Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Marshall County, TN
Marshall County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 22.6% low-access.
- 22.6%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 6.6%
- on SNAP
- 36K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Marshall County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 22.6% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH +0.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Rutherford County ( -0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Marshall County ranks #1,477 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #30 of 93 counties in TN (22.6% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,477
- national by low-access %
- #30
- in TN
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Marshall County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Marshall County's 22.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 53% of them and ranked #1,480 most-affected nationwide.
Marshall County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Marshall County has 3 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.
Marshall County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Henry
Henry 23.1%
23.1 % low-access
- Bedford
Bedford 23%
23 % low-access
- Marshall
Marshall 22.6%
22.6 % low-access
- Rutherford
Rutherford 22.4%
22.4 % low-access
- Humphreys
Humphreys 22.3%
22.3 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 30,617 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,930 |
| Low-Access Share | 22.6%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,745 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 36,049 |
| Median Household Income | $71,049 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 905 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.6%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Marshall County
Marshall County has 29 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 13 locations (45% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- dollar general 18300, belfast
- dollar general 18559, lewisburg
- dollar general 18969, lewisburg
- dollar general 2539, lewisburg
- dollar general 4534, chapel hill
- dollar general 6728, cornersville
- dollar general 13174, petersburg
- dollar general 22095, chapel hill
- dollar general 24483, chapel hill
- dollar general 30553, chapel hill
- dollar tree 3527, lewisburg
- family dollar 12994, cornersville
- walgreens 9510, lewisburg
Convenience Store · 11
- breeze in market & deli, lewisburg
- bypass market, lewisburg
- lewisburg marathon, lewisburg
- murphy usa 7194, lewisburg
- park market, chapel hill
- quality market, lewisburg
- quik mart 10, lewisburg
- quik mart 27, cornersville
- s & d food mart, lewisburg
- super drive in market, lewisburg
- tigermarket 206 206, lewisburg
Super Store · 4
- brooks grocery, chapel hill
- dollar general market 9824, lewisburg
- kroger 534, lewisburg
- walmart supercenter 737, lewisburg
Supermarket · 1
- price less iga 585, lewisburg
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 Marshall County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Nationwide peers for Marshall County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Marshall 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 (22.6% here).
- Greene County, PA · 22.6% low-access
- Greene County, PA · 22.6% low-access
- Audrain County, MO · 22.6% low-access
- Audrain County, MO · 22.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (6.6% here).
- Montgomery County, TX · 6.6% SNAP
- Montgomery County, TX · 6.6% SNAP
- Fluvanna County, VA · 6.6% SNAP
- Fluvanna County, VA · 6.6% 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.
Food access nationally, Tennessee in context
Marshall 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 Marshall County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47117. 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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