Signature · 8.3% SNAP (14th pct in TN)
Davidson County, TN
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Davidson County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 26.6%
- low-access pop.
- 29
- food-desert tracts
- 8.3%
- on SNAP
- 715K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Davidson County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 26.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +4.5 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 29 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 18% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cumberland County (+ 0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Davidson County ranks #1,177 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #21 of 93 counties in TN (26.6% low-access; 29 food-desert tracts).
- #1,177
- national by low-access %
- #21
- in TN
- 74
- low-access tracts
- 51K
- 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: 8.3% SNAP (14th pct in TN) (-3.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Davidson County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Davidson County's 26.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 62% of them and ranked #1,177 most-affected nationwide.
Davidson County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
159 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 29 LILA.
Davidson County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (148 urban, 11 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 11 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Davidson 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 | 159 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 626,681 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 74 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 29 |
| Low-Access Population | 166,533 |
| Low-Access Share | 26.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 51,455 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 715,388 |
| Median Household Income | $77,853 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 26,860 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Davidson County
Davidson County has 555 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 226 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
10 towns share the 555 authorized stores; Nashville holds 68% of them. 4 of the 10 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Brentwood, Whites Creek, Joelton, Bellevue.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 378 | 108 |
| Antioch | 56 | 19 |
| Madison | 40 | 11 |
| Hermitage | 34 | 9 |
| Goodlettsville | 24 | 4 |
| Old Hickory | 10 | 1 |
| Brentwood | 5 | none |
| Whites Creek | 4 | none |
| Joelton | 3 | none |
| Bellevue | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 226
- 4 brothers market, nashville
- 5 star market inc, madison
- 59 shell, antioch
- 62 shell 3, antioch
- 7-eleven 41042h, nashville
- 7-eleven 41713h, brentwood
- 7-eleven 41902, antioch
- 7-eleven 41938h, nashville
- 7-eleven 41963h, goodlettsville
- 7-eleven 42174h, nashville
- 7-eleven, inc. 42222, nashville
- 7-eleven, inc. 42262h, hermitage
- apjp llc, nashville
- aplus 285, nashville
- aplus 286, nashville
- am express 5, nashville
- antioch shell, nashville
- avalon station, goodlettsville
- baker's market, goodlettsville
- best stop market, hermitage
- bordeaux market, nashville
- buy n save market inc, nashville
- buy the way, antioch
- casey's 4225, nashville
- circle k 4703905, nashville
- circle k 4703922, nashville
- circle k 4703924, nashville
- circle k 4703926, nashville
- circle k 4703928, nashville
- circle k 4703933, nashville
- circle k 4703934, nashville
- circle k 4703935, nashville
- circle k 4703936, old hickory
- circle k 4703937, nashville
- circle k 4703938, nashville
- circle k 4703942, hermitage
- circle k 4703945, antioch
- circle k 4703946, nashville
- circle k 4703949, hermitage
- circle k 4703950, madison
- circle k 4703952, nashville
- circle k 4703953, nashville
- circle k 4703956, antioch
- circle k 4703958, nashville
- circle k 4703959, nashville
- circle k 4703962, nashville
- charlotte ave market, nashville
- chris gas station llc, nashville
- circle k 4703680, nashville
- circle k 4703681, nashville
- circle k 4703694, nashville
- community market, nashville
- d and k petromart, hermitage
- d&m discount tobacco, nashville
- diamond investment 1 llc, hermitage
- dickerson rd citgo, nashville
- discount tobacco beer grocery 1, hermitage
- dollar city enterprises 1, nashville
- e & m market, nashville
- et market discount tobacco & beer, nashville
- express mart, nashville
- elysian market, nashville
- express food mart, nashville
- express mart, nashville
- ez mart, nashville
- fatherland st market 01, nashville
- fill n go uno, madison
- first one market, madison
- food mart 01, nashville
- foster market, nashville
- four daughters market, nashville
- g-dragon mart, nashville
- galbreath shop rite, goodlettsville
- gallatin pike shell, nashville
- gallatin rd market, nashville
- garfield market llc, nashville
- gogo market 1, nashville
- golden bear 4, whites creek
- green express food mart, nashville
- h & a trade llc, nashville
- h and s market llc 01, nashville
- hannah's mart, nashville
- heritage travel center, joelton
- hermitage discount tobacco and be, nashville
- hermitage z mart inc, hermitage
- hickory market, old hickory
- honeysuckle 11, nashville
- hop in #799 #799, nashville
- hwy100 market and deli, nashville
- in & out market, nashville
- jr market, nashville
- jay market, old hickory
- jerry's citgo, nashville
- john's market, madison
- k & k market, nashville
- kwik mart, nashville
- kwik sak 625, nashville
- kwik sak 628, nashville
- kwik stop holdings llc 01, nashville
- kwik stop super mercado, old hickory
- kwik trip market, madison
- kwiksak 614, hermitage
- kwikstop korner, antioch
- lewis street market, nashville
- laverte's market, nashville
- lebanon road shell, nashville
- lewis market llc, antioch
- little barn market, nashville
- love's travel stop 429, nashville
- mapco 1978, nashville
- mapco 1979, nashville
- mapco express, inc 1033, nashville
- mapco express, inc 1040, goodlettsville
- mapco express, inc 3065, nashville
- mapco express, inc 3066, goodlettsville
- mapco express, inc 3193, nashville
- mapco express, inc 3194, nashville
- mapco express, inc 3200, madison
- mapco express, inc 3201, nashville
- mapco express, inc 3214, nashville
- mapco express, inc 3216, nashville
- mapco express, inc 3219, nashville
- mapco express, inc 3220, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 1001, hermitage
- mapco express, inc. 3204, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 3217, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 3218, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 3307, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 3311, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 3322, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 3328, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 3343, antioch
- mapco express, inc. 3347, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 3352, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 3400, goodlettsville
- mapco express, inc. 3403, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 3414, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 3419, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 3420, nashville
- mapco express, inc. 7551, antioch
- mini mart, nashville
- madison shell, madison
- main 5 -, nashville
- mapco, nashville
- mapco express 807, nashville
- mary market, nashville
- mse market, antioch
- mucho express 1, nashville
- murphy express 8618, nashville
- murphy usa 6986, hermitage
- nashville bluebird inc, madison
- nolensville road shell, nashville
- northside market, nashville
- om sai oil group inc, madison
- one stop at madison, madison
- one stop mart, nashville
- quick'n e-z, hermitage
- quiktrip 7144, goodlettsville
- racetrac 2546, madison
- raceway, hermitage
- raceway 960 llc, nashville
- rivergate shell, goodlettsville
- roberston market, nashville
- rose market llc, nashville
- rosie's market, nashville
- sai citgo inc, nashville
- salem market & deli corp, nashville
- sam market llc, hermitage
- sam's market, nashville
- sams super market, nashville
- shell station 4260, nashville
- sonrise market, antioch
- speedway 7112, nashville
- speedway 7134, old hickory
- speedway 7136, nashville
- speedway 7142, nashville
- speedy mart, nashville
- st. george market 2, goodlettsville
- star mart, nashville
- stop n shop 1, nashville
- sunoca gas, nashville
- sunshine market, goodlettsville
- super discount, goodlettsville
- super fiesta latina, madison
- super station, nashville
- swift stop market, goodlettsville
- ta antioch 117, antioch
- tiger market 41068h, nashville
- the bodega, nashville
- thorntons #511604 511604, madison
- thorntons #511608 511608, nashville
- thorntons #511609 511609, antioch
- thorntons #511614 511614, antioch
- thorntons 511620, antioch
- thorntons 511621, nashville
- thorntons 602, nashville
- thorntons 603, hermitage
- thorntons 607, antioch
- thorntons 611, nashville
- tigermart 203 203, nashville
- tigermart 204 204, nashville
- tigermart 210 210, nashville
- tigermart 211 211, nashville
- tigermart 212 212, nashville
- tigermart 213 213, nashville
- tigermart 214 214, nashville
- tigermart 219 219, antioch
- tigermart 220 220, goodlettsville
- tigermart 229 229, nashville
- tigermart 230 230, hermitage
- tigermart 238 238, nashville
- tigermart 239 239, nashville
- tigermart 240 240, nashville
- tigermart 41043, nashville
- tigermart 41069h, nashville
- titan deli market, nashville
- trinity market 1, nashville
- tsu phillips 66 inc, nashville
- uptown market, nashville
- village market, nashville
- weiss market, nashville
- west trinity lane market, nashville
- whites creek shell 3, whites creek
- z mart 6, nashville
- zack's express mart/phillips 66 1, nashville
- zmart 2, nashville
Combination Grocery/Other · 159 (24 shown)
- africans empire store, antioch
- antioch market inc, antioch
- cvs pharmacy 6427, nashville
- cvs pharmacy 6435, hermitage
- cvs pharmacy 6044, nashville
- cvs pharmacy 6398, nashville
- cvs pharmacy 6412, nashville
- cvs pharmacy 6424, madison
- cvs pharmacy 6433, nashville
- cvs pharmacy 6437, nashville
- cvs pharmacy 7608, nashville
- central market, nashville
- chin cherry international market, antioch
- dollar general 10393, antioch
- dollar general 13669, nashville
- dollar general 14397, antioch
- dollar general 150, old hickory
- dollar general 1901, old hickory
- dollar general 19742, antioch
- dollar general 1990, nashville
- dollar general 2117, nashville
- dollar general 2158, nashville
- dollar general 2360, hermitage
- dollar general 2392, madison
Showing 250 of 555 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Davidson County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Nationwide peers for Davidson County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Davidson County (8.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Tennessee.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TN (26.6% here).
- Weber County, UT · 26.6% low-access
- Grant County, NM · 26.6% low-access
- Onondaga County, NY · 26.7% low-access
- Bourbon County, KY · 26.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (8.3% here).
- Grayson County, TX · 8.3% SNAP
- Lavaca County, TX · 8.3% SNAP
- Pickens County, SC · 8.3% SNAP
- Centre County, PA · 8.3% 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.
Tennessee among East South Central states
Tennessee ranks 1st of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (27.2%). Davidson County, at 26.6%, runs 0.6 pts below the Tennessee rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Davidson County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47037. 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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