Signature · 8.2% low-access (16th pct)
Johnson County, TN
Johnson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 15.1%
- on SNAP
- 18K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Johnson County, TN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 8.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Claiborne County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Johnson County lands in the lower national band (8.2%, #2,628 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,628
- national by low-access %
- #68
- in TN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 511
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.2% low-access (16th pct) (-13.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Johnson County compares nationally
Johnson County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.2% low-access share that beats 16% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,629).
Johnson County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Johnson County has 0 urban and 5 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.
Johnson County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Carroll 9.4
Carroll 9.4%
9.4 % low-access
- Robertson 9.4
Robertson 9.4%
9.4 % low-access
- Claiborne 8.4
Claiborne 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Johnson 8.2
Johnson 8.2%
8.2 % low-access
- Cheatham 7.6
Cheatham 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 18,244 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,488 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 511 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,196 |
| Median Household Income | $53,129 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,101 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 9.0% |
SNAP retailers in Johnson County
Johnson County has 19 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 8 locations (42% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 18877, laurel bloomery
- dollar general 8466, mountain city
- dollar general 11884, butler
- dollar general 22257, mountain city
- dollar general 23163, shady valley
- dollar general 554, mountain city
- family dollar 12855, mountain city
- walgreens 18327, mountain city
Convenience Store · 7
- doe valley food mart, mountain city
- mtn city food mart, mountain city
- paradise gas and grill, mountain city
- pleasants store, butler
- quick stop market 52, mountain city
- roan valley market, mountain city
- scotchman 3416, mountain city
Supermarket · 3
- food country usa mountain city 4, mountain city
- food lion 1493, mountain city
- price less foods 476, mountain city
Farmers' Market · 1
- johnson county farmers market, mountain city
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 Johnson County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Johnson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Johnson 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 (8.2% here).
- Bennington County, VT · 8.2% low-access
- Bennington County, VT · 8.2% low-access
- Indiana County, PA · 8.2% low-access
- Indiana County, PA · 8.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (15.1% here).
- San Juan County, UT · 15.1% SNAP
- San Juan County, UT · 15.1% SNAP
- Carroll County, VA · 15.1% SNAP
- Carroll County, VA · 15.1% 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.
Johnson County inside a lower low-access state context
Johnson 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 Johnson County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47091. 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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