Signature · 8.6% SNAP (17th pct in TN)
Lincoln County, TN
Lincoln County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 8.6%
- on SNAP
- 36K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lincoln County, TN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 10.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hickman County ( -0.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Lincoln County lands in the lower national band (10.2%, #2,467 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,467
- national by low-access %
- #62
- in TN
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.6% SNAP (17th pct in TN) (-3.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Lincoln County compares nationally
Lincoln County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.2% low-access share that beats 21% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,468).
Lincoln County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lincoln County has 0 urban and 9 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.
Lincoln County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Anderson 10.9
Anderson 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Marion 10.9
Marion 10.9%
10.9 % 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
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 33,361 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,387 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,268 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 35,946 |
| Median Household Income | $64,667 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,273 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lincoln County
Lincoln County has 41 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 21 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 21
- crossroads market, kelso
- flowers bakery outlet 159, fayetteville
- fritz market, fayetteville
- gas n go stop, fayetteville
- jjs quick stop, fayetteville
- kent kwik 901, fayetteville
- kent kwik 902, fayetteville
- kent kwik 903, fayetteville
- kent kwik 904, fayetteville
- kirkland grocery, taft
- lincoln mini mart, fayetteville
- mapco express, inc. 3659, fayetteville
- murphy usa 5510, fayetteville
- park city mart, fayetteville
- parsley's market, fayetteville
- rocky's mart, fayetteville
- shell food mart, petersburg
- speedway 7178, fayetteville
- sunoco gas station and convenience store, fayetteville
- tejas b llc, fayetteville
- tenessee#1, fayetteville
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- dollar general 11258, fayetteville
- dollar general 12669, flintville
- dollar general 16812, elora
- dollar general 20121, fayetteville
- dollar general 22729, taft
- dollar general 31059, fayetteville
- dollar general store 17137, fayetteville
- dollar general store 18084, frankewing
- dollar tree 1077, fayetteville
- family dollar 13720, fayetteville
- family dollar store 198, fayetteville
- fayetteville liquidation center, fayetteville
- geralds foodland, fayetteville
- walgreens 9314, fayetteville
Farmers' Market · 2
- double jb farm, fayetteville
- taylor made market, fayetteville
Super Store · 2
- dollar general market 9809, fayetteville
- walmart 314, fayetteville
Large Grocery Store · 1
- holt's iga, fayetteville
Supermarket · 1
- houchens save-a-lot 183, fayetteville
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 Lincoln County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Lincoln County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Lincoln County (8.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Tennessee.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TN (10.2% here).
- Livingston County, MO · 10.2% low-access
- Livingston County, MO · 10.2% low-access
- Brooks County, GA · 10.2% low-access
- Brooks County, GA · 10.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (8.6% here).
- Aransas County, TX · 8.6% SNAP
- Aransas County, TX · 8.6% SNAP
- Brazos County, TX · 8.6% SNAP
- Brazos County, TX · 8.6% 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.
Lincoln County inside a lower low-access state context
Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47103. 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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