Signature · 3 LILA tracts (37.5% of tracts)

Titus County, TX

Titus County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (37.5% of the book) alongside 32.3% low-access.

32.3%
low-access pop.
3
food-desert tracts
19.4%
on SNAP
31K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 TX

USDA FARA access plate

County Titus County, TX

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE

  • LA-ELEVATED 32.3% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.2 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-HEAVY 19.4% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-DENSE 38% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Cameron County ( -0.1 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Titus County sits in the upper national band (32.3%, #791 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.

#791
national by low-access %
#75
in TX
3
low-access tracts
5K
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: 3 LILA tracts (37.5% of tracts) .

How Titus County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Titus County's 32.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 75% of them and ranked #795 most-affected nationwide.

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Titus County's elevated USDA tier split

8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Titus County, TX USDA-defined food-access tiers: 5 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 0 limited, 3 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 8 tracts evaluated. 5 tracts adequate (62.5%) 3 tracts severe / food desert (37.5%) Adequate 63% Limited 0% Severe 38% Food-access tier distribution: Titus County, TX
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Titus County has 4 urban and 4 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.

Titus County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Titus County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts8
Atlas Population (2010 basis)32,334
Low-Access Tracts3
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)3
Low-Access Population10,436
Low-Access Share32.3%above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population4,546

ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Titus County
IndicatorValue
Population31,363
Median Household Income$58,425
Poverty Rate17.1%above the national average
SNAP Households2,159
SNAP Participation Rate19.4%well above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle4.8%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population0.8%

Thick SNAP store book in Titus County

Titus County has 36 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 15 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 15

  • 67 express, mount pleasant
  • blue mart, mount pleasant
  • cefco 1021, mount pleasant
  • e z mart 4372, mt pleasant
  • e-z mart 4371, mount pleasant
  • e-z mart 4374, mount pleasant
  • easy mart, winfield
  • express food mart 2, mount pleasant
  • green tara 21 llc, mount pleasant
  • mt stop, mount pleasant
  • murphy usa 5665, mount pleasant
  • paradise quick stop # 16, mount pleasant
  • pic-n-pay, mount pleasant
  • quick gas and food, mount pleasant
  • wills 7-eleven 27, mount pleasant

Combination Grocery/Other · 12

  • braum's 184, mt pleasant
  • cvs/ pharmacy inc 7436, mount pleasant
  • dollar general 18982, cookville
  • dollar general 3730, mount pleasant
  • dollar general 4328, mount pleasant
  • dollar tree 1959, mount pleasant
  • dollar general 15945, mount pleasant
  • family dollar 1022, mount pleasant
  • family dollar 13690, cookville
  • family dollar 3923, mount pleasant
  • kelley produce, mount pleasant
  • walgreens 12293, mount pleasant

Supermarket · 4

  • aldi 75102, mount pleasant
  • brookshire food store 16, mt pleasant
  • la jalisciense meat market, mount pleasant
  • super 1 foods 611, mount pleasant

Small Grocery Store · 2

  • fruteria guzman, mount pleasant
  • mt. pleasant meat company, mount pleasant

Super Store · 2

  • super bueno, mount pleasant
  • walmart 131, mt pleasant

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1

  • mt pleasant beef packing co llc, mount pleasant

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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Counties near Titus County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Titus 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 (32.3% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (19.4% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Titus County inside a higher low-access state context

Titus 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 Titus County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48449. 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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