County food-access profile · Tennessee
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)
The food-access picture
26.6% of Davidson County residents live in a low-access area, and 29 of its 159 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 74
- low-access tracts
- 51K
- food-desert residents
- 6.5%
- households, no vehicle
- 13.9%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Davidson County's low-access share at 26.6%, above the national share. 74 of the county's 159 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 166,533 people. 29 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 51,455 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
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 #1,181 most-affected nationwide.
Davidson County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 159 census tracts in Davidson County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Davidson County vs. other Tennessee counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Tennessee
- Davidson
Davidson County, TN
26.6 % low-access
- Anderson 10.9
Anderson County, TN
10.9 % low-access
- Bedford
Bedford County, TN
23 % low-access
- Benton
Benton County, TN
12.6 % low-access
- Bledsoe 4.7
Bledsoe County, TN
4.7 % low-access
- Blount
Blount County, TN
30.1 % 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 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| 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% |
About 8.3% of Davidson County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 26.6% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 8.3% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 26,860 households here.
- 6.5% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 29 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Davidson County
above the national share
29 of Davidson County's 159 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 18.2% of all its tracts.
A further 45 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 74.
An estimated 166,533 residents, roughly 26.6% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 51,455 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 85 tracts (53.5%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Davidson County
Davidson County has 555 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 159 locations (29% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 159
- 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
- dollar general 2443, nashville
- dollar general 2595, antioch
- dollar general 2731, nashville
- dollar general 2915, antioch
- dollar general 3292, nashville
- dollar general 4400, nashville
- dollar general 6311, nashville
- dollar general 6680, nashville
- dollar general 6785, nashville
- dollar general 7621, goodlettsville
- dollar general 7914, madison
- dollar general 8347, madison
- dollar general 9232, nashville
- dollar general 9630, madison
- dollar tree 4629, nashville
- dollar tree 4782, nashville
- dollartree 9708, goodlettsville
- dollar general 11816, nashville
- dollar general 11817, madison
- dollar general 12580, goodlettsville
- dollar general 12708, nashville
- dollar general 13039, nashville
- dollar general 14879, nashville
- dollar general 15496, nashville
- dollar general 16369, nashville
- dollar general 17978, old hickory
- dollar general 18252, nashville
- dollar general 21334, nashville
- dollar general 24369, nashville
- dollar tree 1015, nashville
- dollar tree 1197, nashville
- dollar tree 1764, madison
- dollar tree 2157, antioch
- dollar tree 2221, nashville
- dollar tree 3326, nashville
- dollar tree 4245, nashville
- dollar tree 5322, nashville
- dollar tree 6020, nashville
- dollar tree 6118, madison
- dollar tree 6137, hermitage
- dollar tree 6512, nashville
- dollar tree 6535, nashville
- dollar tree 6654, old hickory
- dollar tree 7487, nashville
- dollar tree 8287, nashville
- dollar general 14393, joelton
- eko african market, nashville
- family dollar 1033, nashville
- family dollar 1949, nashville
- family dollar 8967, antioch
- family dollar store 2627, nashville
- feedel international market, nashville
- fiziland market c, nashville
- king market & cafe, antioch
- lucy market, llc, nashville
- maleda market, antioch
- maximum, nashville
- merkato, nashville
- plaza chapina, madison
- rajdhani groceries and cafe, nashville
- sudden service 17, nashville
- sudden service 43, nashville
- sudden service 6115, whites creek
- sudden service 6322, nashville
- sudden service 6604, nashville
- sudden service 6607, madison
- sudden service 6608, nashville
- sudden service 6615, brentwood
- sudden service 6645, nashville
- sudden service 6653, nashville
- sudden service 7204, nashville
- sudden service 7206, brentwood
- sudden service 7218, hermitage
- sudden service 8050, joelton
- sudden service 8126, nashville
- sudden service 8235, nashville
- sudden service 8801, nashville
- sudden service 8897, nashville
- tennessee oriental grocery, nashville
- the turnip truck, nashville
- twice daily 60, nashville
- twice daily 6120, nashville
- twice daily 6227, nashville
- twice daily 6602, nashville
- twice daily 6603, goodlettsville
- twice daily 6641, nashville
- twice daily 6659, nashville
- twice daily 7100, nashville
- twice daily 7111, antioch
- twice daily 7114, nashville
- twice daily 7122, nashville
- twice daily 7150, brentwood
- twice daily 7718, hermitage
- twice daily 8029, nashville
- twice daily 8081, whites creek
- twice daily 8085, nashville
- twice daily 8825, nashville
- twice daily 8835, nashville
- twice daily 8863, nashville
- twice daily 9, goodlettsville
- twice daily/white bison 6184, nashville
- uptown fresh market, antioch
- uptown fruit market, nashville
- walgreen 05065, hermitage
- walgreen 05563, hermitage
- walgreen 09546, nashville
- walgreen 09778, nashville
- walgreens 04904, nashville
- walgreens 05166, nashville
- walgreens 05395, nashville
- walgreens 06211, antioch
- walgreens 11701, nashville
- walgreens 13929, nashville
- walgreens 3221 3221, madison
- walgreens 3401, nashville
- walgreens 4456, hermitage
- walgreens 4677, nashville
- walgreens 4707, nashville
- walgreens 5869, nashville
- walgreens 6853, nashville
- walgreens 696, nashville
- walgreens 7076, antioch
- walgreens 7302, goodlettsville
- walgreens 7689, nashville
- walgreens 04346, bellevue
- walgreens 05091, nashville
- walgreens 07316, nashville
- walgreens 18085, nashville
- walgreens 19382, nashville
- walgreens 4158, nashville
- walgreens 4872, nashville
- walgreens 5028, nashville
- walgreens 7535, nashville
- walgreens 9762, antioch
- walgreens 9907, brentwood
Convenience Store · 87
- 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
Bakery Specialty · 4
- la espiga bakery, nashville
- number 1 bakery abigailmu, nashville
- papa murphy's pizza tn037, hermitage
- sam bakery, antioch
Showing 250 of 555 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Tennessee
Compare Davidson County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Food access nationally, Tennessee in context
Davidson County sits inside Tennessee (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.