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County food-access profile · Texas

Tom Green County, TX

Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Tom Green 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).

30.6%
low-access pop.
5
food-desert tracts
9.6%
on SNAP
120K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 TX

The food-access picture

30.6% of Tom Green County residents live in a low-access area, and 5 of its 25 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.

14
low-access tracts
12K
food-desert residents
5.0%
households, no vehicle
11.1%
below poverty line

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, 1-and-10-mile measure).

USDA data puts Tom Green County's low-access share at 30.6%, above the national share. 14 of the county's 25 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 33,760 people. 5 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 11,501 low-income residents.

How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts

The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.

How Tom Green County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Tom Green County's 30.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 71% of them and ranked #901 most-affected nationwide.

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Tom Green County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown

All 25 census tracts in Tom Green County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).

Food access tier distribution for Tom Green County, TX USDA-defined food-access tiers: 11 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 9 limited, 5 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 25 tracts evaluated. 11 tracts adequate (44.0%) 9 tracts limited (36.0%) 5 tracts severe / food desert (20.0%) Adequate 44% Limited 36% Severe 20% Food-access tier distribution: Tom Green County, TX
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

Tom Green County vs. other Texas counties

Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Texas

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

Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Tom Green County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts25
Atlas Population (2010 basis)110,224
Low-Access Tracts14
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)5
Low-Access Population33,760
Low-Access Share30.6%above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population11,501

Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Tom Green County
IndicatorValue
Population119,577
Median Household Income$68,370
Poverty Rate11.1%below the national average
SNAP Households4,490
SNAP Participation Rate9.6%below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle5.0%below the national average
Group-Quarters Population4.3%
SNAP participation in Tom Green County 9.6%

About 9.6% of Tom Green County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).

What this means

  • 30.6% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
  • 9.6% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 4,490 households here.
  • 5.0% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
  • 5 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).

USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).

What the food-access data shows for Tom Green County

above the national share

5 of Tom Green County's 25 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 20.0% of all its tracts.

A further 9 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 14.

An estimated 33,760 residents, roughly 30.6% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.

Of those, 11,501 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.

The remaining 11 tracts (44.0%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.

SNAP retailers in Tom Green County

Tom Green County has 93 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 48 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 48

  • 7-eleven 100, san angelo
  • 7-eleven 101, san angelo
  • 7-eleven 102, san angelo
  • 7-eleven 105, san angelo
  • 7-eleven 126, san angelo
  • 7-eleven 141, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42415, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42419, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42434, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42435, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42440, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42441, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42450, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42451, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42457, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42466, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42480, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42481, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42485, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42541, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42545, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42552, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42561, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42563, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42577, san angelo
  • 7-eleven, inc. 42589, san angelo
  • allsup's 102354, san angelo
  • allsup's 102358, wall
  • allsup's 102371, san angelo
  • allsups 102401, san angelo
  • allsups 102453, water valley
  • allsups 353, san angelo
  • allsups 357, san angelo
  • food mart #2, san angelo
  • food mart #3, san angelo
  • food mart #4, san angelo
  • highland grocery, san angelo
  • kent kwik 437, san angelo
  • kent kwik 438, san angelo
  • kent kwik 433, san angelo
  • local stop 1, san angelo
  • local stop 2, san angelo
  • m & m grocery, san angelo
  • murphy usa 5694, san angelo
  • murphy usa 7378, san angelo
  • snack & save, san angelo
  • united express 678, san angelo
  • win way #2, san angelo

Combination Grocery/Other · 30

  • cvs 6979, san angelo
  • cvs pharmacy inc 6971, san angelo
  • dollar general 11141, san angelo
  • dollar general 22856, san angelo
  • dollar general 3270, san angelo
  • dollar general 3615, san angelo
  • dollar general 7632, san angelo
  • dollar tree 2297, san angelo
  • dollartree 9338, san angelo
  • dollar general 12287, san angelo
  • dollar general 16469, san angelo
  • dollar general 16580, san angelo
  • dollar general 21016, san angelo
  • dollar general 21830, carlsbad
  • dollar general 23777, san angelo
  • dollar general 25023, christoval
  • dollar general 25188, san angelo
  • dollar general 25939, san angelo
  • dollar general 31115, san angelo
  • dollar general store 16310, san angelo
  • dollar tree 2546, san angelo
  • dollar tree 5728, san angelo
  • dollar tree 7734, san angelo
  • family dollar 12150, san angelo
  • family dollar 4023, san angelo
  • family dollar 4945, san angelo
  • family dollar 5976, san angelo
  • family dollar 8305, san angelo
  • walgreens 6695, san angelo
  • walgreens 7293, san angelo

Super Store · 8

  • food king 38, san angelo
  • sam's club 4948, san angelo
  • target store t 254, san angelo
  • walmart neighborhood market 7220, san angelo
  • walmart neighborhood market 7311, san angelo
  • walmart supercenter #601 0601, san angelo
  • walmart supercenter 1249, san angelo
  • walmart supercenter 7281, san angelo

Supermarket · 4

  • heb 052, san angelo
  • heb food store 734, san angelo
  • la azteca meat market 7, san angelo
  • market street 678, san angelo

Small Grocery Store · 2

  • asian market, san angelo
  • g3 homegrown stores llc 4, san angelo

Military Commissary · 1

  • goodfellow afb commissary 716, goodfellow afb

Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.

Other Counties in Texas

Anderson County
43.8% low-access · 18.0% SNAP
Andrews County
26.8% low-access · 13.0% SNAP
Angelina County
26.0% low-access · 16.7% SNAP
Aransas County
31.7% low-access · 8.6% SNAP
Archer County
18.3% low-access · 6.5% SNAP
Armstrong County
99.7% low-access · 3.4% SNAP

Compare Tom Green County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →

Food access nationally, Texas in context

Tom Green County sits inside Texas (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.

AK 31 ME 13 VT 11 NH 28 WA 23 ID 26 MT 22 ND 29 MN 27 IL 20 WI 21 MI 23 NY 12 RI 24 MA 28 OR 17 NV 23 WY 30 SD 29 IA 20 IN 29 OH 25 PA 21 NJ 24 CT - CA 13 UT 24 CO 22 NE 22 MO 25 KY 20 WV 21 VA 20 MD 23 DE 27 AZ 27 NM 32 KS 26 AR 25 TN 27 NC 23 SC 29 DC 5 OK 25 LA 26 MS 26 AL 25 GA 31 HI 27 TX 25 FL 25

USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context

Understand the Data

Frequently Asked Questions

What share of Tom Green County has low food access? ▼
30.6% of residents in Tom Green County, TX live in low-access areas, more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket, per the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019).
What is the SNAP participation rate in Tom Green County? ▼
9.6% of households in Tom Green County receive SNAP, covering 4,490 households (Census ACS 2024 5-year estimates).
What is the poverty rate in Tom Green County? ▼
The poverty rate in Tom Green County, TX is 11.1%, with a median household income of $68,370 (Census ACS 2024).
Is Tom Green County a food desert? ▼
5 of Tom Green County's 25 census tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access). Food deserts are designated at the tract level, so conditions can vary within the county.
What share of Tom Green County households lack a vehicle? ▼
5.0% of households in Tom Green County have no vehicle available (Census ACS 2024), which compounds any distance to a supermarket.
Data Sources & Methodology

USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs

Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →

Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).

Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.