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Lowest poverty rate, Tennessee counties · 1990

Tennessee counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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, TNTN272,0615.8%+22%

02Moore County, TNTN6,9206.5%−32%

03Wilson County, TNTN175,0338.7%+31%

04Sumner County, TNTN215,5389.1%+13%

05Robertson County, TNTN80,17510.6%+17%

06Cheatham County, TNTN42,77810.8%+45%

07Rutherford County, TNTN386,35210.8%+21%

08Blount County, TNTN143,82012.4%+27%

09Montgomery County, TNTN249,93512.8%+29%

10Davidson County, TNTN745,90413.0%−0%

11Marshall County, TNTN38,07113.1%+30%

12Hamilton County, TNTN390,83313.1%+9%

13Sevier County, TNTN101,34213.2%+23%

14Maury County, TNTN118,13113.2%+22%

15Loudon County, TNTN63,76413.6%+36%

16Sullivan County, TNTN163,75913.6%+5%

17Bradley County, TNTN115,46513.8%+13%

18Hamblen County, TNTN68,84313.9%−3%

19Knox County, TNTN511,45314.1%+12%

20Lincoln County, TNTN36,85314.2%+4%

21Anderson County, TNTN82,06614.3%+9%

22Franklin County, TNTN45,57914.4%+9%

23Humphreys County, TNTN19,64614.4%+33%

24Cannon County, TNTN15,29614.5%+13%

25Smith County, TNTN20,98114.5%+19%

26Jefferson County, TNTN60,02415.1%+13%

27Obion County, TNTN30,06715.2%+14%

28Coffee County, TNTN62,41915.2%+6%

29Lawrence County, TNTN46,91415.3%+5%

30Dickson County, TNTN58,66215.4%+51%

31Weakley County, TNTN33,26115.5%−3%

32Washington County, TNTN141,19915.5%+11%

33Henderson County, TNTN28,51815.8%+27%

34Carroll County, TNTN29,20015.9%+14%

35Bedford County, TNTN55,27316.0%+22%

36Roane County, TNTN57,39516.0%+16%

37Gibson County, TNTN51,77916.2%+26%

38Giles County, TNTN31,43316.4%+40%

39Stewart County, TNTN14,43916.6%+33%

40Putnam County, TNTN86,61216.6%+1%

41Warren County, TNTN43,71716.8%+2%

42Greene County, TNTN73,83116.9%+17%

43White County, TNTN29,61217.0%+19%

44Madison County, TNTN100,79017.0%+22%

45Unicoi County, TNTN17,85617.1%+31%

46McMinn County, TNTN57,40417.2%+19%

47Benton County, TNTN16,18317.2%+10%

48Crockett County, TNTN14,00617.6%+4%

49Dyer County, TNTN36,32017.6%+11%

50Trousdale County, TNTN12,62317.7%+32%

51Monroe County, TNTN49,73017.8%+15%

52Hawkins County, TNTN59,55917.9%+13%

53Overton County, TNTN23,78717.9%+12%

54Carter County, TNTN57,36118.0%+7%

55Hickman County, TNTN26,21918.1%+26%

56Cumberland County, TNTN66,30018.1%+23%

57Polk County, TNTN18,59218.3%+40%

58Shelby County, TNTN910,22618.3%+15%

59Perry County, TNTN9,12618.6%+20%

60Houston County, TNTN8,47918.7%+3%

61Wayne County, TNTN16,41618.7%+15%

62Chester County, TNTN17,99418.9%+32%

63Henry County, TNTN32,89618.9%+32%

64Rhea County, TNTN34,84419.0%+29%

65Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92019.2%+6%

66Van Buren County, TNTN6,87419.2%+26%

67Macon County, TNTN27,66319.3%+28%

68Marion County, TNTN29,80419.3%+37%

69Decatur County, TNTN11,82019.9%+25%

70Tipton County, TNTN62,28720.0%+65%

71Jackson County, TNTN12,46620.0%+11%

72Hardin County, TNTN27,98320.1%+7%

73Morgan County, TNTN22,16020.2%+26%

74McNairy County, TNTN26,23620.3%+27%

75DeKalb County, TNTN21,87320.3%+19%

76Grainger County, TNTN25,73920.5%+10%

77Lewis County, TNTN13,48721.0%+56%

78Union County, TNTN21,45021.3%+9%

79Meigs County, TNTN14,18622.3%+22%

80Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61722.4%+17%

81Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86122.9%+39%

82Clay County, TNTN7,82123.0%+20%

83Hardeman County, TNTN25,27423.3%+18%

84Grundy County, TNTN14,11623.9%−7%

85Fayette County, TNTN45,07124.1%+68%

86Pickett County, TNTN5,21924.9%+60%

87Cocke County, TNTN37,88925.3%+12%

88Claiborne County, TNTN33,22925.7%+14%

89Campbell County, TNTN40,29026.8%+18%

90Haywood County, TNTN17,04227.5%+41%

91Lake County, TNTN6,24927.5%+16%

92Scott County, TNTN22,67127.8%+38%

93Johnson County, TNTN18,71828.5%+27%

94Fentress County, TNTN20,32232.3%+40%

95Hancock County, TNTN7,07540.0%+36%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES