Signature · 3 LILA tracts (30% of tracts)
Wood County, TX
Wood County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (30% of the book) alongside 21.8% low-access.
- 21.8%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 11.1%
- on SNAP
- 47K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wood County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 21.8% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH -0.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 30% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Nacogdoches County (+ 0.4 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Wood County ranks #1,544 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #145 of 252 counties in TX (21.8% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,544
- national by low-access %
- #145
- in TX
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (30% of tracts) .
How Wood County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Wood County's 21.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 51% of them and ranked #1,544 most-affected nationwide.
Wood County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Wood County has 4 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.
Wood County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Nacogdoches 22.2
Nacogdoches 22.2%
22.2 % low-access
- Navarro 22.2
Navarro 22.2%
22.2 % low-access
- Wood 21.8
Wood 21.8%
21.8 % low-access
- Martin 21.4
Martin 21.4%
21.4 % low-access
- Washington 21.4
Washington 21.4%
21.4 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 41,964 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 9,134 |
| Low-Access Share | 21.8%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,714 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 46,961 |
| Median Household Income | $60,300 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.5%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,078 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Wood County
Wood County has 40 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 18 locations (45% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- cvs 10340, mineola
- cvs pharmacy 10343, winnsboro
- dollar general 0687, winnsboro
- dollar general 2663, mineola
- dollar general 7069, hawkins
- dollar general 7829, quitman
- dollartree 10031, winnsboro
- dollar general 11696, yantis
- dollar general 12379, alba
- dollar general 22164, winnsboro
- dollar general 24054, alba
- dollar general 31177, quitman
- dollar general store 17251, hawkins
- dollar tree 7110, mineola
- family dollar 1138, quitman
- family dollar 13245, yantis
- family dollar 4441, winnsboro
- family dollar store 11126, hawkins
Convenience Store · 16
- 1st stop, mineola
- 24 seven mart # tx 8, mineola
- big apple store, winnsboro
- c & c country store, winnsboro
- cross country foods, mineola
- e-z mart 4329, mineola
- golden super eagle inc, quitman
- hawks mart, hawkins
- jjs fast stop 231, hawkins
- lama 106, quitman
- murphy usa 7904, mineola
- pay n save, alba
- quick stop, mineola
- race runner 5, winnsboro
- race runner 14, winnsboro
- yantis food mart, yantis
Supermarket · 4
- brookshire 60, quitman
- brookshire food store 15, hawkins
- brookshire food store 31, mineola
- brookshire food store 6, winnsboro
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- j&j meat market, llc, yantis
Super Store · 1
- walmart 251, mineola
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 Wood County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Wood County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wood 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 (21.8% here).
- Mecklenburg County, VA · 21.8% low-access
- Mecklenburg County, VA · 21.8% low-access
- Southampton County, VA · 21.8% low-access
- Southampton County, VA · 21.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (11.1% here).
- Stewart County, TN · 11.1% SNAP
- Stewart County, TN · 11.1% SNAP
- Giles County, VA · 11.1% SNAP
- Giles County, VA · 11.1% 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.
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Wood 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 Wood County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48499. 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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