Signature · 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Lewis County, TN
Lewis County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 34.6% low-access.
- 34.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 18.7%
- on SNAP
- 13K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lewis County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Wilson County (+ 0.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Lewis County sits in the upper national band (34.6%, #617 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #617
- national by low-access %
- #10
- in TN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Lewis County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Lewis County's 34.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 80% of them and ranked #621 most-affected nationwide.
Lewis County's elevated USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lewis County has 1 urban and 1 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.
Lewis County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Wilson
Wilson 35.3%
35.3 % low-access
- Lewis
Lewis 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Sumner
Sumner 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Madison
Madison 33.5%
33.5 % low-access
- Bradley
Bradley 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 12,161 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,210 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,063 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 12,992 |
| Median Household Income | $56,285 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,010 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
SNAP retailers in Lewis County
Lewis County has 19 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- 412 market, hohenwald
- american market, hohenwald
- darrin's market, hohenwald
- darrin c mart, hohenwald
- gunatit two corporation, hohenwald
- hankin food mart, hohenwald
- junior mart, hohenwald
- lewis county bent and dent discount grocery, hohenwald
- main street market, hohenwald
- nick & bubba market, hohenwald
- spitzer's market, hohenwald
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 3432, hohenwald
- dollar general 22910, hohenwald
- dollar general 25780, hohenwald
- dollar tree 5842, hohenwald
- family dollar store 4039, hohenwald
Large Grocery Store · 1
- powers foodtown, hohenwald
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- riverside valley farm, hohenwald
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 1115, hohenwald
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 Lewis County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Lewis County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lewis 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 (34.6% here).
- Ellis County, TX · 34.6% low-access
- Ellis County, TX · 34.6% low-access
- Wichita County, TX · 34.6% low-access
- Wichita County, TX · 34.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (18.7% here).
- Crawford County, PA · 18.7% SNAP
- Crawford County, PA · 18.7% SNAP
- Hart County, KY · 18.7% SNAP
- Hart County, KY · 18.7% 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.
Lewis County inside a higher low-access state context
Lewis 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 Lewis County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47101. 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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