Signature · 1 LILA tracts (100% of tracts)
Real County, TX
Real County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (100% of the book) alongside 100.0% low-access.
- 100.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 14.5%
- on SNAP
- 3K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Real County, TX
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 100.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +77.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 100% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Borden County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Real County sits in the upper national band (100.0%, #41 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #41
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in TX
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (100% of tracts) .
How Real County compares nationally
Real County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 100.0% low-access share outpaces 98% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #49 most-affected nationwide.
Real County's elevated USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Real County has 0 urban and 1 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.
Real County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Real
Real 100%
100 % low-access
- Borden
Borden 100%
100 % low-access
- Briscoe
Briscoe 100%
100 % low-access
- Coke
Coke 100%
100 % low-access
- Cottle
Cottle 100%
100 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 3,309 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,309 |
| Low-Access Share | 100.0%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,605 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,802 |
| Median Household Income | $39,605 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 163 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.6% |
SNAP retailers in Real County
Real County has 6 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 3 locations (50% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- family dollar 10566, camp wood
- family dollar 11633, leakey
- leakey mercantile, leakey
Convenience Store · 2
- buckstop, leakey
- stripes 40520, leakey
Small Grocery Store · 1
- camp wood get-n-go llc, camp wood
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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Real County inside a higher low-access state context
Real 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 Real County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48385. 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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