Signature · 6.9% low-access (14th pct)
Grundy County, TN
Grundy County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 16.8%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Grundy County, TN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Obion County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Grundy County lands in the lower national band (6.9%, #2,705 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,705
- national by low-access %
- #70
- in TN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 513
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.9% low-access (14th pct) (-15.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Grundy County compares nationally
Food access in Grundy County compares favorably nationally: its 6.9% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 14% of them (rank #2,705).
Grundy County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 4 of Grundy 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.
Grundy County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Cheatham 7.6
Cheatham 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Grundy 6.9
Grundy 6.9%
6.9 % low-access
- Obion 6.8
Obion 6.8%
6.8 % low-access
- Decatur 6.2
Decatur 6.2%
6.2 % low-access
- Lauderdale 5.9
Lauderdale 5.9%
5.9 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 13,703 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 952 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 513 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 13,819 |
| Median Household Income | $47,593 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 868 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Grundy County
Grundy County has 26 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
9 towns share the 26 authorized stores; Monteagle holds 23% of them. 6 of the 9 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Pelham, Coalmont, Altamont, Beersheba Springs, Gruetli-Laager, Palmer.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Monteagle | 6 | 1 |
| Tracy City | 6 | 1 |
| Gruetli Laager | 4 | 1 |
| Pelham | 4 | none |
| Coalmont | 2 | none |
| Altamont | 1 | none |
| Beersheba Springs | 1 | none |
| Gruetli-Laager | 1 | none |
| Palmer | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 14
- bp town market, gruetli laager
- beersheba springs market, beersheba springs
- circle k 4703617, monteagle
- circle k 4703977, pelham
- grundy market, tracy city
- l&l mart, coalmont
- mapco express, inc. 3540, monteagle
- misty's market, coalmont
- palmer market, palmer
- pelham gulf, pelham
- pelham station, pelham
- r & i market, gruetli laager
- summerfield market, monteagle
- tracy city market, tracy city
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- dollar general 2706, tracy city
- dollar general 870, monteagle
- dollar general 9759, altamont
- dollar general 12169, gruetli laager
- dollar general 24574, tracy city
- dollar general store 17538, pelham
- family dollar 594, tracy city
- family dollar store 2764, gruetli-laager
- mooney's market, monteagle
Supermarket · 2
- piggly wiggly 342, gruetli laager
- save a lot 30168, tracy city
Super Store · 1
- monteagle piggly wiggly, monteagle
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 Grundy County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Grundy County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Grundy 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 (6.9% here).
- Wilkes County, NC · 6.9% low-access
- Schoharie County, NY · 6.9% low-access
- Silver Bow County, MT · 6.9% low-access
- Ohio County, KY · 6.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (16.8% here).
- Mecklenburg County, VA · 16.8% SNAP
- Dallas County, MO · 16.8% SNAP
- Roscommon County, MI · 16.8% SNAP
- Androscoggin County, ME · 16.8% 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.
Tennessee among East South Central states
Tennessee ranks 1st of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (27.2%). Grundy County, at 6.9%, runs 20.3 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 Grundy County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47061. 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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