Signature · 918 SNAP-authorized stores
Shelby County, TN
Shelby County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.8%, +10.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.8%
- low-access pop.
- 51
- food-desert tracts
- 15.5%
- on SNAP
- 919K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Shelby County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 32.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.7 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 51 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.5% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 23% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bradley County (+ 0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Shelby County sits in the upper national band (32.8%, #756 of 3,079) with 51 LILA tracts.
- #756
- national by low-access %
- #14
- in TN
- 105
- low-access tracts
- 104K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 918 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Shelby County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Shelby County's 32.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #756 most-affected nationwide.
Shelby County's elevated USDA tier split
220 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 51 LILA.
Shelby County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (211 urban, 9 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 9 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Shelby County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Lewis
Lewis 34.6%
34.6 % low-access
- Sumner
Sumner 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Madison
Madison 33.5%
33.5 % low-access
- Bradley
Bradley 32.9%
32.9 % low-access
- Shelby
Shelby 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 220 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 927,644 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 105 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 51 |
| Low-Access Population | 303,862 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 103,798 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 919,173 |
| Median Household Income | $63,767 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.8%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 56,268 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.2%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Shelby County
Shelby County has 918 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 14 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 550 locations (60% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
12 towns share the 918 authorized stores; Memphis holds 85% of them. 4 of the 12 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Piperton, Atoka, Eads, Mwmphis.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 777 | 104 |
| Cordova | 35 | 10 |
| Millington | 31 | 4 |
| Bartlett | 25 | 7 |
| Collierville | 17 | 6 |
| Germantown | 15 | 6 |
| Arlington | 9 | 2 |
| Lakeland | 3 | 1 |
| Piperton | 3 | none |
| Atoka | 1 | none |
Top 10 of 12 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 550 (250 shown)
- 1210 n germantown llc, cordova
- 2100 sycamore inc, memphis
- 3135 new horn lake operations, memphis
- 4 way express 0, memphis
- 4027 jackson express, memphis
- 4145 neely express llc, memphis
- 4703678.0 270-3249, memphis
- 5 way mart, bartlett
- 51 express, memphis
- 64 express, arlington
- 7 skies truck stop llc, memphis
- 9423 poplar ave llc, germantown
- a & b circle k food mart, memphis
- a & g grocery, memphis
- a & w grocery none, memphis
- a & y, memphis
- a ok grocery, memphis
- a-1 food and fuel, memphis
- a1 stop & shop 2, memphis
- a1 stop & shop 3 llc, memphis
- a2z express mart, memphis
- asab market, memphis
- aa market inc, memphis
- abarrotes y dulceria jesus, memphis
- abbey management inc, arlington
- abbey mart, memphis
- airport food mart, memphis
- airways express, memphis
- airways food mart, memphis
- airways food mart, memphis
- airways gas express, memphis
- airya food mart, memphis
- algoodh discount tobacco none, memphis
- all in one food & fuel, memphis
- all in one n/a, memphis
- all in one shelby drive, memphis
- all season food store, collierville
- all yours mart n / a, memphis
- am market none, memphis
- amazing express, memphis
- amba express, memphis
- amg raines mini mart, memphis
- amigos express, memphis
- arlington travel center, arlington
- austin peay express gas, memphis
- ava keroles inc, cordova
- b & g food mart, memphis
- b & h express none, memphis
- baba food mart, memphis
- baba2 enterprise inc, memphis
- babu express inc, memphis
- baladna mediterranean supermarket none, cordova
- bartlet c store, bartlett
- bd express, memphis
- bellevue food shop, memphis
- bennington mini mart, memphis
- best corner express n/ a, memphis
- best market inc, memphis
- blooming 5521 llc 00, memphis
- blooming chase 0, cordova
- blooming town llc 01, memphis
- bloomingriver llc, memphis
- blue birt express, memphis
- bp food mart, memphis
- breaktime exxon, cordova
- breedlove grocery, memphis
- bright start inc, memphis
- brooks c store llc, memphis
- brooks food & fuel inc, memphis
- brooks food mart, memphis
- brother express mart, memphis
- brother's grocery, memphis
- brothers food mart, memphis
- brothers xpress none, memphis
- bull market #1, millington
- buntyn food makrt n / a, memphis
- cash express, memphis
- cd food mart, memphis
- circle k 4701685, memphis
- circle k 4703672, memphis
- circle k 4703687, collierville
- circle k 4703909, memphis
- circle k 4703912, memphis
- circle k 4703918, memphis
- circle k 4703941, memphis
- circle k 4703951, memphis
- circle k 4703957, bartlett
- circle k 4703960, memphis
- circle k 4703963, memphis
- circle k 4703965, memphis
- circle k 4703968, memphis
- circle k 4703972, memphis
- circle k corp. 3909, memphis
- circlek 4703658, cordova
- county line grocery, memphis
- carnes mini mart, memphis
- cash express, memphis
- cash express, memphis
- cash express 7, memphis
- checks cashed 2, memphis
- chelsea food mart, memphis
- cherry express, memphis
- cherry market, memphis
- church street exxon, millington
- circle k 4703200, memphis
- circle k 4703255, memphis
- circle k 4703654, cordova
- circle k 4703656, memphis
- circle k 4703660, germantown
- circle k 4703661, memphis
- circle k 4703662, germantown
- circle k 4703665, mwmphis
- circle k 4703666, memphis
- circle k 4703667, memphis
- circle k 4703671, memphis
- circle k 4703673, memphis
- circle k 4703676, memphis
- circle k 4703677, memphis
- circle k 4703679, bartlett
- circle k 4703683, memphis
- circle k 4703684, bartlett
- circle k 4703692, arlington
- circle k 4703901, piperton
- circle k 9805, memphis
- circle s mart, memphis
- city gas express, memphis
- city market, memphis
- comercializa dora food market, memphis
- community grocery none, memphis
- corner food market, memphis
- corner food mart, memphis
- corner market 1796, memphis
- country corner store, millington
- country food market, millington
- county line mart, memphis
- covington express inc, memphis
- cromwell pizza and delli, memphis
- crown market inc, memphis
- crump food mart, memphis
- crump market, memphis
- d&d grocery llc, memphis
- dj's mart, memphis
- danny thomas bp, memphis
- dannys market, memphis
- dba express food and fuel station, memphis
- discount grocery & food, memphis
- dixie grill and deli, memphis
- dmc food mart, memphis
- dodge store 7204, memphis
- dodge's store 6606, memphis
- downtown food and fuel none, memphis
- e mart none, memphis
- e shelby hop in, memphis
- e-k super mart n / a, memphis
- e-z food mart, memphis
- e-market none, memphis
- eads gas and grill, eads
- east holmes express inc, memphis
- eden food mart, memphis
- egy management iv llc berryhill, cordova
- egy management vi llc appling, memphis
- elvis exxon, memphis
- elvis food mart, memphis
- elvis presely bp, memphis
- elvis presley food mart, memphis
- epic general partnership llc, memphis
- express 7 11 market number 2, memphis
- express 7/11 market, memphis
- express 7/11 market #6, memphis
- express food market, memphis
- express gas, memphis
- express gas, memphis
- express gas 1, memphis
- express mart, memphis
- express mart, memphis
- exxon, memphis
- exxon at third & hornlake, memphis
- exxon food mart, memphis
- exxon hop in winchester, memphis
- exxon mart 3rd street, memphis
- exxon mart downtown, memphis
- ez express food mart, memphis
- f & a grocery, memphis
- family grocery, memphis
- family market, memphis
- family market, memphis
- fast check, memphis
- fast check llc, memphis
- fastrack shop, memphis
- fill and save, memphis
- fill n go travel center, memphis
- fill n save 2, memphis
- fill n save no 4, memphis
- firestone grocery & deli, memphis
- first check llc 1, memphis
- five star express 0, memphis
- florida food mart llc, memphis
- food n fuel market, memphis
- frasier food mart, memphis
- frayser discount mart llc, memphis
- frayser xpress mart, memphis
- freeway express, memphis
- friendly market, memphis
- gabe market none, memphis
- gary's food express, memphis
- gas n snack, memphis
- gas n' snack i, memphis
- gas usa deli, memphis
- gem texaco, memphis
- genos market, memphis
- germantown c store inc., cordova
- getwell gas & foodmart llc, memphis
- getwell gas express, memphis
- getwell stop and shop, memphis
- grab n go food mart, atoka
- graham food mart, memphis
- grave xpress mart n / a, memphis
- great memphis one none, memphis
- grizzly mart, memphis
- grizzly mart none, memphis
- h & d food & fuel, memphis
- h & n market, memphis
- h food mart, memphis
- h&a investment llc, memphis
- h&a investment llc, memphis
- h&a investment llc, memphis
- h&a investment, llc, memphis
- h&a investment, llc, memphis
- hhr corporation, memphis
- haas enterprise, memphis
- ham kirk grocery nove, memphis
- hawkins market inc, memphis
- hickory food mart, memphis
- high james foodmart, memphis
- highland food mart, memphis
- highland food mart, memphis
- highland shell, memphis
- highwayexpress, memphis
- hilltop express, millington
- holmes elvis presley store, memphis
- holmes express, memphis
- holmes food and fuel corp, memphis
- holmes road bp, memphis
- hop in, memphis
- hop in, memphis
- hop in exxon, memphis
- hop-in exxon, memphis
- humphreys blvd gas & food mart llc, memphis
- hurry n carry mart, memphis
- hwy 64 bp, arlington
Showing 250 of 918 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Shelby County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Shelby County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Shelby 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 (32.8% here).
- Pennington County, SD · 32.8% low-access
- Lexington County, SC · 32.8% low-access
- Westmoreland County, PA · 32.8% low-access
- Cape May County, NJ · 32.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (15.5% here).
- Greensville County, VA · 15.5% SNAP
- Pulaski County, VA · 15.5% SNAP
- Newport News city, VA · 15.5% SNAP
- Marion County, WV · 15.5% 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%). Shelby County, at 32.8%, runs 5.6 pts above 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 Shelby County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47157. 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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