Signature · 4.1% low-access (9th pct)
Tipton County, TN
Tipton County lands in the lower national band on low-access (4.1%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 4.1%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.4%
- on SNAP
- 62K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tipton County, TN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ADEQUATE 4.1% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -18.0 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Henderson County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Tipton County lands in the lower national band (4.1%, #2,865 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,865
- national by low-access %
- #76
- in TN
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 965
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.1% low-access (9th pct) (-18 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Tipton County compares nationally
Food access in Tipton County compares favorably nationally: its 4.1% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 9% of them (rank #2,865).
Tipton County's lower-band USDA tier split
13 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Tipton County has 1 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.
Tipton County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Tipton 4.1
Tipton 4.1%
4.1 % low-access
- Henderson 4.1
Henderson 4.1%
4.1 % low-access
- Polk 4
Polk 4%
4 % low-access
- Unicoi 3.7
Unicoi 3.7%
3.7 % low-access
- Lawrence 3.5
Lawrence 3.5%
3.5 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 13 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 61,081 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,505 |
| Low-Access Share | 4.1%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 965 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 61,553 |
| Median Household Income | $74,127 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,817 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.4%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Tipton County
Tipton County has 48 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 20 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 20
- bd food & gas mart, munford
- c-town market, covington
- diamond 7-eleven, atoka
- exxon food mart, covington
- fast time, covington
- fastimes #1 1, brighton
- holly grove, brighton
- hwy 51 express, munford
- hwy 51 exxon #2, covington
- hwy 51 exxon 1, atoka
- m & e express, drummonds
- mapco express, inc 3041, covington
- midway market 4, covington
- munford express, munford
- murphy usa 7396, covington
- naaz trading inc, burlison
- penny pantry inc 103, atoka
- tipton food mart, covington
- turnage grocery, burlison
- uncle sams deli, brighton
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- dollar general 10701, drummonds
- dollar general 14813, covington
- dollar general 43, covington
- dollar general 4490, atoka
- dollar general 10154, brighton
- dollar general 10283, covington
- dollar general 11332, brighton
- dollar general 16212, atoka
- dollar general 20012, brighton
- dollar general 20096, atoka
- dollar general 30790, millington
- dollar general 31192, mason
- dollar tree 543, covington
- family dollar store 2748, covington
- family dollar store 6044, atoka
- walgreens 07911, covington
- walgreens 11733, munford
Super Store · 4
- kroger store 433, atoka
- naifeh's food rite of munford, tn, munford
- naifeh's cash saver, covington
- walmart supercenter 93, covington
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- fastimes #7, brighton
- fastimes 5, atoka
- fastimes no.6 partnership, covington
Small Grocery Store · 2
- fastimes community market 3, brighton
- fastimes 2, atoka
Farmers' Market · 1
- court square farmers market, covington
Supermarket · 1
- covington save a lot 45040, covington
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 Tipton County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Tipton County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Tipton 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 (4.1% here).
- Chenango County, NY · 4.1% low-access
- Chenango County, NY · 4.1% low-access
- Harvey County, KS · 4.1% low-access
- Harvey County, KS · 4.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (12.4% here).
- Howard County, TX · 12.4% SNAP
- Howard County, TX · 12.4% SNAP
- Skagit County, WA · 12.4% SNAP
- Skagit County, WA · 12.4% 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.
Tipton County inside a lower low-access state context
Tipton 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 Tipton County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47167. 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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