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SNAP Benefits in
Tennessee
Tennessee had an overall SNAP participation rate of 11.2% across 95 counties, with a coverage gap of 50.6% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.
11.2%
SNAP participation
50.6%
Poverty coverage gap
310K
SNAP households
$67,097
Median income
Tennessee by county
← Back to national overviewToggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within Tennessee. Hover a county for its exact rate.
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Tennessee at a glance
SNAP households
310K
Est. from ACS receipt rate
Participation rate
11.2%
All households
Poverty coverage
49.4%
Below-poverty HH on SNAP
Senior SNAP use
34.6%
HH with a 60+ member
Disability SNAP use
50.1%
HH with a disability
Working-poor share
50.6%
SNAP HH above poverty
County-level hotspots
Five-county rankings across 95 counties in Tennessee.
Widest coverage gap
% of poor HH not enrolled
- 1 Williamson 82.9%
- 2 Putnam 77.9%
- 3 Moore 76.3%
- 4 Cheatham 76.3%
- 5 Rutherford 74.1%
Strongest coverage
% of poor HH enrolled
- 1 Haywood 65.3%
- 2 Lauderdale 60.3%
- 3 Fentress 59.2%
- 4 Perry 58.6%
- 5 Morgan 57.9%
Highest SNAP use
% of all HH on SNAP
- 1 Hancock 35.0%
- 2 Lake 30.3%
- 3 Haywood 27.7%
- 4 Lauderdale 24.0%
- 5 Fentress 23.8%
Every county in Tennessee
All 95 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.
| County | SNAP rate | Coverage | Gap | Senior | Disability | Working-poor | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 12.3% | 44.2% | 55.8% | 34.9% | 63.7% | 42.6% | $63,171 |
| Bedford | 11.6% | 32.3% | 67.7% | 28.9% | 54.7% | 61.3% | $62,197 |
| Benton | 17.1% | 57.0% | 43.0% | 41.0% | 53.8% | 47.0% | $50,435 |
| Bledsoe | 18.6% | 53.5% | 46.5% | 28.9% | 64.1% | 38.3% | $49,655 |
| Blount | 6.2% | 32.9% | 67.2% | 38.5% | 55.6% | 53.0% | $74,607 |
| Bradley | 12.1% | 37.7% | 62.3% | 33.2% | 53.6% | 55.2% | $63,789 |
| Campbell | 19.5% | 57.5% | 42.5% | 36.9% | 66.6% | 36.4% | $50,260 |
| Cannon | 10.9% | 37.2% | 62.8% | 33.9% | 53.3% | 44.9% | $58,092 |
| Carroll | 13.0% | 41.8% | 58.2% | 30.3% | 59.3% | 46.0% | $50,391 |
| Carter | 14.5% | 37.2% | 62.8% | 36.0% | 50.4% | 54.3% | $48,435 |
| Cheatham | 5.7% | 23.8% | 76.3% | 61.7% | 63.3% | 61.1% | $82,015 |
| Chester | 13.0% | 47.1% | 52.9% | 36.3% | 42.8% | 44.1% | $60,543 |
| Claiborne | 15.0% | 40.7% | 59.3% | 36.8% | 59.9% | 45.3% | $46,587 |
| Clay | 22.2% | 51.6% | 48.4% | 48.7% | 55.4% | 44.6% | $44,712 |
| Cocke | 18.6% | 53.0% | 47.0% | 37.3% | 53.9% | 45.4% | $48,416 |
| Coffee | 11.1% | 45.8% | 54.2% | 31.7% | 52.2% | 39.8% | $60,656 |
| Crockett | 14.1% | 41.1% | 58.9% | 22.4% | 53.0% | 56.9% | $59,049 |
| Cumberland | 10.3% | 26.1% | 73.9% | 31.5% | 47.8% | 66.8% | $58,475 |
| Davidson | 8.6% | 34.1% | 65.9% | 31.6% | 43.4% | 49.5% | $75,664 |
| Decatur | 16.2% | 33.1% | 66.9% | 33.2% | 47.1% | 54.7% | $46,190 |
| DeKalb | 14.7% | 37.4% | 62.6% | 37.1% | 54.8% | 47.9% | $48,484 |
| Dickson | 8.9% | 45.2% | 54.8% | 33.0% | 45.4% | 48.4% | $73,223 |
| Dyer | 16.7% | 56.7% | 43.3% | 29.4% | 48.2% | 38.2% | $54,973 |
| Fayette | 10.4% | 41.3% | 58.7% | 37.9% | 56.0% | 56.2% | $84,764 |
| Fentress | 23.8% | 59.2% | 40.8% | 40.1% | 59.6% | 44.6% | $50,865 |
| Franklin | 8.6% | 33.5% | 66.5% | 44.2% | 56.5% | 46.1% | $61,553 |
| Gibson | 15.8% | 55.0% | 45.0% | 36.4% | 50.6% | 44.4% | $59,009 |
| Giles | 12.2% | 41.1% | 58.9% | 39.8% | 62.5% | 49.0% | $61,476 |
| Grainger | 12.3% | 41.0% | 59.0% | 45.2% | 70.1% | 38.8% | $51,351 |
| Greene | 10.9% | 34.1% | 65.9% | 39.8% | 55.0% | 51.0% | $54,071 |
| Grundy | 17.7% | 41.5% | 58.5% | 36.6% | 71.6% | 52.0% | $45,573 |
| Hamblen | 13.8% | 40.4% | 59.6% | 36.0% | 51.3% | 51.9% | $52,794 |
| Hamilton | 9.6% | 41.3% | 58.7% | 34.5% | 48.1% | 48.8% | $72,568 |
| Hancock | 35.0% | 55.3% | 44.7% | 47.9% | 60.3% | 46.4% | $31,995 |
| Hardeman | 18.6% | 57.4% | 42.6% | 45.2% | 53.3% | 43.8% | $46,173 |
| Hardin | 16.0% | 41.1% | 58.9% | 43.3% | 59.2% | 44.2% | $49,149 |
| Hawkins | 13.9% | 50.7% | 49.3% | 39.0% | 61.2% | 37.6% | $55,278 |
| Haywood | 27.7% | 65.3% | 34.8% | 46.4% | 62.5% | 40.6% | $43,513 |
| Henderson | 16.8% | 43.4% | 56.6% | 31.3% | 54.8% | 52.5% | $53,471 |
| Henry | 12.9% | 31.0% | 69.0% | 41.6% | 60.0% | 62.8% | $48,540 |
| Hickman | 13.1% | 41.6% | 58.4% | 33.7% | 67.0% | 56.4% | $57,223 |
| Houston | 16.0% | 34.2% | 65.8% | 29.5% | 63.4% | 65.6% | $54,475 |
| Humphreys | 10.3% | 45.9% | 54.1% | 41.7% | 69.6% | 49.1% | $59,333 |
| Jackson | 16.4% | 45.4% | 54.6% | 39.7% | 70.0% | 36.7% | $41,475 |
| Jefferson | 11.3% | 45.5% | 54.5% | 39.8% | 50.7% | 58.2% | $63,084 |
| Johnson | 16.1% | 54.3% | 45.7% | 51.2% | 61.5% | 38.4% | $52,152 |
| Knox | 9.4% | 34.9% | 65.1% | 32.5% | 43.7% | 52.5% | $71,662 |
| Lake | 30.3% | 57.4% | 42.6% | 38.7% | 57.8% | 24.8% | $30,500 |
| Lauderdale | 24.0% | 60.3% | 39.7% | 36.3% | 62.7% | 47.9% | $49,205 |
| Lawrence | 15.5% | 43.5% | 56.5% | 31.3% | 66.7% | 51.0% | $53,233 |
| Lewis | 17.8% | 46.9% | 53.1% | 30.1% | 78.3% | 50.2% | $49,477 |
| Lincoln | 9.3% | 34.6% | 65.4% | 37.2% | 48.2% | 49.0% | $63,115 |
| Loudon | 6.7% | 28.3% | 71.7% | 48.1% | 60.5% | 48.6% | $80,296 |
| Macon | 15.9% | 48.4% | 51.5% | 35.4% | 49.5% | 51.7% | $56,269 |
| Madison | 16.4% | 45.2% | 54.8% | 30.6% | 51.4% | 48.6% | $58,189 |
| Marion | 14.9% | 46.6% | 53.4% | 33.5% | 47.9% | 47.3% | $58,103 |
| Marshall | 6.3% | 34.4% | 65.6% | 47.9% | 60.5% | 33.3% | $70,829 |
| Maury | 7.3% | 31.3% | 68.7% | 24.6% | 40.7% | 54.1% | $74,162 |
| McMinn | 15.0% | 51.0% | 49.0% | 34.3% | 50.9% | 50.8% | $59,674 |
| McNairy | 14.4% | 42.8% | 57.3% | 45.6% | 38.4% | 49.4% | $50,714 |
| Meigs | 17.7% | 50.8% | 49.2% | 37.7% | 56.4% | 50.1% | $58,395 |
| Monroe | 14.7% | 39.0% | 61.0% | 43.5% | 57.5% | 51.8% | $56,648 |
| Montgomery | 9.4% | 29.8% | 70.2% | 22.3% | 49.0% | 64.5% | $72,365 |
| Moore | 8.9% | 23.7% | 76.3% | 63.1% | 72.9% | 69.1% | $66,687 |
| Morgan | 16.5% | 57.9% | 42.1% | 58.5% | 68.5% | 42.9% | $57,408 |
| Obion | 14.3% | 43.0% | 57.0% | 36.1% | 59.1% | 50.9% | $53,102 |
| Overton | 10.8% | 32.9% | 67.1% | 40.3% | 45.3% | 37.8% | $46,159 |
| Perry | 15.8% | 58.6% | 41.4% | 42.0% | 55.3% | 41.2% | $50,489 |
| Pickett | 21.6% | 53.1% | 46.9% | 43.6% | 66.1% | 35.9% | $44,591 |
| Polk | 13.5% | 35.2% | 64.8% | 35.2% | 55.9% | 55.0% | $60,227 |
| Putnam | 8.6% | 22.1% | 77.9% | 32.5% | 46.5% | 55.2% | $56,537 |
| Rhea | 16.4% | 56.2% | 43.8% | 44.8% | 60.8% | 43.9% | $58,133 |
| Roane | 13.5% | 47.0% | 53.0% | 49.1% | 59.7% | 50.6% | $66,218 |
| Robertson | 7.6% | 35.5% | 64.5% | 30.2% | 47.5% | 51.6% | $78,439 |
| Rutherford | 7.4% | 25.9% | 74.1% | 23.5% | 37.7% | 69.2% | $82,588 |
| Scott | 23.0% | 51.3% | 48.7% | 35.9% | 71.5% | 41.7% | $42,679 |
| Sequatchie | 17.6% | 52.4% | 47.6% | 37.4% | 54.8% | 30.3% | $52,260 |
| Sevier | 8.0% | 31.5% | 68.5% | 44.0% | 56.4% | 48.0% | $63,829 |
| Shelby | 16.0% | 46.5% | 53.5% | 32.9% | 41.0% | 51.8% | $62,337 |
| Smith | 12.1% | 47.3% | 52.8% | 39.0% | 49.1% | 45.9% | $62,799 |
| Stewart | 11.0% | 43.3% | 56.7% | 39.8% | 74.3% | 42.6% | $62,052 |
| Sullivan | 12.9% | 48.2% | 51.8% | 35.4% | 55.1% | 44.0% | $56,802 |
| Sumner | 6.6% | 31.9% | 68.1% | 38.0% | 55.8% | 58.0% | $86,005 |
| Tipton | 11.8% | 46.5% | 53.5% | 33.7% | 48.9% | 50.3% | $71,736 |
| Trousdale | 11.9% | 41.7% | 58.3% | 51.5% | 38.6% | 52.2% | $63,190 |
| Unicoi | 14.8% | 39.8% | 60.2% | 34.1% | 63.9% | 57.7% | $50,381 |
| Union | 15.3% | 55.4% | 44.6% | 36.7% | 63.5% | 43.0% | $61,858 |
| Van Buren | 18.0% | 32.2% | 67.8% | 50.9% | 59.7% | 71.0% | $60,281 |
| Warren | 15.2% | 44.2% | 55.8% | 40.0% | 56.9% | 54.7% | $54,088 |
| Washington | 8.4% | 29.3% | 70.7% | 38.2% | 59.2% | 43.3% | $61,051 |
| Wayne | 15.9% | 46.8% | 53.2% | 32.6% | 48.1% | 42.5% | $52,824 |
| Weakley | 12.8% | 36.5% | 63.5% | 25.1% | 59.8% | 47.7% | $49,502 |
| White | 13.7% | 44.5% | 55.5% | 41.8% | 60.3% | 48.8% | $52,206 |
| Williamson | 2.1% | 17.1% | 82.9% | 35.4% | 37.1% | 56.1% | $131,202 |
| Wilson | 6.1% | 33.5% | 66.5% | 30.8% | 55.8% | 55.9% | $94,048 |
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