Signature · 189 SNAP-authorized stores
Smith County, TX
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Smith 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).
- 20.2%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 9.1%
- on SNAP
- 242K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Smith County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 20.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -1.9 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 15% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jackson County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Smith County ranks #1,674 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #162 of 252 counties in TX (20.2% low-access; 6 food-desert tracts).
- #1,674
- national by low-access %
- #162
- in TX
- 15
- low-access tracts
- 17K
- 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: 189 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Smith County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Smith County's 20.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 47% of them and ranked #1,675 most-affected nationwide.
Smith County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
41 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Smith County has 28 urban and 13 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.
Smith County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Smith 20.2
Smith 20.2%
20.2 % 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
- Johnson 20.1
Johnson 20.1%
20.1 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 41 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 209,714 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 15 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 42,436 |
| Low-Access Share | 20.2%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 17,066 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 241,740 |
| Median Household Income | $74,192 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,560 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.1%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Smith County
Smith County has 189 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 88 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 88
- 24 seven mart # 18, tyler
- 24 seven mart # 20, tyler
- 24 seven mart # tx 11, tyler
- 24 seven mart # tx 10, tyler
- 24 seven mart # tx 12, tyler
- 24 seven mart # tx 13, tyler
- 24 seven mart # tx 17, whitehouse
- 24 seven mart # tx 7, lindale
- 24 seven mart # tx 9, tyler
- 7-eleven 38953, tyler
- 7-eleven 41850, tyler
- 7-eleven convenience store 42161b, bullard
- az & ar business, llc, tyler
- ab country store, lindale
- asian 1 market, tyler
- bunnys, overton
- cefco 102, tyler
- cefco 1055, tyler
- cefco 1057, tyler
- cefco 1058, tyler
- cefco 1070, tyler
- cefco 1103, tyler
- cefco 1112, tyler
- cefco 78, tyler
- cefco 94, tyler
- chilly mart 51, tyler
- corner market, tyler
- corner market, tyler
- d & n grocery, tyler
- dk 11901, tyler
- diamond sales, flint
- diamond sales 3, flint
- diamond sales 4, tyler
- ez way, bullard
- eagle exxon tyler, tyler
- express hwy64 food mart, tyler
- express stop, tyler
- family mart, tyler
- flowers bakery outlet 50000335, tyler
- fuel n bite, tyler
- fuel n food, tyler
- fuel runner, tyler
- fuel runner #4, tyler
- grab a snack, tyler
- hometown market, llc, troup
- howdy food mart, tyler
- kabayan asian food mart llc, tyler
- kwickers food mart, tyler
- kwickers food mart #2, tyler
- love's travel stop 815, winona
- metro food mart, tyler
- mahi food mart, tyler
- midway food mart, tyler
- murphy express 8956, tyler
- murphy usa 7255, lindale
- murphy usa 7597, tyler
- murphy usa 7841, tyler
- nepali eagles inc, flint
- passport #13, lindale
- passport #14, tyler
- passport #15, tyler
- passport #16, tyler
- petro max #1, tyler
- petro pioneer llc, tyler
- pilot travel center 486, tyler
- quiktrip 7901, lindale
- r oasis, lindale
- race runner 6, tyler
- raceway 6760, lindale
- ricky's tyler 10, tyler
- ritestop 11, tyler
- ritestop 9, tyler
- runner food mart, tyler
- shapla mart, tyler
- shiloh food store, tyler
- speedy express, tyler
- speedy pantry, whitehouse
- ssa super food mart 6824048069, tyler
- sunshine mart, tyler
- super food mart #2, tyler
- super sak 4, tyler
- texas best smokehouse 3, tyler
- triple j's, tyler
- truck express, tyler
- w houston food mart, tyler
- wally's grocery & deli, tyler
- zee stop 05, tyler
- zippy j's 19, tyler
Combination Grocery/Other · 60
- braum's 214, tyler
- braum's 259, tyler
- braum's 266, tyler
- cvs pharmacy inc 6904, tyler
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7446, tyler
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7708, whitehouse
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 988, tyler
- cvs/pharmacy 10339, lindale
- dollar general 1843, whitehouse
- dollar general 2816, tyler
- dollar general 3453, tyler
- dollar general 3693, tyler
- dollar general 4211, lindale
- dollar general 7078, tyler
- dollar general 7414, tyler
- dollar general 8883, bullard
- dollartree 10055, tyler
- dollartree 11072, tyler
- dollartree 9551, flint
- dollar general 10095, tyler
- dollar general 11793, tyler
- dollar general 15008, flint
- dollar general 15216, tyler
- dollar general 15319, tyler
- dollar general 17376, bullard
- dollar general 20270, flint
- dollar general 23040, tyler
- dollar general 24534, tyler
- dollar general 25433, tyler
- dollar general 31265, tyler
- dollar general 6907, troup
- dollar general 6993, tyler
- dollar general store 17298, arp
- dollar tree 1456, tyler
- dollar tree 2719, tyler
- dollar tree 2819, tyler
- dollar tree 6528, tyler
- dollar tree 6838, tyler
- dollar tree 7173, lindale
- dollar tree 8383, whitehouse
- family dollar 1091, tyler
- family dollar 11672, tyler
- family dollar 11731, winona
- family dollar 11988, tyler
- family dollar 13168, bullard
- family dollar 13425, bullard
- family dollar 13753, tyler
- family dollar 5842, tyler
- family dollar 5997, tyler
- family dollar 6428, flint
- family dollar 8686, tyler
- family dollar 8765, tyler
- import emporium, tyler
- kim's 47, flint
- kim's 52, flint
- valon african & caribbean market, tyler
- walgreens 12358, tyler
- walgreens 12522, tyler
- walgreens 06358, tyler
- walgreens 09408, tyler
Supermarket · 18
- aldi 75027 75027, tyler
- aldi 75096, tyler
- brookshire 39, flint
- brookshire 51, tyler
- brookshire 61, whitehouse
- brookshire 71, troup
- brookshire 9, tyler
- brookshire 28, tyler
- brookshire food store 3, lindale
- brookshire food store 70, bullard
- fresh by brookshire 801, tyler
- la michoacana meat market 14, tyler
- super 1 foods 605, tyler
- sprouts farmers market 157, tyler
- super 1 foods 610, tyler
- super 1 foods 625, tyler
- super 1 foods 642, tyler
- vitamin cottage natural food markets inc u096, tyler
Super Store · 12
- sam's club 8284, tyler
- super mercado monterrey, tyler
- supermercado del pueblo 1, tyler
- target store 775, tyler
- walmart 1022, tyler
- walmart 2688, tyler
- walmart 6467, tyler
- walmart neighborhood market 4193, tyler
- walmart neighborhood market 4605, tyler
- walmart neighborhood market 5700, tyler
- walmart supercenter 1044, tyler
- walmart supercenter 3764, lindale
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- el primo meat market & taqueria llc, tyler
- lynch's food store, tyler
- m&b wholesale llc, tyler
Farmers' Market · 2
- rose city farmers market, tyler
- whitehouse farmers market, whitehouse
Large Grocery Store · 2
- grocery services north 13, tyler
- grocery services north 15, tyler
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- country meat market, tyler
- east texas beef processors, tyler
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's tx001, tyler
Small Grocery Store · 1
- parah african-caribbean foods llc 3208034262, tyler
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 Smith County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Smith County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Smith 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 (20.2% here).
- Montgomery County, VA · 20.2% low-access
- Montgomery County, VA · 20.2% low-access
- Van Wert County, OH · 20.2% low-access
- Van Wert County, OH · 20.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (9.1% here).
- Greene County, VA · 9.1% SNAP
- Greene County, VA · 9.1% SNAP
- Trempealeau County, WI · 9.1% SNAP
- Trempealeau County, WI · 9.1% 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.
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Smith 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 Smith County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48423. 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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