Signature · 7.5% low-access (14th pct)
Upshur County, TX
Upshur County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 12.3%
- on SNAP
- 43K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Upshur County, TX
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 29% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Austin County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Upshur County lands in the lower national band (7.5%, #2,678 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,678
- national by low-access %
- #237
- in TX
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.5% low-access (14th pct) (-14.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Upshur County compares nationally
Food access in Upshur County compares favorably nationally: its 7.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 14% of them (rank #2,678).
Upshur County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Upshur County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (6 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Upshur County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Hansford 7.6
Hansford 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- San Jacinto 7.6
San Jacinto 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Upshur 7.5
Upshur 7.5%
7.5 % low-access
- Austin 7.4
Austin 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- Baylor 7.4
Baylor 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 39,309 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,945 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,335 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 42,567 |
| Median Household Income | $66,208 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,922 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Upshur County
Upshur County has 33 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 15 locations (45% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 33 authorized stores; Gilmer holds 36% of them. 3 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Big Sandy, Gladewater, East Mountain.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Gilmer | 12 | 2 |
| Big Sandy | 7 | none |
| Ore City | 6 | 1 |
| Diana | 4 | 1 |
| Gladewater | 3 | none |
| East Mountain | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- dollar general 10116, big sandy
- dollar general 14494, diana
- dollar general 6349, ore city
- dollar general 7471, gilmer
- dollar general 20503, gladewater
- dollar general 21027, gilmer
- dollar general 22614, big sandy
- dollar general 30791, gladewater
- dollar tree 6963, ore city
- dollar tree 7655, gilmer
- family dollar 12218, east mountain
- family dollar 12702, gladewater
- family dollar 13303, big sandy
- family dollar 4125, gilmer
- family dollar 4940, diana
Convenience Store · 14
- a 2 z grocery inc, gilmer
- bestmart #10, big sandy
- big sandy shell, big sandy
- broadway food mart, big sandy
- cefco 1013, big sandy
- cefco 98, gilmer
- diana's tiger mart, diana
- gilmer express, gilmer
- lama 105 00001, gilmer
- prabal, ore city
- prajas ore city, llc, ore city
- quick track 42, gilmer
- rk food mart, ore city
- seymours country store 1, gilmer
Supermarket · 3
- brookshire food store 80, gilmer
- robert newsom gro, ore city
- spring market 712, diana
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 146, gilmer
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 Upshur County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Upshur County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Upshur 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 (7.5% here).
- Washington County, NY · 7.5% low-access
- Lincoln County, MT · 7.5% low-access
- Ralls County, MO · 7.5% low-access
- Lapeer County, MI · 7.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (12.3% here).
- Franklin County, VT · 12.3% SNAP
- Campbell County, VA · 12.3% SNAP
- Edgefield County, SC · 12.3% SNAP
- Kittitas County, WA · 12.3% 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.
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Upshur County, at 7.5%, runs 17.5 pts below the Texas rate.
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 .
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