Signature · 9.8% low-access (20th pct)
Hickman County, TN
Hickman County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.1%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Hickman County, TN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 9.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Warren County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Hickman County lands in the lower national band (9.8%, #2,498 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,498
- national by low-access %
- #63
- in TN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 955
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.8% low-access (20th pct) (-12.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Hickman County compares nationally
Hickman County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.8% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,504).
Hickman County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Hickman County has 0 urban and 6 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.
Hickman County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Lincoln 10.2
Lincoln 10.2%
10.2 % low-access
- Hickman 9.8
Hickman 9.8%
9.8 % low-access
- Warren 9.6
Warren 9.6%
9.6 % low-access
- Carroll 9.4
Carroll 9.4%
9.4 % low-access
- Robertson 9.4
Robertson 9.4%
9.4 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 24,690 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,420 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 955 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 25,436 |
| Median Household Income | $68,247 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 952 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.8% |
SNAP retailers in Hickman County
Hickman County has 19 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 9 locations (47% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- dollar general 18967, centerville
- dollar general 7669, lyles
- dollar general 12145, bon aqua
- dollar general 16710, centerville
- dollar general 2100, centerville
- dollar general 24347, lyles
- dollar tree 5830, centerville
- twice daily 6270, bon aqua
- walgreens 18040, centerville
Convenience Store · 7
- centerville express, centerville
- centerville smokes llc, centerville
- east food center, lyles
- fast stop 6, centerville
- fast stop 9, centerville
- mapco express, inc. 1004, centerville
- patton's park market, lyles
Supermarket · 3
- chappell's hometown foods 8, centerville
- houchens save-a-lot 653, centerville
- lyles valu plus, bon aqua
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 Hickman County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Hickman County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Hickman 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 (9.8% here).
- Jasper County, SC · 9.8% low-access
- Jasper County, SC · 9.8% low-access
- Orange County, VT · 9.8% low-access
- Orange County, VT · 9.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (10.1% here).
- Washington County, VT · 10.1% SNAP
- Washington County, VT · 10.1% SNAP
- Manassas Park city, VA · 10.1% SNAP
- Manassas Park city, VA · 10.1% 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.
Hickman County inside a lower low-access state context
Hickman 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 Hickman County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47081. 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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