Signature · 133 SNAP-authorized stores
Potter County, TX
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Potter County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 24.5%
- low-access pop.
- 8
- food-desert tracts
- 14.6%
- on SNAP
- 116K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Potter County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 24.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 8 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.6% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 24% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hall County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Potter County ranks #1,329 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #127 of 252 counties in TX (24.5% low-access; 8 food-desert tracts).
- #1,329
- national by low-access %
- #127
- in TX
- 13
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- 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: 133 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Potter County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Potter County's 24.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 57% of them and ranked #1,332 most-affected nationwide.
Potter County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
33 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 8 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Potter County has 29 urban and 4 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.
Potter County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Mills 24.7
Mills 24.7%
24.7 % low-access
- Potter 24.5
Potter 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Hall 24.5
Hall 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Jefferson 24.4
Jefferson 24.4%
24.4 % low-access
- Presidio 24.4
Presidio 24.4%
24.4 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 33 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 121,073 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 13 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 8 |
| Low-Access Population | 29,695 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,222 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 115,975 |
| Median Household Income | $53,249 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,211 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.7%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Potter County
Potter County has 133 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 66 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 66
- amarillo gas station inc, amarillo
- cefco 2005, amarillo
- cefco 2040, amarillo
- grand discount, amarillo
- garrison food mart 12 10, amarillo
- kwik stop, amarillo
- love's travel stops & country stores inc 200, amarillo
- loves travel stops & country store 250, amarillo
- mundo latino market 2, amarillo
- murphy express 8685, amarillo
- murphy usa 6984, amarillo
- murphy usa 7905, amarillo
- noah's quick stop 1, amarillo
- pak-a-sak 16, amarillo
- pak-a-sak 25, amarillo
- pic n save, amarillo
- pilot travel center 436, amarillo
- pilot travel center 723, amarillo
- quiktrip 7908, amarillo
- ray's food 00001, amarillo
- ta amarillo 055, amarillo
- toot'n totum 75, amarillo
- toot'n totum 1, amarillo
- toot'n totum 128, amarillo
- toot'n totum 14, amarillo
- toot'n totum 16, amarillo
- toot'n totum 18, amarillo
- toot'n totum 2, amarillo
- toot'n totum 21, amarillo
- toot'n totum 26, amarillo
- toot'n totum 27, amarillo
- toot'n totum 3, amarillo
- toot'n totum 32, amarillo
- toot'n totum 33, amarillo
- toot'n totum 34, amarillo
- toot'n totum 38, amarillo
- toot'n totum 4, amarillo
- toot'n totum 40, amarillo
- toot'n totum 43, amarillo
- toot'n totum 44, amarillo
- toot'n totum 45, amarillo
- toot'n totum 5, amarillo
- toot'n totum 52, amarillo
- toot'n totum 54, amarillo
- toot'n totum 57, amarillo
- toot'n totum 58, amarillo
- toot'n totum 6, amarillo
- toot'n totum 60, amarillo
- toot'n totum 62, amarillo
- toot'n totum 64, amarillo
- toot'n totum 65, amarillo
- toot'n totum 7, amarillo
- toot'n totum 71, amarillo
- toot'n totum 76, amarillo
- toot'n totum 77, amarillo
- toot'n totum 79, amarillo
- toot'n totum 8, amarillo
- toot'n totum 81, amarillo
- toot'n totum 83, amarillo
- toot'n totum 86, amarillo
- toot'n totum 92, amarillo
- toot'n totum 97, amarillo
- toot'n totum 98, amarillo
- toot'n totum 99, amarillo
- yesway 1160, amarillo
- zino's zino's, amarillo
Combination Grocery/Other · 33
- aline africa market store, amarillo
- braum's 180, amarillo
- braum's 182, amarillo
- braum's 60, amarillo
- dollar general 14106, amarillo
- dollar general 14181, amarillo
- dollar general 23629, amarillo
- dollar general 3272, amarillo
- dollar general 7285, amarillo
- dollar general 8372, amarillo
- dollartree 8524, amarillo
- dollar general 11485, amarillo
- dollar general 12249, amarillo
- dollar general 12590, amarillo
- dollar general 22571, amarillo
- dollar general 22799, amarillo
- dollar general 22880, amarillo
- dollar tree 2905, amarillo
- dollar tree 2920, amarillo
- dollar tree 5085, amarillo
- dollar tree 6641, amarillo
- family dollar 2344, amarillo
- family dollar 2383, amarillo
- family dollar 2387, amarillo
- family dollar 3478, amarillo
- family dollar 4337, amarillo
- family dollar 4401, amarillo
- family dollar 4622, amarillo
- family dollar 5045, amarillo
- walgreens 6501, amarillo
- walgreens 13010, amarillo
- walgreens 1304, amarillo
- walgreens 5611, amarillo
Medium Grocery Store · 13
- amarillo international food, amarillo
- aye san bu, amarillo
- aye san bu 2, amarillo
- blue sky asian market, amarillo
- garden fresh fruteria la hacienda, amarillo
- golden lotus market, amarillo
- grocery services north 16, amarillo
- happy market, amarillo
- jubba grocery, amarillo
- la mercado latino, amarillo
- latin market cuban food, llc, amarillo
- supermercado los olivos 1, amarillo
- twins market, amarillo
Supermarket · 8
- amigos 524, amarillo
- dong phuong market, amarillo
- fiesta foods 33, amarillo
- la super meat market #8, amarillo
- market street 526, amarillo
- united supermarket 523, amarillo
- united supermarket 527, amarillo
- united supermarkets 533, amarillo
Super Store · 6
- la super economica 2, amarillo
- sam's club 7676, amarillo
- sam's club 8279, amarillo
- target store t 221, amarillo
- walmart 822, amarillo
- walmart supercenter 5216, amarillo
Small Grocery Store · 5
- amarillo international store, amarillo
- bushra restaurant & grocery store llc, amarillo
- eastridge grocery, amarillo
- marhaba international food market, amarillo
- umoja food market, amarillo
Farmers' Market · 1
- ready market, amarillo
Large Grocery Store · 1
- carniceria la popular #2, amarillo
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.
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Nationwide peers for Potter County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Potter 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 (24.5% here).
- Northampton County, PA · 24.5% low-access
- Northampton County, PA · 24.5% low-access
- Pushmataha County, OK · 24.5% low-access
- Pushmataha County, OK · 24.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (14.6% here).
- Marion County, TN · 14.6% SNAP
- Marion County, TN · 14.6% SNAP
- Warren County, PA · 14.6% SNAP
- Warren County, PA · 14.6% 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.
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Potter 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 Potter County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48375. 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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