Signature · 4 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Val Verde County, TX
Val Verde County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 50.9% low-access.
- 50.9%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 21.8%
- on SNAP
- 48K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Val Verde County, TX
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 50.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +28.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bee County ( -2.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Val Verde County sits in the upper national band (50.9%, #195 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #195
- national by low-access %
- #29
- in TX
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 11K
- 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 (40% of tracts) .
How Val Verde County compares nationally
Val Verde County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 50.9% low-access share outpaces 94% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #195 most-affected nationwide.
Val Verde County's elevated USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Val Verde County has 8 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.
Val Verde County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Dimmit
Dimmit 53.9%
53.9 % low-access
- Val Verde
Val Verde 50.9%
50.9 % low-access
- Bee
Bee 48.7%
48.7 % low-access
- Dallam
Dallam 48.1%
48.1 % low-access
- Williamson
Williamson 47.8%
47.8 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 48,879 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 24,866 |
| Low-Access Share | 50.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 10,555 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 47,741 |
| Median Household Income | $66,100 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.6%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,666 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.8%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Val Verde County
Val Verde County has 37 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 14 locations (38% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cvs 10356, del rio
- dollar general 10851, del rio
- dollar general 3356, del rio
- dollar general 8500, del rio
- dollar general 9210, del rio
- dollartree plus 9141, del rio
- dollar general 20061, del rio
- dollar general 20783, del rio
- dollar tree 2878, del rio
- family dollar 11219, del rio
- family dollar 13527, del rio
- family dollar 2754, del rio
- family dollar 7894, del rio
- valdes grocery, del rio
Convenience Store · 14
- country mart 00001, del rio
- e-z shop, del rio
- easy mart & gas, del rio
- la hacienda meat market, del rio
- max e mart 03, del rio
- minits 101, del rio
- minits 115, del rio
- murphy usa 7793, del rio
- stripes 40528h, del rio
- stripes 40529h, del rio
- stripes 40534h, del rio
- stripes 40538h, del rio
- stripes 40539h, del rio
- stripes 41051h, del rio
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- cattlemen's beef company 2, del rio
- chuckie's beef jerky, del rio
- del rio food meat market 2, del rio
Supermarket · 2
- heb 088, del rio
- heb 418, del rio
Large Grocery Store · 1
- apache supermarket, del rio
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- super 7 supermarket of del rio llc 2, del rio
Military Commissary · 1
- laughlin afb commissary 623, laughlin afb
Super Store · 1
- walmart 447, del rio
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 Val Verde County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Val Verde County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Val Verde 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 (50.9% here).
- Bolivar County, MS · 50.9% low-access
- Bolivar County, MS · 50.9% low-access
- Barnstable County, MA · 51.0% low-access
- Dooly County, GA · 50.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (21.8% here).
- Russell County, VA · 21.8% SNAP
- Russell County, VA · 21.8% SNAP
- Roane County, WV · 21.8% SNAP
- Roane County, WV · 21.8% 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.
Val Verde County inside a higher low-access state context
Val Verde 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 Val Verde County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48465. 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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