Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Terry County, TX
Terry County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 42.8% low-access.
- 42.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 26.7%
- on SNAP
- 12K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Terry County, TX
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 42.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +20.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 26.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Childress County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Terry County sits in the upper national band (42.8%, #320 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #320
- national by low-access %
- #41
- in TX
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Terry County compares nationally
Terry County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 42.8% low-access share outpaces 90% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #320 most-affected nationwide.
Terry County's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Terry County has 2 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.
Terry County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Willacy
Willacy 43.2%
43.2 % low-access
- Terry
Terry 42.8%
42.8 % low-access
- Childress
Childress 42.8%
42.8 % low-access
- Gonzales
Gonzales 42.5%
42.5 % low-access
- Erath
Erath 42.4%
42.4 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 12,651 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,421 |
| Low-Access Share | 42.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,583 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,629 |
| Median Household Income | $44,100 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,146 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 26.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.3% |
SNAP retailers in Terry County
Terry County has 10 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 5 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 5
- 7-eleven, inc. 42544, brownfield
- 7-eleven, inc. 42569, brownfield
- cefco 2068, brownfield
- passport #21 4, brownfield
- yesway 1157, brownfield
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 22972, brownfield
- dollar general 8860, brownfield
- dollar tree 7719, brownfield
- family dollar 4626, brownfield
Supermarket · 1
- united supermarket 536, brownfield
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 Terry County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Terry County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Terry 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 (42.8% here).
- Hamblen County, TN · 42.7% low-access
- Butler County, OH · 42.7% low-access
- Sussex County, NJ · 42.7% low-access
- Union County, FL · 42.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (26.7% here).
- Coahoma County, MS · 26.9% SNAP
- Concordia Parish, LA · 26.9% SNAP
- Allen Parish, LA · 26.5% SNAP
- Harlan County, KY · 26.5% 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.
Terry County inside a higher low-access state context
Terry 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 Terry County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48445. 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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