Signature · 3.5% low-access (8th pct)
Lawrence County, TN
Lawrence County lands in the lower national band on low-access (3.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 3.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 14.1%
- on SNAP
- 45K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lawrence County, TN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ADEQUATE 3.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -18.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.1% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Smith County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Lawrence County lands in the lower national band (3.5%, #2,886 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,886
- national by low-access %
- #79
- in TN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 657
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.5% low-access (8th pct) (-18.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Lawrence County compares nationally
Food access in Lawrence County compares favorably nationally: its 3.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 8% of them (rank #2,886).
Lawrence County's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 11 of Lawrence County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Lawrence County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Polk 4
Polk 4%
4 % low-access
- Unicoi 3.7
Unicoi 3.7%
3.7 % low-access
- Lawrence 3.5
Lawrence 3.5%
3.5 % low-access
- Smith 3.3
Smith 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Meigs 3.2
Meigs 3.2%
3.2 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 41,869 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,453 |
| Low-Access Share | 3.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 657 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 45,385 |
| Median Household Income | $54,706 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,390 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.6%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lawrence County
Lawrence County has 58 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 29 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
9 towns share the 58 authorized stores; Lawrenceburg holds 64% of them. 5 of the 9 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Ethridge, Leoma, Five Points, Saint Joseph, Westpoint.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceburg | 37 | 4 |
| Loretto | 7 | 1 |
| Ethridge | 4 | none |
| Leoma | 3 | none |
| Mount Pleasant | 2 | 1 |
| Summertown | 2 | 1 |
| Five Points | 1 | none |
| Saint Joseph | 1 | none |
| Westpoint | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 29
- a one stop neighborhood store, lawrenceburg
- big chief quik stop, lawrenceburg
- braziers one stop 1, lawrenceburg
- buffalo road market & deli 0, lawrenceburg
- express food mart, lawrenceburg
- fall river market, lawrenceburg
- handy andy market, lawrenceburg
- kay's country corner, lawrenceburg
- kountry kupboard deli and market, leoma
- loretto one stop, loretto
- mapco express, inc. 5250, loretto
- maeda tienda latina, lawrenceburg
- marshall's grocery, ethridge
- murphy usa 7583, lawrenceburg
- new prospect market, lawrenceburg
- one stop market 0, ethridge
- quik mart 30, lawrenceburg
- quickstop amoco, lawrenceburg
- quik mart 15, loretto
- quik mart 17, ethridge
- quik mart 20, lawrenceburg
- quik mart 5, leoma
- quik mart 6, lawrenceburg
- quik stop 2, lawrenceburg
- self's family market, lawrenceburg
- speedway 7103, lawrenceburg
- tazmart, lawrenceburg
- v mart, lawrenceburg
- westpoint market, westpoint
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- cvs pharmacy 6395, lawrenceburg
- dollar general 14125, ethridge
- dollar general 3089, lawrenceburg
- dollar general 8355, mount pleasant
- dollar general 104, lawrenceburg
- dollar general 11390, saint joseph
- dollar general 11617, leoma
- dollar general 11812, lawrenceburg
- dollar general 13024, lawrenceburg
- dollar general 15149, lawrenceburg
- dollar general 15587, loretto
- dollar general 19935, lawrenceburg
- dollar general 24674, lawrenceburg
- dollar general 24782, loretto
- dollar general 24923, summertown
- dollar general 25543, five points
- dollar tree 4604, lawrenceburg
- walgreens 9444, lawrenceburg
Supermarket · 3
- houchens save-a-lot 187, lawrenceburg
- lawrenceburg cash saver, lawrenceburg
- loretto cash saver, loretto
Super Store · 2
- kroger 868, lawrenceburg
- walmart supercenter 0683, lawrenceburg
Farmers' Market · 1
- lawrenceburg farmers market, lawrenceburg
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- dunkin's market, llc, lawrenceburg
Large Grocery Store · 1
- tietgens super rama #7, mount pleasant
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- pete's country meats, loretto
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- shaffer farms custom meats, summertown
Small Grocery Store · 1
- natchez trading company, lawrenceburg
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 Lawrence County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Lawrence County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lawrence 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 (3.5% here).
- Monroe County, KY · 3.5% low-access
- Perry County, OH · 3.6% low-access
- Champaign County, OH · 3.4% low-access
- Uinta County, WY · 3.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (14.1% here).
- Wilbarger County, TX · 14.1% SNAP
- Cherokee County, SC · 14.1% SNAP
- Brooke County, WV · 14.1% SNAP
- Mayes County, OK · 14.1% 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.
Tennessee among East South Central states
Tennessee ranks 1st of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (27.2%). Lawrence County, at 3.5%, runs 23.7 pts below the Tennessee rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 .
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