Signature · 6 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Hamblen County, TN
Hamblen County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 6 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 42.7% low-access.
- 42.7%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 14.0%
- on SNAP
- 66K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hamblen County, TN
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 42.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +20.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sequatchie County ( -0.6 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Hamblen County sits in the upper national band (42.7%, #324 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #324
- national by low-access %
- #5
- in TN
- 9
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 6 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Hamblen County compares nationally
Hamblen County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 42.7% low-access share outpaces 90% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #327 most-affected nationwide.
Hamblen County's elevated USDA tier split
12 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hamblen County has 10 urban and 2 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.
Hamblen County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Hamilton
Hamilton 43.9%
43.9 % low-access
- Williamson
Williamson 43.9%
43.9 % low-access
- Hamblen
Hamblen 42.7%
42.7 % low-access
- Sequatchie
Sequatchie 42.1%
42.1 % low-access
- Putnam
Putnam 41.4%
41.4 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 62,544 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 9 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 26,680 |
| Low-Access Share | 42.7%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,093 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 65,669 |
| Median Household Income | $55,454 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,650 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Hamblen County
Hamblen County has 85 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 48 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 48
- 11 east stop and shop, russellville
- carrolls grocery 1, talbott
- casey's 4607, morristown
- casey's general store 4227, morristown
- cherokee market, morristown
- cherokee market #2, morristown
- county stop market, whitesburg
- family market 2, morristown
- fastop market 209, morristown
- fastop market 227, morristown
- fastop markets 205, morristown
- fastop markets 206, morristown
- fastop markets 207, morristown
- fastop markets 208, morristown
- flowers bakery outlet 519, talbott
- food center #1, morristown
- food city gas & go 3607, morristown
- happy food mart, morristown
- ian's market # 99, morristown
- kenny's market & deli #3, morristown
- kidwell ridge bp market, morristown
- kriyan, morristown
- lee's food mart 115, morristown
- lex market #3, whitesburg
- lex market #4, morristown
- little dandy market, morristown
- mp shell, morristown
- murphy usa 6710, morristown
- nicks market, morristown
- ridgewood market, morristown
- rite quick, morristown
- rite quik gas station, morristown
- roadrunner market 6078, morristown
- roadrunner market 6080, morristown
- shree madhav inc, morristown
- shreeji food mart, morristown
- stop n go, morristown
- super marathon, morristown
- tj n liberty market, morristown
- whitesburg market, whitesburg
- way 2 morristown #1, morristown
- weigel's 1065, morristown
- weigel's 1068, morristown
- weigel's 81, morristown
- weigels 1098, morristown
- weigels 1117, morristown
- zoomerz 957, morristown
- zoomerz 963, morristown
Combination Grocery/Other · 21
- big lots 3160, morristown
- cvs pharmacy 3727, morristown
- cvs pharmacy 7226, morristown
- dollar general 11192, russellville
- dollar general 2523, morristown
- dollar general 8487, morristown
- dollar general 965, morristown
- dollar general 13520, morristown
- dollar general 14719, talbott
- dollar general 20195, whitesburg
- dollar general 24356, morristown
- dollar general 24955, morristown
- dollar general 25906, morristown
- dollar general store 16767, morristown
- dollar tree 5504, morristown
- dollar tree 933, morristown
- family dollar store 2791, morristown
- family dollar store 3037, morristown
- walgreens 6788, morristown
- walgreens 11813, morristown
- walgreens 12858, morristown
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 70009 70009, morristown
- food city 602, morristown
- food city 607, morristown
- food city 646, morristown
- ingles markets 313, morristown
- ingles markets 85, morristown
- price less foods 473, morristown
Small Grocery Store · 5
- morris convenience store, morristown
- tienda dona rosa 1, morristown
- tienda ramos, morristown
- tortilleria familiar, morristown
- west side market, morristown
Super Store · 3
- walmart neighborhood market 5467, morristown
- walmart supercenter 6370, morristown
- walmart supercenter 685, morristown
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- tienda la primavera, morristown
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 Hamblen County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Hamblen County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hamblen 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 (42.7% here).
- Butler County, OH · 42.7% low-access
- Butler County, OH · 42.7% low-access
- Sussex County, NJ · 42.7% low-access
- Sussex County, NJ · 42.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (14.0% here).
- Carbon County, UT · 14.0% SNAP
- Carbon County, UT · 14.0% SNAP
- Tioga County, PA · 14.0% SNAP
- Tioga County, PA · 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.
Hamblen County inside a higher low-access state context
Hamblen 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 Hamblen County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47063. 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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