Food Access in Tennessee

Food desert and food access data for 95 counties in Tennessee (TN).

95
Counties
44.8%
Avg. Low Access %
2.7M
People in Food Deserts
14.5%
Avg. SNAP %

Counties in Tennessee

County Population Low Access % SNAP % No Vehicle % Poverty %
Hancock County 7K 78.9% 31.4% 13.5% 32.3%
Lake County 7K 78.5% 31.0% 16.7% 27.9%
Haywood County 18K 73.6% 28.1% 9.7% 21.9%
Pickett County 5K 69.8% 22.0% 8.2% 21.0%
Van Buren County 6K 67.9% 21.3% 11.3% 17.0%
Lauderdale County 25K 67.5% 24.2% 8.3% 18.0%
DeKalb County 20K 66.6% 16.7% 8.7% 20.2%
Clay County 8K 65.8% 19.7% 6.5% 22.3%
Jackson County 12K 63.6% 18.5% 6.8% 19.7%
Bledsoe County 15K 63.5% 21.4% 5.2% 26.0%
Shelby County 926K 63.4% 16.2% 8.4% 18.1%
Campbell County 39K 63.3% 21.9% 6.2% 19.4%
Madison County 99K 63.1% 16.9% 7.7% 18.2%
Fentress County 19K 61.9% 23.3% 5.5% 20.2%
Wayne County 16K 61.7% 16.9% 6.6% 19.6%
Scott County 22K 60.0% 24.0% 4.2% 25.7%
Hardeman County 26K 59.1% 18.6% 7.0% 16.1%
Weakley County 33K 58.8% 14.7% 6.7% 18.9%
Johnson County 18K 58.6% 17.6% 5.1% 21.6%
Grundy County 14K 58.4% 17.5% 5.9% 18.2%
Obion County 31K 57.6% 15.7% 7.3% 16.1%
Gibson County 50K 57.2% 16.6% 9.2% 13.9%
Grainger County 24K 57.1% 14.8% 6.6% 17.6%
Lawrence County 44K 56.8% 15.5% 7.1% 16.1%
Carter County 56K 56.3% 15.4% 5.9% 18.1%
Rhea County 33K 56.0% 17.1% 6.6% 15.7%
Dyer County 37K 55.8% 16.2% 6.4% 16.3%
Morgan County 21K 55.4% 18.0% 4.4% 20.9%
Cocke County 36K 55.2% 19.5% 4.3% 20.1%
Henry County 32K 55.0% 13.7% 6.2% 18.1%
Unicoi County 18K 54.4% 17.1% 5.5% 16.7%
Claiborne County 32K 54.1% 16.2% 5.1% 18.3%
Carroll County 28K 53.6% 13.8% 6.6% 16.4%
Sequatchie County 16K 53.1% 17.3% 3.7% 22.3%
Hardin County 27K 52.5% 15.9% 4.5% 19.4%
Henderson County 28K 51.8% 16.4% 4.6% 18.0%
Warren County 41K 50.7% 15.0% 5.1% 16.8%
Hawkins County 57K 50.3% 14.9% 5.0% 16.9%
Decatur County 11K 50.0% 16.4% 3.8% 19.2%
Monroe County 46K 49.2% 15.8% 4.9% 16.0%
Benton County 16K 49.0% 15.3% 4.2% 18.0%
Hamblen County 65K 48.8% 13.8% 4.9% 17.1%
Lewis County 13K 48.6% 18.8% 2.8% 18.9%
Meigs County 13K 48.6% 19.7% 4.3% 15.4%
McNairy County 26K 48.0% 14.1% 4.8% 16.7%
Marion County 29K 47.0% 15.0% 4.5% 16.3%
Smith County 20K 46.8% 14.1% 5.3% 14.9%
White County 27K 46.8% 14.8% 4.1% 17.1%
Crockett County 14K 46.3% 13.2% 5.2% 15.6%
Anderson County 77K 46.0% 12.6% 5.4% 15.4%
Sullivan County 159K 44.2% 13.1% 4.9% 15.2%
Union County 20K 44.2% 17.7% 3.2% 15.9%
Macon County 25K 43.6% 15.5% 3.3% 16.5%
Polk County 18K 43.5% 13.8% 5.7% 12.9%
Cannon County 14K 43.0% 12.5% 4.9% 15.1%
Davidson County 710K 42.2% 8.9% 6.7% 14.3%
Washington County 133K 41.9% 9.6% 5.5% 15.7%
Houston County 8K 41.8% 16.8% 4.2% 13.4%
Overton County 23K 41.6% 9.9% 4.6% 17.3%
Coffee County 58K 41.5% 10.9% 4.3% 16.9%
Greene County 70K 41.2% 10.8% 4.9% 15.6%
Franklin County 43K 40.3% 10.0% 5.5% 14.5%
Bradley County 109K 39.8% 13.4% 4.7% 13.4%
Cumberland County 62K 39.6% 11.8% 5.6% 12.6%
Roane County 54K 39.6% 13.1% 5.4% 12.2%
Perry County 8K 38.4% 14.1% 3.6% 14.2%
Chester County 17K 38.2% 11.1% 4.0% 15.8%
Hamilton County 367K 37.2% 10.2% 5.9% 12.3%
Hickman County 25K 37.2% 14.0% 3.2% 14.3%
McMinn County 54K 36.5% 13.9% 3.5% 13.6%
Giles County 30K 36.3% 12.9% 4.0% 13.5%
Putnam County 80K 36.1% 8.9% 4.1% 16.3%
Stewart County 14K 35.8% 11.3% 5.6% 11.5%
Knox County 481K 35.3% 9.5% 5.6% 12.4%
Bedford County 51K 33.0% 12.6% 3.9% 12.4%
Trousdale County 12K 30.4% 15.6% 2.3% 11.5%
Lincoln County 35K 30.2% 9.9% 4.6% 11.9%
Tipton County 61K 29.4% 11.8% 4.3% 10.8%
Sevier County 98K 28.9% 9.3% 3.6% 13.3%
Fayette County 42K 28.7% 11.0% 5.0% 9.7%
Marshall County 35K 27.2% 7.6% 2.1% 15.6%
Montgomery County 222K 26.4% 9.9% 3.6% 11.9%
Humphreys County 19K 25.3% 9.7% 3.3% 12.0%
Jefferson County 55K 24.9% 11.9% 2.6% 11.1%
Loudon County 56K 19.5% 6.8% 3.1% 11.8%
Dickson County 55K 19.4% 9.5% 1.9% 10.9%
Robertson County 73K 17.9% 8.1% 3.0% 10.3%
Moore County 7K 17.1% 8.2% 2.9% 9.9%
Sumner County 197K 16.2% 7.8% 3.3% 9.4%
Rutherford County 344K 14.7% 7.6% 2.5% 9.8%
Maury County 102K 13.5% 7.8% 2.6% 8.9%
Cheatham County 41K 12.2% 7.3% 1.8% 9.3%
Blount County 136K 12.1% 6.8% 3.0% 8.6%
Wilson County 149K 10.3% 6.9% 2.4% 8.3%
Williamson County 249K 1.7% 1.9% 2.2% 4.2%

Source: USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau. Sorted by low access percentage (highest first).