Signature · 45 SNAP-authorized stores
Dyer County, TN
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Dyer 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).
- 27.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 15.8%
- on SNAP
- 37K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Dyer County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 27.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cumberland County ( -0.6 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Dyer County ranks #1,114 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #19 of 93 counties in TN (27.5% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,114
- national by low-access %
- #19
- in TN
- 3
- 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: 45 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Dyer County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Dyer County's 27.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 64% of them and ranked #1,117 most-affected nationwide.
Dyer County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Dyer County has 3 urban and 5 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.
Dyer County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Greene
Greene 28.6%
28.6 % 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
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 38,335 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,533 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,716 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 36,508 |
| Median Household Income | $58,154 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,336 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Dyer County
Dyer County has 45 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 24 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 24
- all in one, dyersburg
- care market, dyersburg
- casey's general store 3092, dyersburg
- corner market 2, dyersburg
- dodge store 6607, dyersburg
- duncan's food mart 1, newbern
- gatlin's grocery, dyersburg
- gordon's express, dyersburg
- hilltop market, dyersburg
- janice's salvage grocery, dyersburg
- jr mart, dyersburg
- love's travel stop 641, dyersburg
- mini mart, dyersburg
- murphy usa 7760, dyersburg
- newbern corner mart, newbern
- parkview amoco 4, dyersburg
- rice grocery, tigrett
- sai of dyersburg corporation, dyersburg
- sarang inc, dyersburg
- short stop 1, dyersburg
- sunflower health food, dyersburg
- t & b's grocery, dyersburg
- tiger market 1, dyersburg
- trimble food mart, trimble
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- cvs 10645, dyersburg
- dollar general 11267, dyersburg
- dollar general 11297, dyersburg
- dollar general 18785, dyersburg
- dollar general 2460, dyersburg
- dollar general 6705, dyersburg
- dollar general 7250, dyersburg
- dollar general 16247, dyersburg
- dollar general 18020, dyersburg
- dollar general 2789, newbern
- dollar general 30829, dyersburg
- dollar tree 442, dyersburg
- family dollar 3283, dyersburg
- twice daily/white bison 3237, newbern
- walgreens 9465, dyersburg
Super Store · 2
- kroger food store 392, dyersburg
- walmart 677, dyersburg
Supermarket · 2
- dyersburg save a lot 21335, dyersburg
- food rite 52, newbern
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- a cut above meats and market, dyersburg
Small Grocery Store · 1
- el amigo, dyersburg
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 Dyer County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Nationwide peers for Dyer County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Dyer 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 (27.5% here).
- Floyd County, VA · 27.5% low-access
- Floyd County, VA · 27.5% low-access
- Bourbon County, KS · 27.5% low-access
- Bourbon County, KS · 27.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (15.8% here).
- Bedford County, PA · 15.8% SNAP
- Bedford County, PA · 15.8% SNAP
- Yamhill County, OR · 15.8% SNAP
- Yamhill County, OR · 15.8% 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
Dyer 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 Dyer County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47045. 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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