Signature · 90 SNAP-authorized stores
Victoria County, TX
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Victoria 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).
- 23.8%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 14.2%
- on SNAP
- 91K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Victoria County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 23.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +1.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 18% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hartley County (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Victoria County ranks #1,381 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #135 of 252 counties in TX (23.8% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,381
- national by low-access %
- #135
- in TX
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 90 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Victoria County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Victoria County's 23.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 56% of them and ranked #1,381 most-affected nationwide.
Victoria County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
22 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Victoria County has 15 urban and 7 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.
Victoria County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Burnet 24.1
Burnet 24.1%
24.1 % low-access
- Kimble 24.1
Kimble 24.1%
24.1 % low-access
- Hartley 23.9
Hartley 23.9%
23.9 % low-access
- Hood 23.9
Hood 23.9%
23.9 % low-access
- Victoria 23.8
Victoria 23.8%
23.8 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 22 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 86,793 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 11 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 20,623 |
| Low-Access Share | 23.8%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,688 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 91,413 |
| Median Household Income | $70,896 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,948 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Victoria County
Victoria County has 90 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 50 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 50
- 5 points stop, victoria
- 7-eleven 36504h, victoria
- 7-eleven 36512h, victoria
- 7-eleven 36525h, victoria
- 7-eleven 36551h, victoria
- beverage wall, victoria
- big vic truck stop, victoria
- chaparral market #1, victoria
- cimarron crossing, victoria
- cimarron express, victoria
- cimarron junction, victoria
- cracker barrel #6, victoria
- cracker barrel 4 3, victoria
- cracker barrel 7, victoria
- cracker barrel c store, victoria
- d's 1 stop, victoria
- ezee store #2, victoria
- faststop 1, victoria
- faststop 2, victoria
- faststop 3, victoria
- faststop 4, victoria
- faststop 6, victoria
- grab n go, placedo
- jr's shell, victoria
- murphy express 8625, victoria
- murphy usa 7882, victoria
- pit stop, victoria
- raisin windmill, victoria
- stripes 40879, victoria
- stripes 40883, victoria
- stripes 40889, victoria
- sammys in-n-out, victoria
- shield baur investment inc, victoria
- shop rite, victoria
- short stop, victoria
- smitty's, inez
- smoko's, victoria
- snax max 10, victoria
- snax max 12, victoria
- snaxmax #11, victoria
- speedy stop 01, victoria
- speedy stop 114, victoria
- speedy stop 115, victoria
- speedy stop 30, victoria
- stripes 42305h, victoria
- super stop food store, victoria
- telferner express, telferner
- the other store 2, victoria
- tip top food mart 1, victoria
- victoria food mart, victoria
Combination Grocery/Other · 29
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8923, victoria
- dollar general 13868, victoria
- dollar general 19529, inez
- dollar general 19696, victoria
- dollar general 2513, victoria
- dollar general 3477, victoria
- dollar general 7474, victoria
- dollartree 8997, victoria
- dollar general 11662, victoria
- dollar general 11674, victoria
- dollar general 12393, bloomington
- dollar general 16658, victoria
- dollar general 22224, victoria
- dollar general 24424, victoria
- dollar general 25054, victoria
- dollar general 25117, telferner
- dollar general 25608, victoria
- dollar tree 1590, victoria
- dollar tree 5396, victoria
- family dollar 12077, victoria
- family dollar 13400, bloomington
- family dollar 5860, victoria
- family dollar 6217, victoria
- supermercados morelos, victoria
- theresa's sari sari store, victoria
- walgreens 02636, victoria
- walgreens 07963, victoria
- walgreens 07964, victoria
- walgreens 12330, victoria
Super Store · 5
- dollar general 21462, victoria
- sam's club 6471, victoria
- target store t 888, victoria
- walmart supercenter 330, victoria
- walmart supercenter 4194, victoria
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 78058, victoria
- heb 092, victoria
- heb 554, victoria
Farmers' Market · 1
- victoria farmers' market, victoria
Large Grocery Store · 1
- guadalajara meat market 4, victoria
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- the chopping block, victoria
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 Victoria County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Victoria County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Victoria 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 (23.8% here).
- Hampden County, MA · 23.8% low-access
- Hampden County, MA · 23.8% low-access
- Shawnee County, KS · 23.8% low-access
- Shawnee County, KS · 23.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (14.2% here).
- Waynesboro city, VA · 14.2% SNAP
- Waynesboro city, VA · 14.2% SNAP
- Garvin County, OK · 14.2% SNAP
- Garvin County, OK · 14.2% 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.
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Victoria 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 Victoria County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48469. 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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