Signature · 17.7% SNAP (86th pct in TN)
Macon County, TN
Macon County stands out on SNAP (17.7%, +5.6 pts vs U.S.) with 14.0% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 14.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 17.7%
- on SNAP
- 26K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Macon County, TN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 14.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Monroe County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Macon County lands in the lower national band (14.0%, #2,199 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,199
- national by low-access %
- #50
- in TN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 17.7% SNAP (86th pct in TN) (+5.6 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Macon County compares nationally
Macon County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.0% low-access share that beats 30% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,204).
Macon County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Macon County has 1 urban and 3 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.
Macon County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Loudon 14.2
Loudon 14.2%
14.2 % low-access
- Macon 14
Macon 14%
14 % low-access
- Monroe 14
Monroe 14%
14 % low-access
- Campbell 13.8
Campbell 13.8%
13.8 % low-access
- Coffee 13.7
Coffee 13.7%
13.7 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,248 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,110 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,589 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 26,240 |
| Median Household Income | $59,177 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,663 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
SNAP retailers in Macon County
Macon County has 25 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- american market, red boiling springs
- coleys market, lafayette
- express lane market, lafayette
- kash stop 10, lafayette
- la princesa ii, lafayette
- lafayette shell 80, lafayette
- murphy usa 7301, lafayette
- peggys market, westmoreland
- r.b.s market, red boiling springs
- sunshine market, lafayette
- tiger fuel, lafayette
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 3527, lafayette
- dollar general 737, red boiling spr
- dollartree 4918, lafayette
- dollar general 19917, red boiling springs
- dollar general 21825, westmoreland
- dollar general 22267, lafayette
- dollar general 22906, lafayette
- walgreen 09587, lafayette
Supermarket · 3
- mike's food valu, red boiling springs
- reese's piggly wiggly, lafayette
- save a lot 155, lafayette
Large Grocery Store · 1
- lafayette hometown foods, lafayette
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- el guerro, lafayette
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 879, lafayette
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 Macon County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Macon County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Macon County (17.7%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Tennessee.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TN (14.0% here).
- Lee County, TX · 14.0% low-access
- Lee County, TX · 14.0% low-access
- Gallia County, OH · 14.0% low-access
- Gallia County, OH · 14.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (17.7% here).
- Cowlitz County, WA · 17.7% SNAP
- Cowlitz County, WA · 17.7% SNAP
- Pushmataha County, OK · 17.7% SNAP
- Pushmataha County, OK · 17.7% 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.
Macon County inside a lower low-access state context
Macon 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 Macon County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47111. 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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