Signature · 7.2% SNAP (11th pct in TN)
Sevier County, TN
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Sevier 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).
- 21.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 7.2%
- on SNAP
- 100K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sevier County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 21.5% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH -0.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Gibson County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Sevier County ranks #1,564 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #35 of 93 counties in TN (21.5% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,564
- national by low-access %
- #35
- in TN
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 7.2% SNAP (11th pct in TN) (-4.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Sevier County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Sevier County's 21.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 50% of them and ranked #1,567 most-affected nationwide.
Sevier County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
18 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Sevier County has 6 urban and 12 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.
Sevier County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Humphreys
Humphreys 22.3%
22.3 % low-access
- Cocke
Cocke 21.9%
21.9 % low-access
- Sevier
Sevier 21.5%
21.5 % low-access
- Gibson
Gibson 21.5%
21.5 % low-access
- Rhea
Rhea 21.2%
21.2 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 18 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 89,889 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 19,292 |
| Low-Access Share | 21.5%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 6,959 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 99,652 |
| Median Household Income | $62,581 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.5%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,911 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.2%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sevier County
Sevier County has 137 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 64 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 64
- black bear market, sevierville
- circle k 4703940, sevierville
- casey's general store 4049, seymour
- casey's general store 4228, sevierville
- chambers market, sevierville
- choudhry & sons enterprises inc, pigeon forge
- city market, sevierville
- corner market & grill, sevierville
- ez stop food mart 10, seymour
- ez stop food mart 18, sevierville
- ez stop food mart 24, sevierville
- ez stop food mart 32, seymour
- fastop market 226, pigeon forge
- fastop market 228, pigeon forge
- fastop market 229, sevierville
- fastop markets 212, pigeon forge
- fastop markets 217, sevierville
- fastop markets 218, kodak
- fastop markets 219, sevierville
- fastop markets 220, sevierville
- fastop markets 221, seymour
- fastop markets 222, sevierville
- fastop markets 223, sevierville
- fastop markets 224, sevierville
- fastop markets 225, gatlinburg
- flowers bakery outlet 514, seymour
- goodstop 4219, sevierville
- goodstop 4226, pigeon forge
- goodstop 4230, sevierville
- harry's 28, kodak
- jay hanuman dollar plus mart inc, kodak
- jimmy country market, sevierville
- jimmys market 4, gatlinburg
- ken jo 43, sevierville
- kenjo 39, sevierville
- kenjo 49, sevierville
- kenjo 42, kodak
- kodak trade center, kodak
- lakeside market & deli, dandridge
- lee's food mart 27, kodak
- lee's food mart 407, kodak
- marathon food mart, sevierville
- mr zip 511, sevierville
- murphy express 8562, sevierville
- new center market, sevierville
- parkway foodmart, sevierville
- peter's market 4237623143, sevierville
- pigeon forge food mart, pigeon forge
- pk food mart 1, sevierville
- pk food mart 2, sevierville
- refuel energy inc, pigeon forge
- ritz llc dba - jimmy's market & grill 1, sevierville
- stop n shop market, gatlinburg
- the dam store, sevierville
- the local market 126, strawberry plains
- u-shop, sevierville
- valley mart exxon, sevierville
- weigel's 1075, seymour
- weigel's 69, sevierville
- weigels 1090, kodak
- weigels 1091, pigeon forge
- weigels 1113, sevierville
- weigels 1122, sevierville
- zoomerz 975, pigeon forge
Combination Grocery/Other · 40
- big lots 3163, sevierville
- cvs pharmacy 6267, pigeon forge
- cvs pharmacy 6361, sevierville
- dollar general 10330, sevierville
- dollar general 19807, pigeon forge
- dollar general 19904, sevierville
- dollar general 19918, sevierville
- dollar general 2339, sevierville
- dollar general 6313, seymour
- dollar general 8727, kodak
- dollartree 10065, sevierville
- dollar general 11385, sevierville
- dollar general 11750, gatlinburg
- dollar general 11933, sevierville
- dollar general 12734, strawberry plains
- dollar general 13627, sevierville
- dollar general 16405, cosby
- dollar general 22484, sevierville
- dollar general 23230, seymour
- dollar general 23450, seymour
- dollar general 30084, sevierville
- dollar general 30434, sevierville
- dollar general 30535, dandridge
- dollar general 31201, sevierville
- dollar general store 17649, pigeon forge
- dollar tree 2911, sevierville
- dollar tree 5632, pigeon forge
- dollar tree 5850, seymour
- family dollar 11809, sevierville
- family dollar 7955, gatlinburg
- family dollar 9179, pigeon forge
- family dollar store 7915, sevierville
- family dollar store 8152, kodak
- roses express 679, sevierville
- walgreens 07048, pigeon forge
- walgreens 3284, sevierville
- walgreens 6609, sevierville
- walgreens 7407, seymour
- walgreens 12448, sevierville
- walgreens 13107, gatlinburg
Supermarket · 10
- aldi 70016 70016, sevierville
- express by food city 610, pigeon forge
- food city 611, gatlinburg
- food city 644, seymour
- food city 667, sevierville
- food city 609, kodak
- food city 665, pigeon forge
- food city 668, sevierville
- publix tennessee llc 1515, pigeon forge
- publix tennessee llc 1713, sevierville
Super Store · 8
- bj's wholesale club 268, sevierville
- dollar general market 9819, seymour
- kroger 536, pigeon forge
- kroger store 562, sevierville
- kroger store 581, seymour
- target store t2903, sevierville
- walmart 578, sevierville
- walmart neighborhood market 5908, sevierville
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- el primo productos hispanos, sevierville
- escobar's latino market, sevierville
- la catrina latin store, pigeon forge
- lila's market & mexican food, sevierville
- river's market 1, pigeon forge
- sevierville bargain barn, sevierville
Small Grocery Store · 6
- beni's latinos market, kodak
- jennifers market, sevierville
- latino market, pigeon forge
- latino market emmanuel dios con nosotros 1, kodak
- los paisanos mexican market, pigeon forge
- taste of europe, pigeon forge
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza tn038, seymour
Farmers' Market · 1
- seymour farmers market, seymour
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- swaggerty sausage company, kodak
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 Sevier County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Nationwide peers for Sevier County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Sevier County (7.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Tennessee.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TN (21.5% here).
- Manitowoc County, WI · 21.5% low-access
- Manitowoc County, WI · 21.5% low-access
- Sweetwater County, WY · 21.5% low-access
- Sweetwater County, WY · 21.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (7.2% here).
- Bandera County, TX · 7.2% SNAP
- Bandera County, TX · 7.2% SNAP
- Chesapeake city, VA · 7.2% SNAP
- Chesapeake city, VA · 7.2% 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
Sevier 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 Sevier County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47155. 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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