Signature · 34.6% low-access (80th pct)
Wichita County, TX
Wichita County sits in the upper national band on low-access (34.6%, +12.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 34.6%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 12.2%
- on SNAP
- 130K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wichita County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 7.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ellis County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Wichita County sits in the upper national band (34.6%, #621 of 3,079) with 9 LILA tracts.
- #621
- national by low-access %
- #64
- in TX
- 19
- low-access tracts
- 15K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 34.6% low-access (80th pct) (+12.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Wichita County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Wichita County's 34.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 80% of them and ranked #621 most-affected nationwide.
Wichita County's elevated USDA tier split
36 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wichita County has 30 urban and 6 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.
Wichita County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Hidalgo 34.7
Hidalgo 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Matagorda 34.7
Matagorda 34.7%
34.7 % low-access
- Wichita 34.6
Wichita 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Ellis 34.6
Ellis 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Galveston 34.5
Galveston 34.5%
34.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 36 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 131,500 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 19 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 45,437 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 14,843 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 129,996 |
| Median Household Income | $63,524 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,991 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 9.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Wichita County
Wichita County has 114 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 58 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 58
- 7-eleven 204, wichita falls
- 7-eleven 205, wichita falls
- 7-eleven 214, wichita falls
- 7-eleven 215, wichita falls
- 7-eleven 203, burkburnett
- 7-eleven 206, wichita falls
- 7-eleven 211, wichita falls
- 7-eleven 219, wichita falls
- 7-eleven, inc. 25442, wichita falls
- 7-eleven, inc. 25443, wichita falls
- 7-eleven, inc. 25444, wichita falls
- 7-eleven, inc. 26111, wichita falls
- allsup's 102378, electra
- bluebonnett grocery, wichita falls
- burkburnett convenience store, burkburnett
- cefco 2001, whitchita
- callfield stop 01, wichita falls
- come n go 2, wichita falls
- come n go 3, wichita falls
- cowtown, wichita falls
- dk 217, wichita falls
- dollar saver, wichita falls
- dollar saver 11, wichita falls
- dollar saver 27, wichita falls
- dollar saver 4 01, wichita falls
- dollar saver 5, wichita falls
- dollar saver 8, wichita falls
- dollar saver 9, wichita falls
- dollar saver food mart #12, wichita falls
- eskimo hut, wichita falls
- fas- pac food store 1, wichita falls
- family mart mlk, wichita falls
- fill n chill, wichita falls
- fill n chill station, wichita falls
- food barn, wichita falls
- garrison food mart 2 2, wichita falls
- jj's fastop #260, wichita falls
- k&k food mart, iowa park
- kamay y 9406921581, wichita falls
- lucky mart, wichita falls
- loves travel stops & country store 269, east wichita falls
- murphy express 8631, wichita falls
- murphy usa 7461, wichita falls
- murphy usa 7858, wichita falls
- pilot travel center 741, wichita falls
- quiktrip 7907, wichita falls
- r&w food mart, wichita falls
- stripes 42499h, wichita falls
- sams dollar saver, wichita falls
- shop stop, wichita falls
- syon llc, burkburnett
- tami's, wichita falls
- tres amigos tobacco beer & wine, wichita falls
- united express 516, wichita falls
- y mart, wichita falls
- yesway 1168, iowa park
- yns mart, wichita falls
- zoom zoom #3, wichita falls
Combination Grocery/Other · 37
- braum's 163, wichita falls
- braum's 164, wichita falls
- braum's 178, burkburnett
- braum's 160, wichita falls
- cvs pharmacy inc 6841, wichita falls
- cvs pharmacy inc 6978, wichita falls
- carniceria los cuates, wichita falls
- dollar general 14915, wichita falls
- dollar general 1660, wichita falls
- dollar general 2953, wichita falls
- dollar general 3128, wichita falls
- dollar general 3154, iowa park
- dollar general 3159, wichita falls
- dollar general 3930, electra
- dollartree 10355, burkburnett
- dollartree 8155, wichita falls
- dollar general 15155, wichita falls
- dollar general 22853, wichita falls
- dollar general 24140, wichita falls
- dollar general 24850, burkburnett
- dollar general 24898, wichita falls
- dollar general 25709, wichita falls
- dollar general 2945, wichita falls
- dollar general 30632, iowa park
- dollar general 30638, wichita falls
- dollar general store 18840, burkburnett
- dollar tree 1997, wichita falls
- dollar tree 3846, wichita falls
- dollar tree 6909, wichita falls
- family dollar 11907, wichita falls
- family dollar 13127, electra
- family dollar 2895, wichita falls
- family dollar store 8394, burkburnett
- texas best meats, wichita falls
- walgreens 03220, wichita falls
- walgreens 06661, wichita falls
- walgreens 9041, wichita falls
Supermarket · 9
- aldi 75059 75059, wichita falls
- lowes 26, iowa park
- market street 517, wichita falls
- united supermarket 521, wichita falls
- united supermarket 515, burkburnett
- united supermarket 516, wichita falls
- united supermarkets 634, wichita falls
- vitamin cottage natural food market u076, wichita falls
- winco foods 173, wichita falls
Super Store · 5
- sam's club 8224, wichita falls
- target store 80, wichita falls
- walmart supercenter 1148, wichita falls
- walmart supercenter 420, wichita falls
- walmart supercenter 414, wichita falls
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- butcher's meats llc, wichita falls
- red barn butchers, wichita falls
Farmers' Market · 1
- wichita falls farmers market association, wichita falls
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- bamboo pantry llc, wichita falls
Military Commissary · 1
- sheppard afb commissary 830, sheppard afb
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 Wichita County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wichita 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 (34.6% here).
- Lewis County, TN · 34.6% low-access
- Lewis County, TN · 34.6% low-access
- Bucks County, PA · 34.6% low-access
- Bucks County, PA · 34.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (12.2% here).
- Lebanon County, PA · 12.2% SNAP
- Lebanon County, PA · 12.2% SNAP
- Kenosha County, WI · 12.2% SNAP
- Kenosha County, WI · 12.2% 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.
Wichita County inside a higher low-access state context
Wichita 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 Wichita County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48485. 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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