Signature · 0.0% low-access (0th pct)
Trousdale County, TN
Trousdale County lands in the lower national band on low-access (0.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 0.0%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 10.9%
- on SNAP
- 12K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Trousdale County, TN
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 0.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -22.1 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Grainger County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Trousdale County lands in the lower national band (0.0%); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 0
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 0.0% low-access (0th pct) (-22.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Trousdale County compares nationally
Food access in Trousdale County compares favorably nationally: its 0.0% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 0% of them (rank #3,133).
Trousdale County's lower-band USDA tier split
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 2 of Trousdale County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Trousdale County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Clay 0.2
Clay 0.2%
0.2 % low-access
- Jackson 0.1
Jackson 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
- Moore 0.1
Moore 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
- Trousdale 0
Trousdale 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 7,870 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 0 |
| Low-Access Share | 0.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 0 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,957 |
| Median Household Income | $72,747 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 405 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 20.9% |
SNAP retailers in Trousdale County
Trousdale County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 5 locations (42% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
2 towns share the 12 authorized stores; Hartsville holds 75% of them. 1 of the 2 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Castalian Springs.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Hartsville | 9 | 2 |
| Castalian Springs | 3 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 4592, hartsville
- dollartree 9649, hartsville
- dollar general 24408, hartsville
- dollar general 24471, castalian springs
- twice daily 6652, hartsville
Convenience Store · 4
- brake point, castalian springs
- hartsville market, hartsville
- highway food mart, hartsville
- star mart 1, castalian springs
Supermarket · 2
- hartsville foodland inc, hartsville
- reeses piggly wiggly 11 11, hartsville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- anderson meats and processing, hartsville
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 Trousdale County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Trousdale County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Trousdale 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 (0.0% here).
- Oglala Lakota County, SD · 0.0% low-access
- Rains County, TX · 0.0% low-access
- Barnwell County, SC · 0.0% low-access
- Dickenson County, VA · 0.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (10.9% here).
- Panola County, TX · 10.9% SNAP
- Spartanburg County, SC · 10.9% SNAP
- Harrisonburg city, VA · 10.9% SNAP
- Whitman County, WA · 10.9% 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%). Trousdale County, at 0.0%, runs 27.2 pts below 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 Trousdale County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47169. 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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