Signature · 6.8% low-access (13th pct)
Obion County, TN
Obion County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 15.6%
- on SNAP
- 30K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Obion County, TN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Grundy County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Obion County lands in the lower national band (6.8%, #2,715 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,715
- national by low-access %
- #71
- in TN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 934
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.8% low-access (13th pct) (-15.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Obion County compares nationally
Food access in Obion County compares favorably nationally: its 6.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 13% of them (rank #2,716).
Obion County's lower-band USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Obion County has 1 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.
Obion County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Cheatham 7.6
Cheatham 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Grundy 6.9
Grundy 6.9%
6.9 % low-access
- Obion 6.8
Obion 6.8%
6.8 % low-access
- Decatur 6.2
Decatur 6.2%
6.2 % low-access
- Lauderdale 5.9
Lauderdale 5.9%
5.9 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 31,807 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,174 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 934 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 30,453 |
| Median Household Income | $54,613 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.6%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,957 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.6%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Obion County
Obion County has 40 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 18 locations (45% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- dollar general 1311, union city
- dollar general 18978, union city
- dollar general 18134, south fulton
- dollar general 19982, hornbeak
- dollar general 23546, union city
- dollar general 25362, obion
- dollar general 2946, troy
- dollar general 30793, union city
- dollar tree 373, union city
- family dollar 13699, troy
- hornbeak bestway 3267, hornbeak
- little general 3262, obion
- marathon 3255, union city
- marathon 3257, troy
- marathon 3261, kenton
- shell 3222, union city
- shell 3238, troy
- walgreens 7983, union city
Convenience Store · 16
- 3 j's food mart, union city
- beehive market union city, union city
- casey's general store 3618, union city
- dawkins c-store, kenton
- huck's 308, union city
- kwik mart, union city
- laquick stop 3, union city
- little general, union city
- maverick food mart, union city
- murphy usa 7591, union city
- pockets 110, union city
- preuett's quik mart, union city
- reelfoot marathon, union city
- twin cities convenience store, south fulton
- uptown north, union city
- walton's kwik mart, samburg
Super Store · 2
- e w james and sons 12, union city
- walmart supercenter 675, union city
Large Grocery Store · 1
- save-a-lot 23945, union city
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- meat shoppe, union city
Small Grocery Store · 1
- la michoacan, union city
Supermarket · 1
- e w james and sons 60, troy
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 Obion County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Obion County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Obion 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 (6.8% here).
- Logan County, WV · 6.8% low-access
- Logan County, WV · 6.8% low-access
- Brown County, OH · 6.8% low-access
- Brown County, OH · 6.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (15.6% here).
- Jasper County, TX · 15.6% SNAP
- Jasper County, TX · 15.6% SNAP
- Robertson County, TX · 15.6% SNAP
- Robertson County, TX · 15.6% 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.
Obion County inside a lower low-access state context
Obion 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 Obion County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47131. 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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