Signature · 2.3% low-access (6th pct)
Cannon County, TN
Cannon County lands in the lower national band on low-access (2.3%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 2.3%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.4%
- on SNAP
- 15K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cannon County, TN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 2.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -19.8 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Houston County ( -0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Cannon County lands in the lower national band (2.3%, #2,945 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,945
- national by low-access %
- #82
- in TN
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 103
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2.3% low-access (6th pct) (-19.8 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Cannon County compares nationally
Food access in Cannon County compares favorably nationally: its 2.3% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 6% of them (rank #2,949).
Cannon County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cannon 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.
Cannon County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Meigs 3.2
Meigs 3.2%
3.2 % low-access
- Cannon 2.3
Cannon 2.3%
2.3 % low-access
- Houston 1.9
Houston 1.9%
1.9 % low-access
- Union 1.9
Union 1.9%
1.9 % low-access
- Van Buren 1.9
Van Buren 1.9%
1.9 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,801 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 320 |
| Low-Access Share | 2.3%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 103 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,818 |
| Median Household Income | $59,443 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 603 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
SNAP retailers in Cannon County
Cannon County has 14 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 7 locations (50% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 19938, auburntown
- dollar general 13977, woodbury
- dollar general 23523, woodbury
- dollar general 24060, bradyville
- dollar general 24939, bradyville
- dollar general 31229, woodbury
- walgreens 19267, woodbury
Convenience Store · 3
- hwy 53 market 1, woodbury
- parsley's market & deli 1, woodbury
- portland exxon, portland
Supermarket · 2
- piggly wiggly 44, woodbury
- save a lot 45167, woodbury
Small Grocery Store · 1
- short mountain cultures, woodbury
Super Store · 1
- dollar general market 9816, woodbury
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 Cannon County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Cannon County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cannon 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 (2.3% here).
- Arlington County, VA · 2.3% low-access
- Arlington County, VA · 2.3% low-access
- Louisa County, VA · 2.3% low-access
- Louisa County, VA · 2.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (10.4% here).
- Bosque County, TX · 10.4% SNAP
- Bosque County, TX · 10.4% SNAP
- Lamoille County, VT · 10.4% SNAP
- Lamoille County, VT · 10.4% 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.
Cannon County inside a lower low-access state context
Cannon 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 Cannon County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47015. 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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