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Lowest poverty rate, Tennessee counties · 2000

Tennessee counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Williamson County, TNTN272,0614.7%−1.0 pts

02Wilson County, TNTN175,0336.7%−2.1 pts

03Cheatham County, TNTN42,7787.4%−3.4 pts

04Sumner County, TNTN215,5388.1%−1.0 pts

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.0%−1.9 pts

06Robertson County, TNTN80,1759.0%−1.6 pts

07Moore County, TNTN6,9209.6%+3.1 pts

08Blount County, TNTN143,8209.7%−2.6 pts

09Montgomery County, TNTN249,93510.0%−2.9 pts

10Loudon County, TNTN63,76410.0%−3.6 pts

11Marshall County, TNTN38,07110.0%−3.1 pts

12Dickson County, TNTN58,66210.2%−5.2 pts

13Sevier County, TNTN101,34210.7%−2.5 pts

14Humphreys County, TNTN19,64610.8%−3.6 pts

15Maury County, TNTN118,13110.9%−2.4 pts

16Giles County, TNTN31,43311.7%−4.7 pts

17Hamilton County, TNTN390,83312.1%−1.0 pts

18Tipton County, TNTN62,28712.1%−7.9 pts

19Smith County, TNTN20,98112.2%−2.3 pts

20Bradley County, TNTN115,46512.2%−1.6 pts

21Henderson County, TNTN28,51812.4%−3.4 pts

22Stewart County, TNTN14,43912.4%−4.1 pts

23Knox County, TNTN511,45312.6%−1.5 pts

24Cannon County, TNTN15,29612.8%−1.7 pts

25Gibson County, TNTN51,77912.8%−3.3 pts

26Sullivan County, TNTN163,75912.9%−0.7 pts

27Davidson County, TNTN745,90413.0%+0.0 pts

28Polk County, TNTN18,59213.0%−5.2 pts

29Unicoi County, TNTN17,85613.1%−4.0 pts

30Bedford County, TNTN55,27313.1%−2.9 pts

31Anderson County, TNTN82,06613.1%−1.2 pts

32Franklin County, TNTN45,57913.2%−1.2 pts

33Obion County, TNTN30,06713.3%−1.9 pts

34Jefferson County, TNTN60,02413.4%−1.7 pts

35Lewis County, TNTN13,48713.4%−7.6 pts

36Trousdale County, TNTN12,62313.4%−4.2 pts

37Lincoln County, TNTN36,85313.6%−0.5 pts

38Roane County, TNTN57,39513.9%−2.2 pts

39Carroll County, TNTN29,20013.9%−2.0 pts

40Washington County, TNTN141,19913.9%−1.6 pts

41Madison County, TNTN100,79014.0%−3.1 pts

42Marion County, TNTN29,80414.1%−5.2 pts

43White County, TNTN29,61214.3%−2.7 pts

44Henry County, TNTN32,89614.3%−4.6 pts

45Hickman County, TNTN26,21914.3%−3.8 pts

46Fayette County, TNTN45,07114.3%−9.8 pts

47Coffee County, TNTN62,41914.3%−0.9 pts

48Chester County, TNTN17,99414.4%−4.5 pts

49Hamblen County, TNTN68,84314.4%+0.4 pts

50McMinn County, TNTN57,40414.5%−2.7 pts

51Greene County, TNTN73,83114.5%−2.4 pts

52Lawrence County, TNTN46,91414.6%−0.8 pts

53Cumberland County, TNTN66,30014.7%−3.4 pts

54Rhea County, TNTN34,84414.7%−4.3 pts

55Macon County, TNTN27,66315.1%−4.2 pts

56Van Buren County, TNTN6,87415.2%−4.0 pts

57Perry County, TNTN9,12615.4%−3.1 pts

58Monroe County, TNTN49,73015.5%−2.3 pts

59Pickett County, TNTN5,21915.6%−9.3 pts

60Benton County, TNTN16,18315.6%−1.6 pts

61Hawkins County, TNTN59,55915.8%−2.1 pts

62Dyer County, TNTN36,32015.9%−1.7 pts

63McNairy County, TNTN26,23615.9%−4.3 pts

64Decatur County, TNTN11,82016.0%−3.9 pts

65Shelby County, TNTN910,22616.0%−2.3 pts

66Morgan County, TNTN22,16016.0%−4.1 pts

67Overton County, TNTN23,78716.0%−1.9 pts

68Weakley County, TNTN33,26116.0%+0.6 pts

69Wayne County, TNTN16,41616.3%−2.4 pts

70Putnam County, TNTN86,61216.4%−0.1 pts

71Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86116.5%−6.4 pts

72Warren County, TNTN43,71716.6%−0.3 pts

73Carter County, TNTN57,36116.9%−1.1 pts

74Crockett County, TNTN14,00616.9%−0.7 pts

75DeKalb County, TNTN21,87317.0%−3.3 pts

76Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92018.1%−1.1 pts

77Jackson County, TNTN12,46618.1%−1.9 pts

78Houston County, TNTN8,47918.1%−0.6 pts

79Meigs County, TNTN14,18618.3%−4.0 pts

80Grainger County, TNTN25,73918.7%−1.9 pts

81Hardin County, TNTN27,98318.8%−1.4 pts

82Clay County, TNTN7,82119.1%−3.9 pts

83Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61719.2%−3.3 pts

84Haywood County, TNTN17,04219.5%−8.0 pts

85Union County, TNTN21,45019.6%−1.7 pts

86Hardeman County, TNTN25,27419.7%−3.6 pts

87Scott County, TNTN22,67120.2%−7.6 pts

88Cocke County, TNTN37,88922.5%−2.7 pts

89Johnson County, TNTN18,71822.6%−6.0 pts

90Claiborne County, TNTN33,22922.6%−3.1 pts

91Campbell County, TNTN40,29022.8%−4.0 pts

92Fentress County, TNTN20,32223.1%−9.2 pts

93Lake County, TNTN6,24923.6%−3.8 pts

94Grundy County, TNTN14,11625.8%+1.8 pts

95Hancock County, TNTN7,07529.4%−10.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS