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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%+2.9 pts

02Lake County, TNTN6,24932.2%+8.5 pts

03Clay County, TNTN7,82124.2%+5.1 pts

04Pickett County, TNTN5,21923.9%+8.3 pts

05Scott County, TNTN22,67123.1%+2.8 pts

06Decatur County, TNTN11,82022.1%+6.2 pts

07Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86121.9%+5.4 pts

08Cocke County, TNTN37,88921.9%−0.6 pts

09Hardin County, TNTN27,98321.5%+2.8 pts

10Haywood County, TNTN17,04221.5%+2.0 pts

11Johnson County, TNTN18,71821.4%−1.1 pts

12Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61721.0%+1.9 pts

13Fentress County, TNTN20,32221.0%−2.1 pts

14Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92020.7%+2.7 pts

15Jackson County, TNTN12,46620.3%+2.2 pts

16Wayne County, TNTN16,41620.0%+3.7 pts

17Weakley County, TNTN33,26119.0%+3.0 pts

18Hardeman County, TNTN25,27419.0%−0.7 pts

19Grundy County, TNTN14,11618.9%−6.9 pts

20DeKalb County, TNTN21,87318.6%+1.5 pts

21Obion County, TNTN30,06718.6%+5.3 pts

22Campbell County, TNTN40,29018.5%−4.3 pts

23Putnam County, TNTN86,61218.4%+1.9 pts

24Hamblen County, TNTN68,84318.4%+4.0 pts

25Cannon County, TNTN15,29618.3%+5.5 pts

26Henry County, TNTN32,89618.3%+4.0 pts

27Madison County, TNTN100,79018.2%+4.2 pts

28Perry County, TNTN9,12618.1%+2.6 pts

29Benton County, TNTN16,18317.8%+2.2 pts

30Shelby County, TNTN910,22617.8%+1.8 pts

31Coffee County, TNTN62,41917.4%+3.0 pts

32Claiborne County, TNTN33,22917.4%−5.2 pts

33Macon County, TNTN27,66317.2%+2.1 pts

34Carter County, TNTN57,36117.1%+0.2 pts

35Grainger County, TNTN25,73917.1%−1.6 pts

36Carroll County, TNTN29,20017.0%+3.1 pts

37Henderson County, TNTN28,51816.9%+4.5 pts

38Lewis County, TNTN13,48716.7%+3.3 pts

39McNairy County, TNTN26,23616.5%+0.6 pts

40Stewart County, TNTN14,43916.4%+4.0 pts

41Dyer County, TNTN36,32016.3%+0.4 pts

42Marion County, TNTN29,80416.3%+2.2 pts

43Overton County, TNTN23,78716.3%+0.3 pts

44Van Buren County, TNTN6,87416.1%+0.9 pts

45Chester County, TNTN17,99416.1%+1.7 pts

46Rhea County, TNTN34,84415.9%+1.2 pts

47Warren County, TNTN43,71715.7%−0.9 pts

48Washington County, TNTN141,19915.5%+1.6 pts

49Monroe County, TNTN49,73015.5%+0.0 pts

50Sullivan County, TNTN163,75915.4%+2.5 pts

51Greene County, TNTN73,83115.4%+0.9 pts

52Hawkins County, TNTN59,55915.2%−0.6 pts

53Morgan County, TNTN22,16015.1%−0.9 pts

54Lawrence County, TNTN46,91415.0%+0.4 pts

55Humphreys County, TNTN19,64614.8%+4.0 pts

56Crockett County, TNTN14,00614.5%−2.4 pts

57Cumberland County, TNTN66,30014.4%−0.3 pts

58Unicoi County, TNTN17,85614.3%+1.3 pts

59Meigs County, TNTN14,18614.3%−4.0 pts

60Polk County, TNTN18,59213.9%+0.9 pts

61Davidson County, TNTN745,90413.9%+1.0 pts

62Union County, TNTN21,45013.8%−5.8 pts

63Gibson County, TNTN51,77913.7%+0.8 pts

64Tipton County, TNTN62,28713.6%+1.5 pts

65Sevier County, TNTN101,34213.5%+2.8 pts

66Anderson County, TNTN82,06613.4%+0.2 pts

67White County, TNTN29,61213.2%−1.1 pts

68Hamilton County, TNTN390,83313.1%+1.0 pts

69McMinn County, TNTN57,40413.0%−1.5 pts

70Lincoln County, TNTN36,85312.9%−0.7 pts

71Giles County, TNTN31,43312.8%+1.0 pts

72Bradley County, TNTN115,46512.7%+0.5 pts

73Loudon County, TNTN63,76412.6%+2.6 pts

74Bedford County, TNTN55,27312.6%−0.5 pts

75Knox County, TNTN511,45312.2%−0.4 pts

76Franklin County, TNTN45,57912.0%−1.2 pts

77Roane County, TNTN57,39512.0%−1.9 pts

78Trousdale County, TNTN12,62311.9%−1.6 pts

79Marshall County, TNTN38,07111.8%+1.7 pts

80Jefferson County, TNTN60,02411.4%−2.0 pts

81Montgomery County, TNTN249,93511.3%+1.3 pts

82Houston County, TNTN8,47911.1%−7.1 pts

83Dickson County, TNTN58,66210.9%+0.7 pts

84Hickman County, TNTN26,21910.6%−3.7 pts

85Robertson County, TNTN80,17510.4%+1.4 pts

86Fayette County, TNTN45,07110.3%−4.0 pts

87Smith County, TNTN20,98110.0%−2.2 pts

88Maury County, TNTN118,1319.8%−1.0 pts

89Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.3%+0.3 pts

90Sumner County, TNTN215,5388.8%+0.7 pts

91Blount County, TNTN143,8208.4%−1.4 pts

92Moore County, TNTN6,9208.0%−1.6 pts

93Wilson County, TNTN175,0338.0%+1.3 pts

94Cheatham County, TNTN42,7787.7%+0.2 pts

95Williamson County, TNTN272,0614.6%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES