Signature · 3 LILA tracts (27.3% of tracts)
Weakley County, TN
Weakley County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (27.3% of the book) alongside 19.4% low-access.
- 19.4%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 14.0%
- on SNAP
- 33K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Weakley County, TN
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 19.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 27% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Franklin County ( -0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Weakley County ranks #1,736 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #39 of 93 counties in TN (19.4% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,736
- national by low-access %
- #39
- in TN
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (27.3% of tracts) .
How Weakley County compares nationally
Weakley County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.4% low-access share that beats 45% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,737).
Weakley County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Weakley County has 4 urban and 7 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.
Weakley County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Scott
Scott 20.5%
20.5 % low-access
- Roane
Roane 20.3%
20.3 % low-access
- Weakley
Weakley 19.4%
19.4 % low-access
- Franklin
Franklin 19.1%
19.1 % low-access
- Hardin
Hardin 19%
19 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 35,021 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,795 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.4%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,830 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 33,016 |
| Median Household Income | $51,880 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,869 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Weakley County
Weakley County has 38 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 18 locations (47% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- 3 j's food mart 3270, martin
- cvs pharmacy 7771, dresden
- cvs/pharmacy 11071, martin
- dollar general 4762, greenfield
- dollar general 595, dresden
- dollar general 9237, gleason
- dollar general 12497, martin
- dollar general 12626, sharon
- dollar general 18355, martin
- dollar general 23155, palmersville
- dollar general 23472, greenfield
- dollar general 25383, martin
- dollar tree 5060, martin
- dollar tree 6050, dresden
- little general 3217, gleason
- marathon 3226, dresden
- shell 3250, martin
- shell 3252, greenfield
Convenience Store · 14
- a to z food shop, martin
- casey's 3341, martin
- casey's 3380, dresden
- casey's general store 3619, greenfield
- dresden mart #1, dresden
- huck's 105, martin
- kountry korner store, dresden
- little general, sharon
- martin food mart, martin
- murphy usa 7366, martin
- pockets 111, martin
- q mart, sharon
- sellars gas & food, martin
- tj's market, dresden
Supermarket · 3
- e w james and sons 2, dresden
- price less foods 481, martin
- tate family foods 2, greenfield
Super Store · 2
- ruler 341, martin
- walmart supercenter 107, martin
Large Grocery Store · 1
- save a lot 17, martin
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 Weakley County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Nationwide peers for Weakley County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Weakley 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 (19.4% here).
- Love County, OK · 19.4% low-access
- Love County, OK · 19.4% low-access
- Bernalillo County, NM · 19.4% low-access
- Bernalillo County, NM · 19.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (14.0% here).
- Carbon County, UT · 14.0% SNAP
- Carbon County, UT · 14.0% SNAP
- Tioga County, PA · 14.0% SNAP
- Tioga County, PA · 14.0% 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.
Food access nationally, Tennessee in context
Weakley 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 Weakley County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47183. 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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