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Lowest poverty rate, Tennessee counties · 2000

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, TNTN272,0614.7%+0%

02Wilson County, TNTN175,0336.7%+0%

03Cheatham County, TNTN42,7787.4%+0%

04Sumner County, TNTN215,5388.1%+0%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.0%+0%

06Robertson County, TNTN80,1759.0%+0%

07Moore County, TNTN6,9209.6%+0%

08Blount County, TNTN143,8209.7%+0%

09Montgomery County, TNTN249,93510.0%+0%

10Loudon County, TNTN63,76410.0%+0%

11Marshall County, TNTN38,07110.0%+0%

12Dickson County, TNTN58,66210.2%+0%

13Sevier County, TNTN101,34210.7%+0%

14Humphreys County, TNTN19,64610.8%+0%

15Maury County, TNTN118,13110.9%+0%

16Giles County, TNTN31,43311.7%+0%

17Hamilton County, TNTN390,83312.1%+0%

18Tipton County, TNTN62,28712.1%+0%

19Smith County, TNTN20,98112.2%+0%

20Bradley County, TNTN115,46512.2%+0%

21Henderson County, TNTN28,51812.4%+0%

22Stewart County, TNTN14,43912.4%+0%

23Knox County, TNTN511,45312.6%+0%

24Cannon County, TNTN15,29612.8%+0%

25Gibson County, TNTN51,77912.8%+0%

26Sullivan County, TNTN163,75912.9%+0%

27Davidson County, TNTN745,90413.0%+0%

28Polk County, TNTN18,59213.0%+0%

29Unicoi County, TNTN17,85613.1%+0%

30Bedford County, TNTN55,27313.1%+0%

31Anderson County, TNTN82,06613.1%+0%

32Franklin County, TNTN45,57913.2%+0%

33Obion County, TNTN30,06713.3%+0%

34Jefferson County, TNTN60,02413.4%+0%

35Lewis County, TNTN13,48713.4%+0%

36Trousdale County, TNTN12,62313.4%+0%

37Lincoln County, TNTN36,85313.6%+0%

38Roane County, TNTN57,39513.9%+0%

39Carroll County, TNTN29,20013.9%+0%

40Washington County, TNTN141,19913.9%+0%

41Madison County, TNTN100,79014.0%+0%

42Marion County, TNTN29,80414.1%+0%

43White County, TNTN29,61214.3%+0%

44Henry County, TNTN32,89614.3%+0%

45Hickman County, TNTN26,21914.3%+0%

46Fayette County, TNTN45,07114.3%+0%

47Coffee County, TNTN62,41914.3%+0%

48Chester County, TNTN17,99414.4%+0%

49Hamblen County, TNTN68,84314.4%+0%

50McMinn County, TNTN57,40414.5%+0%

51Greene County, TNTN73,83114.5%+0%

52Lawrence County, TNTN46,91414.6%+0%

53Cumberland County, TNTN66,30014.7%+0%

54Rhea County, TNTN34,84414.7%+0%

55Macon County, TNTN27,66315.1%+0%

56Van Buren County, TNTN6,87415.2%+0%

57Perry County, TNTN9,12615.4%+0%

58Monroe County, TNTN49,73015.5%+0%

59Pickett County, TNTN5,21915.6%+0%

60Benton County, TNTN16,18315.6%+0%

61Hawkins County, TNTN59,55915.8%+0%

62Dyer County, TNTN36,32015.9%+0%

63McNairy County, TNTN26,23615.9%+0%

64Decatur County, TNTN11,82016.0%+0%

65Shelby County, TNTN910,22616.0%+0%

66Morgan County, TNTN22,16016.0%+0%

67Overton County, TNTN23,78716.0%+0%

68Weakley County, TNTN33,26116.0%+0%

69Wayne County, TNTN16,41616.3%+0%

70Putnam County, TNTN86,61216.4%+0%

71Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86116.5%+0%

72Warren County, TNTN43,71716.6%+0%

73Carter County, TNTN57,36116.9%+0%

74Crockett County, TNTN14,00616.9%+0%

75DeKalb County, TNTN21,87317.0%+0%

76Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92018.1%+0%

77Jackson County, TNTN12,46618.1%+0%

78Houston County, TNTN8,47918.1%+0%

79Meigs County, TNTN14,18618.3%+0%

80Grainger County, TNTN25,73918.7%+0%

81Hardin County, TNTN27,98318.8%+0%

82Clay County, TNTN7,82119.1%+0%

83Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61719.2%+0%

84Haywood County, TNTN17,04219.5%+0%

85Union County, TNTN21,45019.6%+0%

86Hardeman County, TNTN25,27419.7%+0%

87Scott County, TNTN22,67120.2%+0%

88Cocke County, TNTN37,88922.5%+0%

89Johnson County, TNTN18,71822.6%+0%

90Claiborne County, TNTN33,22922.6%+0%

91Campbell County, TNTN40,29022.8%+0%

92Fentress County, TNTN20,32223.1%+0%

93Lake County, TNTN6,24923.6%+0%

94Grundy County, TNTN14,11625.8%+0%

95Hancock County, TNTN7,07529.4%+0%

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