Signature · 4 LILA tracts (80% of tracts)
Uvalde County, TX
Uvalde County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (80% of the book) alongside 45.2% low-access.
- 45.2%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 24.2%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Uvalde County, TX
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 45.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +23.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 24.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 80% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Tyler County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Uvalde County sits in the upper national band (45.2%, #282 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #282
- national by low-access %
- #35
- in TX
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (80% of tracts) .
How Uvalde County compares nationally
Uvalde County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 45.2% low-access share outpaces 91% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #282 most-affected nationwide.
Uvalde County's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Uvalde County has 3 urban and 2 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.
Uvalde County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Kinney
Kinney 46.5%
46.5 % low-access
- Uvalde
Uvalde 45.2%
45.2 % low-access
- Tyler
Tyler 45.1%
45.1 % low-access
- Anderson
Anderson 43.8%
43.8 % low-access
- Mitchell
Mitchell 43.5%
43.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 26,405 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 11,928 |
| Low-Access Share | 45.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,617 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 24,881 |
| Median Household Income | $53,801 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.2%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,041 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.2%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Uvalde County
Uvalde County has 27 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 18 locations (67% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 18
- five points market 16, uvalde
- five points market 23, uvalde
- frio country store, llc, concan
- gas go markets inc 13, sabinal
- max e mart 05, uvalde
- max e mart 06, uvalde
- minits 06, uvalde
- minits 102, uvalde
- minits 105, uvalde
- minits 107, uvalde
- minits 108, uvalde
- minits 111 111, concan
- murphy usa 7125, uvalde
- quick trip, uvalde
- stripes 40519h, uvalde
- stripes 40521, uvalde
- saiuvalde gas, uvalde
- tex best travel center 531, uvalde
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 3780, uvalde
- dollar tree 2826, uvalde
- dollar general 25869, uvalde
- family dollar 10346, sabinal
- family dollar 2296, uvalde
- walgreens 13447, uvalde
Small Grocery Store · 1
- center food mart, sabinal
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 782, uvalde
Supermarket · 1
- heb 441, uvalde
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 Uvalde County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Uvalde County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Uvalde 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 (45.2% here).
- Bullitt County, KY · 45.3% low-access
- Chester County, PA · 45.1% low-access
- Brookings County, SD · 45.4% low-access
- Clermont County, OH · 45.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (24.2% here).
- Martinsville city, VA · 24.1% SNAP
- Bamberg County, SC · 24.1% SNAP
- Wyoming County, WV · 24.1% SNAP
- Josephine County, OR · 24.1% 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.
Uvalde County inside a higher low-access state context
Uvalde 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 Uvalde County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48463. 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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