Signature · 64 SNAP-authorized stores
Monroe County, TN
Monroe County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 15.5%
- on SNAP
- 48K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Monroe County, TN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 14.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -8.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Macon County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Monroe County lands in the lower national band (14.0%, #2,200 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,200
- national by low-access %
- #51
- in TN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 64 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Monroe County compares nationally
Monroe County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.0% low-access share that beats 30% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,204).
Monroe County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Monroe County has 1 urban and 6 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.
Monroe County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Loudon 14.2
Loudon 14.2%
14.2 % low-access
- Monroe 14
Monroe 14%
14 % low-access
- Macon 14
Macon 14%
14 % low-access
- Campbell 13.8
Campbell 13.8%
13.8 % low-access
- Coffee 13.7
Coffee 13.7%
13.7 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 44,519 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,226 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.0%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,601 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 47,695 |
| Median Household Income | $56,895 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,064 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Monroe County
Monroe County has 64 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 32 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 32
- allens 7 11, sweetwater
- avon shell, madisonville
- bellamy's food mart, sweetwater
- brew and chew, sweetwater
- c & r market, madisonville
- checker flag market&deli, madisonville
- circle k 4703624, sweetwater
- circle k 4703626, sweetwater
- circle k 4703627, sweetwater
- d & p usa llc, vonore
- ez stop food mart 26, vonore
- expressway mart, sweetwater
- harry's food mart 1, madisonville
- highway 68 gulf, tellico plains
- jay varai iv inc, tellico plains
- local market, sweetwater
- madisonville quick mart, madisonville
- maruti 5432 corporation, sweetwater
- mountain view market, tellico plains
- murphy usa 6667, madisonville
- rarity bay, vonore
- shell valley mart, sweetwater
- skyway mart, madisonville
- skyway mart, tellico plains
- the local market, madisonville
- the local market 129, madisonville
- three point market, madisonville
- tj's food mart, sweetwater
- tobacco king, madisonville
- valley mart 9, sweetwater
- weigel's 1086, sweetwater
- weigel's 54, vonore
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- benton's smoky mountain country hams, madisonville
- cvs pharmacy 7685, tellico plains
- cvs pharmacy 5668, madisonville
- dollar general 113, sweetwater
- dollar general 3123, tellico plains
- dollar general 6177, vonore
- dollar general 700, madisonville
- dollar general 11921, madisonville
- dollar general 16314, sweetwater
- dollar general 18137, tellico plains
- dollar general 21176, madisonville
- dollar general 31195, vonore
- dollar general 31586, sweetwater
- dollar general 31591, madisonville
- dollar tree 1815, madisonville
- dollar tree 6752, sweetwater
- family dollar 13630, tellico plains
- giszmo's sundries & salvage, madisonville
- walgreen 10164, madisonville
- walgreens 10066, sweetwater
Supermarket · 7
- bill sloan supply ii, vonore
- food city 620, vonore
- ingles markets 306, sweetwater
- ingles markets 87, madisonville
- save-a-lot 22922, madisonville
- sweetwater save-a-lot 22975, sweetwater
- tellico save-a-lot 24004, tellico plains
Large Grocery Store · 2
- bargain barn inc d/b/a grocery outlet 5, madisonville
- grocery outlet 16, sweetwater
Super Store · 2
- walmart 366, madisonville
- walmart 4166, sweetwater
Small Grocery Store · 1
- los alpes supermarket, madisonville
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 Monroe County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Monroe County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Monroe 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 (14.0% here).
- Lee County, TX · 14.0% low-access
- Lee County, TX · 14.0% low-access
- Gallia County, OH · 14.0% low-access
- Gallia County, OH · 14.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (15.5% here).
- Greensville County, VA · 15.5% SNAP
- Greensville County, VA · 15.5% SNAP
- Pulaski County, VA · 15.5% SNAP
- Pulaski County, VA · 15.5% 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.
Monroe County inside a lower low-access state context
Monroe 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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