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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%−2%

02Cheatham County, TNTN42,7787.7%+3%

03Wilson County, TNTN175,0338.0%+20%

04Moore County, TNTN6,9208.0%−16%

05Blount County, TNTN143,8208.4%−14%

06Sumner County, TNTN215,5388.8%+9%

07Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.3%+3%

08Maury County, TNTN118,1319.8%−9%

09Smith County, TNTN20,98110.0%−18%

10Fayette County, TNTN45,07110.3%−28%

11Robertson County, TNTN80,17510.4%+15%

12Hickman County, TNTN26,21910.6%−26%

13Dickson County, TNTN58,66210.9%+7%

14Houston County, TNTN8,47911.1%−39%

15Montgomery County, TNTN249,93511.3%+13%

16Jefferson County, TNTN60,02411.4%−15%

17Marshall County, TNTN38,07111.8%+17%

18Trousdale County, TNTN12,62311.9%−12%

19Roane County, TNTN57,39512.0%−14%

20Franklin County, TNTN45,57912.0%−9%

21Knox County, TNTN511,45312.2%−3%

22Bedford County, TNTN55,27312.6%−4%

23Loudon County, TNTN63,76412.6%+26%

24Bradley County, TNTN115,46512.7%+4%

25Giles County, TNTN31,43312.8%+9%

26Lincoln County, TNTN36,85312.9%−5%

27McMinn County, TNTN57,40413.0%−10%

28Hamilton County, TNTN390,83313.1%+8%

29White County, TNTN29,61213.2%−8%

30Anderson County, TNTN82,06613.4%+2%

31Sevier County, TNTN101,34213.5%+26%

32Tipton County, TNTN62,28713.6%+12%

33Gibson County, TNTN51,77913.7%+7%

34Union County, TNTN21,45013.8%−30%

35Davidson County, TNTN745,90413.9%+7%

36Polk County, TNTN18,59213.9%+7%

37Meigs County, TNTN14,18614.3%−22%

38Unicoi County, TNTN17,85614.3%+10%

39Cumberland County, TNTN66,30014.4%−2%

40Crockett County, TNTN14,00614.5%−14%

41Humphreys County, TNTN19,64614.8%+37%

42Lawrence County, TNTN46,91415.0%+3%

43Morgan County, TNTN22,16015.1%−5%

44Hawkins County, TNTN59,55915.2%−4%

45Greene County, TNTN73,83115.4%+6%

46Sullivan County, TNTN163,75915.4%+19%

47Monroe County, TNTN49,73015.5%+0%

48Washington County, TNTN141,19915.5%+11%

49Warren County, TNTN43,71715.7%−5%

50Rhea County, TNTN34,84415.9%+8%

51Chester County, TNTN17,99416.1%+12%

52Van Buren County, TNTN6,87416.1%+6%

53Overton County, TNTN23,78716.3%+2%

54Marion County, TNTN29,80416.3%+16%

55Dyer County, TNTN36,32016.3%+2%

56Stewart County, TNTN14,43916.4%+32%

57McNairy County, TNTN26,23616.5%+4%

58Lewis County, TNTN13,48716.7%+25%

59Henderson County, TNTN28,51816.9%+36%

60Carroll County, TNTN29,20017.0%+22%

61Grainger County, TNTN25,73917.1%−9%

62Carter County, TNTN57,36117.1%+1%

63Macon County, TNTN27,66317.2%+14%

64Claiborne County, TNTN33,22917.4%−23%

65Coffee County, TNTN62,41917.4%+21%

66Shelby County, TNTN910,22617.8%+12%

67Benton County, TNTN16,18317.8%+14%

68Perry County, TNTN9,12618.1%+17%

69Madison County, TNTN100,79018.2%+30%

70Henry County, TNTN32,89618.3%+28%

71Cannon County, TNTN15,29618.3%+43%

72Hamblen County, TNTN68,84318.4%+28%

73Putnam County, TNTN86,61218.4%+12%

74Campbell County, TNTN40,29018.5%−19%

75Obion County, TNTN30,06718.6%+39%

76DeKalb County, TNTN21,87318.6%+9%

77Grundy County, TNTN14,11618.9%−27%

78Hardeman County, TNTN25,27419.0%−4%

79Weakley County, TNTN33,26119.0%+19%

80Wayne County, TNTN16,41620.0%+22%

81Jackson County, TNTN12,46620.3%+12%

82Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92020.7%+15%

83Fentress County, TNTN20,32221.0%−9%

84Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61721.0%+10%

85Johnson County, TNTN18,71821.4%−5%

86Haywood County, TNTN17,04221.5%+10%

87Hardin County, TNTN27,98321.5%+15%

88Cocke County, TNTN37,88921.9%−3%

89Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86121.9%+33%

90Decatur County, TNTN11,82022.1%+39%

91Scott County, TNTN22,67123.1%+14%

92Pickett County, TNTN5,21923.9%+54%

93Clay County, TNTN7,82124.2%+27%

94Lake County, TNTN6,24932.2%+36%

95Hancock County, TNTN7,07532.2%+10%

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