Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Chester County, TN
Chester County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 11.4% low-access.
- 11.4%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.3%
- on SNAP
- 18K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Chester County, TN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 11.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Anderson County ( -0.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Chester County lands in the lower national band (11.4%, #2,381 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,381
- national by low-access %
- #59
- in TN
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 778
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Chester County compares nationally
Chester County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.4% low-access share that beats 24% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,385).
Chester County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Chester County has 1 urban and 2 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.
Chester County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Dickson 12.2
Dickson 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Giles 12
Giles 12%
12 % low-access
- Chester 11.4
Chester 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- Anderson 10.9
Anderson 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Marion 10.9
Marion 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 17,131 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,950 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 778 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 17,611 |
| Median Household Income | $59,341 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 857 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.0% |
SNAP retailers in Chester County
Chester County has 14 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 6 locations (43% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 0078, henderson
- dollar general 11582, milledgeville
- dollar general 16394, henderson
- dollar general 17181, finger
- dollar tree 8535, henderson
- family dollar 4235, henderson
Convenience Store · 6
- bappa morya inc dba white oak shell, milledgeville
- bulls market, henderson
- c&r grocery, henderson
- fast stop 12, henderson
- odens marathon, henderson
- rom food and fuel, henderson
Supermarket · 2
- hays cash saver 11, henderson
- henderson piggly wiggly 91, henderson
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 Chester County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Chester County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Chester 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 (11.4% here).
- Island County, WA · 11.4% low-access
- Island County, WA · 11.4% low-access
- Barbour County, WV · 11.4% low-access
- Barbour County, WV · 11.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (13.3% here).
- Windham County, VT · 13.3% SNAP
- Windham County, VT · 13.3% SNAP
- Delaware County, PA · 13.3% SNAP
- Delaware County, PA · 13.3% 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.
Chester County inside a lower low-access state context
Chester 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 Chester County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47023. 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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