Signature · 8 LILA tracts (29.6% of tracts)
Madison County, TN
Madison County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 8 LILA tracts (29.6% of the book) alongside 33.5% low-access.
- 33.5%
- low-access pop.
- 8
- food-desert tracts
- 16.3%
- on SNAP
- 99K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Madison County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 33.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 8 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.3% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 30% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sumner County (+ 0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Madison County sits in the upper national band (33.5%, #705 of 3,079) with 8 LILA tracts.
- #705
- national by low-access %
- #12
- in TN
- 14
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- 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: 8 LILA tracts (29.6% of tracts) .
How Madison County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Madison County's 33.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 77% of them and ranked #708 most-affected nationwide.
Madison County's elevated USDA tier split
27 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 8 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Madison County has 19 urban and 8 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.
Madison County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % 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
- Shelby
Shelby 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 27 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 98,294 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 14 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 8 |
| Low-Access Population | 32,887 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,342 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 99,295 |
| Median Household Income | $60,042 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,540 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.9%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 4.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Madison County
Madison County has 104 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 51 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 51
- ab trinity food mart, jackson
- airways amoco, jackson
- airways market, jackson
- blooming medina llc 00, jackson
- bowling convenience inc, jackson
- bp, jackson
- bull market #3, jackson
- butmata, inc, jackson
- casey's 4407, jackson
- circle k 4703913, jackson
- casey jones mobil mart, jackson
- chester express, jackson
- chester food mart, jackson
- circle k 4703685, jackson
- circle k 4703686, jackson
- denmark truck stop, denmark
- dodge store 6601, jackson
- dodge store 7201, jackson
- east chester express inc, jackson
- exxon food mart, pinson
- five points country store, pinson
- gnj quick stop, jackson
- go gas quick stop, jackson
- hale street market, jackson
- highland food market, jackson
- highland stop inc, jackson
- hollywood market inc, jackson
- hollywood tobacco store, jackson
- huck's 300, jackson
- huck's 303, jackson
- lancer food mart, jackson
- law road mart, jackson
- love' travel stops & country stores, inc 244, jackson
- megamart, jackson
- murphy usa 7842, jackson
- northside express inc, jackson
- oilwell food mart, jackson
- old hickory express, jackson
- old hickory fuel mart inc, jackson
- parkway fast fuel, jackson
- pilot travel center 366, jackson
- rz fuel city, jackson
- raceway 942 llc, jackson
- royal discount food, jackson
- royal market, jackson
- speedway 7154, jackson
- speedway 7163, jackson
- speedway food mart, jackson
- superway express mart no, jackson
- ta denmark 245, denmark
- up & up inc, jackson
Combination Grocery/Other · 36
- bargain dave's 002, jackson
- cvs pharmacy 2386, jackson
- dollar general 0783, jackson
- dollar general 15361, medon
- dollar general 4204, jackson
- dollar general 6348, jackson
- dollar general 6598, jackson
- dollar general 7727, jackson
- dollar general 8151, jackson
- dollar general 89, jackson
- dollar general 9679, jackson
- dollar general 9957, jackson
- dollartree 10873, jackson
- dollar general 13254, jackson
- dollar general 13314, jackson
- dollar general 15188, spring creek
- dollar general 15560, jackson
- dollar general 18136, pinson
- dollar general 23913, jackson
- dollar general 25902, denmark
- dollar general 3209, jackson
- dollar tree 1281, jackson
- dollar tree 3399, jackson
- dollar tree 427, jackson
- dollar tree 5593, jackson
- family dollar store 10627, jackson
- family dollar 1113, jackson
- family dollar 3995, jackson
- family dollar 9380, jackson
- latham's meat co., jackson
- shell 3224, jackson
- the morning catch llc, jackson
- walgreens 3175, jackson
- walgreens 12718, jackson
- walgreens 13659, jackson
- walgreens 9835, jackson
Super Store · 7
- kroger food & pharmacy 448, jackson
- kroger food & pharmacy 468, jackson
- kroger food store 398, jackson
- sam's club 6507, jackson
- target store 921, jackson
- walmart 335, jackson
- walmart store 393, jackson
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 70075, jackson
- food giant 535, jackson
- food giant 536, jackson
- food rite 7, jackson
- houchens save a lot 192, jackson
Small Grocery Store · 2
- la bamba mexican grocery, jackson
- nelly's mexican store, jackson
Farmers' Market · 1
- west tennessee farmers' market, jackson
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- jared farms market & custom deer processing, medon
Large Grocery Store · 1
- grubb's grocery, jackson
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 Madison County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Madison County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Madison 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 (33.5% here).
- Kershaw County, SC · 33.5% low-access
- Kershaw County, SC · 33.5% low-access
- Newport County, RI · 33.5% low-access
- Newport County, RI · 33.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (16.3% here).
- Gonzales County, TX · 16.3% SNAP
- Gonzales County, TX · 16.3% SNAP
- Grayson County, VA · 16.3% SNAP
- Grayson County, VA · 16.3% 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.
Madison County inside a higher low-access state context
Madison 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 .
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