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Tennessee Counties by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 95 counties ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Poverty Rate ↑
1 Robertson County, Tennessee 0.0%
2 Bradley County, Tennessee 0.0%
3 Cumberland County, Tennessee 0.0%
4 Rhea County, Tennessee 0.7%
5 Perry County, Tennessee 1.1%
6 Maury County, Tennessee 1.3%
7 Putnam County, Tennessee 1.5%
8 Van Buren County, Tennessee 2.7%
9 Williamson County, Tennessee 3.1%
10 Claiborne County, Tennessee 3.8%
11 Davidson County, Tennessee 3.9%
12 Bedford County, Tennessee 3.9%
13 Stewart County, Tennessee 4.4%
14 Chester County, Tennessee 4.9%
15 Marion County, Tennessee 5.0%
16 Sumner County, Tennessee 5.0%
17 Macon County, Tennessee 5.1%
18 Warren County, Tennessee 5.2%
19 DeKalb County, Tennessee 5.3%
20 Wilson County, Tennessee 5.4%
21 Rutherford County, Tennessee 5.9%
22 Blount County, Tennessee 5.9%
23 Cheatham County, Tennessee 5.9%
24 Marshall County, Tennessee 6.1%
25 Houston County, Tennessee 6.3%
26 Moore County, Tennessee 6.9%
27 Dickson County, Tennessee 7.0%
28 Anderson County, Tennessee 7.3%
29 Tipton County, Tennessee 7.4%
30 Knox County, Tennessee 7.4%
31 Coffee County, Tennessee 7.5%
32 Fayette County, Tennessee 7.9%
33 Franklin County, Tennessee 8.1%
34 Carroll County, Tennessee 8.1%
35 Polk County, Tennessee 8.2%
36 Hamilton County, Tennessee 8.4%
37 Jefferson County, Tennessee 8.4%
38 Hickman County, Tennessee 8.6%
39 Humphreys County, Tennessee 8.7%
40 Loudon County, Tennessee 9.3%
41 White County, Tennessee 9.5%
42 McMinn County, Tennessee 9.5%
43 Washington County, Tennessee 9.7%
44 Trousdale County, Tennessee 9.8%
45 Sullivan County, Tennessee 9.9%
46 Unicoi County, Tennessee 9.9%
47 Gibson County, Tennessee 10.0%
48 Greene County, Tennessee 10.1%
49 Sevier County, Tennessee 10.2%
50 Smith County, Tennessee 10.4%
51 Giles County, Tennessee 10.6%
52 Meigs County, Tennessee 10.7%
53 Lincoln County, Tennessee 10.7%
54 Union County, Tennessee 11.1%
55 Crockett County, Tennessee 11.4%
56 Dyer County, Tennessee 11.5%
57 Morgan County, Tennessee 11.8%
58 Wayne County, Tennessee 12.0%
59 Grainger County, Tennessee 12.1%
60 Montgomery County, Tennessee 12.2%
61 Hamblen County, Tennessee 12.5%
62 McNairy County, Tennessee 12.7%
63 Carter County, Tennessee 12.7%
64 Obion County, Tennessee 12.8%
65 Lewis County, Tennessee 12.9%
66 Benton County, Tennessee 12.9%
67 Cannon County, Tennessee 13.2%
68 Hawkins County, Tennessee 13.2%
69 Shelby County, Tennessee 13.4%
70 Henderson County, Tennessee 13.5%
71 Henry County, Tennessee 13.5%
72 Weakley County, Tennessee 13.6%
73 Hardeman County, Tennessee 13.6%
74 Fentress County, Tennessee 13.8%
75 Johnson County, Tennessee 14.2%
76 Clay County, Tennessee 14.4%
77 Roane County, Tennessee 14.6%
78 Madison County, Tennessee 14.8%
79 Lawrence County, Tennessee 14.9%
80 Grundy County, Tennessee 14.9%
81 Overton County, Tennessee 15.5%
82 Campbell County, Tennessee 15.5%
83 Hardin County, Tennessee 15.8%
84 Lauderdale County, Tennessee 15.9%
85 Cocke County, Tennessee 16.2%
86 Decatur County, Tennessee 16.7%
87 Jackson County, Tennessee 17.3%
88 Haywood County, Tennessee 18.4%
89 Bledsoe County, Tennessee 19.0%
90 Monroe County, Tennessee 19.2%
91 Scott County, Tennessee 20.2%
92 Sequatchie County, Tennessee 21.7%
93 Hancock County, Tennessee 25.9%
94 Pickett County, Tennessee 27.9%
95 Lake County, Tennessee 33.4%