Signature · 0.4% low-access (2nd pct)
Overton County, TN
Overton County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.4%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.8%
- on SNAP
- 23K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Overton County, TN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -21.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fentress County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Overton County lands in the lower national band (0.4%, #3,055 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #3,055
- national by low-access %
- #88
- in TN
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 49
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.4% low-access (2nd pct) (-21.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Overton County compares nationally
Food access in Overton County compares favorably nationally: its 0.4% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 2% of them (rank #3,056).
Overton County's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Overton County has 0 urban and 7 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.
Overton County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Overton 0.4
Overton 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
- Fentress 0.3
Fentress 0.3%
0.3 % low-access
- Clay 0.2
Clay 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
- Lake 0.2
Lake 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
- Jackson 0.1
Jackson 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,083 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 97 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 49 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 23,065 |
| Median Household Income | $48,959 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,067 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.4%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Overton County
Overton County has 26 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 11
- 4 way market, livingston
- browns shop rite, livingston
- express way, livingston
- jessies general store, monroe
- livingston quik stop, rickman
- mountain market, crawford
- new venture inc, cookeville
- standing stone market, cookeville
- triangle expressway, livingston
- west end market 14, livingston
- west fork general store, alpine
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- dollar general 18558, allons
- dollar general 8223, livingston
- dollar tree plus 8922, livingston
- dollar general 12405, cookeville
- dollar general 21842, cookeville
- dollar general 24152, monroe
- dollar general 24528, hilham
- family dollar 472, livingston
- twice daily 8022, livingston
- walgreens 12016, livingston
Super Store · 2
- dollar general market 12009, livingston
- jerry's iga llc., livingston
Supermarket · 2
- food lion 1381, livingston
- houchens save-a-lot 184, livingston
Small Grocery Store · 1
- smart shopper outlet, livingston
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 Overton County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Overton County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Overton 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 (0.4% here).
- Morgan County, UT · 0.4% low-access
- Morgan County, UT · 0.4% low-access
- Clarke County, VA · 0.4% low-access
- Clarke County, VA · 0.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (11.8% here).
- DeWitt County, TX · 11.8% SNAP
- DeWitt County, TX · 11.8% SNAP
- Eastland County, TX · 11.8% SNAP
- Eastland County, TX · 11.8% 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.
Overton County inside a lower low-access state context
Overton 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 Overton County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47133. 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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