Signature · 41 SNAP-authorized stores
Marion County, TN
Marion County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.9%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 14.6%
- on SNAP
- 29K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Marion County, TN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 10.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Anderson County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Marion County lands in the lower national band (10.9%, #2,414 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,414
- national by low-access %
- #61
- in TN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 41 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Marion County compares nationally
Marion County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.9% low-access share that beats 23% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,417).
Marion County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Marion County has 1 urban and 5 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.
Marion County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Giles 12
Giles 12%
12 % low-access
- Chester 11.4
Chester 11.4%
11.4 % low-access
- Marion 10.9
Marion 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Anderson 10.9
Anderson 10.9%
10.9 % low-access
- Lincoln 10.2
Lincoln 10.2%
10.2 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 28,237 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,084 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,448 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 29,250 |
| Median Household Income | $61,824 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,728 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Marion County
Marion County has 41 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 22 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 22
- arya express, south pittsburg
- battle creek market, south pittsburg
- circle k 4703616, jasper
- green mart, whitwell
- hrutva corporation, south pittsburg
- ian's market # 161 no, whitwell
- jasper citgo, jasper
- kanku's express #10, south pittsburg
- lottery food mart, south pittsburg
- lotto mart, south pittsburg
- love's travel stop 490, jasper
- mapco express, inc. 3543, jasper
- neel robin inc, south pittsburg
- pilot travel center 4599, monteagle
- quick chek & smoke shop, jasper
- raceway 843, jasper
- sequatchie food market, sequatchie
- smith brothers grocery, whitwell
- sam's travel center, monteagle
- sequatchie tobacco and beer, sequatchie
- speedway 7177, jasper
- stop n go market, whitwell
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- cvs pharmacy 7763, jasper
- cvs pharmacy 4421, monteagle
- dollar general 18584, jasper
- dollar general 19542, south pittsburg
- dollar general 459, south pittsburg
- dollar general 91, jasper
- dollartree 9557, south pittsburg
- dollar general 21663, whitwell
- dollar tree 6962, monteagle
- dollar tree 900, jasper
- family dollar 11922, jasper
- twice daily 8082, jasper
Supermarket · 4
- food city 691, kimball
- foodland 436, south pittsburg
- houchens save-a-lot 146, whitwell
- ingles markets 301, jasper
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- mcbride meat co, south pittsburg
Small Grocery Store · 1
- castle's grocery inc, whitwell
Super Store · 1
- walmart 1089, kimball
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 Marion County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Marion County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Marion 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 (10.9% here).
- Sheboygan County, WI · 10.9% low-access
- Sheboygan County, WI · 10.9% low-access
- Person County, NC · 10.9% low-access
- Person County, NC · 10.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (14.6% here).
- Bowie County, TX · 14.6% SNAP
- Bowie County, TX · 14.6% SNAP
- Potter County, TX · 14.6% SNAP
- Potter County, TX · 14.6% 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.
Marion County inside a lower low-access state context
Marion 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 Marion County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47115. 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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