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Van Zandt County, TX
Van Zandt County sits in the upper national band on low-access (31.3%, +9.2 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 31.3%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 11.0%
- on SNAP
- 63K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Van Zandt County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 31.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bell County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Van Zandt County sits in the upper national band (31.3%, #864 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #864
- national by low-access %
- #85
- in TX
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
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How Van Zandt County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Van Zandt County's 31.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 72% of them and ranked #864 most-affected nationwide.
Van Zandt County's elevated USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Van Zandt County has 5 urban and 5 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.
Van Zandt County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Zavala 31.6
Zavala 31.6%
31.6 % low-access
- Van Zandt 31.3
Van Zandt 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Bell 31.3
Bell 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Grimes 31.3
Grimes 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Lamar 31.3
Lamar 31.3%
31.3 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 52,579 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 16,476 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.3%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,611 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 62,649 |
| Median Household Income | $69,475 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,503 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Van Zandt County
Van Zandt County has 50 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 25 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 25
- 24 market, wills point
- bob's town & country, canton
- canton travel center, canton
- circle k 2706340, canton
- cross country food & fuel, ben wheeler
- e z mart 4467, grand saline
- edgewood mart, edgewood
- fruitvale food mart, fruitvale
- gs food mart, grand saline
- j's food mart, edgewood
- love's travel stop 651, van
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 287, van
- lucky mart, canton
- murphy usa 7756, canton
- nat 24 #4 #4, canton
- new way shop, van
- newmans grocery, edgewood
- passport #12, grand saline
- road ranger llc 323, canton
- sbpj enterprises inc 1, wills point
- shray stores llc, wills point
- stop fast marina, mabank
- super food mart # 3, wills point
- tigerstop inc, wills point
- wills 7-eleven 24, canton
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7466, canton
- dollar general 1823, canton
- dollar general 3782, wills point
- dollar general 3827, grand saline
- dollar general 6448, edgewood
- dollar general 7084, van
- dollar general 21548, wills point
- dollar general 22704, fruitvale
- dollar general 9931, ben wheeler
- dollar tree 6051, canton
- family dollar 12610, van
- family dollar 12800, edgewood
- family dollar 13427, mabank
- family dollar 13608, ben wheeler
- family dollar 3374, van
- family dollar 4715, wills point
- family dollar store 3270, grand saline
Supermarket · 5
- brookshire 33, grand saline
- brookshire food store 2, van
- brookshire food store 19, wills point
- brookshire food store 32, canton
- spring market 714, edgewood
Super Store · 2
- brookshire brothers 98, edgewood
- walmart 827, canton
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- luna's meat market llc, wills point
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 Van Zandt County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Van Zandt 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 (31.3% here).
- Montgomery County, PA · 31.3% low-access
- Montgomery County, PA · 31.3% low-access
- Lenoir County, NC · 31.3% low-access
- Lenoir County, NC · 31.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (11.0% here).
- Prince George County, VA · 11.0% SNAP
- Prince George County, VA · 11.0% SNAP
- Franklin County, PA · 11.0% SNAP
- Franklin County, PA · 11.0% 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.
Van Zandt County inside a higher low-access state context
Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48467. 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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