Signature · 4 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts)
Cumberland County, TN
Cumberland County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (28.6% of the book) alongside 26.9% low-access.
- 26.9%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 11.3%
- on SNAP
- 64K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cumberland County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 26.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +4.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 29% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Davidson County ( -0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Cumberland County ranks #1,154 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #20 of 93 counties in TN (26.9% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,154
- national by low-access %
- #20
- in TN
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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 (28.6% of tracts) .
How Cumberland County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cumberland County's 26.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 63% of them and ranked #1,157 most-affected nationwide.
Cumberland County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Cumberland County has 5 urban and 9 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.
Cumberland County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Dyer
Dyer 27.5%
27.5 % low-access
- Cumberland
Cumberland 26.9%
26.9 % low-access
- Davidson
Davidson 26.6%
26.6 % low-access
- Washington
Washington 26.2%
26.2 % low-access
- Maury
Maury 25.6%
25.6 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 56,053 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 15,060 |
| Low-Access Share | 26.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,122 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 63,553 |
| Median Household Income | $60,375 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,191 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.3%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Cumberland County
Cumberland County has 71 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 39 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 39
- 101 food mart, crossville
- 7-eleven 41863h, crossville
- am express 1, crossville
- circle k 4703620, crossville
- d n d 1, crossville
- eagle market, crossville
- eco travel plaza, crossville
- elite 03 inc, crossville
- elite 1 inc, crossville
- elite 5, crossville
- flowers bakery outlet 528, crossville
- gas xpress, crossville
- happy sak exxon, crossville
- homestead market, crossville
- jackson mart of crossville, crossville
- kwik stop, crossville
- lake tansi market, crossville
- liberty market, crab orchard
- little brads convenience, crossville
- mayland market-a, crossville
- miller mart, crossville
- miller mart main street, crossville
- motiram inc, crossville
- murphy usa 5594, crossville
- orchard foodmart, crab orchard
- pilot travel center 114, crossville
- pleasant hill market, crossville
- pomona market, crossville
- rocky top market 936, rockwood
- route 70 market, crossville
- sawmill market, crossville
- speedway 7128, crossville
- speedway 7158, crossville
- susie's food market, rockwood
- vandever grocery, crossville
- volunteer gasoline, crossville
- weigel's 1076, crossville
- weigel's 87, crossville
- woodmere exxon, crossville
Combination Grocery/Other · 23
- cvs pharmacy 4479, crossville
- dollar general 14596, crossville
- dollar general 19389, crossville
- dollar general 19465, crossville
- dollar general 2450, crossville
- dollar general 3926, crossville
- dollar general 573, crossville
- dollartree 9875, crossville
- dollar general 12611, pleasant hill
- dollar general 12671, crossville
- dollar general 16001, crossville
- dollar general 16115, crossville
- dollar general 19741, crossville
- dollar general 19907, crossville
- dollar general 20229, crab orchard
- dollar general 23168, crossville
- dollar general 25540, crossville
- dollar general 25878, crossville
- dollar general 30682, rockwood
- dollar general store 17374, crossville
- dollar tree 302, crossville
- dollar tree 6696, crossville
- walgreen 06223, crossville
Supermarket · 5
- crossville save-a-lot grocery 22604, crossville
- food city 656, crossville
- food city 662, crossville
- grocery outlet 11, crossville
- price less iga 495, crossville
Super Store · 3
- dollar general market 12008, crossville
- kroger co #00599-d 599, crossville
- walmart supercenter 687, crossville
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- smith family produce, crossville
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 Cumberland County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Nationwide peers for Cumberland County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Cumberland 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 (26.9% here).
- Rusk County, TX · 26.9% low-access
- Rusk County, TX · 26.9% low-access
- Henrico County, VA · 26.9% low-access
- Henrico County, VA · 26.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (11.3% here).
- Beadle County, SD · 11.3% SNAP
- Beadle County, SD · 11.3% SNAP
- Young County, TX · 11.3% SNAP
- Young County, TX · 11.3% 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.
Food access nationally, Tennessee in context
Cumberland 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 Cumberland County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47035. 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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