Signature · 4.7% low-access (10th pct)
Bledsoe County, TN
Bledsoe County lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 18.1%
- on SNAP
- 15K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bledsoe County, TN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -17.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Henderson County ( -0.6 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Bledsoe County lands in the lower national band (4.7%, #2,822 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,822
- national by low-access %
- #74
- in TN
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 244
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.7% low-access (10th pct) (-17.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Bledsoe County compares nationally
Food access in Bledsoe County compares favorably nationally: its 4.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,828).
Bledsoe County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bledsoe County has 0 urban and 3 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.
Bledsoe County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Bledsoe 4.7
Bledsoe 4.7%
4.7 % low-access
- Henderson 4.1
Henderson 4.1%
4.1 % low-access
- Tipton 4.1
Tipton 4.1%
4.1 % low-access
- Polk 4
Polk 4%
4 % low-access
- Unicoi 3.7
Unicoi 3.7%
3.7 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 12,876 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 602 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 244 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,032 |
| Median Household Income | $54,720 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 878 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.0% |
SNAP retailers in Bledsoe County
Bledsoe County has 13 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 6 locations (46% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 326, pikeville
- dollar general 20577, pikeville
- dollar general 23564, pikeville
- dollar general 24656, pikeville
- dollar general store 18063, pikeville
- family dollar 12617, pikeville
Convenience Store · 5
- brockdell market, pikeville
- daily stop market, pikeville
- get-n place, spring city
- luminary country market, spring city
- pikeville food mart, pikeville
Supermarket · 2
- piggly wiggly #5, pikeville
- save a lot food store 24517, pikeville
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 Bledsoe County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Bledsoe County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bledsoe 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 (4.7% here).
- New Madrid County, MO · 4.7% low-access
- New Madrid County, MO · 4.7% low-access
- Vermillion County, IN · 4.7% low-access
- Vermillion County, IN · 4.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (18.1% here).
- Wilson County, NC · 18.1% SNAP
- Wilson County, NC · 18.1% SNAP
- Grays Harbor County, WA · 18.2% SNAP
- Pittsburg County, OK · 18.2% 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.
Bledsoe County inside a lower low-access state context
Bledsoe 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 .
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 Bledsoe County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47007. 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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