Signature · 7.6% low-access (15th pct)
San Jacinto County, TX
San Jacinto County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 17.1%
- on SNAP
- 28K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County San Jacinto County, TX
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hansford County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
San Jacinto County lands in the lower national band (7.6%, #2,671 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,671
- national by low-access %
- #236
- in TX
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 853
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.6% low-access (15th pct) (-14.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How San Jacinto County compares nationally
Food access in San Jacinto County compares favorably nationally: its 7.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 15% of them (rank #2,671).
San Jacinto County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 4 of San Jacinto 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.
San Jacinto County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- San Jacinto 7.6
San Jacinto 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Hansford 7.6
Hansford 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Upshur 7.5
Upshur 7.5%
7.5 % low-access
- Austin 7.4
Austin 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- Baylor 7.4
Baylor 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 26,384 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,995 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 853 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 28,441 |
| Median Household Income | $65,364 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,862 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
SNAP retailers in San Jacinto County
San Jacinto County has 25 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 25 authorized stores; Shepherd holds 44% of them. 5 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Pointblank, Cleveland, Houston, Point Blank, Willis.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Shepherd | 11 | 1 |
| Coldspring | 6 | 1 |
| Pointblank | 3 | none |
| Cleveland | 2 | none |
| Houston | 1 | none |
| Point Blank | 1 | none |
| Willis | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 14
- b & h kountry grocery, coldspring
- browder's 3278 marina, coldspring
- bear creek grocery and feed, cleveland
- county line grocery, willis
- panthers 30 00001, coldspring
- point blank food mart, pointblank
- shepherd food mart, shepherd
- shepherd travel center, shepherd
- stop n drive, shepherd
- stop n drive 2, point blank
- t d's supermarket, shepherd
- ta express houston, houston
- ta express shepherd, shepherd
- timewise food store 281, shepherd
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 19427, cleveland
- dollar general 7754, shepherd
- dollar general 17640, pointblank
- dollar general 25634, shepherd
- dollar general 5834, coldspring
- family dollar 12127, shepherd
- family dollar 13352, pointblank
- family dollar 6728, coldspring
Seafood Specialty · 1
- bland's fish market, shepherd
Super Store · 1
- brookshire brothers 72, coldspring
Supermarket · 1
- mc clains food market, shepherd
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 San Jacinto County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near San Jacinto County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for San Jacinto 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 (7.6% here).
- Cheatham County, TN · 7.6% low-access
- Multnomah County, OR · 7.6% low-access
- Morgan County, KY · 7.6% low-access
- Washington County, NY · 7.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (17.1% here).
- Clarendon County, SC · 17.1% SNAP
- Guernsey County, OH · 17.1% SNAP
- Sullivan County, NY · 17.1% SNAP
- Massac County, IL · 17.1% 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%). San Jacinto County, at 7.6%, runs 17.4 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 San Jacinto County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48407. 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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