Signature · 6.6% SNAP (16th pct in TX)
Montgomery County, TX
Montgomery County sits in the upper national band on low-access (34.9%, +12.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 34.9%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 6.6%
- on SNAP
- 684K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Montgomery County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 34.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jim Hogg County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Montgomery County sits in the upper national band (34.9%, #596 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #596
- national by low-access %
- #60
- in TX
- 31
- low-access tracts
- 37K
- 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: 6.6% SNAP (16th pct in TX) (-5.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Montgomery County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Montgomery County's 34.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 81% of them and ranked #596 most-affected nationwide.
Montgomery County's elevated USDA tier split
59 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
Montgomery County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (41 urban, 18 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 18 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Montgomery County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Brown 35.1
Brown 35.1%
35.1 % low-access
- Montgomery 34.9
Montgomery 34.9%
34.9 % low-access
- Jim Hogg 34.9
Jim Hogg 34.9%
34.9 % low-access
- Hidalgo 34.7
Hidalgo 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Matagorda 34.7
Matagorda 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 59 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 455,746 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 31 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 159,083 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 37,405 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 684,432 |
| Median Household Income | $97,701 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 16,304 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.6%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Montgomery County
Montgomery County has 363 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 170 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
18 towns share the 363 authorized stores; Conroe holds 32% of them. 5 of the 18 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Cleveland, Richards, Conrow, Hockley, Oak Ridge North.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Conroe | 117 | 16 |
| Spring | 44 | 16 |
| Magnolia | 39 | 8 |
| New Caney | 35 | 4 |
| Porter | 34 | 6 |
| Montgomery | 24 | 4 |
| Willis | 22 | 3 |
| The Woodlands | 14 | 7 |
| Splendora | 9 | 2 |
| Pinehurst | 6 | 1 |
Top 10 of 18 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 170
- 149 exxon, magnolia
- 24 seven 29, montgomery
- 2978 express, magnolia
- 7-eleven 40942h, willis
- 7-eleven 40943h, conroe
- 7-eleven 40945, conroe
- 7-eleven 41115h, new caney
- 7-eleven 41613, montgomery
- 7-eleven 41831h, spring
- 7-eleven 42181h, magnolia
- african connection store, conroe
- all-food mart, conroe
- amigo mart, conroe
- as food mart, conroe
- b p food store, porter
- best stop 3, porter
- buddy's mini mart, willis
- buybite #2, conroe
- casey ridge grocery, new caney
- christine corner, porter
- circle k 1913, porter
- circle k 2740591, conroe
- circle k 2740592, conroe
- circle k 2740593, conroe
- circle k 2740594, conroe
- circle k 2740597, conroe
- circle k 2741471, willis
- circle k 2741478, willis
- circle k 2741485, conroe
- circle k 2742310, porter
- circle k 2742316, montgomery
- circle s grocery, magnolia
- conroe chevron, conroe
- conroe exxon 3, conroe
- conveniece shop, spring
- corner store 1494, conroe
- corner store 2741461, conroe
- corner store 2741462, shenandoah
- corner store 2741484, conroe
- corner store 2741901, magnolia
- corner store 2741905, new caney
- corner store 2741918, conroe
- corner store 2741922, conroe
- country food mart, willis
- crossroads #16, porter
- diamond food store, conroe
- dua food mart, conroe
- e-z mart, willis
- easy check cashing & smoke, conroe
- easy lane food mart #6, magnolia
- easy lane food mart #8, spring
- el mercadito meat market 1, conroe
- el tio beto meat market taqueria 1, new caney
- fostoria food mart, cleveland
- flowers bakery outlet 50000296, conroe
- fuel maxx 65, conroe
- gas n stuff, conroe
- giddy up gas & grocery, new caney
- grocery 2090, conroe
- grocery warehouse, new caney
- handi stop #36, magnolia
- handy stop, spring
- hardin store express, magnolia
- high-q express, magnolia
- hit the road, new caney
- honey farms #880803 880803, spring
- honey farms #880804 880804, spring
- honey farms #880806 880806, the woodlands
- honey farms 8080807, spring
- honey farms 880800, conroe
- honey farms 880801, conroe
- honey farms 880802, spring
- honey farms 880809, kingwood
- julia's #6, spring
- kay mart, conroe
- kountry kwik #2, conroe
- la dulceria conroe, conroe
- lake conroe country store, willis
- lakeside food store, montgomery
- lone star grocery, new caney
- loop food mart, new caney
- los primos meat market #2 2, pinehurst
- love's travel stop 468, willis
- magnolia food mart, pinehurst
- magnolia fuel express, magnolia
- main street market 116, spring
- manor drive food mart, magnolia
- martin food store, porter
- maxx mart, conroe
- melbo's 2 food store, conroe
- midway 12, conroe
- moni food mart, conroe
- murphy usa 6916, montgomery
- murphy usa 7335, magnolia
- murphy usa 7489, spring
- murphy usa 7575, porter
- new caney express, new caney
- new caney food mart, new caney
- nichols food mart, hockley
- on the go foods, new caney
- orbit, conroe
- panthers 25, cleveland
- panthers 6 00013, magnolia
- paradise food mart, conroe
- parkway food mart, new caney
- parkway market #1, new caney
- pecan tree neighbor store, conroe
- pick and go, splendora
- pilot travel center 734, new caney
- pinehurst country food mart, pinehurst
- pit stop #4, porter
- pop in # 1, splendora
- prince country store, conroe
- queretaro quick stop, new caney
- quick food mart # 2, porter
- quick stop, conroe
- quik food mart, magnolia
- quiktrip 7948, conroe
- quiktrip 7957, conroe
- rayford food mart, spring
- richard's grocery & cafe, richards
- richards grocery, richards
- roadstar #16, spring
- rock fuel, new caney
- routine #4, montgomery
- stripes 40939, porter
- stripes 40940, conroe
- stripes 40941h, spring
- shawn's mart, conroe
- silver fifth store, conroe
- smiley's express # 11, willis
- smiley's express # 15, conroe
- sorter food mart, porter
- south first grocery, conroe
- speedy stop, spring
- speedy stop 088, conroe
- speedy stop 86, conroe
- speedy stop 87, conroe
- spin-n-market #6, conroe
- star stop 10, conroe
- star stop 16, porter
- star stop 63, porter
- star stop 99, montgomery
- startran fuel, new caney
- stop 'n serv #2, new caney
- stop-n-shop, conroe
- stripes 40946, willis
- stripes 40954, magnolia
- stripes 41016, kingwood
- summer hill food mart, porter
- super stop 4 3469706224, conroe
- super z food market, conroe
- teloloapan meat market #11 11, porter
- texaco food mart, porter
- the c store ii, conroe
- timewise #880805 880805, spring
- timewise food store 179, new caney
- timewise food store 224, new caney
- timewise food store 319, conroe
- tu tienda latina, conroe
- valero corner store 2741433, spring
- valero corner store 2742180, spring
- valero corner store 2742195, montgomery
- valero corner store 2742244, conroe
- valero corner store 2742317, spring
- valero corner store 2742384, montgomery
- valley ranch resort rentals, new caney
- wilson food mart, conroe
- yippee's, conroe
- zji patton mart, splendora
Combination Grocery/Other · 111 (80 shown)
- cvs 10140, conroe
- cvs 10270, spring
- cvs 10580, conroe
- cvs 10664, montgomery
- cvs pharmacy 7108, spring
- cvs pharmacy inc 6741, conroe
- cvs pharmacy inc 7426, the woodlands
- cvs pharmacy 10996, willis
- cvs pharmacy 11097, montgomery
- cvs pharmacy 11415, magnolia
- cvs pharmacy cvs11474, magnolia
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 6800, montgomery
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7819, spring
- cvs/pharmacy 7435, porter
- cvs/pharmacy 10631, conroe
- dollar general 0944, magnolia
- dollar general 10293, magnolia
- dollar general 10658, conroe
- dollar general 16649, magnolia
- dollar general 18607, conroe
- dollar general 18781, conroe
- dollar general 19411, montgomery
- dollar general 2713, conroe
- dollar general 6405, magnolia
- dollar general 6981, splendora
- dollar general 7055, willis
- dollar general 7295, montgomery
- dollar general 7867, conroe
- dollartree 9998, conroe
- dollar general 12350, conroe
- dollar general 12532, pinehurst
- dollar general 13589, conroe
- dollar general 14823, cleveland
- dollar general 14843, willis
- dollar general 16205, new caney
- dollar general 16720, magnolia
- dollar general 17207, porter
- dollar general 18950, cleveland
- dollar general 19667, willis
- dollar general 20339, porter
- dollar general 20726, conroe
- dollar general 21476, willis
- dollar general 21650, conroe
- dollar general 21960, new caney
- dollar general 22096, magnolia
- dollar general 22166, montgomery
- dollar general 22179, magnolia
- dollar general 22293, montgomery
- dollar general 22547, willis
- dollar general 22616, conroe
- dollar general 22720, conroe
- dollar general 22983, montgomery
- dollar general 23197, conroe
- dollar general 23471, magnolia
- dollar general 23544, porter
- dollar general 23598, conroe
- dollar general 23870, splendora
- dollar general 24634, montgomery
- dollar general 25706, conroe
- dollar general 30183, new caney
- dollar general 30225, magnolia
- dollar general 5805, new caney
- dollar general 6809, new caney
- dollar general store 17017, conrow
- dollar general store 17499, splendora
- dollar tree 2739, conroe
- dollar tree 2749, the woodlands
- dollar tree 6915, new caney
- dollar tree 7144, conroe
- dollar tree 7453, porter
- dollar tree 7589, magnolia
- dollar tree 7797, montgomery
- dollar tree 7985, shenandoah
- dollar tree 8255, magnolia
- family dollar 11621, conroe
- family dollar 12066, porter
- family dollar 12255, cleveland
- family dollar 12277, conroe
- family dollar 5084, porter
- family dollar 5461, conroe
Showing 250 of 363 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Montgomery County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Montgomery County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Montgomery County (6.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Texas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (34.9% here).
- Hinds County, MS · 34.9% low-access
- Jackson County, IL · 34.9% low-access
- Hughes County, SD · 34.8% low-access
- Adams County, NE · 35.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (6.6% here).
- Marshall County, TN · 6.6% SNAP
- Fluvanna County, VA · 6.6% SNAP
- Northumberland County, VA · 6.6% SNAP
- Spotsylvania County, VA · 6.6% 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.
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Montgomery County, at 34.9%, runs 9.9 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 .
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