Signature · 5.9% SNAP (2nd pct in TN)
Blount County, TN
Blount County sits in the upper national band on low-access (30.1%, +8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 30.1%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 5.9%
- on SNAP
- 139K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Blount County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 30.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +8.0 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sullivan County (+ 0.6 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Blount County sits in the upper national band (30.1%, #921 of 3,079).
- #921
- national by low-access %
- #16
- in TN
- 9
- low-access tracts
- 11K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 5.9% SNAP (2nd pct in TN) (-6.2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Blount County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Blount County's 30.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 70% of them and ranked #932 most-affected nationwide.
Blount County's elevated USDA tier split
28 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Blount County has 13 urban and 15 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.
Blount County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Sullivan
Sullivan 30.7%
30.7 % low-access
- Blount
Blount 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- White
White 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Greene
Greene 28.6%
28.6 % low-access
- Dyer
Dyer 27.5%
27.5 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 28 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 123,010 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 9 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 37,062 |
| Low-Access Share | 30.1%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 10,551 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 139,333 |
| Median Household Income | $77,365 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,281 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.9%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Blount County
Blount County has 110 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 60 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 60
- 129 market, louisville
- alcoa food mart inc, alcoa
- brickmill market llc, maryville
- casey's general store 4222, maryville
- ez stop food mart 1, maryville
- ez stop food mart 12, alcoa
- ez stop food mart 20, maryville
- ez stop food mart 22, maryville
- ez stop food mart 27, maryville
- ez stop food mart 29, maryville
- ez stop food mart 3, maryville
- ez stop food mart 31, maryville
- ez stop food mart 34, maryville
- ez stop food mart 8, maryville
- ellejoy market and deli, walland
- fast lap market & deli, maryville
- foothills food mart, maryville
- foothills market, maryville
- friendsville market # 1, friendsville
- goodstop 4221, louisville
- gas express, louisville
- ians market #45, alcoa
- ian's market # 93, walland
- ian's market #155, maryville
- ians market 3, maryville
- icon 2, maryville
- kenjo 15, maryville
- kenjo 26, maryville
- kenjo 7, alcoa
- kenjo 8, maryville
- kenjo 24, maryville
- kenjo 41, maryville
- kenjo 47, friendsville
- kenjo 48, louisville
- kenjo market 52, maryville
- lakeshore shell, louisville
- lowes market & deli, maryville
- maryville shell, maryville
- murphy express 8868, alcoa
- murphy usa 7450, maryville
- nikcy's food mart and deli, maryville
- ohm8090 food & lottery inc., louisville
- parkway grocery, townsend
- quick market, alcoa
- rebel's market, maryville
- rite stop market, maryville
- shell, maryville
- smokey mountain market, townsend
- sp market #3, maryville
- sp market 2, maryville
- super stop market, maryville
- the local market 102, maryville
- the local market 108, alcoa
- the local market 143, townsend
- weigel's 1078, maryville
- weigel's 50, alcoa
- weigel's 53, maryville
- weigels 1092, alcoa
- weigels 1114, maryville
- woods market, maryville
Combination Grocery/Other · 31
- amburn's market, maryville
- big lots 3162, alcoa
- cvs pharmacy 5671, maryville
- cvs pharmacy 6359, alcoa
- dollar general 10987, alcoa
- dollar general 11072, friendsville
- dollar general 13895, maryville
- dollar general 3156, maryville
- dollar general 3988, maryville
- dollar general 9022, townsend
- dollar general 962, maryville
- dollar general 11969, louisville
- dollar general 15045, louisville
- dollar general 15857, maryville
- dollar general 17130, maryville
- dollar general 17460, maryville
- dollar general 17719, maryville
- dollar general 17933, louisville
- dollar general 22375, walland
- dollar general 23345, friendsville
- dollar general 24445, maryville
- dollar general 2942, alcoa
- dollar general 30152, maryville
- dollar general store 15888, maryville
- dollar tree 3815, maryville
- dollar tree 545, alcoa
- family dollar store 266, maryville
- walgreens 3388, alcoa
- walgreens 6993, maryville
- walgreens 11699, maryville
- walgreens 15906, maryville
Supermarket · 10
- aldi 70005, maryville
- aldi 70013, alcoa
- food city 626, alcoa
- food city 647, maryville
- food lion 1362, maryville
- food lion 1467, maryville
- food city 651, maryville
- grocery outlet 23, alcoa
- publix tennessee, llc 1779, maryville
- village market iga, townsend
Super Store · 6
- bj's wholesale club 239, maryville
- kroger co #00862-d 862, alcoa
- kroger 683, maryville
- target store t-1250, maryville
- walmart 672, alcoa
- walmart supercenter 4223, maryville
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- horn of plenty marketplace, maryville
- la lupita llc 2, maryville
Delivery Route · 1
- family's first gourmet foods, louisville
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 Blount County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Blount County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Blount County (5.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Tennessee.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TN (30.1% here).
- Tarrant County, TX · 30.1% low-access
- Tarrant County, TX · 30.1% low-access
- Young County, TX · 30.1% low-access
- Young County, TX · 30.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (5.9% here).
- Meade County, SD · 5.9% SNAP
- Meade County, SD · 5.9% SNAP
- Rockingham County, VA · 5.9% SNAP
- Rockingham County, VA · 5.9% 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.
Blount County inside a higher low-access state context
Blount 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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