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 #759 most-affected nationwide.
Shelby County's elevated USDA tier split
220 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 51 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Shelby County has 211 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.
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 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 189 locations (21% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 189
- cvs pharmacy 4992, memphis
- cvs pharmacy 6628, cordova
- cvs pharmacy 7619, memphis
- cvs pharmacy 8427, memphis
- cvs pharmacy 10204, memphis
- cvs pharmacy 6304, memphis
- cvs pharmacy 7144, memphis
- dollar general 0166, memphis
- dollar general 10986, memphis
- dollar general 12940, memphis
- dollar general 14123, millington
- dollar general 14241, bartlett
- dollar general 14328, millington
- dollar general 2698, millington
- dollar general 4482, memphis
- dollar general 6541, arlington
- dollar general 6647, memphis
- dollar general 7498, memphis
- dollar tree 4082, memphis
- dollartree 8679, memphis
- dollartree 9325, millington
- dollartree 9621, memphis
- dollartree 9682, memphis
- dollartree 9845, collierville
- dollar general 10135, cordova
- dollar general 10669, memphis
- dollar general 10754, bartlett
- dollar general 11570, memphis
- dollar general 11599, memphis
- dollar general 11609, memphis
- dollar general 11798, memphis
- dollar general 11856, memphis
- dollar general 11958, memphis
- dollar general 12109, memphis
- dollar general 12155, memphis
- dollar general 12168, memphis
- dollar general 12206, memphis
- dollar general 12536, memphis
- dollar general 12662, memphis
- dollar general 12713, memphis
- dollar general 12749, memphis
- dollar general 12833, memphis
- dollar general 13181, cordova
- dollar general 13192, memphis
- dollar general 13247, memphis
- dollar general 15124, memphis
- dollar general 16024, cordova
- dollar general 19010, memphis
- dollar general 19289, memphis
- dollar general 20594, memphis
- dollar general 20979, memphis
- dollar general 21391, piperton
- dollar general 21432, cordova
- dollar general 21819, millington
- dollar general 22317, memphis
- dollar general 22506, memphis
- dollar general 22748, memphis
- dollar general 23977, memphis
- dollar general 24291, memphis
- dollar general 25045, millington
- dollar general 25424, cordova
- dollar general 25425, memphis
- dollar general 25532, collierville
- dollar general 30094, memphis
- dollar general 30915, memphis
- dollar general 31006, memphis
- dollar general 7492, memphis
- dollar tree 2529, germantown
- dollar tree 2948, memphis
- dollar tree 346, memphis
- dollar tree 3560, cordova
- dollar tree 376, millington
- dollar tree 379, memphis
- dollar tree 387, collierville
- dollar tree 3871, memphis
- dollar tree 395, memphis
- dollar tree 4024, memphis
- dollar tree 423, memphis
- dollar tree 5184, memphis
- dollar tree 5282, memphis
- dollar tree 5311, memphis
- dollar tree 5471, cordova
- dollar tree 5604, memphis
- dollar tree 5762, bartlett
- dollar tree 5940, memphis
- dollar tree 6064, memphis
- dollar tree 616, memphis
- dollar tree 619, memphis
- dollar tree 6536, memphis
- dollar tree 6623, memphis
- dollar tree 6818, memphis
- dollar tree 6988, memphis
- dollar tree 7093, memphis
- dollar tree 7634, memphis
- dollar tree 7772, memphis
- dollartree 09915, memphis
- dollartree 8885, memphis
- family dollar 11549, memphis
- family dollar 1170, memphis
- family dollar 11811, memphis
- family dollar 11953, memphis
- family dollar 1568, memphis
- family dollar 3370, memphis
- family dollar 3398, memphis
- family dollar 3537, memphis
- family dollar 4181, memphis
- family dollar 5671, memphis
- family dollar 5803, memphis
- family dollar 5844, memphis
- family dollar 5960, memphis
- family dollar 5984, memphis
- family dollar 6010, memphis
- family dollar 6097, memphis
- family dollar 6105, memphis
- family dollar 6465, memphis
- family dollar 6892, memphis
- family dollar 723, memphis
- family dollar 7230, memphis
- family dollar 759, memphis
- family dollar 820, memphis
- family dollar 8323, memphis
- family dollar 8417, memphis
- family dollar 8516, memphis
- family dollar 8558, memphis
- family dollar 8579, memphis
- family dollar 8690, memphis
- family dollar 8691, memphis
- family dollar 876, memphis
- family dollar 8814, memphis
- family dollar 8953, memphis
- family dollar 8979, memphis
- family dollar 8980, memphis
- family dollar 8992, memphis
- family dollar 9049, memphis
- family dollar store 10252, cordova
- family dollar store 10467, cordova
- family dollar store 8027, memphis
- family dollar store 854, millington
- family dollar store 8610, memphis
- family dollar store 8681, memphis
- family dollar store 8694, memphis
- family dollar store 8735, memphis
- millbranch fish market, memphis
- rose's 559, memphis
- saigruha collierville, collierville
- samar market, memphis
- samar market, memphis
- taps african grocery and meat none, bartlett
- walgreen 00586, memphis
- walgreen 02775, memphis
- walgreen 03013, memphis
- walgreen 03176, memphis
- walgreen 03473, memphis
- walgreen 03866, memphis
- walgreen 05676, memphis
- walgreen 06212, collierville
- walgreen 06769, memphis
- walgreen 07613, memphis
- walgreen 09174, memphis
- walgreen 09719, memphis
- walgreens 06644, memphis
- walgreens 06882, memphis
- walgreens 07059, memphis
- walgreens 07792, millington
- walgreens 3227, memphis
- walgreens 4083, bartlett
- walgreens 4232, cordova
- walgreens 4312, germantown
- walgreens 4628, memphis
- walgreens 4735, memphis
- walgreens 5654, memphis
- walgreens 6465, bartlett
- walgreens 07808, memphis
- walgreens 10103, memphis
- walgreens 11671, memphis
- walgreens 13108, memphis
- walgreens 1512, germantown
- walgreens 15287, memphis
- walgreens 15928, memphis
- walgreens 3699, memphis
- walgreens 5023, memphis
- walgreens 5705, collierville
- walgreens 6037, germantown
- walgreens 6242, cordova
- walgreens 6278, collierville
- walgreens 6341, bartlett
- walgreens 6958, arlington
- walgreens 6985, lakeland
- zenith african groceries, memphis
Convenience Store · 58
- 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
Bakery Specialty · 3
- los reyes bakery, memphis
- papa murphy's pizza tn067, millington
- papa murphy's pizza tn073, memphis
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
- Pennington County, SD · 32.8% low-access
- Lexington County, SC · 32.8% low-access
- Lexington County, SC · 32.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (15.5% here).
- Greensville County, VA · 15.5% SNAP
- Greensville County, VA · 15.5% SNAP
- Pulaski County, VA · 15.5% SNAP
- Pulaski County, VA · 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.
Shelby County inside a higher low-access state context
Shelby 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 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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