Signature · 54 SNAP-authorized stores
Roane County, TN
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Roane County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 20.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.1%
- on SNAP
- 55K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Roane County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 20.3% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -1.8 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Scott County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Roane County ranks #1,665 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #38 of 93 counties in TN (20.3% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,665
- national by low-access %
- #38
- in TN
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 54 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Roane County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Roane County's 20.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 47% of them and ranked #1,668 most-affected nationwide.
Roane County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Roane County has 3 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.
Roane County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Gibson
Gibson 21.5%
21.5 % low-access
- Rhea
Rhea 21.2%
21.2 % low-access
- Scott
Scott 20.5%
20.5 % low-access
- Roane
Roane 20.3%
20.3 % low-access
- Weakley
Weakley 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 54,181 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 11,016 |
| Low-Access Share | 20.3%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,382 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 55,208 |
| Median Household Income | $71,885 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,983 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Roane County
Roane County has 54 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 29 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 29
- biges, rockwood
- dailys stop, kingston
- downtown marathon, oliver springs
- eagle mart, harriman
- fuel stop#7 7, harriman
- highway 27 citgo, harriman
- house of tobacco & beverage, rockwood
- kay mart 2, harriman
- kenjo 28, kingston
- kwikchek, kingston
- kwikchek #2, kingston
- lehigh gas - ohio llc 901, kingston
- midtown quick stop, harriman
- murphy usa 7853, rockwood
- paint rock market, kingston
- premier mart, harriman
- renfro's county store and deli, ten mile
- riverbend, kingston
- rockwood foodmart, rockwood
- rocky top market 902, rockwood
- rocky top markets 904, harriman
- rocky top markets 913, harriman
- rocky top markets 914, kingston
- rocky top markets 926, kingston
- schilo market, harriman
- treasure mee hunt and mee grocery 0, harriman
- weigel's 58, kingston
- weigel's 85, harriman
- zoomerz 967, kingston
Combination Grocery/Other · 19
- big lots 3168, rockwood
- cvs pharmacy 3740, harriman
- dollar general 18686, loudon
- dollar general 9691, kingston
- dollartree 10105, rockwood
- dollartree 9558, kingston
- dollar general 14829, harriman
- dollar general 15670, kingston
- dollar general 16186, harriman
- dollar general 16613, kingston
- dollar general 24308, philadelphia
- dollar general 24472, harriman
- dollar general 25738, kingston
- dollar general 30536, oliver springs
- dollar general 30647, rockwood
- dollar general 31187, harriman
- dollar tree 6853, harriman
- walgreens 10612, harriman
- walgreens 17476, rockwood
Super Store · 3
- dollar general market 9807, harriman
- kroger 628, harriman
- walmart supercenter 676, rockwood
Supermarket · 2
- food city 634, harriman
- food city 653, kingston
Large Grocery Store · 1
- united grocery outlet 20, harriman
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 Roane County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Nationwide peers for Roane County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Roane 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 (20.3% here).
- El Paso County, TX · 20.3% low-access
- El Paso County, TX · 20.3% low-access
- Rockwall County, TX · 20.3% low-access
- Rockwall County, TX · 20.3% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (13.1% here).
- Colonial Heights city, VA · 13.1% SNAP
- Colonial Heights city, VA · 13.1% SNAP
- Lincoln County, WI · 13.1% SNAP
- Lincoln County, WI · 13.1% 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.
Food access nationally, Tennessee in context
Roane 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 Roane County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47145. 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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