County food-access profile · Texas
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)
The food-access picture
23.8% of Victoria County residents live in a low-access area, and 4 of its 22 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 11
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- food-desert residents
- 6.2%
- households, no vehicle
- 16.2%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Victoria County's low-access share at 23.8%, above the national share. 11 of the county's 22 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 20,623 people. 4 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 7,688 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
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
All 22 census tracts in Victoria County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Victoria County vs. other Texas counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Texas
- Victoria
Victoria County, TX
23.8 % low-access
- Anderson
Anderson County, TX
43.8 % low-access
- Andrews
Andrews County, TX
26.8 % low-access
- Angelina
Angelina County, TX
26 % low-access
- Aransas
Aransas County, TX
31.7 % low-access
- Archer
Archer County, TX
18.3 % 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 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| 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% |
About 14.2% of Victoria County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 23.8% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 14.2% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 4,948 households here.
- 6.2% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 4 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Victoria County
above the national share
4 of Victoria County's 22 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 18.2% of all its tracts.
A further 7 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 11.
An estimated 20,623 residents, roughly 23.8% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 7,688 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 11 tracts (50.0%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers 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 retailers.
Other Counties in Texas
Compare Victoria County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Victoria County sits inside Texas (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
Frequently Asked Questions
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.