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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Williamson County, TNTN272,0614.6%−0.1 pts

02Cheatham County, TNTN42,7787.7%+0.2 pts

03Wilson County, TNTN175,0338.0%+1.3 pts

04Moore County, TNTN6,9208.0%−1.6 pts

05Blount County, TNTN143,8208.4%−1.4 pts

06Sumner County, TNTN215,5388.8%+0.7 pts

07Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.3%+0.3 pts

08Maury County, TNTN118,1319.8%−1.0 pts

09Smith County, TNTN20,98110.0%−2.2 pts

10Fayette County, TNTN45,07110.3%−4.0 pts

11Robertson County, TNTN80,17510.4%+1.4 pts

12Hickman County, TNTN26,21910.6%−3.7 pts

13Dickson County, TNTN58,66210.9%+0.7 pts

14Houston County, TNTN8,47911.1%−7.1 pts

15Montgomery County, TNTN249,93511.3%+1.3 pts

16Jefferson County, TNTN60,02411.4%−2.0 pts

17Marshall County, TNTN38,07111.8%+1.7 pts

18Trousdale County, TNTN12,62311.9%−1.6 pts

19Roane County, TNTN57,39512.0%−1.9 pts

20Franklin County, TNTN45,57912.0%−1.2 pts

21Knox County, TNTN511,45312.2%−0.4 pts

22Bedford County, TNTN55,27312.6%−0.5 pts

23Loudon County, TNTN63,76412.6%+2.6 pts

24Bradley County, TNTN115,46512.7%+0.5 pts

25Giles County, TNTN31,43312.8%+1.0 pts

26Lincoln County, TNTN36,85312.9%−0.7 pts

27McMinn County, TNTN57,40413.0%−1.5 pts

28Hamilton County, TNTN390,83313.1%+1.0 pts

29White County, TNTN29,61213.2%−1.1 pts

30Anderson County, TNTN82,06613.4%+0.2 pts

31Sevier County, TNTN101,34213.5%+2.8 pts

32Tipton County, TNTN62,28713.6%+1.5 pts

33Gibson County, TNTN51,77913.7%+0.8 pts

34Union County, TNTN21,45013.8%−5.8 pts

35Davidson County, TNTN745,90413.9%+1.0 pts

36Polk County, TNTN18,59213.9%+0.9 pts

37Meigs County, TNTN14,18614.3%−4.0 pts

38Unicoi County, TNTN17,85614.3%+1.3 pts

39Cumberland County, TNTN66,30014.4%−0.3 pts

40Crockett County, TNTN14,00614.5%−2.4 pts

41Humphreys County, TNTN19,64614.8%+4.0 pts

42Lawrence County, TNTN46,91415.0%+0.4 pts

43Morgan County, TNTN22,16015.1%−0.9 pts

44Hawkins County, TNTN59,55915.2%−0.6 pts

45Greene County, TNTN73,83115.4%+0.9 pts

46Sullivan County, TNTN163,75915.4%+2.5 pts

47Monroe County, TNTN49,73015.5%+0.0 pts

48Washington County, TNTN141,19915.5%+1.6 pts

49Warren County, TNTN43,71715.7%−0.9 pts

50Rhea County, TNTN34,84415.9%+1.2 pts

51Chester County, TNTN17,99416.1%+1.7 pts

52Van Buren County, TNTN6,87416.1%+0.9 pts

53Overton County, TNTN23,78716.3%+0.3 pts

54Marion County, TNTN29,80416.3%+2.2 pts

55Dyer County, TNTN36,32016.3%+0.4 pts

56Stewart County, TNTN14,43916.4%+4.0 pts

57McNairy County, TNTN26,23616.5%+0.6 pts

58Lewis County, TNTN13,48716.7%+3.3 pts

59Henderson County, TNTN28,51816.9%+4.5 pts

60Carroll County, TNTN29,20017.0%+3.1 pts

61Grainger County, TNTN25,73917.1%−1.6 pts

62Carter County, TNTN57,36117.1%+0.2 pts

63Macon County, TNTN27,66317.2%+2.1 pts

64Claiborne County, TNTN33,22917.4%−5.2 pts

65Coffee County, TNTN62,41917.4%+3.0 pts

66Shelby County, TNTN910,22617.8%+1.8 pts

67Benton County, TNTN16,18317.8%+2.2 pts

68Perry County, TNTN9,12618.1%+2.6 pts

69Madison County, TNTN100,79018.2%+4.2 pts

70Henry County, TNTN32,89618.3%+4.0 pts

71Cannon County, TNTN15,29618.3%+5.5 pts

72Hamblen County, TNTN68,84318.4%+4.0 pts

73Putnam County, TNTN86,61218.4%+1.9 pts

74Campbell County, TNTN40,29018.5%−4.3 pts

75Obion County, TNTN30,06718.6%+5.3 pts

76DeKalb County, TNTN21,87318.6%+1.5 pts

77Grundy County, TNTN14,11618.9%−6.9 pts

78Hardeman County, TNTN25,27419.0%−0.7 pts

79Weakley County, TNTN33,26119.0%+3.0 pts

80Wayne County, TNTN16,41620.0%+3.7 pts

81Jackson County, TNTN12,46620.3%+2.2 pts

82Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92020.7%+2.7 pts

83Fentress County, TNTN20,32221.0%−2.1 pts

84Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61721.0%+1.9 pts

85Johnson County, TNTN18,71821.4%−1.1 pts

86Haywood County, TNTN17,04221.5%+2.0 pts

87Hardin County, TNTN27,98321.5%+2.8 pts

88Cocke County, TNTN37,88921.9%−0.6 pts

89Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86121.9%+5.4 pts

90Decatur County, TNTN11,82022.1%+6.2 pts

91Scott County, TNTN22,67123.1%+2.8 pts

92Pickett 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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES