Signature · 3.2% low-access (7th pct)
Meigs County, TN
Meigs County lands in the lower national band on low-access (3.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 3.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 15.8%
- on SNAP
- 13K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Meigs County, TN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 3.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -18.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Smith County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Meigs County lands in the lower national band (3.2%, #2,905 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,905
- national by low-access %
- #81
- in TN
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 82
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 3.2% low-access (7th pct) (-18.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Meigs County compares nationally
Food access in Meigs County compares favorably nationally: its 3.2% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 7% of them (rank #2,908).
Meigs County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Meigs County has 0 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.
Meigs County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Polk 4
Polk 4%
4 % low-access
- Unicoi 3.7
Unicoi 3.7%
3.7 % low-access
- Lawrence 3.5
Lawrence 3.5%
3.5 % low-access
- Smith 3.3
Smith 3.3%
3.3 % low-access
- Meigs 3.2
Meigs 3.2%
3.2 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 11,753 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 373 |
| Low-Access Share | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 82 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 13,343 |
| Median Household Income | $61,375 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 828 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
SNAP retailers in Meigs County
Meigs County has 17 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 9
- food mart 1, georgetown
- four corner market, decatur
- iansmarket 16, decatur
- ishika enterprise llc, decatur
- kangaroo express, decatur
- midway mart, decatur
- river market, georgetown
- riverside market 1, ten mile
- ten mile grocery, ten mile
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 11237, ten mile
- dollar general 2577, decatur
- dollar general 17700, ten mile
- dollar general 31007, georgetown
- dollar general store 16732, decatur
- dollar tree 6951, decatur
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- family market 1181, decatur
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly #3, decatur
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 Meigs County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Meigs County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Meigs 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 (3.2% here).
- Lancaster County, VA · 3.2% low-access
- Lancaster County, VA · 3.2% low-access
- Clay County, NC · 3.2% low-access
- Clay County, NC · 3.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (15.8% here).
- Bedford County, PA · 15.8% SNAP
- Bedford County, PA · 15.8% SNAP
- Spokane County, WA · 15.8% SNAP
- Spokane County, WA · 15.8% 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.
Meigs County inside a lower low-access state context
Meigs 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 Meigs County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47121. 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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