Signature · 53 SNAP-authorized stores
Polk County, TX
Polk County lands in the lower national band on low-access (11.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 11.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 16.2%
- on SNAP
- 53K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Polk County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 11.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Randall County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Polk County lands in the lower national band (11.0%, #2,407 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,407
- national by low-access %
- #217
- in TX
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 53 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Polk County compares nationally
Polk County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.0% low-access share that beats 23% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,407).
Polk County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 10 of Polk County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Polk County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Polk 11
Polk 11%
11 % low-access
- Randall 10.8
Randall 10.8%
10.8 % low-access
- Chambers 10.7
Chambers 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Kaufman 10.7
Kaufman 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Camp 10.6
Camp 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 45,413 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,985 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,284 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 52,800 |
| Median Household Income | $62,259 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,170 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Polk County
Polk County has 53 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 53 authorized stores; Livingston holds 74% of them. 3 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Goodrich, Leggett, Onalaka.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Livingston | 39 | 4 |
| Corrigan | 4 | 1 |
| Goodrich | 4 | none |
| Onalaska | 4 | 1 |
| Leggett | 1 | none |
| Onalaka | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 23
- 146 travel center, livingston
- 7-eleven 41012, livingston
- beacon bay food mart, livingston
- cedar plaza, livingston
- corner shell, livingston
- corner store 2741439, onalaska
- corner store 589, livingston
- country express, livingston
- energee, livingston
- flowers bakery outlet 297, livingston
- lake grocery, livingston
- livingston food mart, livingston
- murphy usa 7547, livingston
- o'lucky food mart #2, livingston
- on the road #105, leggett
- on the road #154, goodrich
- on the road 123, livingston
- panthers 31, livingston
- sai food mart, livingston
- scenic loop grocery, livingston
- stripes no. 5275 5275, corrigan
- sunmart #308, livingston
- x711 llc, livingston
Combination Grocery/Other · 21
- cvs pharmacy inc 7229, livingston
- dollar general 1800, livingston
- dollar general 6241, livingston
- dollar general 13180, livingston
- dollar general 14755, livingston
- dollar general 15664, livingston
- dollar general 17250, goodrich
- dollar general 23605, livingston
- dollar general 24763, onalaska
- dollar general 25636, livingston
- dollar general 4561, onalaska
- dollar general 957, corrigan
- dollar general store 17194, livingston
- family dollar 11564, livingston
- family dollar 12523, livingston
- family dollar 3288, livingston
- family dollar 9266, livingston
- family dollar store 4877, onalaka
- family dollar store 8490, corrigan
- holiday lake grocery, goodrich
- dollar tree 4367, livingston
Super Store · 4
- brookshire brothers 21, livingston
- brookshire brothers 24, corrigan
- brookshire brothers 71, onalaska
- walmart supercenter 275, livingston
Small Grocery Store · 2
- carniceria rosa's, livingston
- carniceria y taqueria la flor de puebla, livingston
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- hill's bait & tackle, goodrich
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- j & m meat market, livingston
Supermarket · 1
- heb 339, livingston
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 Polk County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Polk County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Polk 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 (11.0% here).
- Duplin County, NC · 11.0% low-access
- Union County, NJ · 11.0% low-access
- Moniteau County, MO · 11.0% low-access
- Marion County, TN · 10.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (16.2% here).
- Rusk County, WI · 16.2% SNAP
- Carter County, OK · 16.2% SNAP
- Neshoba County, MS · 16.2% SNAP
- Gladwin County, MI · 16.2% 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%). Polk County, at 11.0%, runs 14.0 pts below 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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