Signature · 12.8% low-access (27th pct)
Morgan County, TN
Morgan County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 14.4%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Morgan County, TN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 12.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Benton County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Morgan County lands in the lower national band (12.8%, #2,286 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,286
- national by low-access %
- #54
- in TN
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 12.8% low-access (27th pct) (-9.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Morgan County compares nationally
Morgan County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.8% low-access share that beats 27% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,286).
Morgan County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 5 of Morgan County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Morgan County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Morgan 12.8
Morgan 12.8%
12.8 % low-access
- Benton 12.6
Benton 12.6%
12.6 % low-access
- Hardeman 12.5
Hardeman 12.5%
12.5 % low-access
- Dickson 12.2
Dickson 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Giles 12
Giles 12%
12 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 21,987 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,812 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,498 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,361 |
| Median Household Income | $65,954 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,033 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 9.8% |
SNAP retailers in Morgan County
Morgan County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
8 towns share the 22 authorized stores; Wartburg holds 45% of them. 7 of the 8 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Oliver Springs, Deer Lodge, Harriman, Lancing, Oakdale, Rockwood and 1 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Wartburg | 10 | 2 |
| Oliver Springs | 4 | none |
| Deer Lodge | 2 | none |
| Harriman | 2 | none |
| Lancing | 1 | none |
| Oakdale | 1 | none |
| Rockwood | 1 | none |
| Sunbright | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 11
- coalfield marathon, oliver springs
- coalfield market, oliver springs
- corner market, deer lodge
- dd's mkt, wartburg
- fast track market 6, harriman
- main stop, wartburg
- nana's place, rockwood
- petros marathon, oliver springs
- t j fuel, harriman
- williams market & deli, lancing
- wartburg discount tobacco and vape, wartburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 2553, wartburg
- dollar general 12661, sunbright
- dollar general 15703, oliver springs
- dollar general 24444, oakdale
- dollar general 24843, wartburg
- dollar general store 17886, wartburg
- family dollar store 3114, wartburg
- walgreens 17817, wartburg
Supermarket · 2
- houchens save-a-lot 199, wartburg
- iga #41 41, wartburg
Small Grocery Store · 1
- glades cash store, deer lodge
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 Morgan County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Morgan County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Morgan 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 (12.8% here).
- Itawamba County, MS · 12.8% low-access
- Lyon County, IA · 12.8% low-access
- Garvin County, OK · 12.9% low-access
- Flathead County, MT · 12.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (14.4% here).
- Orleans County, VT · 14.4% SNAP
- Athens County, OH · 14.4% SNAP
- Onondaga County, NY · 14.4% SNAP
- New York County, NY · 14.4% 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.
Tennessee among East South Central states
Tennessee ranks 1st of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (27.2%). Morgan County, at 12.8%, runs 14.4 pts below the Tennessee rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Morgan County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47129. 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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