Signature · 154 SNAP-authorized stores
Sullivan County, TN
Sullivan County sits in the upper national band on low-access (30.7%, +8.6 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 30.7%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 13.1%
- on SNAP
- 161K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sullivan County, TN
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 30.7% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +8.6 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 18% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Blount County ( -0.6 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Sullivan County sits in the upper national band (30.7%, #894 of 3,079) with 7 LILA tracts.
- #894
- national by low-access %
- #15
- in TN
- 17
- low-access tracts
- 17K
- 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: 154 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Sullivan County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Sullivan County's 30.7% low-access share is elevated, higher than 71% of them and ranked #896 most-affected nationwide.
Sullivan County's elevated USDA tier split
39 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Sullivan County has 26 urban and 13 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.
Sullivan County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Shelby
Shelby 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Sullivan
Sullivan 30.7%
30.7 % low-access
- Blount
Blount 30.1%
30.1 % low-access
- White
White 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Greene
Greene 28.6%
28.6 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 39 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 156,823 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 17 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 48,164 |
| Low-Access Share | 30.7%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 17,484 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 160,624 |
| Median Household Income | $58,807 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 9,053 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sullivan County
Sullivan County has 154 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 79 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 79
- andys market, kingsport
- b mart, kingsport
- beer & tobacco outlet, kingsport
- black diamond 14, blountville
- black diamond markets 11, piney flats
- bloomingdale market, kingsport
- bluff city market, bluff city
- c&s big orange market, bristol
- carl's food mart, bristol
- fas mart 469, kingsport
- fas mart 471, bristol
- food city gas & go 3622, bristol
- gas pedal, kingsport
- ian's market # 132, kingsport
- ian's market # 133, kingsport
- ian's market # 134, kingsport
- ian's market # 135, kingsport
- ian's market # 136, kingsport
- ian's market # 137, kingsport
- ian's market # 138, kingsport
- ian's market # 139, kingsport
- ian's market # 165, bristol
- ian's market # 167, bristol
- ian's market #121, bristol
- j b market n/a, kingsport
- jaini market n/a, kingsport
- jay food mart, kingsport
- kenjo 17, kingsport
- kings mart, bristol
- kingsport pit stop, kingsport
- kwik mart, bristol
- l a mart, bristol
- m & m market 1, kingsport
- midfield market, kingsport
- murphy express 8651, kingsport
- murphy usa 6696, kingsport
- murphy usa 6971, bristol
- on the way market, bristol
- peoples food store, kingsport
- pit row market, llc, bluff city
- quick stop foodmart, bristol
- quick stop market 34, bristol
- quick stop market 35, bristol
- quick stop market 42, bristol
- redi mart 20 20, kingsport
- roadrunner 6009, kingsport
- roadrunner market 6001, bristol
- roadrunner market 6010, kingsport
- roadrunner market 6021, blountville
- roadrunner market 6025, kingsport
- roadrunner market 6027, bluff city
- roadrunner market 6044, kingsport
- roadrunner market 6045, kingsport
- roadrunner market 6046, bluff city
- roadrunner market 6054, kingsport
- roadrunner market 6065, piney flats
- roadrunner market 6082, blountville
- roadrunner market 6083, bristol
- rock spring mart, kingsport
- scotchman 3402, bristol
- scotchman 3406, blountville
- scotchman 3408, kingsport
- scotchman 3414, bluff city
- shakshi inc, kingsport
- shiv711 llc n/a, kingsport
- the perfect stop, kingsport
- the savvy shopper, kingsport
- tri city wholesale tobacco 7, kingsport
- village food market, blountville
- village food mart and more, bristol
- weaver market, bristol
- weigel's 1095, bristol
- weigels 1093, kingsport
- weigels 1094, kingsport
- weigels 1097, piney flats
- weigels 1116, bristol
- zoomerz 965, kingsport
- zoomerz 969, kingsport
- zoomerz 980, kingsport
Combination Grocery/Other · 50
- asian market, kingsport
- big lots 3158, kingsport
- cvs pharmacy 3726, bristol
- cvs pharmacy 4130, kingsport
- cvs pharmacy 4240, kingsport
- cvs pharmacy 5664, kingsport
- cvs pharmacy 7714, bristol
- dollar general 18401, kingsport
- dollar general 2267, kingsport
- dollar general 2464, bristol
- dollar general 2638, kingsport
- dollar general 3497, kingsport
- dollar general 3504, blountville
- dollar general 3533, kingsport
- dollar general 3599, kingsport
- dollar general 7898, kingsport
- dollartree 10872, kingsport
- dollartree 6203, piney flats
- dollartree 7234, bristol
- dollar general 11276, bluff city
- dollar general 11858, bristol
- dollar general 14708, bristol
- dollar general 15223, piney flats
- dollar general 15236, bluff city
- dollar general 15318, blountville
- dollar general 15752, bristol
- dollar general 15895, kingsport
- dollar general 16553, bluff city
- dollar general 17436, bristol
- dollar general 20758, blountville
- dollar general 21499, kingsport
- dollar general 22649, kingsport
- dollar general 22789, kingsport
- dollar general 25938, kingsport
- dollar general 30449, bristol
- dollar tree 1336, kingsport
- dollar tree 1926, kingsport
- dollar tree 3108, bristol
- dollar tree 334, kingsport
- dollar tree 8352, blountville
- family dollar 8778, bristol
- family dollar store 1986, kingsport
- walgreen 05347, bristol
- walgreen 05597, kingsport
- walgreen 05828, kingsport
- walgreens 09306, colonial heights
- walgreens 09428, kingsport
- walgreens 10192, bristol
- walgreens 10330, blountville
- walgreens 12934, kingsport
Supermarket · 12
- aldi sby 67, kingsport
- food city 605, kingsport
- food city 617, bristol
- food city 622, bristol
- food city 664, kingsport
- food city 669, blountville
- food city 657, kingsport
- food city 699, piney flats
- grocery outlet 21, kingsport
- ingles markets 72, kingsport
- price less foods 478, kingsport
- price less foods 487, kingsport
Super Store · 7
- dollar general market 14751, kingsport
- kroger store 328, kingsport
- target store t-2332, kingsport
- walmart 599, kingsport
- walmart neighborhood market 5734, kingsport
- walmart store 620, bristol
- walmart supercenter 742, kingsport
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- kpc butcher shop, kingsport
- lazy j farms butcher shop, kingsport
- the butcher's block llc, blountville
Farmers' Market · 2
- city of kingsport tennessee, kingsport
- state street farmer's market, bristol
Large Grocery Store · 1
- mccoy's salvage grocery, kingsport
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.
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Counties near Sullivan County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Sullivan 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 (30.7% here).
- San Patricio County, TX · 30.7% low-access
- San Patricio County, TX · 30.7% low-access
- Morton County, ND · 30.7% low-access
- Morton County, ND · 30.7% 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.
Sullivan County inside a higher low-access state context
Sullivan 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 .
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