Signature · 4 LILA tracts (44.4% of tracts)
Cocke County, TN
Cocke County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (44.4% of the book) alongside 21.9% low-access.
- 21.9%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 18.8%
- on SNAP
- 37K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cocke County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 21.9% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH -0.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 44% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Gibson County ( -0.4 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Cocke County ranks #1,529 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #33 of 93 counties in TN (21.9% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,529
- national by low-access %
- #33
- in TN
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 4 LILA tracts (44.4% of tracts) .
How Cocke County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cocke County's 21.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 51% of them and ranked #1,535 most-affected nationwide.
Cocke County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cocke County has 1 urban and 8 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.
Cocke County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Rutherford
Rutherford 22.4%
22.4 % low-access
- Humphreys
Humphreys 22.3%
22.3 % low-access
- Cocke
Cocke 21.9%
21.9 % low-access
- Gibson
Gibson 21.5%
21.5 % low-access
- Sevier
Sevier 21.5%
21.5 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 35,662 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,827 |
| Low-Access Share | 21.9%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,992 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 36,813 |
| Median Household Income | $48,016 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.9%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,913 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.8%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cocke County
Cocke County has 54 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 33 locations (61% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 33
- 440 truckstop, newport
- 95 mart 13, newport
- a & m grocery 1, cosby
- big o's hartford 5, hartford
- bybee market 1, bybee
- city park grocery, newport
- djs market & deli, cosby
- donna jo's market, cosby
- ez stop food mart 19, newport
- hop-in 647, newport
- in and out market 1, newport
- in n out market, newport
- j and s mini mart, del rio
- k square mobil, newport
- kenjo 6, newport
- kennys market 5, newport
- lanes market 1, newport
- love's travel stop 796, newport
- mike's market, newport
- murphy usa 6574, newport
- newport citgo, newport
- newport market & deli 1, newport
- newport shell, newport
- orange mart, newport
- parrottsville market and deli, parrottsville
- quick stop market 32, newport
- racetrac 2682, newport
- shan's market, newport
- stop n go market, newport
- vardayak inc., parrottsville
- webb's market, cosby
- weigel's 80, newport
- zoomerz 959, newport
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- cvs pharmacy 7246, newport
- dollar general 10328, cosby
- dollar general 19350, del rio
- dollar general 4159, newport
- dollar general 445, newport
- dollar general 685, newport
- dollar general 8702, newport
- dollartree 8204, newport
- dollar general 12905, parrottsville
- dollar general 13726, newport
- dollar general 17224, newport
- dollar general 24355, cosby
- dollar general 25541, newport
- dollar tree 3157, newport
- walgreens 10688, newport
Supermarket · 3
- food city 604, newport
- food city 614, newport
- price less food 475, newport
Large Grocery Store · 1
- newport bargain barn, newport
Small Grocery Store · 1
- brock's open air market, newport
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 678, newport
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 Cocke County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Nationwide peers for Cocke County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cocke 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 (21.9% here).
- Rogers County, OK · 21.9% low-access
- Rogers County, OK · 21.9% low-access
- Oklahoma County, OK · 21.9% low-access
- Oklahoma County, OK · 21.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (18.8% here).
- Red River County, TX · 18.8% SNAP
- Red River County, TX · 18.8% SNAP
- Franklin County, WA · 18.8% SNAP
- Franklin County, WA · 18.8% 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.
Food access nationally, Tennessee in context
Cocke 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 Cocke County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47029. 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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