Signature · 8.3% SNAP (27th pct in TX)
Shackelford County, TX
Shackelford County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.3%
- on SNAP
- 3K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Shackelford County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 14.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Comal County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Shackelford County lands in the lower national band (14.6%, #2,146 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,146
- national by low-access %
- #204
- in TX
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 182
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.3% SNAP (27th pct in TX) (-3.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Shackelford County compares nationally
Shackelford County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.6% low-access share that beats 31% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,147).
Shackelford County's lower-band USDA tier split
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Shackelford 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.
Shackelford County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Trinity 15.1
Trinity 15.1%
15.1 % low-access
- Shackelford 14.6
Shackelford 14.6%
14.6 % low-access
- Comal 14.6
Comal 14.6%
14.6 % low-access
- Montague 14.5
Montague 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Hunt 14.3
Hunt 14.3%
14.3 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 3,378 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 494 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 182 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 3,175 |
| Median Household Income | $73,047 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 107 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Slim SNAP store book in Shackelford County
Shackelford County has 4 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 2 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 2
- allsups 175, albany
- red barn 1 1, moran
Combination Grocery/Other · 1
- dollar general 3545, albany
Supermarket · 1
- brookshire 100, albany
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 Shackelford County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Shackelford County inside a lower low-access state context
Shackelford 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 Shackelford County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48417. 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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