Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Haywood County, TN
Haywood County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 25.4% low-access.
- 25.4%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 24.7%
- on SNAP
- 17K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Haywood County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 25.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.3 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 24.7% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Maury County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Haywood County ranks #1,257 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #24 of 93 counties in TN (25.4% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,257
- national by low-access %
- #24
- in TN
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Haywood County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Haywood County's 25.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 60% of them and ranked #1,264 most-affected nationwide.
Haywood County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Haywood County has 3 urban and 3 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.
Haywood County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Washington
Washington 26.2%
26.2 % low-access
- Maury
Maury 25.6%
25.6 % low-access
- Haywood
Haywood 25.4%
25.4 % low-access
- Perry
Perry 24.6%
24.6 % low-access
- Wayne
Wayne 24.4%
24.4 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,787 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,764 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,049 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 17,475 |
| Median Household Income | $50,472 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.5%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,773 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.3%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
SNAP retailers in Haywood County
Haywood County has 20 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 10 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 10
- big o stop #3, brownsville
- big o stop 5, brownsville
- casey's 4545, brownsville
- discount tobacco & more, brownsville
- exit 66 truck stop, bells
- food and oil city, brownsville
- murphy usa 7318, brownsville
- pilot travel center 149, stanton
- pilot travel center 1490, mason
- stanton food and fuel, stanton
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 19779, stanton
- dollar general 2311, brownsville
- dollar general 6238, lexington
- dollar tree 5647, brownsville
- family dollar store 10605, brownsville
- nxt level nutrition llc, brownsville
Supermarket · 2
- food giant 540, brownsville
- save a lot 45042, brownsville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- tripp country hams, brownsville
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 64, brownsville
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 Haywood County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Nationwide peers for Haywood County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Haywood 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 (25.4% here).
- Winchester city, VA · 25.4% low-access
- Winchester city, VA · 25.4% low-access
- Juneau County, WI · 25.4% low-access
- Juneau County, WI · 25.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (24.7% here).
- Jefferson County, OR · 24.7% SNAP
- Jefferson County, OR · 24.7% SNAP
- Dunklin County, MO · 24.6% SNAP
- Richland Parish, LA · 24.6% 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
Haywood 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 Haywood County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47075. 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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