RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Highest poverty rate, Tennessee counties · 1990

Tennessee counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 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 –

01Hancock County, TNTN7,07540.0%–

02Fentress County, TNTN20,32232.3%–

03Johnson County, TNTN18,71828.5%–

04Scott County, TNTN22,67127.8%–

05Lake County, TNTN6,24927.5%–

06Haywood County, TNTN17,04227.5%–

07Campbell County, TNTN40,29026.8%–

08Claiborne County, TNTN33,22925.7%–

09Cocke County, TNTN37,88925.3%–

10Pickett County, TNTN5,21924.9%–

11Fayette County, TNTN45,07124.1%–

12Grundy County, TNTN14,11623.9%–

13Hardeman County, TNTN25,27423.3%–

14Clay County, TNTN7,82123.0%–

15Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86122.9%–

16Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61722.4%–

17Meigs County, TNTN14,18622.3%–

18Union County, TNTN21,45021.3%–

19Lewis County, TNTN13,48721.0%–

20Grainger County, TNTN25,73920.5%–

21DeKalb County, TNTN21,87320.3%–

22McNairy County, TNTN26,23620.3%–

23Morgan County, TNTN22,16020.2%–

24Hardin County, TNTN27,98320.1%–

25Jackson County, TNTN12,46620.0%–

26Tipton County, TNTN62,28720.0%–

27Decatur County, TNTN11,82019.9%–

28Marion County, TNTN29,80419.3%–

29Macon County, TNTN27,66319.3%–

30Van Buren County, TNTN6,87419.2%–

31Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92019.2%–

32Rhea County, TNTN34,84419.0%–

33Henry County, TNTN32,89618.9%–

34Chester County, TNTN17,99418.9%–

35Wayne County, TNTN16,41618.7%–

36Houston County, TNTN8,47918.7%–

37Perry County, TNTN9,12618.6%–

38Shelby County, TNTN910,22618.3%–

39Polk County, TNTN18,59218.3%–

40Cumberland County, TNTN66,30018.1%–

41Hickman County, TNTN26,21918.1%–

42Carter County, TNTN57,36118.0%–

43Overton County, TNTN23,78717.9%–

44Hawkins County, TNTN59,55917.9%–

45Monroe County, TNTN49,73017.8%–

46Trousdale County, TNTN12,62317.7%–

47Dyer County, TNTN36,32017.6%–

48Crockett County, TNTN14,00617.6%–

49Benton County, TNTN16,18317.2%–

50McMinn County, TNTN57,40417.2%–

51Unicoi County, TNTN17,85617.1%–

52Madison County, TNTN100,79017.0%–

53White County, TNTN29,61217.0%–

54Greene County, TNTN73,83116.9%–

55Warren County, TNTN43,71716.8%–

56Putnam County, TNTN86,61216.6%–

57Stewart County, TNTN14,43916.6%–

58Giles County, TNTN31,43316.4%–

59Gibson County, TNTN51,77916.2%–

60Roane County, TNTN57,39516.0%–

61Bedford County, TNTN55,27316.0%–

62Carroll County, TNTN29,20015.9%–

63Henderson County, TNTN28,51815.8%–

64Washington County, TNTN141,19915.5%–

65Weakley County, TNTN33,26115.5%–

66Dickson County, TNTN58,66215.4%–

67Lawrence County, TNTN46,91415.3%–

68Coffee County, TNTN62,41915.2%–

69Obion County, TNTN30,06715.2%–

70Jefferson County, TNTN60,02415.1%–

71Smith County, TNTN20,98114.5%–

72Cannon County, TNTN15,29614.5%–

73Humphreys County, TNTN19,64614.4%–

74Franklin County, TNTN45,57914.4%–

75Anderson County, TNTN82,06614.3%–

76Lincoln County, TNTN36,85314.2%–

77Knox County, TNTN511,45314.1%–

78Hamblen County, TNTN68,84313.9%–

79Bradley County, TNTN115,46513.8%–

80Sullivan County, TNTN163,75913.6%–

81Loudon County, TNTN63,76413.6%–

82Maury County, TNTN118,13113.2%–

83Sevier County, TNTN101,34213.2%–

84Hamilton County, TNTN390,83313.1%–

85Marshall County, TNTN38,07113.1%–

86Davidson County, TNTN745,90413.0%–

87Montgomery County, TNTN249,93512.8%–

88Blount County, TNTN143,82012.4%–

89Rutherford County, TNTN386,35210.8%–

90Cheatham County, TNTN42,77810.8%–

91Robertson County, TNTN80,17510.6%–

92Sumner County, TNTN215,5389.1%–

93Wilson County, TNTN175,0338.7%–

94Moore County, TNTN6,9206.5%–

95Williamson County, TNTN272,0615.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS