Signature · 5.9% low-access (12th pct)
Winkler County, TX
Winkler County lands in the lower national band on low-access (5.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 5.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 18.8%
- on SNAP
- 7K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Winkler County, TX
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 5.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -16.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Crosby County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Winkler County lands in the lower national band (5.9%, #2,769 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,769
- national by low-access %
- #246
- in TX
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 102
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.9% low-access (12th pct) (-16.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Winkler County compares nationally
Food access in Winkler County compares favorably nationally: its 5.9% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 12% of them (rank #2,769).
Winkler County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Winkler County has 2 urban and 1 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.
Winkler County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Bailey 6.3
Bailey 6.3%
6.3 % low-access
- Blanco 6.3
Blanco 6.3%
6.3 % low-access
- Winkler 5.9
Winkler 5.9%
5.9 % low-access
- Crosby 5.6
Crosby 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- DeWitt 5.6
DeWitt 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 7,110 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 421 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 102 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 7,454 |
| Median Household Income | $86,900 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 520 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.8%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
SNAP retailers in Winkler County
Winkler County has 17 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 9
- 7-eleven, inc. 42536, kermit
- allsup's 102279, kermit
- allsups 204, wink
- allsups 278, kermit
- flying j travel plaza 1206, kermit
- kent kwik 273, kermit
- la esperanza meat market & bakery, kermit
- love's travel stop 853, kermit
- pilot travel center 1147, kermit
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 1718, kermit
- dollartree 9900, kermit
- dollar general 21832, kermit
- family dollar 12409, wink
- family dollar 2359, kermit
Large Grocery Store · 1
- tc's grocery and market, wink
Small Grocery Store · 1
- jenny la cubana llc, kermit
Super Store · 1
- lowes 31, kermit
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
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Winkler County inside a lower low-access state context
Winkler 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 Winkler County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48495. 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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