County food-access profile · Texas
Randall County, TX
Randall County's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 10.8%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 6.9%
- on SNAP
- 146K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
10.8% of Randall County residents live in a low-access area, and 2 of its 29 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
- 3.3%
- households, no vehicle
- 9.7%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
Randall County's low-access share sits near the national share, at 10.8% per the USDA Atlas. 8 of the county's 29 census tracts are flagged low-access, covering roughly 13,009 residents who live far from a supermarket. 2 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 2,876 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Randall County compares nationally
Randall County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.8% low-access share that beats 23% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,424).
Randall County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 29 census tracts in Randall County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Randall County vs. other Texas counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Texas
- Randall 10.8
Randall County, TX
10.8 % low-access
- Anderson
Anderson County, TX
43.8 % low-access
- Andrews
Andrews County, TX
26.8 % low-access
- Angelina
Angelina County, TX
26 % low-access
- Aransas
Aransas County, TX
31.7 % low-access
- Archer
Archer County, TX
18.3 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 29 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 120,725 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 13,009 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,876 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 146,070 |
| Median Household Income | $83,864 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.7%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,917 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.9%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
About 6.9% of Randall County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 10.8% of residents are low-access, near the national share for U.S. counties.
- 6.9% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 3,917 households here.
- 3.3% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 2 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Randall County
near the national share
2 of Randall County's 29 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 6.9% of all its tracts.
A further 6 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 8.
An estimated 13,009 residents, roughly 10.8% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 2,876 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 21 tracts (72.4%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Randall County
Randall County has 103 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 55 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 55
- allsups 092, canyon
- allsups 102388, canyon
- allsups 166, canyon
- allsups 363, canyon
- cefco 2085, amarillo
- circle k 2709220, amarillo
- circle k 2709231, amarillo
- circle k 2704400, amarillo
- circle k 2709221, amarillo
- circle k 2709243, amarillo
- loves travel stops & country store 261, amarillo
- murphy usa 5715, amarillo
- murphy usa 7188, canyon
- murphy usa 7251, amarillo
- pak-a-sak 1, canyon
- pak-a-sak 10, amarillo
- pak-a-sak 11, amarillo
- pak-a-sak 12, amarillo
- pak-a-sak 13, amarillo
- pak-a-sak 14, amarillo
- pak-a-sak 19, amarillo
- pak-a-sak 22, amarillo
- pak-a-sak 5, canyon
- pak-a-sak 7, amarillo
- pak-a-sak 9, amarillo
- petro amarillo 307, amarillo
- quiktrip 7914, amarillo
- road ranger llc 286, amarillo
- s.e.a market llc, amarillo
- toot'n totum 11, amarillo
- toot'n totum 12, amarillo
- toot'n totum 125, canyon
- toot'n totum 126, canyon
- toot'n totum 15, amarillo
- toot'n totum 19, amarillo
- toot'n totum 20, amarillo
- toot'n totum 22, amarillo
- toot'n totum 24, amarillo
- toot'n totum 25, amarillo
- toot'n totum 35, amarillo
- toot'n totum 46, amarillo
- toot'n totum 55, amarillo
- toot'n totum 56, amarillo
- toot'n totum 59, amarillo
- toot'n totum 61, amarillo
- toot'n totum 63, amarillo
- toot'n totum 67, amarillo
- toot'n totum 78, amarillo
- toot'n totum 80, amarillo
- toot'n totum 82, amarillo
- toot'n totum 9, amarillo
- toot'n totum 93, amarillo
- toot'n totum 94, amarillo
- united express 530, amarillo
- united express 688, amarillo
Combination Grocery/Other · 29
- braum's 183, amarillo
- braum's 186, canyon
- braum's 69, amarillo
- braum's 299, amarillo
- braum's 305, amarillo
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 1543, amarillo
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7757, amarillo
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7762, amarillo
- dollar general 14435, amarillo
- dollar general 1608, amarillo
- dollar general 4285, amarillo
- dollar general 6422, amarillo
- dollartree 9312, amarillo
- dollartree 9846, amarillo
- dollartree plus 9085, amarillo
- dollar general 10043, canyon
- dollar general 11624, amarillo
- dollar general 11828, amarillo
- dollar general 4644, amarillo
- dollar tree 2684, amarillo
- dollar tree 3034, amarillo
- dollartree 10083, canyon
- family dollar 12795, amarillo
- family dollar 3326, amarillo
- ranchers storefront, canyon
- ranchers storefront, amarillo
- walgreens 05612, amarillo
- walgreens 13124, amarillo
- walgreens 5613, amarillo
Super Store · 6
- walmart neighborhood market 4464, amarillo
- walmart neighborhood market 7349, amarillo
- walmart neighborhood market 7362, amarillo
- walmart supercenter 3383, amarillo
- walmart supercenter 755, amarillo
- walmart supercenter 793, canyon
Supermarket · 6
- market street 688, amarillo
- natural grocers u030, amarillo
- united supermarket 529, amarillo
- united supermarkets 532, canyon
- united supermarket 522, amarillo
- united supermarkets 530, amarillo
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- arrowhead farms, amarillo
- edes custom meats-mccormick 1, amarillo
- ranchers store front nafmnp, amarillo
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's tx050, amarillo
Large Grocery Store · 1
- edes custom meats-#2-hillside, amarillo
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- ranchers store front, amarillo
Small Grocery Store · 1
- suzy's african international market, amarillo
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Texas
Compare Randall County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Randall County sits inside Texas (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.