Signature · 37 SNAP-authorized stores
Giles County, TN
Giles County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.4%
- on SNAP
- 31K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Giles County, TN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 12.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Dickson County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Giles County lands in the lower national band (12.0%, #2,338 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,338
- national by low-access %
- #58
- in TN
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 37 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Giles County compares nationally
Giles County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.0% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,344).
Giles County's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Giles County has 0 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.
Giles County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % 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
- Chester 11.4
Chester 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 29,485 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,544 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,429 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 30,620 |
| Median Household Income | $62,307 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.8%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,374 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.4%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Giles County
Giles County has 37 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (43% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- 410 college express llc, pulaski
- bad habits, pulaski
- davids market, prospect
- flag springs market, lynnville
- kent kwik 905, ardmore
- minor hill food mart 1, goodspring
- minor hill market, goodspring
- murphy usa 5714, pulaski
- north park market, pulaski
- pilot travel center 406, cornersville
- quick stop, pulaski
- quik mart 2, pulaski
- richland market, lynnville
- serv-n-go 6, cornersville
- west market and deli, pulaski
- winners circle market, pulaski
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs pharmacy 4365, pulaski
- dollar general 14769, pulaski
- dollar general 2142, pulaski
- dollar general 3423, pulaski
- dollar general 11494, lynnville
- dollar general 11800, pulaski
- dollar general 14012, goodspring
- dollar general 16719, minor hill
- dollar general 17421, ardmore
- dollar general 23237, pulaski
- dollar tree 2485, pulaski
- dollar tree 7460, ardmore
- walgreens 9266, pulaski
Super Store · 3
- dollar general market 9828, ardmore
- johnson foodtown, pulaski
- walmart 238, pulaski
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- all american meat processing & smokehouse, pulaski
- beech hill beef dba the local farmer, pulaski
Farmers' Market · 1
- giles county farmers market, pulaski
Large Grocery Store · 1
- piggly wiggly 80, ardmore
Supermarket · 1
- davis & eslick grocery, pulaski
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 Giles County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Giles County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Giles 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 (12.0% here).
- Dodge County, WI · 12.0% low-access
- Dodge County, WI · 12.0% low-access
- Grant County, WI · 12.0% low-access
- Grant County, WI · 12.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (11.4% here).
- Caldwell County, TX · 11.4% SNAP
- Caldwell County, TX · 11.4% SNAP
- Oconee County, SC · 11.4% SNAP
- Oconee County, SC · 11.4% 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.
Giles County inside a lower low-access state context
Giles 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 Giles County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47055. 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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