Signature · 11 LILA tracts (29.7% of tracts)
Taylor County, TX
Taylor County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 11 LILA tracts (29.7% of the book) alongside 24.9% low-access.
- 24.9%
- low-access pop.
- 11
- food-desert tracts
- 11.1%
- on SNAP
- 146K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Taylor County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 24.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +2.8 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 11 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 30% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Mills County ( -0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Taylor County ranks #1,304 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #124 of 252 counties in TX (24.9% low-access; 11 food-desert tracts).
- #1,304
- national by low-access %
- #124
- in TX
- 14
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- 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: 11 LILA tracts (29.7% of tracts) .
How Taylor County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Taylor County's 24.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 58% of them and ranked #1,304 most-affected nationwide.
Taylor County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
37 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 11 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Taylor County has 31 urban and 6 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.
Taylor County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Midland 25.1
Midland 25.1%
25.1 % low-access
- Taylor 24.9
Taylor 24.9%
24.9 % low-access
- Mills 24.7
Mills 24.7%
24.7 % low-access
- Hall 24.5
Hall 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Potter 24.5
Potter 24.5%
24.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 37 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 131,506 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 14 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 11 |
| Low-Access Population | 32,682 |
| Low-Access Share | 24.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,079 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 145,863 |
| Median Household Income | $67,139 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.7%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,088 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Taylor County
Taylor County has 150 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 80 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 80
- 14th street mart, abilene
- 7-eleven 004, abilene
- 7-eleven 005, abilene
- 7-eleven 006, abilene
- 7-eleven 011, abilene
- 7-eleven 015, tye
- 7-eleven 016, abilene
- 7-eleven 021, abilene
- 7-eleven 022, abilene
- 7-eleven 024, abilene
- 7-eleven 027, merkel
- 7-eleven 031, abilene
- 7-eleven 033, abilene
- 7-eleven 035, abilene
- 7-eleven 039, abilene
- 7-eleven 042, abilene
- 7-eleven 044, abilene
- 7-eleven 053, trent
- 7-eleven 054, abilene
- 7-eleven 055, abilene
- 7-eleven 057, abilene
- 7-eleven 066, abilene
- 7-eleven 069, abilene
- 7-eleven 072, abilene
- 7-eleven 078, abilene
- 7-eleven 079, abilene
- 7-eleven 082, abilene
- 7-eleven 083, abilene
- 7-eleven 086, abilene
- 7-eleven 087, abilene
- 7-eleven 089, abilene
- 7-eleven 090, abilene
- 7-eleven 091, abilene
- 7-eleven 092, abilene
- 7-eleven 094, abilene
- 7-eleven 123, abilene
- 7-eleven 124, abilene
- 7-eleven 138, abilene
- 7-eleven 140, abilene
- 7-eleven, inc. 42496, abilene
- 7-eleven, inc. 42500, abilene
- 7-eleven, inc. 42516, abilene
- allsups 129, abilene
- allsups 187, abilene
- allsups 215, abilene
- allsups 228, tuscola
- allsups 301, abilene
- allsups 328, abilene
- allsups 329, abilene
- abilene food mart, abilene
- allsup's 102428, abilene
- allsups 094, abilene
- allsups 102390, merkel
- allsups 102391, merkel
- allsups 321, abilene
- allsups 325, abilene
- allsups 326, abilene
- allsups 331, abilene
- allsups 332, abilene
- allsups 347, abilene
- allsups 350, abilene
- cefco 2089, abilene
- dk 143, abilene
- dk 43, abilene
- hiway grocery, lawn
- hop in 1109, abilene
- hop in 3901, abilene
- hop in 501, abilene
- kent kwik 436, abilene
- little abilene, abilene
- little abilene, abilene
- murphy usa 7235, abilene
- pilot travel center 738, tye
- quiktrip 7904, abilene
- rifa hop in, abilene
- texas express, abilene
- usa mart, abilene
- yesway 1047, abilene
- yesway 1075, tye
- yesway 1077, tye
Combination Grocery/Other · 50
- braum's 315, abilene
- braum's 318, abilene
- braum's 320, abilene
- blessing market, abilene
- cvs pharmacy inc 7271, abilene
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7260, abilene
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7443, abilene
- dollar general 14613, abilene
- dollar general 14752, abilene
- dollar general 1891, abilene
- dollar general 1903, abilene
- dollar general 1918, abilene
- dollar general 5848, merkel
- dollar general 7119, abilene
- dollar general 8022, abilene
- dollartree 10897, abilene
- dollartree 6555, abilene
- dollartree 8792, abilene
- dollartree 9431, abilene
- dollartree 9521, abilene
- dollartree 9969, abilene
- dollar general 10020, abilene
- dollar general 10060, abilene
- dollar general 15922, abilene
- dollar general 15926, abilene
- dollar general 19723, buffalo gap
- dollar general 20407, abilene
- dollar general 20764, abilene
- dollar general 21021, abilene
- dollar general 23403, tuscola
- dollar general 24079, abilene
- dollar general 25378, tye
- dollar tree 2329, abilene
- dollar tree 3625, abilene
- dollar tree 7850, abilene
- dollar tree 8309, abilene
- family dollar 12050, abilene
- family dollar 12067, tuscola
- family dollar 12740, abilene
- family dollar 12854, abilene
- family dollar 13598, abilene
- family dollar 1722, abilene
- family dollar 2887, merkel
- family dollar 3635, abilene
- family dollar 9145, abilene
- lifeland market, abilene
- walgreens 15187, abilene
- walgreens 04899, abilene
- walgreens 07937, abilene
- walgreens 4875, abilene
Supermarket · 9
- aldi 75104, abilene
- cash saver cost plus supermarket 1422, abilene
- heb 070, abilene
- market street 679, abilene
- natural grocers by vitamin cottage u046, abilene
- spring market 725, merkel
- united supermarket 545, abilene
- united supermarket 547, abilene
- united supermarket 548, abilene
Super Store · 5
- sam's club 8226, abilene
- target store 219, abilene
- walmart neighborhood market 5715, abilene
- walmart supercenter #535 0535, abilene
- walmart supercenter 536, abilene
Large Grocery Store · 2
- la mexicana meat market, abilene
- lowes 12, tuscola
Small Grocery Store · 2
- a & m african market, abilene
- g3 homegrown stores, llc 3, abilene
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- fiston international market, abilene
Military Commissary · 1
- dyess commissary 805, dyess afb
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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Nationwide peers for Taylor County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Taylor 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 (24.9% here).
- Preston County, WV · 24.9% low-access
- Preston County, WV · 24.9% low-access
- Dane County, WI · 24.9% low-access
- Dane County, WI · 24.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (11.1% here).
- Stewart County, TN · 11.1% SNAP
- Stewart County, TN · 11.1% SNAP
- Giles County, VA · 11.1% SNAP
- Giles County, VA · 11.1% 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
Taylor 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 Taylor County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48441. 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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