Signature · 9.3% SNAP (20th pct in TN)
Dickson County, TN
Dickson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 9.3%
- on SNAP
- 56K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Dickson County, TN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 12.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Giles County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Dickson County lands in the lower national band (12.2%, #2,320 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,320
- national by low-access %
- #57
- in TN
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.3% SNAP (20th pct in TN) (-2.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Dickson County compares nationally
Dickson County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.2% low-access share that beats 26% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,327).
Dickson County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Dickson County has 2 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.
Dickson County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Morgan 12.8
Morgan 12.8%
12.8 % low-access
- Benton 12.6
Benton 12.6%
12.6 % low-access
- Hardeman 12.5
Hardeman 12.5%
12.5 % low-access
- Dickson 12.2
Dickson 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Giles 12
Giles 12%
12 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 49,666 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,052 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,940 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 55,983 |
| Median Household Income | $75,003 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,017 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.3%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Dickson County
Dickson County has 60 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 26 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 26
- 76 mini food mart, dickson
- airport market, dickson
- amoco food shop, dickson
- charlotte market, charlotte
- dickson express, dickson
- dickson foodmart, dickson
- dickson minimart, dickson
- dickson shell station, dickson
- fast stop 2, white bluff
- fast stop 3, dickson
- fast stop 4, dickson
- fortune market, cumberland furnace
- huck's 392, dickson
- i40 & 48 exchange market, dickson
- kwik stop, dickson
- lopez's store, dickson
- love's travel stop 369, dickson
- morgans market, vanleer
- murphy usa 6868, dickson
- one stop, dickson
- p & d quick stop 5 5, dickson
- pilot travel center 409, dickson
- quiktrip 7147, dickson
- speedway 7184, dickson
- sunny's market, dickson
- village market, dickson
Combination Grocery/Other · 23
- cvs pharmacy 6393, dickson
- dollar general 13384, dickson
- dollar general 2395, white bluff
- dollar general 50, dickson
- dollar general 7061, charlotte
- dollar general 11807, burns
- dollar general 12491, vanleer
- dollar general 12495, dickson
- dollar general 15486, dickson
- dollar general 18205, dickson
- dollar general 19940, charlotte
- dollar general 23236, dickson
- dollar general 25233, dickson
- dollar general 25754, white bluff
- dollar general 30230, burns
- dollar general 30554, dickson
- dollar general 3944, dickson
- dollar general store 17414, dickson
- dollar general store 17419, cumberland furnace
- dollar tree 1756, dickson
- sudden service 48, dickson
- twice daily 8821, dickson
- walgreens 05564, dickson
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 70024, dickson
- chappell's home town foods 2, dickson
- chappell's home town foods 3, white bluff
- chappell's hometown foods 5, dickson
- murphys cee bee, charlotte
Super Store · 2
- kroger 523, dickson
- walmart s/c 0264, dickson
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza tn057, dickson
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- manns market 1, white bluff
Large Grocery Store · 1
- country view market, charlotte
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- rileys meat market, dickson
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 Dickson County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Dickson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Dickson County (9.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Tennessee.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TN (12.2% here).
- Green County, WI · 12.2% low-access
- Green County, WI · 12.2% low-access
- Converse County, WY · 12.2% low-access
- Converse County, WY · 12.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (9.3% here).
- Monongalia County, WV · 9.3% SNAP
- Monongalia County, WV · 9.3% SNAP
- Defiance County, OH · 9.3% SNAP
- Defiance County, OH · 9.3% 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.
Dickson County inside a lower low-access state context
Dickson 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 .
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