Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Grainger County, TN
Grainger County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 14.0%
- on SNAP
- 24K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Grainger County, TN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Trousdale County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Grainger County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 0
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Grainger County compares nationally
Food access in Grainger County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Grainger County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 5 of Grainger County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Grainger County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Clay 0.2
Clay 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
- Jackson 0.1
Jackson 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
- Moore 0.1
Moore 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
- Trousdale 0
Trousdale 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,657 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 0 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 0 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 24,266 |
| Median Household Income | $50,538 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,350 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
SNAP retailers in Grainger County
Grainger County has 24 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 13 locations (54% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 24 authorized stores; Bean Station holds 38% of them. 2 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Washburn, Thorn Hill.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Bean Station | 9 | 1 |
| Rutledge | 6 | 1 |
| Blaine | 4 | 1 |
| Washburn | 3 | none |
| Thorn Hill | 2 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- dollar general 11286, blaine
- dollar general 18878, thorn hill
- dollar general 3978, rutledge
- dollar general 4763, bean station
- dollartree 10144, bean station
- dollar general 12573, rutledge
- dollar general 15065, washburn
- dollar general 16010, bean station
- dollar general 24647, bean station
- dollar general 30080, blaine
- family dollar store 2951, bean station
- family dollar store 3068, blaine
- family dollar store 7128, rutledge
Convenience Store · 7
- fastop markets 231, bean station
- harry's 32, bean station
- lex market 5 3, washburn
- parkway market, thorn hill
- rutledge marathon gas, rutledge
- tater valley grocery, washburn
- warrior mart 1, bean station
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- morgans cut above meat co., rutledge
Small Grocery Store · 1
- red barn produce, rutledge
Super Store · 1
- holts iga 1, bean station
Supermarket · 1
- food city 619, blaine
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 Grainger County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Grainger County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Grainger 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 (0.0% here).
- Oglala Lakota County, SD · 0.0% low-access
- Rains County, TX · 0.0% low-access
- Barnwell County, SC · 0.0% low-access
- Dickenson County, VA · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (14.0% here).
- Carbon County, UT · 14.0% SNAP
- Tioga County, PA · 14.0% SNAP
- Potter County, PA · 14.0% SNAP
- Morgan County, WV · 14.0% 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.
Tennessee among East South Central states
Tennessee ranks 1st of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (27.2%). Grainger County, at 0.0%, runs 27.2 pts below the Tennessee rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Grainger County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47057. 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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