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Poverty Rate in Tennessee, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Tennessee, ranked. The highest is Hancock County at 32.2% and the lowest is Williamson County at 4.6%.

Tennessee: 13.8% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Tennessee: 15.5%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Hancock County32.2%
2Lake County32.2%
3Clay County24.2%
4Pickett County23.9%
5Scott County23.1%
6Decatur County22.1%
7Cocke County21.9%
8Sequatchie County21.9%
9Hardin County21.5%
10Haywood County21.5%
11Johnson County21.4%
12Fentress County21.0%
13Lauderdale County21.0%
14Bledsoe County20.7%
15Jackson County20.3%
16Wayne County20.0%
17Hardeman County19.0%
18Weakley County19.0%
19Grundy County18.9%
20DeKalb County18.6%
21Obion County18.6%
22Campbell County18.5%
23Hamblen County18.4%
24Putnam County18.4%
25Cannon County18.3%
26Henry County18.3%
27Madison County18.2%
28Perry County18.1%
29Benton County17.8%
30Shelby County17.8%
31Claiborne County17.4%
32Coffee County17.4%
33Macon County17.2%
34Carter County17.1%
35Grainger County17.1%
36Carroll County17.0%
37Henderson County16.9%
38Lewis County16.7%
39McNairy County16.5%
40Stewart County16.4%
41Dyer County16.3%
42Marion County16.3%
43Overton County16.3%
44Chester County16.1%
45Van Buren County16.1%
46Rhea County15.9%
47Warren County15.7%
48Monroe County15.5%
49Washington County15.5%
50Greene County15.4%
51Sullivan County15.4%
52Hawkins County15.2%
53Morgan County15.1%
54Lawrence County15.0%
55Humphreys County14.8%
56Crockett County14.5%
57Cumberland County14.4%
58Meigs County14.3%
59Unicoi County14.3%
60Davidson County13.9%
61Polk County13.9%
62Union County13.8%
63Gibson County13.7%
64Tipton County13.6%
65Sevier County13.5%
66Anderson County13.4%
67White County13.2%
68Hamilton County13.1%
69McMinn County13.0%
70Lincoln County12.9%
71Giles County12.8%
72Bradley County12.7%
73Bedford County12.6%
74Loudon County12.6%
75Knox County12.2%
76Franklin County12.0%
77Roane County12.0%
78Trousdale County11.9%
79Marshall County11.8%
80Jefferson County11.4%
81Montgomery County11.3%
82Houston County11.1%
83Dickson County10.9%
84Hickman County10.6%
85Robertson County10.4%
86Fayette County10.3%
87Smith County10.0%
88Maury County9.8%
89Rutherford County9.3%
90Sumner County8.8%
91Blount County8.4%
92Moore County8.0%
93Wilson County8.0%
94Cheatham County7.7%
95Williamson County4.6%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Tennessee ranks 13th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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