Signature · 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Benton County, TN
Benton County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 12.6% low-access.
- 12.6%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 15.8%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Benton County, TN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 12.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hardeman County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Benton County lands in the lower national band (12.6%, #2,291 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,291
- national by low-access %
- #55
- in TN
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 951
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Benton County compares nationally
Benton County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.6% low-access share that beats 27% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,291).
Benton County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Benton County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (4 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Benton County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Morgan 12.8
Morgan 12.8%
12.8 % low-access
- Benton 12.6
Benton 12.6%
12.6 % low-access
- Hardeman 12.5
Hardeman 12.5%
12.5 % low-access
- Dickson 12.2
Dickson 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Giles 12
Giles 12%
12 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,489 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,075 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 951 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 16,006 |
| Median Household Income | $51,746 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,126 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
SNAP retailers in Benton County
Benton County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 18 authorized stores; Camden holds 67% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Holladay.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Camden | 12 | 2 |
| Big Sandy | 3 | 1 |
| Holladay | 3 | none |
Convenience Store · 8
- big sandy food mart, big sandy
- camden exxon, camden
- camden fast fuel, camden
- camden square food mart, camden
- casey's 3433, camden
- holladay express shop, holladay
- murphy usa 7331, camden
- one 9 fuel stop 1366, holladay
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 18609, holladay
- dollar general 26, camden
- dollar general 7480, big sandy
- dollar general 20917, camden
- dollar general 23238, camden
- dollar general 25586, camden
- dollar tree 4404, camden
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- cashsaver, big sandy
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 738, camden
Supermarket · 1
- cash saver, camden
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 Benton County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Benton County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Benton 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 (12.6% here).
- Pike County, PA · 12.6% low-access
- Mayes County, OK · 12.6% low-access
- Warren County, MO · 12.6% low-access
- Texas County, MO · 12.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (15.8% here).
- Bedford County, PA · 15.8% SNAP
- Yamhill County, OR · 15.8% SNAP
- Spokane County, WA · 15.8% SNAP
- Hughes County, OK · 15.8% 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.
Tennessee among East South Central states
Tennessee ranks 1st of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (27.2%). Benton County, at 12.6%, runs 14.6 pts below the Tennessee rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Benton County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47005. 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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