Signature · 1.9% SNAP (0th pct in TN)
Williamson County, TN
Williamson County sits in the upper national band on low-access (43.9%, +21.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 43.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 1.9%
- on SNAP
- 260K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Williamson County, TN
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-SEVERE 43.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +21.8 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 1.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hamilton County (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Williamson County sits in the upper national band (43.9%, #302 of 3,079).
- #302
- national by low-access %
- #4
- in TN
- 24
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- 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: 1.9% SNAP (0th pct in TN) (-10.2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Williamson County compares nationally
Williamson County sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 43.9% low-access share outpaces 90% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #302 most-affected nationwide.
Williamson County's elevated USDA tier split
37 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Williamson County has 27 urban and 10 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.
Williamson County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Tennessee, not a full county-board reprint
- Montgomery
Montgomery 47%
47 % low-access
- Williamson
Williamson 43.9%
43.9 % low-access
- Hamilton
Hamilton 43.9%
43.9 % low-access
- Hamblen
Hamblen 42.7%
42.7 % low-access
- Sequatchie
Sequatchie 42.1%
42.1 % low-access
- Putnam
Putnam 41.4%
41.4 % low-access
- Grainger 0
Grainger 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 37 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 183,182 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 24 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 80,424 |
| Low-Access Share | 43.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,109 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 260,351 |
| Median Household Income | $135,594 |
| Poverty Rate | 4.6%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,728 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 1.9%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Williamson County
Williamson County has 106 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 44 locations (42% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 44
- cvs pharmacy 386, thompsons station
- cvs pharmacy 6394, brentwood
- cvs pharmacy 6399, franklin
- cvs pharmacy 6415, franklin
- cvs pharmacy 7099, franklin
- dollar general 10700, spring hill
- dollar general 3230, fairview
- dollar general 3694, nolensville
- dollar general 4678, franklin
- dollar general 20330, fairview
- dollar general 30423, franklin
- dollar tree 3065, brentwood
- dollar tree 5370, franklin
- dollar tree 8445, fairview
- sudden service 6124, franklin
- sudden service 6613, brentwood
- sudden service 6617, brentwood
- sudden service 7209, franklin
- sudden service 8816, franklin
- twice daily 6181, franklin
- twice daily 6190, franklin
- twice daily 6606, brentwood
- twice daily 6621, franklin
- twice daily 6623, franklin
- twice daily 6650, brentwood
- twice daily 7123, brentwood
- twice daily 7216, nolensville
- twice daily 7716, brentwood
- twice daily 8090, brentwood
- twice daily 8815, franklin
- twice daily 8849, franklin
- twice daily 8859, franklin
- twice daily 8879, spring hill
- twice daily/white bison # 6140 6140, arrington
- twice daily/white bison 6180, franklin
- walgreens 04903, franklin
- walgreens 10191, brentwood
- walgreens 12273, spring hill
- walgreens 4695, franklin
- walgreens 4710, franklin
- walgreens 6105, franklin
- walgreens 6409, brentwood
- walgreens 7494, franklin
- walgreens 7518, franklin
Convenience Store · 24
- bethesda market, college grove
- buy the way, franklin
- circle k 4703907, franklin
- circle k 4703908, brentwood
- circle k 4703910, franklin
- circle k 4703914, franklin
- circle k 4703920, brentwood
- circle k 4703921, franklin
- circle k 4703925, fairview
- circle k 4703692, arrington
- country market & deli, college grove
- jewells market 1, franklin
- mapco express, inc. 3303, franklin
- mapco express, inc. 3326, franklin
- mapco express, inc. 3409, brentwood
- max's 165, franklin
- murphy express 8700, spring hill
- nolensville exxon, nolensville
- pilot travel center 720, fairview
- rapid pak market, arrington
- serv n go 7, thompsons station
- serv-n-go 8, franklin
- tienda la villa, spring hill
- tigermart 41067h, franklin
Supermarket · 17
- aldi 70003, brentwood
- aldi 78022 78022, franklin
- aldi 70050, brentwood
- gordon food service store mp139, brentwood
- h g hill food store, fairview
- publix 0142, brentwood
- publix 0160, franklin
- publix 0176, franklin
- publix 1021, brentwood
- publix 1031, franklin
- publix 1057, nashville
- publix 1360, fairview
- publix 1529, franklin
- publix tennessee, llc 2009, nolensville
- sprouts farmers market 580, franklin
- the fresh market 058, brentwood
- trader joe's franklin 792, franklin
Super Store · 16
- costco wholesale 0386, brentwood
- kroger 00589, brentwood
- kroger 0570, franklin
- kroger 576, franklin
- kroger co 526, franklin
- kroger 0588, thompsons station
- kroger 568, franklin
- kroger 592, franklin
- kroger 596, brentwood
- sam's club 6249, franklin
- target store t-1983, brentwood
- target store 1963, franklin
- target store t-695, franklin
- walmart supercenter 272, franklin
- walmart supercenter 3137, fairview
- whole foods market 10321, franklin
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphy's pizza tn011, spring hill
- papa murphy's pizza tn019, franklin
Farmers' Market · 2
- franklin farmers market, franklin
- nolensville farmers market, nolensville
Small Grocery Store · 1
- los primos taqueria and market, franklin
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 Williamson County vs Anderson County → · All Tennessee counties →
Counties near Williamson County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Williamson County (1.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Tennessee.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TN (43.9% here).
- Cochise County, AZ · 43.9% low-access
- Cochise County, AZ · 43.9% low-access
- Anderson County, TX · 43.8% low-access
- Nassau County, FL · 44.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TN (1.9% here).
- Poquoson city, VA · 1.9% SNAP
- Poquoson city, VA · 1.9% SNAP
- Johnson County, KS · 2.0% SNAP
- Summit County, CO · 1.7% 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.
Williamson County inside a higher low-access state context
Williamson 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 Williamson County, TN are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 47187. 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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