- 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: 44 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Medina County compares nationally
Medina County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 16.0% low-access share that beats 35% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,030).
Medina County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Medina County has 1 urban and 7 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.
Medina County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Cass 16.3
Cass 16.3%
16.3 % low-access
- Lavaca 16.1
Lavaca 16.1%
16.1 % low-access
- Medina 16
Medina 16%
16 % low-access
- Lampasas 15.8
Lampasas 15.8%
15.8 % low-access
- Karnes 15.7
Karnes 15.7%
15.7 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 46,006 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,351 |
| Low-Access Share | 16.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,863 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 53,547 |
| Median Household Income | $78,074 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,902 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.7%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Medina County
Medina County has 44 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 29 locations (66% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 29
- beverage express, natalia
- big's #304, moore
- castroville market, castroville
- circle k 2741822, castroville
- country corner, devine
- devine food store, devine
- devine market, devine
- dulce bakery, lytle
- friendly stop, lytle
- hondo chevron, hondo
- hondo food mart, hondo
- hondo market, hondo
- kwik food pantry, castroville
- la pasadita, natalia
- loves travel stop 471, natalia
- minits 112, hondo
- murphy usa 7357, hondo
- murphy usa 7656, devine
- quiktrip 4066, devine
- refuel 1346, la coste
- road ranger 270, moore
- stripes 40526h, d'hanis
- valley mart #c815, castroville
- valley mart c521, castroville
- valley mart d1009, devine
- valley mart hd405, hondo
- yancey general store, yancey
- zee's beverage barn, hondo
- zees mart, hondo
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 1740, devine
- dollar general 19614, lacoste
- dollar general 3849, hondo
- dollar general 12200, natalia
- dollar general 5870, castroville
- dollar tree 6604, hondo
- dollar tree 6708, devine
- dollar tree 8501, castroville
Super Store · 3
- walmart 4102, castroville
- walmart supercenter 4103, devine
- walmart supercenter 443, hondo
Supermarket · 2
- food king 123, devine
- heb 424, hondo
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- dziuk meat market, castroville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- the country mart, d hanis
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 Medina County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Medina County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Medina 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 (16.0% here).
- Miami County, OH · 16.0% low-access
- Miami County, OH · 16.0% low-access
- Marion County, MO · 16.0% low-access
- Marion County, MO · 16.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (10.7% here).
- Rutland County, VT · 10.7% SNAP
- Rutland County, VT · 10.7% SNAP
- Fredericksburg city, VA · 10.7% SNAP
- Fredericksburg city, VA · 10.7% 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
Medina 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 Medina County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48325. 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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