County food-access profile · Texas
Williamson County, TX
Williamson County sits among the counties with the widest food-access gaps the USDA tracks, most residents here live well outside a comfortable walk or drive to a supermarket. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.
- 47.8%
- low-access pop.
- 14
- food-desert tracts
- 4.4%
- on SNAP
- 673K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
47.8% of Williamson County residents live in a low-access area, and 14 of its 89 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 65
- low-access tracts
- 37K
- food-desert residents
- 3.0%
- households, no vehicle
- 6.4%
- 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).
Williamson County carries one of the more serious food-access burdens the USDA Atlas tracks: its low-access share of 47.8% is well above the national share. 65 of the county's 89 census tracts fall into that category, areas where residents live far from a supermarket, covering about 202,196 people. 14 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 36,732 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 Williamson County compares nationally
Williamson County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 47.8% low-access share outpaces 93% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #230 most-affected nationwide.
Williamson County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 89 census tracts in Williamson County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Williamson County vs. other Texas counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Texas
- Williamson
Williamson County, TX
47.8 % 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 18.3
Archer County, TX
18.3 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 89 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 422,679 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 65 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 14 |
| Low-Access Population | 202,196 |
| Low-Access Share | 47.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 36,732 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 672,688 |
| Median Household Income | $111,340 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 11,096 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
About 4.4% of Williamson County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 47.8% of residents are low-access, well above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 4.4% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 11,096 households here.
- 3.0% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 14 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 Williamson County
well above the national share
14 of Williamson County's 89 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 15.7% of all its tracts.
A further 51 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 65.
An estimated 202,196 residents, roughly 47.8% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 36,732 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 24 tracts (27.0%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Williamson County
Williamson County has 312 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 167 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 167
- 7 eleven convenience store 36596b, cedar park
- 7- eleven convenience store 33112b, cedar park
- 7-eleven 21359, round rock
- 7-eleven 36261, cedar park
- 7-eleven 36555h, leander
- 7-eleven 36556h, cedar park
- 7-eleven 38279a, hutto
- 7-eleven 38734j, georgetown
- 7-eleven convenience store 25391, round rock
- 7-eleven convenience store 26815c, round rock
- 7-eleven convenience store 35727c, round rock
- 7-eleven convenience store 36599b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 38592a, georgetown
- 7-eleven convenience store 41372a, georgetown
- 7-eleven, cedar park
- 7-eleven convenience store 32248b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 34250b, georgetown
- 7-eleven convenience store 35471b, leander
- 7-eleven convenience store 35791b, leander
- 7-eleven convenience store 36056b, cedar park
- 7-eleven convenience store 36103b, round rock
- 7-eleven convenience store 36557b, round rock
- 7-eleven convenience store 36573a, leander
- 7-eleven convenience store 36585a, cedar park
- 7-eleven convenience store 36589c, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36603b, round rock
- 7-eleven convenience store 36977b, round rock
- 7-eleven convenience store 37726a, cedar park
- 7-eleven convenience store 38202a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 38607a, round rock
- 7-eleven convenience store 38612a, round rock
- 7-eleven convenience store 41110a, georgetown
- berry creek food mart, georgetown
- berry creek food store no, georgetown
- boomer's, liberty hill
- by the way, round rock
- cefco 42, jarrell
- cefco 73, liberty hill
- cefco 74, liberty hill
- cefco 91, austin
- chevron food mart, florence
- circle k 1874, hutto
- circle k 2652042, jarrell
- circle k 2652149, cedar park
- circle k 2704077, round rock
- circle k 2704107, cedar park
- circle k 2704674, austin
- circle k 2704676, georgetown
- circle k 2704679, cedar park
- circle k 2704685, round rock
- circle k 2704689, austin
- circle k 2741560, leander
- circle k 2741588, liberty
- circle k 2742110, austin
- circle k 3959, georgetown
- copper ridge market, georgetown
- corner mart, round rock
- corner store 2741550, cedar park
- corner store 2741554, round rock
- corner store 2741587, leander
- country corner food mart, georgetown
- courtesy shell 1, round rock
- crystal food mart, leander
- crystal food mart & deli, round rock
- family food mart, jarrell
- fizolamarket, cedar park
- fm 1660 xpress #1, hutto
- fm 1660 xpress #2, hutto
- food basket # 8, georgetown
- food basket 6, austin
- grab & go, georgetown
- granger food mart, granger
- granger grocery, granger
- heb convenience store 729, hutto
- hutto express inc, hutto
- hutto grocery store, hutto
- hutto neighbors market, hutto
- jiffy mart 5, georgetown
- jiffy mart 6, georgetown
- kings mini mart, taylor
- kwik chek 65, georgetown
- leander quick stop x, leander
- liberty hill food mart, liberty hill
- liberty hills supermarket, liberty hill
- lucky food mart, taylor
- m & m food mart, taylor
- majik mart, austin
- mays corner store, round rock
- murphy express 8614, cedar park
- murphy express 8649, round rock
- murphy express 8671, round rock
- murphy usa 6745, cedar park
- murphy usa 6951, georgetown
- murphy usa 7638, austin
- murphy usa 7666, cedar park
- murphy usa 7712, round rock
- murphy usa 7730, taylor
- one stop 2, taylor
- onkar investments & holdings inc ck 2654271, georgetown
- park place market, georgetown
- pond spring xpress, austin
- pond springs food mart, austin
- prime market, round rock
- q&q mart, round rock
- quick way grocery, taylor
- quest mart, cedar park
- quick stop, georgetown
- quik stop grocery, round rock
- quik trip 4163, round rock
- quiktrip 4130, georgetown
- quiktrip 4131, cedar park
- quiktrip 4132, cedar park
- quiktrip 4134, round rock
- quiktrip 4135, round rock
- quiktrip 4137, round rock
- quiktrip 4138, round rock
- quiktrip 4143, cedar park
- quiktrip 4146, leander
- quiktrip 4150, austin
- quiktrip 4156, liberty hill
- quiktrip 4159, round rock
- quiktrip 4160, georgetown
- quiktrip 4165, leander
- quiktrip 4166, round rock
- quiktrip 4168, hutto
- quiktrip 4170, round rock
- quiktrip 4178, hutto
- quiktrip 4183, georgetown
- randalls fuel station 5817, georgetown
- refuel 1301, round rock
- refuel 1302, round rock
- refuel 1305, round rock
- refuel 1306, round rock
- refuel 1307, hutto
- refuel 1308, round rock
- refuel 1309, georgetown
- refuel 1311, round rock
- refuel 1312, round rock
- refuel 1313, liberty hill
- refuel 1335, taylor
- refuel 1336, taylor
- refuel 340, leander
- sambass market, round rock
- shop n' go, round rock
- smart stop, leander
- smart stop #4, hutto
- snack max 2, georgetown
- snax basket, georgetown
- snax basket 1, round rock
- sonterraking inc, jarrell
- speedy stop 232, georgetown
- speedy stop 95, round rock
- star stop 80, round rock
- star stop 81, georgetown
- the store of florence, florence
- taylor c store, taylor
- taylor mini mart, taylor
- texan market 3, round rock
- texstar mart, georgetown
- thrall food mart, thrall
- university food xpress, georgetown
- valero corner store 2741314, georgetown
- whitestone signature, cedar park
- william mart, georgetown
- woody's country mart 2, hutto
- xpress 95, granger
- xpress market, georgetown
Combination Grocery/Other · 66
- big b's meat market & grocery n/a, granger
- cvs 10486, hutto
- cvs cvs07735, pflugerville
- cvs pharmacy inc 6894, georgetown
- cvs pharmacy inc 928, round rock
- cvs pharmacy 10875, round rock
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 116, round rock
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 4186, cedar park
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 4599, leander
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 526, austin
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 6690, round rock
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7474, taylor
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7827, round rock
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8322, austin
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8323, georgetown
- dollar general 10024, georgetown
- dollar general 10512, georgetown
- dollar general 4260, taylor
- dollar tree 3562, taylor
- dollartree 11061, cedar park
- dana bazaar, austin
- dollar geneal store 16759, leander
- dollar general 11469, florence
- dollar general 12692, jarrell
- dollar general 21255, georgetown
- dollar general 22292, hutto
- dollar general 23310, thrall
- dollar general 23899, georgetown
- dollar general 24721, granger
- dollar general 25170, cedar park
- dollar general 25428, round rock
- dollar general 25657, georgetown
- dollar general 5828, liberty hill
- dollar general 6625, leander
- dollar general 7448, hutto
- dollar tree 1106, cedar park
- dollar tree 3187, georgetown
- dollar tree 3200, round rock
- dollar tree 6575, leander
- dollar tree 7564, round rock
- dollar tree 7796, austin
- dollar tree 8037, cedar park
- family dollar 6767, austin
- gandhi bazar 620, austin
- georgetown la plaza market 0001, georgetown
- la mexicana market, round rock
- man pasand supermarket#5, round rock
- walgreens 09680, taylor
- walgreens 11566, hutto
- walgreens 15140, georgetown
- walgreens 03342, cedar park
- walgreens 05159, austin
- walgreens 05708, round rock
- walgreens 06517, cedar park
- walgreens 06912, georgetown
- walgreens 07061, cedar park
- walgreens 07310, round rock
- walgreens 07537, round rock
- walgreens 07673, austin
- walgreens 07674, leander
- walgreens 09216, round rock
- walgreens 10232, round rock
- walgreens 10961, round rock
- walgreens 12569, georgetown
- walgreens 4823, round rock
- walgreens 4836, austin
Farmers' Market · 5
- f2m texas at cedar park farmers market, cedar park
- farmer george farmers markets, round rock
- farmer george farmers markets, round rock
- lakeline farmers market nafmnp, cedar park
- silos farmers market nafmnp, hutto
Bakery Specialty · 4
- papa murphy's take and bake pizza tx041, leander
- papa murphy's take and bake pizza tx074, georgetown
- papa murphy's take and bake pizza tx117, austin
- papa murphy's take and bake pizza tx021, round rock
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- aapka bazaar, round rock
- d'reyes market llc, hutto
- indo pak super market, round rock
- istanbul market atx, round rock
Large Grocery Store · 2
- international foods, cedar park
- lone star family market 7, round rock
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- austin meat market 1, austin
- o'brien meat, taylor
Showing 250 of 312 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Texas
Compare Williamson County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Williamson 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
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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.