Signature · 88 SNAP-authorized stores
Anderson County, TN
Anderson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 11.9%
- on SNAP
- 79K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Anderson County, TN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 10.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Marion County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Anderson County lands in the lower national band (10.9%, #2,410 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,410
- national by low-access %
- #60
- in TN
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 88 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Anderson County compares nationally
Anderson County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.9% low-access share that beats 23% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,417).
Anderson County's lower-band USDA tier split
17 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Anderson County has 8 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.
Anderson County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Giles 12
Giles 12%
12 % low-access
- Chester 11.4
Chester 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- Anderson 10.9
Anderson 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Marion 10.9
Marion 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Lincoln 10.2
Lincoln 10.2%
10.2 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 17 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 75,129 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,188 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,984 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 79,153 |
| Median Household Income | $66,183 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,901 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Anderson County
Anderson County has 88 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 47 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 47
- a to z market, oliver springs
- b p gas station, clinton
- breadbox 3471, oak ridge
- casey's general store 4224, lake city
- clinch market and deli na, clinton
- fastop markets 215, clinton
- fastop markets 216, lake city
- food city gas & go 3642, oliver springs
- friendly express market 01, oak ridge
- gingers deli & grocery, briceville
- git n go markets 1, clinton
- git n go markets 2, clinton
- git n go markets 3, clinton
- git n go markets 4, clinton
- grove market, oak ridge
- harry's 52, clinton
- harry's 53, clinton
- ian's market # 94, powell
- j & c market, oak ridge
- jay meldi maa enterprise, llc 001, oak ridge
- kenjo 37, oak ridge
- kenjo 50, oliver springs
- lees food mart 1122, clinton
- lehigh gas - ohio llc 938, clinton
- lucky's express market, oliver springs
- m & s quik mart, oak ridge
- mack's discount tobacco & food mart, clinton
- new river general store, devonia
- neighborhood market, oak ridge
- norris market, norris
- one stop market, clinton
- quick stop food mart, oak ridge
- rightwayfood mart, andersonville
- rocky top 76, rocky top
- rocky top marathon, rocky top
- rocky top markets 903, oak ridge
- rocky top markets 905, oak ridge
- speedway 7108, clinton
- sam's market, oliver springs
- sky lake, llc, lake city
- smartserv 2, clinton
- weigel's 36, oak ridge
- weigel's 64, clinton
- weigel's 73, lake city
- weigel's 79, oak ridge
- weigel's 82, powell
- weigels 1104, oak ridge
Combination Grocery/Other · 23
- cvs pharmacy 3723, oak ridge
- cvs pharmacy 6365, clinton
- dollar general 1769, rocky top
- dollar general 17986, clinton
- dollar general 38, clinton
- dollar general 4139, oliver springs
- dollar general 4363, oak ridge
- dollar general 4423, powell
- dollar general 6758, clinton
- dollar general 8707, andersonville
- dollar general 14319, oak ridge
- dollar general 20991, clinton
- dollar general 25354, clinton
- dollar general 25366, rocky top
- dollar general 31533, oak ridge
- dollar tree 151, oak ridge
- dollar tree 5089, clinton
- dollar tree 8696, clinton
- family dollar store 531, oliver springs
- family dollar store 7554, lake city
- walgreens 3137, oak ridge
- walgreens 7406, clinton
- walgreens 12311, clinton
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 70014, oak ridge
- food city 654, clinton
- food city 681, oak ridge
- food city 642, oliver springs
- grocery outlet 36, clinton
- ingles markets 9, clinton
- price less iga 44, oak ridge
Farmers' Market · 3
- clinton farmers market clinton, clinton
- grow oak ridge llc, oak ridge
- historic oak ridge farmers market oak ridge, oak ridge
Super Store · 3
- kroger 690, oak ridge
- walmart supercenter 1194, oak ridge
- walmart supercenter 4635, clinton
Small Grocery Store · 2
- jbs corner market 1, powell
- la casita charra, oak ridge
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza tn030, oak ridge
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- kuntry's produce, clinton
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- secret city butcher shop, oak ridge
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Tennessee
One of 94 counties in Tennessee, 6 are shown here.
Compare Anderson County vs Bedford County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Anderson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Anderson County, both outside Tennessee so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TN (10.9% here).
- Sheboygan County, WI · 10.9% low-access
- Sheboygan County, WI · 10.9% low-access
- Person County, NC · 10.9% low-access
- Person County, NC · 10.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (11.9% here).
- Brown County, TX · 11.9% SNAP
- Brown County, TX · 11.9% SNAP
- Burleson County, TX · 11.9% SNAP
- Burleson County, TX · 11.9% 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.
Anderson County inside a lower low-access state context
Anderson County sits inside Tennessee (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 .
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