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Lowest poverty rate, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties with the lowest 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. The median across all 95 is 15.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Morgan County, TN, up 46 places to #43.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Williamson County, TNTN272,0614.6%−0.1 pts
02▲7Cheatham County, TNTN42,7787.7%+0.2 pts
03Wilson County, TNTN175,0338.0%+1.3 pts
04▼2Moore County, TNTN6,9208.0%−1.6 pts
05Blount County, TNTN143,8208.4%−1.4 pts
06▲1Sumner County, TNTN215,5388.8%+0.7 pts
07▲1Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.3%+0.3 pts
08▼4Maury County, TNTN118,1319.8%−1.0 pts
09▲22Smith County, TNTN20,98110.0%−2.2 pts
10▲4Fayette County, TNTN45,07110.3%−4.0 pts
11▼1Robertson County, TNTN80,17510.4%+1.4 pts
12▲18Hickman County, TNTN26,21910.6%−3.7 pts
13Dickson County, TNTN58,66210.9%+0.7 pts
14▲19Houston County, TNTN8,47911.1%−7.1 pts
15▲1Montgomery County, TNTN249,93511.3%+1.3 pts
16▲4Jefferson County, TNTN60,02411.4%−2.0 pts
17▲29Marshall County, TNTN38,07111.8%+1.7 pts
18▼12Trousdale County, TNTN12,62311.9%−1.6 pts
19▲6Roane County, TNTN57,39512.0%−1.9 pts
20▲18Franklin County, TNTN45,57912.0%−1.2 pts
21▲1Knox County, TNTN511,45312.2%−0.4 pts
22▲4Bedford County, TNTN55,27312.6%−0.5 pts
23▼8Loudon County, TNTN63,76412.6%+2.6 pts
24▲18Bradley County, TNTN115,46512.7%+0.5 pts
25▼4Giles County, TNTN31,43312.8%+1.0 pts
26▼14Lincoln County, TNTN36,85312.9%−0.7 pts
27▲20McMinn County, TNTN57,40413.0%−1.5 pts
28▼9Hamilton County, TNTN390,83313.1%+1.0 pts
29▲3White County, TNTN29,61213.2%−1.1 pts
30▲6Anderson County, TNTN82,06613.4%+0.2 pts
31▼4Sevier County, TNTN101,34213.5%+2.8 pts
32▼21Tipton County, TNTN62,28713.6%+1.5 pts
33▲4Gibson County, TNTN51,77913.7%+0.8 pts
34▲35Union County, TNTN21,45013.8%−5.8 pts
35▼7Davidson County, TNTN745,90413.9%+1.0 pts
36▼19Polk County, TNTN18,59213.9%+0.9 pts
37▲2Meigs County, TNTN14,18614.3%−4.0 pts
38▲22Unicoi County, TNTN17,85614.3%+1.3 pts
39▼21Cumberland County, TNTN66,30014.4%−0.3 pts
40▲3Crockett County, TNTN14,00614.5%−2.4 pts
41▼1Humphreys County, TNTN19,64614.8%+4.0 pts
42▲8Lawrence County, TNTN46,91415.0%+0.4 pts
43▲46Morgan County, TNTN22,16015.1%−0.9 pts
44▲17Hawkins County, TNTN59,55915.2%−0.6 pts
45▲10Greene County, TNTN73,83115.4%+0.9 pts
46▼5Sullivan County, TNTN163,75915.4%+2.5 pts
47▲7Monroe County, TNTN49,73015.5%0.0 pts
48▼13Washington County, TNTN141,19915.5%+1.6 pts
49▲33Warren County, TNTN43,71715.7%−0.9 pts
50▲8Rhea County, TNTN34,84415.9%+1.2 pts
51▼27Chester County, TNTN17,99416.1%+1.7 pts
52▼18Van Buren County, TNTN6,87416.1%+0.9 pts
53▲22Overton County, TNTN23,78716.3%+0.3 pts
54▼5Marion County, TNTN29,80416.3%+2.2 pts
55▲10Dyer County, TNTN36,32016.3%+0.4 pts
56▼33Stewart County, TNTN14,43916.4%+4.0 pts
57▲9McNairy County, TNTN26,23616.5%+0.6 pts
58▲25Lewis County, TNTN13,48716.7%+3.3 pts
59▲11Henderson County, TNTN28,51816.9%+4.5 pts
60▼7Carroll County, TNTN29,20017.0%+3.1 pts
61▼9Grainger County, TNTN25,73917.1%−1.6 pts
62▲10Carter County, TNTN57,36117.1%+0.2 pts
63▼12Macon County, TNTN27,66317.2%+2.1 pts
64▲26Claiborne County, TNTN33,22917.4%−5.2 pts
65▼36Coffee County, TNTN62,41917.4%+3.0 pts
66▲5Shelby County, TNTN910,22617.8%+1.8 pts
67▼10Benton County, TNTN16,18317.8%+2.2 pts
68▲23Perry County, TNTN9,12618.1%+2.6 pts
69▲9Madison County, TNTN100,79018.2%+4.2 pts
70▲16Henry County, TNTN32,89618.3%+4.0 pts
71▼23Cannon County, TNTN15,29618.3%+5.5 pts
72▼16Hamblen County, TNTN68,84318.4%+4.0 pts
73▼11Putnam County, TNTN86,61218.4%+1.9 pts
74▲6Campbell County, TNTN40,29018.5%−4.3 pts
75▼2Obion County, TNTN30,06718.6%+5.3 pts
76▲3DeKalb County, TNTN21,87318.6%+1.5 pts
77▼3Grundy County, TNTN14,11618.9%−6.9 pts
78▼14Hardeman County, TNTN25,27419.0%−0.7 pts
79▲2Weakley County, TNTN33,26119.0%+3.0 pts
80▼35Wayne County, TNTN16,41620.0%+3.7 pts
81▼37Jackson County, TNTN12,46620.3%+2.2 pts
82▲2Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92020.7%+2.7 pts
83▼15Fentress County, TNTN20,32221.0%−2.1 pts
84▼7Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61721.0%+1.9 pts
85▲7Johnson County, TNTN18,71821.4%−1.1 pts
86▼23Haywood County, TNTN17,04221.5%+2.0 pts
87▼28Hardin County, TNTN27,98321.5%+2.8 pts
88▼3Cocke County, TNTN37,88921.9%−0.6 pts
89▼2Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86121.9%+5.4 pts
90▼23Decatur County, TNTN11,82022.1%+6.2 pts
91▼3Scott County, TNTN22,67123.1%+2.8 pts
92▼16Pickett County, TNTN5,21923.9%+8.3 pts
93Clay County, TNTN7,82124.2%+5.1 pts
94Lake County, TNTN6,24932.2%+8.5 pts
95Hancock County, TNTN7,07532.2%+2.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES