Signature · 97 SNAP-authorized stores
Orange County, TX
Orange County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.0%, +9.9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.0%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 13.7%
- on SNAP
- 85K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Orange County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 32.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 19% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Edwards County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Orange County sits in the upper national band (32.0%, #810 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #810
- national by low-access %
- #77
- in TX
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- 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: 97 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Orange County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Orange County's 32.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 74% of them and ranked #813 most-affected nationwide.
Orange County's elevated USDA tier split
21 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Orange County has 12 urban and 9 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.
Orange County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Titus 32.3
Titus 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Cameron 32.2
Cameron 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Orange 32
Orange 32%
32 % low-access
- Edwards 31.9
Edwards 31.9%
31.9 % low-access
- Swisher 31.8
Swisher 31.8%
31.8 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 21 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 81,837 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 26,194 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.0%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 8,067 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 85,307 |
| Median Household Income | $72,104 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,455 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Orange County
Orange County has 97 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 48 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 48
- ali's corner, orange
- circle k 2740377, orange
- country pantry 11, vidor
- cypress mart, orange
- cypress plaza #3, orange
- cypress plaza 1, orange
- decent store, vidor
- exxpress mart 1, bridge city
- exxpress mart 21, orange
- fastline, orange
- food mart, orange
- fuel box, vidor
- get n go 2 1, orange
- huh grocer inc, vidor
- lakeview exxon, vidor
- m & s grocery, orange
- mauriceville fuel stop, orange
- murphy usa 7762, west orange
- on your way, vidor
- oxxo, vidor
- pakco 1, vidor
- pilot travel center 431, orange
- pilot travel center 735, orange
- pineforest fuel n/a, vidor
- pirate stop, vidor
- porky's #101, bridge city
- prime stop, vidor
- pump n shop 52, bridge city
- pump n shop 53, orange
- quick fuel, orange
- quick stop, west orange
- quiktrip 7944, orange
- raceway 6945, bridge city
- road ranger llc 312, vidor
- stop n drive #22, orange
- speedy stop 32, vidor
- star stop #3, orange
- star stop 12, orange
- star stop 2, vidor
- stars, orange
- stuckeys travel center orange, orange
- super 7, west orange
- super star, vidor
- super stop #22, deweyville
- texas country store #10, orange
- texas country store 2, orange
- valero corner store 274969, vidor
- zapco #3, orange
Combination Grocery/Other · 33
- cvs pharmacy inc 6374, orange
- cvs pharmacy inc 6381, orange
- cvs/ pharmacy 6491, vidor
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 851, bridge city
- dollar general 11471, bridge city
- dollar general 18839, orange
- dollar general 21733, orange
- dollar general 4330, orange
- dollar general 11492, orange
- dollar general 12122, orange
- dollar general 12697, vidor
- dollar general 13471, vidor
- dollar general 14785, orange
- dollar general 21166, west orange
- dollar general 21359, orange
- dollar general 21752, vidor
- dollar general 24645, vidor
- dollar general 25308, orange
- dollar general 30160, orange
- dollar general 30783, orange
- dollar general 5812, orange
- dollar tree 1193, orange
- dollar tree 5972, bridge city
- dollar tree 6480, vidor
- family dollar 12448, orange
- family dollar 13692, vidor
- family dollar 13775, orange
- family dollar 4969, orange
- family dollar 5258, vidor
- main street seafood, vidor
- walgreens 12355, bridge city
- walgreens 10139, vidor
- walgreens 3081, orange
Supermarket · 5
- heb 035, orange
- market basket 04, orange
- market basket 3, bridge city
- market basket 42, orange
- market basket 46, vidor
Super Store · 4
- kroger family center 950, orange
- walmart 283, bridge city
- walmart supercenter 777, west orange
- walmart supercenter 457, vidor
Large Grocery Store · 3
- danny's super food, west orange
- k-dan's super foods, orange
- k-dans grocery & deli, vidor
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- carniceria la vaquita, pinehurst
- robert's meat mkt 2, orange
Seafood Specialty · 1
- lom's seafood market, west orange
Small Grocery Store · 1
- mi cubanita, orange
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 Orange County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Orange County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Orange 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 (32.0% here).
- Eau Claire County, WI · 32.0% low-access
- Eau Claire County, WI · 32.0% low-access
- Ste. Genevieve County, MO · 32.0% low-access
- Ste. Genevieve County, MO · 32.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (13.7% here).
- Sawyer County, WI · 13.7% SNAP
- Sawyer County, WI · 13.7% SNAP
- Perquimans County, NC · 13.7% SNAP
- Perquimans County, NC · 13.7% 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.
Orange County inside a higher low-access state context
Orange 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 Orange County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48361. 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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