Signature · 5.9% SNAP (3rd pct in TN)
Cheatham County, TN
Cheatham County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 5.9%
- on SNAP
- 42K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cheatham County, TN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Johnson County (+ 0.6 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Cheatham County lands in the lower national band (7.6%, #2,667 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,667
- national by low-access %
- #69
- in TN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 549
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.9% SNAP (3rd pct in TN) (-6.2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Cheatham County compares nationally
Food access in Cheatham County compares favorably nationally: its 7.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 15% of them (rank #2,671).
Cheatham County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cheatham County has 2 urban and 7 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.
Cheatham County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Claiborne 8.4
Claiborne 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Johnson 8.2
Johnson 8.2%
8.2 % low-access
- Cheatham 7.6
Cheatham 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Grundy 6.9
Grundy 6.9%
6.9 % low-access
- Obion 6.8
Obion 6.8%
6.8 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 39,105 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,960 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 549 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 41,829 |
| Median Household Income | $89,852 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.7%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 957 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.9%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cheatham County
Cheatham County has 37 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 18 locations (49% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- dollar general 333, ashland city
- dollar general 6949, pegram
- dollar general 13301, ashland city
- dollar general 16016, kingston springs
- dollar general 17059, ashland city
- dollar general 17134, ashland city
- dollar general 25273, ashland city
- dollar general 25429, ashland city
- dollar general 8783, joelton
- dollar tree 6343, ashland city
- sudden service 12, ashland city
- sudden service 13, kingston springs
- sudden service 4, pleasant view
- sudden service 5, pleasant view
- sudden service 58, pleasant view
- twice daily 0041, cedar hill
- twice daily 8046, joelton
- walgreens 13009, ashland city
Convenience Store · 12
- braces market, ashland city
- circle k 4703961, kingston springs
- circle k 4703710, ashland city
- lakeview market and hardware, ashland city
- murphy usa 7062, ashland city
- new hope market, joelton
- petro kingston springs 349, kingston springs
- quickmart 6, ashland city
- r & r energy llc, joelton
- randal orange market inc, ashland city
- rr market, ashland city
- thorntons llc 511615, kingston springs
Super Store · 4
- cashsaver 75, ashland city
- dollar general market 9801, pleasant view
- hg hill food store 86, pleasant view
- walmart supercenter 1226, ashland city
Supermarket · 2
- food lion 0693, ashland city
- tony's cee bee food store inc, joelton
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lawrence foods, kingston springs
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 Cheatham County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Cheatham County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Cheatham County (5.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Tennessee.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TN (7.6% here).
- San Jacinto County, TX · 7.6% low-access
- San Jacinto County, TX · 7.6% low-access
- Multnomah County, OR · 7.6% low-access
- Multnomah County, OR · 7.6% 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.
Cheatham County inside a lower low-access state context
Cheatham 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 Cheatham County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47021. 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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