Signature · 4 SNAP-authorized stores
Mills County, TX
Mills County has a slim SNAP-authorized store book (4) while 24.7% of residents live low-access, distance and shelf access compound.
- 24.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 13.2%
- on SNAP
- 5K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Mills County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 24.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hall County ( -0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Mills County ranks #1,311 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #125 of 252 counties in TX (24.7% low-access).
- #1,311
- national by low-access %
- #125
- in TX
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 444
- 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: 4 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Mills County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Mills County's 24.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 58% of them and ranked #1,315 most-affected nationwide.
Mills County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Mills County has 0 urban and 2 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.
Mills County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Taylor 24.9
Taylor 24.9%
24.9 % low-access
- Mills 24.7
Mills 24.7%
24.7 % low-access
- Hall 24.5
Hall 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Potter 24.5
Potter 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Jefferson 24.4
Jefferson 24.4%
24.4 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 4,936 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,218 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 444 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 4,511 |
| Median Household Income | $67,620 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.2%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 238 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.5% |
Slim SNAP store book in Mills County
Mills County has 4 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 3 locations (75% of the total), followed by supermarket.
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 10134, goldthwaite
- dollar general 25516, goldthwaite
- family dollar 2511, goldthwaite
Supermarket · 1
- schwartz food store inc, goldthwaite
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 Mills County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Mills 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 Mills County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48333. 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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