Signature · 4 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Walker County, TX
Walker County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 13.1% low-access.
- 13.1%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 10.5%
- on SNAP
- 80K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Walker County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 13.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.0 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.5% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Crane County (+ 0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Walker County lands in the lower national band (13.1%, #2,264 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,264
- national by low-access %
- #211
- in TX
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Walker County compares nationally
Walker County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.1% low-access share that beats 28% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,264).
Walker County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
Walker County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (6 rural, 4 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 4 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Walker County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Falls 13.8
Falls 13.8%
13.8 % low-access
- Wharton 13.5
Wharton 13.5%
13.5 % low-access
- Crane 13.4
Crane 13.4%
13.4 % low-access
- Walker 13.1
Walker 13.1%
13.1 % low-access
- Knox 12.6
Knox 12.6%
12.6 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 67,861 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,910 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,260 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 80,209 |
| Median Household Income | $52,324 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,736 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.5%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.1%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 21.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Walker County
Walker County has 64 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 32 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 64 authorized stores; Huntsville holds 86% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: New Waverly.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 55 | 8 |
| New Waverly | 5 | none |
| Riverside | 4 | 1 |
Convenience Store · 32
- bar t travel center, huntsville
- barney's country store, huntsville
- bubba's, huntsville
- circle k 2740348, huntsville
- circle k 2740595, riverside
- circle k 2740599, huntsville
- circle k 2742319, new waverly
- falco c store, huntsville
- hardy drive in grocery, huntsville
- highway food store, huntsville
- huntsville food mart, huntsville
- huntsville food mart #2, huntsville
- hwy 190 food mart, huntsville
- la mexicana supermarket & taqueria, huntsville
- mel's market, huntsville
- mr z's mart no, huntsville
- murphy usa 5628, huntsville
- nelly's, huntsville
- papa keith's truck stop, riverside
- pilot travel center 234, huntsville
- s & s express, huntsville
- smiley's express # 4, huntsville
- smiley's express #12, huntsville
- smiley's express 2, huntsville
- smiley's express 3, huntsville
- smiley's express 6, huntsville
- star express, huntsville
- star stop 95, new waverly
- stripes 40944, huntsville
- supermercado las flores inc, huntsville
- time maxx 12, new waverly
- zipp's food mart, huntsville
Combination Grocery/Other · 21
- cvs 10265, huntsville
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 6655, huntsville
- dollar general 11036, huntsville
- dollar general 774, huntsville
- dollar general 12762, riverside
- dollar general 16665, huntsville
- dollar general 19658, new waverly
- dollar general 20269, huntsville
- dollar general 21319, huntsville
- dollar general 25181, huntsville
- dollar general 30737, huntsville
- dollar general 6944, new waverly
- dollar general store 16011, huntsville
- dollar general store 17410, huntsville
- dollar general store 17469, huntsville
- dollar tree 4443, huntsville
- family dollar 12933, huntsville
- family dollar 13339, huntsville
- family dollar 2498, huntsville
- family dollar store 11734, huntsville
- walgreens 04999, huntsville
Super Store · 4
- brookshire brothers 33, huntsville
- kroger 145, huntsville
- target store 2533, huntsville
- walmart supercenter 285, huntsville
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 78031, huntsville
- heb 728, huntsville
- la michoacana meat market huntsville #1, huntsville
- tallent sausage & groc, riverside
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- omega translogistics llc, huntsville
Seafood Specialty · 1
- best catch fish & seafood market, huntsville
Small Grocery Store · 1
- wonderways african food, huntsville
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 Walker County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Walker County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Walker 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 (13.1% here).
- Lincoln County, WI · 13.1% low-access
- Waupaca County, WI · 13.1% low-access
- Madison County, NC · 13.1% low-access
- Gladwin County, MI · 13.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (10.5% here).
- Duchesne County, UT · 10.5% SNAP
- Amherst County, VA · 10.5% SNAP
- Warren County, VA · 10.5% SNAP
- Brown County, WI · 10.5% 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.
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Walker County, at 13.1%, runs 11.9 pts below the Texas rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Walker County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48471. 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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