Signature · 4.3% SNAP (6th pct in TX)
Rockwall County, TX
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Rockwall 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).
- 20.3%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 4.3%
- on SNAP
- 124K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Rockwall County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 20.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -1.8 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: El Paso County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Rockwall County ranks #1,666 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #158 of 252 counties in TX (20.3% low-access).
- #1,666
- national by low-access %
- #158
- in TX
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 4.3% SNAP (6th pct in TX) (-7.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Rockwall County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Rockwall County's 20.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 47% of them and ranked #1,666 most-affected nationwide.
Rockwall County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Rockwall County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (7 urban, 4 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 4 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Rockwall County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Rockwall 20.3
Rockwall 20.3%
20.3 % low-access
- El Paso 20.3
El Paso 20.3%
20.3 % low-access
- Jackson 20.2
Jackson 20.2%
20.2 % low-access
- Menard 20.2
Menard 20.2%
20.2 % low-access
- Parmer 20.2
Parmer 20.2%
20.2 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 78,337 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 15,929 |
| Low-Access Share | 20.3%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,536 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 123,617 |
| Median Household Income | $127,981 |
| Poverty Rate | 4.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,759 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Rockwall County
Rockwall County has 59 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 24 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 59 authorized stores; Rockwall holds 59% of them. Every one of these towns has at least one grocery-grade outlet (18 across the county).
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Rockwall | 35 | 12 |
| Royse City | 10 | 1 |
| Rowlett | 6 | 2 |
| Fate | 5 | 1 |
| Heath | 2 | 1 |
| Rockwell | 1 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 24
- 7 eleven 16559a, rockwall
- 7-eleven convenience store 34353c, rockwall
- 7-eleven 34011a, rockwall
- 7-eleven 42609a, rockwall
- 7-eleven convenience store 35677b, rockwall
- 7-eleven convenience store 35996a, rockwall
- 7-eleven convenience store 38421a, rockwall
- 7-eleven convenience store 42220a, rockwall
- circle k 2709948, royse city
- circle k management ck 127, rowlett
- eagle food beer & wine, rowlett
- fate grocery store, fate
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 283, rockwall
- mo's exxon inc., fate
- murphy express 8751, royse city
- murphy usa 7699, rockwall
- payless fuel centers of texas, llc, rowlett
- pitstop, royse city
- quiktrip 935, rockwall
- racetrac 574, rockwall
- stags plaza, fate
- ta rockwall 049, rockwall
- tigermart 42 1, royse city
- tom thumb fuel station 5804, rockwall
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- braum's 175, rockwall
- cvs 10562, heath
- cvs 10635, royse city
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7464, rockwall
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8337, rockwall
- dollar tree 2861, rockwall
- dollartree 9114, royse city
- dollar general 24414, rockwall
- dollar tree 9786, rockwall
- family dollar 10364, fate
- family dollar 5421, royse city
- family dollar store 11105, royse city
- walgreens 11519, rockwall
- walgreens 04818, rowlett
- walgreens 05827, rockwall
Supermarket · 9
- aldi 75026, rockwall
- aldi 75049, rockwell
- fresh by brookshire's 802, fate
- heb food store 810, rockwall
- la victoria carniceria, rockwall
- sprouts farmers market 166, rockwall
- tom thumb 1925, rowlett
- tom thumb 2964, rockwall
- tom thumb 3099, heath
Super Store · 8
- costco wholesale 1049, rockwall
- kroger 575, rockwall
- kroger 574, rockwall
- target store 1065, rockwall
- walmart 3530, rockwall
- walmart neighborhood market 7240, rowlett
- walmart supercenter 259, rockwall
- walmart supercenter 5987, royse city
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza tx248, rockwall
Large Grocery Store · 1
- don cuco meat market, rockwall
Small Grocery Store · 1
- yuyu international market, royse city
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 Rockwall County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Rockwall County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Rockwall County (4.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Texas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (20.3% here).
- Roane County, TN · 20.3% low-access
- Luzerne County, PA · 20.3% low-access
- Sequoyah County, OK · 20.3% low-access
- Knox County, OH · 20.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (4.3% here).
- Fairfax County, VA · 4.3% SNAP
- Cass County, NE · 4.3% SNAP
- Morton County, ND · 4.2% SNAP
- Los Alamos County, NM · 4.2% 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%). Rockwall County, at 20.3%, runs 4.7 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 Rockwall County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48397. 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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