Signature · 22.7% SNAP (96th pct in TN)
Lauderdale County, TN
Lauderdale County stands out on SNAP (22.7%, +10.6 pts vs U.S.) with 5.9% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 5.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 22.7%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lauderdale County, TN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 5.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -16.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 22.7% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 9.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Decatur County (+ 0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Lauderdale County lands in the lower national band (5.9%, #2,766 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,766
- national by low-access %
- #73
- in TN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 22.7% SNAP (96th pct in TN) (+10.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Lauderdale County compares nationally
Food access in Lauderdale County compares favorably nationally: its 5.9% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 12% of them (rank #2,769).
Lauderdale County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lauderdale County has 2 urban and 7 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.
Lauderdale County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % 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
- Bledsoe 4.7
Bledsoe 4.7%
4.7 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 27,815 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,638 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,184 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 24,784 |
| Median Household Income | $49,879 |
| Poverty Rate | 21.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,117 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 22.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.1%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 8.6% |
SNAP retailers in Lauderdale County
Lauderdale County has 23 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (61% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 14
- azan investments, ripley
- bologna joes, gates
- cold creek grocery & bait, henning
- e-zee market & deli, ripley
- express food mart none, ripley
- food mart 3, gates
- halls quick stop, halls
- jass trade llc, halls
- kamils midway inc, henning
- little general, halls
- little general, ripley
- murphy usa 7876, ripley
- ripley express, ripley
- woodard's grocery, henning
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 11202, henning
- dollar general 1310, ripley
- dollar general 18487, ripley
- dollar general 3071, halls
- dollar tree 1325, ripley
- family dollar 582, ripley
Supermarket · 2
- cash saver 4, ripley
- food rite halls 12, halls
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 97, ripley
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 Lauderdale County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Lauderdale County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Lauderdale County (22.7%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Tennessee.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TN (5.9% here).
- Pamlico County, NC · 5.9% low-access
- Pamlico County, NC · 5.9% low-access
- Jackson County, NC · 6.0% low-access
- St. Louis city, MO · 6.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (22.7% here).
- Upson County, GA · 22.7% SNAP
- Upson County, GA · 22.7% SNAP
- Putnam County, FL · 22.7% SNAP
- Putnam County, FL · 22.7% 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.
Lauderdale County inside a lower low-access state context
Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47097. 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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