Signature · 41 SNAP-authorized stores
Wharton County, TX
Wharton County lands in the lower national band on low-access (13.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 13.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.9%
- on SNAP
- 42K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wharton County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 13.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.9% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Crane County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Wharton County lands in the lower national band (13.5%, #2,242 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,242
- national by low-access %
- #209
- in TX
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 41 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Wharton County compares nationally
Wharton County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 13.5% low-access share that beats 28% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,242).
Wharton County's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wharton County has 2 urban and 9 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.
Wharton County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Lee 14
Lee 14%
14 % 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
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 41,280 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 5,564 |
| Low-Access Share | 13.5%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,974 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 41,794 |
| Median Household Income | $66,924 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,206 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Wharton County
Wharton County has 41 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 20 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 20
- 7 eleven 38581h, el campo
- 7-eleven, inc. dba stripes 40977h, el campo
- boling foodmart, boling
- corner store 719, wharton
- diamond shamrock corner store 939, wharton
- el campo truck stop, el campo
- evergreens food mart, wharton
- home boy food mart, wharton
- hungerford super market, hungerford
- l-stop food mart, el campo
- louise truck stop, louise
- love's travel stop 617, hungerford
- murphy usa 7018, wharton
- new shop n joy, el campo
- prompt, east bernard
- quick n easy #1, el campo
- quick n easy 3, el campo
- speedy stop 85, el campo
- timewise food store 148, east bernard
- zip in zip out, el campo
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs pharmacy inc 6738, wharton
- dollar general 14344, boling
- dollar general 1743, east bernard
- dollar general 3445, wharton
- dollar general 11682, el campo
- dollar general 21194, wharton
- dollar general 30831, el campo
- dollar tree 3464, el campo
- dollar tree 6454, wharton
- family dollar 2438, wharton
- novak's meat market 1, el campo
- vincek's smokehouse, inc., east bernard
- walgreens 09739, el campo
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- boling supermarket, boling
- sablatura's grocery, louise
Super Store · 2
- walmart supercenter 344, el campo
- walmart supercenter 5246, wharton
Supermarket · 2
- heb 233, wharton
- heb 584, el campo
Farmers' Market · 1
- hidden farm fresh, lane city
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lowes 115, east bernard
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 Wharton County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Wharton County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wharton 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 (13.5% here).
- Preble County, OH · 13.5% low-access
- Preble County, OH · 13.5% low-access
- Smith County, MS · 13.5% low-access
- Smith County, MS · 13.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (13.9% here).
- Saluda County, SC · 13.9% SNAP
- Saluda County, SC · 13.9% SNAP
- Westmoreland County, PA · 13.9% SNAP
- Westmoreland County, PA · 13.9% 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.
Wharton County inside a lower low-access state context
Wharton 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 Wharton County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48481. 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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