Signature · 4 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts)
Gibson County, TN
Gibson County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (28.6% of the book) alongside 21.5% low-access.
- 21.5%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 16.5%
- on SNAP
- 51K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Gibson County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 21.5% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH -0.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 29% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sevier County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Gibson County ranks #1,561 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #34 of 93 counties in TN (21.5% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,561
- national by low-access %
- #34
- in TN
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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 Gibson County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Gibson County's 21.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 50% of them and ranked #1,567 most-affected nationwide.
Gibson County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Gibson 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.
Gibson County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Humphreys
Humphreys 22.3%
22.3 % low-access
- Cocke
Cocke 21.9%
21.9 % low-access
- Gibson
Gibson 21.5%
21.5 % low-access
- Sevier
Sevier 21.5%
21.5 % low-access
- Rhea
Rhea 21.2%
21.2 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 49,683 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 10,688 |
| Low-Access Share | 21.5%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,273 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 50,869 |
| Median Household Income | $62,755 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.7%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,366 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Gibson County
Gibson County has 55 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 26 locations (47% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 26
- cvs pharmacy 7793, trenton
- dollar general 10539, three way
- dollar general 11054, bradford
- dollar general 1258, humboldt
- dollar general 1261, milan
- dollar general 214, trenton
- dollar general 3973, rutherford
- dollar general 7088, dyer
- dollar general 7542, medina
- dollar general 15648, kenton
- dollar general 16463, gibson
- dollar general 22082, dyer
- dollar general 30792, trenton
- dollar general 31030, humboldt
- dollar general store 16493, milan
- dollar tree 3481, milan
- dollar tree 5945, humboldt
- family dollar 12886, medina
- family dollar 633, trenton
- little general 3227, humboldt
- little general 3232, rutherford
- little general 3239, trenton
- marathon 3236, dyer
- shell 3247, humboldt
- shell 3249, medina
- stockyard market, trenton
Convenience Store · 17
- alex mini mart, humboldt
- bradford quick shop, bradford
- casey's 4595, milan
- express mart, humboldt
- hilltop grocery, bradford
- m&o convenient store ,llc, trenton
- maverick quick shop inc, humboldt
- murphy usa 7295, humboldt
- murphy usa 7296, milan
- needee neighborhood 1, milan
- northside market, milan
- pockets 116, milan
- quick mart, milan
- quick shop, trenton
- skylight food mart, milan
- speed mart, trenton
- swami shreeji inc, milan
Supermarket · 7
- food giant 539, medina
- food rite 10, trenton
- food rite 22, dyer
- food rite 32, kenton
- food rite 72, trenton
- houchens save-a-lot 632, milan
- hays cash saver 2, humboldt
Super Store · 3
- ruler 348, milan
- walmart supercenter 104, milan
- walmart supercenter 120, humboldt
Farmers' Market · 1
- milan farmers market, milan
Large Grocery Store · 1
- bradford bestway, bradford
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 Gibson County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Nationwide peers for Gibson County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Gibson 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 (21.5% here).
- Manitowoc County, WI · 21.5% low-access
- Manitowoc County, WI · 21.5% low-access
- Sweetwater County, WY · 21.5% low-access
- Sweetwater County, WY · 21.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (16.5% here).
- Live Oak County, TX · 16.5% SNAP
- Live Oak County, TX · 16.5% SNAP
- Trinity County, TX · 16.5% SNAP
- Trinity County, TX · 16.5% 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
Gibson 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 Gibson County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47053. 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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