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Highest poverty rate, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Hancock County, TNTN7,07532.2%+10%

02Lake County, TNTN6,24932.2%+36%

03Clay County, TNTN7,82124.2%+27%

04Pickett County, TNTN5,21923.9%+54%

05Scott County, TNTN22,67123.1%+14%

06Decatur County, TNTN11,82022.1%+39%

07Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86121.9%+33%

08Cocke County, TNTN37,88921.9%−3%

09Hardin County, TNTN27,98321.5%+15%

10Haywood County, TNTN17,04221.5%+10%

11Johnson County, TNTN18,71821.4%−5%

12Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61721.0%+10%

13Fentress County, TNTN20,32221.0%−9%

14Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92020.7%+15%

15Jackson County, TNTN12,46620.3%+12%

16Wayne County, TNTN16,41620.0%+22%

17Weakley County, TNTN33,26119.0%+19%

18Hardeman County, TNTN25,27419.0%−4%

19Grundy County, TNTN14,11618.9%−27%

20DeKalb County, TNTN21,87318.6%+9%

21Obion County, TNTN30,06718.6%+39%

22Campbell County, TNTN40,29018.5%−19%

23Putnam County, TNTN86,61218.4%+12%

24Hamblen County, TNTN68,84318.4%+28%

25Cannon County, TNTN15,29618.3%+43%

26Henry County, TNTN32,89618.3%+28%

27Madison County, TNTN100,79018.2%+30%

28Perry County, TNTN9,12618.1%+17%

29Benton County, TNTN16,18317.8%+14%

30Shelby County, TNTN910,22617.8%+12%

31Coffee County, TNTN62,41917.4%+21%

32Claiborne County, TNTN33,22917.4%−23%

33Macon County, TNTN27,66317.2%+14%

34Carter County, TNTN57,36117.1%+1%

35Grainger County, TNTN25,73917.1%−9%

36Carroll County, TNTN29,20017.0%+22%

37Henderson County, TNTN28,51816.9%+36%

38Lewis County, TNTN13,48716.7%+25%

39McNairy County, TNTN26,23616.5%+4%

40Stewart County, TNTN14,43916.4%+32%

41Dyer County, TNTN36,32016.3%+2%

42Marion County, TNTN29,80416.3%+16%

43Overton County, TNTN23,78716.3%+2%

44Van Buren County, TNTN6,87416.1%+6%

45Chester County, TNTN17,99416.1%+12%

46Rhea County, TNTN34,84415.9%+8%

47Warren County, TNTN43,71715.7%−5%

48Washington County, TNTN141,19915.5%+11%

49Monroe County, TNTN49,73015.5%+0%

50Sullivan County, TNTN163,75915.4%+19%

51Greene County, TNTN73,83115.4%+6%

52Hawkins County, TNTN59,55915.2%−4%

53Morgan County, TNTN22,16015.1%−5%

54Lawrence County, TNTN46,91415.0%+3%

55Humphreys County, TNTN19,64614.8%+37%

56Crockett County, TNTN14,00614.5%−14%

57Cumberland County, TNTN66,30014.4%−2%

58Unicoi County, TNTN17,85614.3%+10%

59Meigs County, TNTN14,18614.3%−22%

60Polk County, TNTN18,59213.9%+7%

61Davidson County, TNTN745,90413.9%+7%

62Union County, TNTN21,45013.8%−30%

63Gibson County, TNTN51,77913.7%+7%

64Tipton County, TNTN62,28713.6%+12%

65Sevier County, TNTN101,34213.5%+26%

66Anderson County, TNTN82,06613.4%+2%

67White County, TNTN29,61213.2%−8%

68Hamilton County, TNTN390,83313.1%+8%

69McMinn County, TNTN57,40413.0%−10%

70Lincoln County, TNTN36,85312.9%−5%

71Giles County, TNTN31,43312.8%+9%

72Bradley County, TNTN115,46512.7%+4%

73Loudon County, TNTN63,76412.6%+26%

74Bedford County, TNTN55,27312.6%−4%

75Knox County, TNTN511,45312.2%−3%

76Franklin County, TNTN45,57912.0%−9%

77Roane County, TNTN57,39512.0%−14%

78Trousdale County, TNTN12,62311.9%−12%

79Marshall County, TNTN38,07111.8%+17%

80Jefferson County, TNTN60,02411.4%−15%

81Montgomery County, TNTN249,93511.3%+13%

82Houston County, TNTN8,47911.1%−39%

83Dickson County, TNTN58,66210.9%+7%

84Hickman County, TNTN26,21910.6%−26%

85Robertson County, TNTN80,17510.4%+15%

86Fayette County, TNTN45,07110.3%−28%

87Smith County, TNTN20,98110.0%−18%

88Maury County, TNTN118,1319.8%−9%

89Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.3%+3%

90Sumner County, TNTN215,5388.8%+9%

91Blount County, TNTN143,8208.4%−14%

92Moore County, TNTN6,9208.0%−16%

93Wilson County, TNTN175,0338.0%+20%

94Cheatham County, TNTN42,7787.7%+3%

95Williamson County, TNTN272,0614.6%−2%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES