Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Rains County, TX
Rains County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.2%
- on SNAP
- 13K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Rains County, TX
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Somervell County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Rains County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 0
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Rains County compares nationally
Food access in Rains County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Rains County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 2 of Rains 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.
Rains County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Hill 5
Hill 5%
5 % low-access
- Gaines 3.1
Gaines 3.1%
3.1 % low-access
- Morris 2.1
Morris 2.1%
2.1 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
- Somervell 0
Somervell 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 10,914 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 0 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 0 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 12,775 |
| Median Household Income | $65,413 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 542 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
SNAP retailers in Rains County
Rains County has 11 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 6 locations (55% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 11 authorized stores; Emory holds 64% of them. 1 of the 2 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Point.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Emory | 7 | 1 |
| Point | 4 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 4466, emory
- dollar general 16281, point
- dollar general store 16284, emory
- family dollar 11087, point
- family dollar 13600, emory
- family dollar store 5601, emory
Convenience Store · 4
- best mart, emory
- lakefront, point
- max a mart, point
- quick save #3, emory
Supermarket · 1
- brookshire food store 4, emory
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 Rains County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Rains County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Rains 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 (0.0% here).
- Trousdale County, TN · 0.0% low-access
- Grainger County, TN · 0.0% low-access
- Oglala Lakota County, SD · 0.0% low-access
- Dickenson County, VA · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (11.2% here).
- Jasper County, SC · 11.2% SNAP
- Thurston County, WA · 11.2% SNAP
- Clay County, NC · 11.2% SNAP
- Sanders County, MT · 11.2% 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%). Rains County, at 0.0%, runs 25.0 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 .
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 Rains County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48379. 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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