Signature · 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Texas County, MO
Texas County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 12.6% low-access.
- 12.6%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 13.5%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Texas County, MO
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 12.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.5% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Warren County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Texas County lands in the lower national band (12.6%, #2,297 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,297
- national by low-access %
- #82
- in MO
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Texas County compares nationally
Texas County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.6% low-access share that beats 27% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,297).
Texas County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
All 4 of Texas 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.
Texas County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Missouri, not a full county-board reprint
- Mercer
Mercer 99.8%
99.8 % low-access
- Clark 12.7
Clark 12.7%
12.7 % low-access
- Texas 12.6
Texas 12.6%
12.6 % low-access
- Warren 12.6
Warren 12.6%
12.6 % low-access
- Washington 12.1
Washington 12.1%
12.1 % low-access
- Clinton 11.7
Clinton 11.7%
11.7 % low-access
- Mississippi 3
Mississippi 3%
3 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 26,008 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,267 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,321 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 25,161 |
| Median Household Income | $50,036 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,287 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.2%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.9% |
SNAP retailers in Texas County
Texas County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 7 locations (32% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 22 authorized stores; Cabool holds 27% of them. 3 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Raymondville, Roby, Success.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Cabool | 6 | 2 |
| Houston | 6 | 1 |
| Licking | 4 | 1 |
| Summersville | 3 | 2 |
| Raymondville | 1 | none |
| Roby | 1 | none |
| Success | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 16530, summersville
- dollar general 2971, houston
- dollar general 3112, cabool
- dollar general 7716, licking
- dollar general store 17524, roby
- dollar tree 5944, houston
- family dollar 12817, licking
Convenience Store · 7
- casey's 1243, licking
- casey's 2855, cabool
- casey's 2861, houston
- murphy usa 6864, houston
- pittman general merchandise, success
- the gas hole, houston
- wildhaber's gas & grocery, raymondville
Large Grocery Store · 3
- shetlers discount grocery - cabool, cabool
- summersville market, llc, summersville
- zimmerman meats, summersville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- texas country meat processing, cabool
- vonallmen meat market llc, cabool
Supermarket · 2
- town & country 2421, licking
- town & country 2434, cabool
Super Store · 1
- walmart sc 166, houston
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Missouri
One of 114 counties in Missouri, 6 are shown here.
Compare Texas County vs Adair County → · All Missouri counties →
Counties near Texas County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Texas County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MO (12.6% here).
- Chickasaw County, IA · 12.6% low-access
- Mayes County, OK · 12.6% low-access
- Pike County, PA · 12.6% low-access
- Benton County, TN · 12.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MO (13.5% here).
- Beltrami County, MN · 13.5% SNAP
- Calhoun County, MI · 13.5% SNAP
- Alexander County, NC · 13.5% SNAP
- Haywood County, NC · 13.5% 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.
Missouri among West North Central states
Missouri ranks 5th of 7 West North Central states by population-weighted low-access (24.9%). Texas County, at 12.6%, runs 12.3 pts below the Missouri rate.
- South Dakota 29.1%
- North Dakota 28.9%
- Minnesota 27.4%
- Kansas 26.4%
- Missouri 24.9%
- Nebraska 21.9%
- Iowa 20.0%
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 Texas County, MO are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 29215. 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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