Signature · 6.3% SNAP (5th pct in TN)
Maury County, TN
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Maury County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 25.6%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 6.3%
- on SNAP
- 108K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Maury County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 25.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 24% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Haywood County ( -0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Maury County ranks #1,245 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #23 of 93 counties in TN (25.6% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,245
- national by low-access %
- #23
- in TN
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 6.3% SNAP (5th pct in TN) (-5.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Maury County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Maury County's 25.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 60% of them and ranked #1,246 most-affected nationwide.
Maury County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
17 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Maury County has 8 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.
Maury County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Davidson
Davidson 26.6%
26.6 % low-access
- Washington
Washington 26.2%
26.2 % low-access
- Maury
Maury 25.6%
25.6 % low-access
- Haywood
Haywood 25.4%
25.4 % low-access
- Perry
Perry 24.6%
24.6 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 17 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 80,956 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 20,702 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,346 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 107,791 |
| Median Household Income | $76,130 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,674 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.3%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Maury County
Maury County has 93 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 37 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 37
- am market, columbia
- circle k 4703948, columbia
- circle k 4703976, spring hill
- columbia citgo, columbia
- columbia market, columbia
- community market llc, columbia
- cully's market, culleoka
- daisy mart, columbia
- fast stop 1, spring hill
- fast stop 10, columbia
- fast stop 11, columbia
- fast stop 15, columbia
- fast stop 19, columbia
- gas-n-go, columbia
- hardison's spur, columbia
- johnny's market, columbia
- love's travel stops & country stores, inc 346, columbia
- north main shell 15, mount pleasant
- quik mart 11, columbia
- quik mart 19, columbia
- quik mart 26, columbia
- quik mart 28, columbia
- quick shop 1, columbia
- quik mart 14, columbia
- quik mart 16, mount pleasant
- quik mart 31, columbia
- quik mart 34, columbia
- quik mart 36, spring hill
- quik mart 8, columbia
- racetrac 2557, spring hill
- roses market, columbia
- serv-n-go 22, columbia
- sky daily, columbia
- speedway 7176, columbia
- the general store, columbia
- tobacco for less, columbia
- zingarell's market, mount pleasant
Combination Grocery/Other · 36
- big lots 3155, columbia
- cvs pharmacy 6413, columbia
- cvs pharmacy 6421, columbia
- columbia health foods, columbia
- dollar general 2255, columbia
- dollar general 5823, mt pleasant
- dollar general 6032, columbia
- dollar general 7582, columbia
- dollar general 8009, columbia
- dollar general 8087, columbia
- dollartree 7088, spring hill
- dollar general 12735, columbia
- dollar general 12810, columbia
- dollar general 14696, columbia
- dollar general 16216, columbia
- dollar general 17418, columbia
- dollar general 20548, williamsport
- dollar general 21496, columbia
- dollar general 22103, spring hill
- dollar general 23985, columbia
- dollar general 25781, mount pleasant
- dollar general 30159, mount pleasant
- dollar tree 4070, spring hill
- dollar tree 5494, columbia
- dollar tree 7946, columbia
- dollar tree 8049, mount pleasant
- family dollar store 1044, columbia
- tennessee valley packing company, columbia
- twice daily 6665, spring hill
- twice daily 8072, columbia
- twice daily 8839, spring hill
- twice daily 8865, columbia
- walgreens 7659, columbia
- walgreens 17830, mt pleasant
- walgreens 1989, spring hill
- walgreens 9265, columbia
Super Store · 8
- foodland 459, columbia
- kroger 538, columbia
- kroger co 507, columbia
- kroger 594, spring hill
- piggly wiggly 163, columbia
- target t-2362, spring hill
- walmart s/c 192, columbia
- walmart supercenter 3017, spring hill
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 70040, columbia
- aldi 53, spring hill
- food lion 0801, columbia
- food lion 1354, spring hill
- houchens save a lot 152, columbia
- publix 1047, spring hill
- publix tennessee, llc 2036, spring hill
Large Grocery Store · 2
- la superior #2, columbia
- tietgens mt pleasant cee bee, mount pleasant
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- chalupita grocery store, columbia
- super discount tobacco and beer, spring hill
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza tn027, columbia
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 Maury County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Nationwide peers for Maury County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Maury County (6.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Tennessee.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TN (25.6% here).
- Bosque County, TX · 25.6% low-access
- Bosque County, TX · 25.6% low-access
- Mahaska County, IA · 25.6% low-access
- Mahaska County, IA · 25.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (6.3% here).
- Manassas city, VA · 6.3% SNAP
- Manassas city, VA · 6.3% SNAP
- Barnes County, ND · 6.3% SNAP
- Barnes County, ND · 6.3% 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.
Food access nationally, Tennessee in context
Maury 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 Maury County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47119. 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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