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Lowest poverty rate, Tennessee counties · 2020

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%−1%

02Moore County, TNTN6,9208.0%−17%

03Wilson County, TNTN175,0338.3%+24%

04Maury County, TNTN118,1319.0%−17%

05Blount County, TNTN143,8209.7%+0%

06Trousdale County, TNTN12,6239.8%−27%

07Sumner County, TNTN215,5389.9%+22%

08Rutherford County, TNTN386,35210.3%+15%

09Cheatham County, TNTN42,77810.7%+44%

10Robertson County, TNTN80,17511.2%+25%

11Tipton County, TNTN62,28711.6%−4%

12Lincoln County, TNTN36,85311.7%−14%

13Dickson County, TNTN58,66211.9%+17%

14Fayette County, TNTN45,07112.0%−16%

15Loudon County, TNTN63,76412.2%+22%

16Montgomery County, TNTN249,93512.3%+23%

17Polk County, TNTN18,59212.4%−5%

18Cumberland County, TNTN66,30012.5%−15%

19Hamilton County, TNTN390,83312.6%+4%

20Jefferson County, TNTN60,02413.1%−2%

21Giles County, TNTN31,43313.2%+12%

22Knox County, TNTN511,45313.2%+5%

23Stewart County, TNTN14,43913.3%+7%

24Chester County, TNTN17,99413.3%−7%

25Roane County, TNTN57,39513.5%−2%

26Bedford County, TNTN55,27313.8%+5%

27Sevier County, TNTN101,34214.2%+33%

28Davidson County, TNTN745,90414.2%+10%

29Coffee County, TNTN62,41914.4%+1%

30Hickman County, TNTN26,21914.7%+3%

31Smith County, TNTN20,98114.7%+21%

32White County, TNTN29,61214.8%+4%

33Houston County, TNTN8,47914.8%−18%

34Van Buren County, TNTN6,87415.1%−1%

35Washington County, TNTN141,19915.2%+9%

36Anderson County, TNTN82,06615.2%+15%

37Gibson County, TNTN51,77915.4%+20%

38Franklin County, TNTN45,57915.4%+17%

39Meigs County, TNTN14,18615.4%−16%

40Humphreys County, TNTN19,64615.5%+44%

41Sullivan County, TNTN163,75915.5%+20%

42Bradley County, TNTN115,46515.6%+27%

43Crockett County, TNTN14,00616.0%−5%

44Jackson County, TNTN12,46616.0%−11%

45Wayne County, TNTN16,41616.1%−1%

46Marshall County, TNTN38,07116.2%+62%

47McMinn County, TNTN57,40416.3%+13%

48Cannon County, TNTN15,29616.5%+29%

49Marion County, TNTN29,80416.6%+18%

50Lawrence County, TNTN46,91416.7%+15%

51Macon County, TNTN27,66316.8%+11%

52Grainger County, TNTN25,73916.8%−10%

53Carroll County, TNTN29,20016.8%+21%

54Monroe County, TNTN49,73016.9%+9%

55Greene County, TNTN73,83116.9%+17%

56Hamblen County, TNTN68,84317.0%+18%

57Benton County, TNTN16,18317.0%+9%

58Rhea County, TNTN34,84417.1%+16%

59Hardin County, TNTN27,98317.4%−7%

60Unicoi County, TNTN17,85617.5%+34%

61Hawkins County, TNTN59,55917.7%+12%

62Putnam County, TNTN86,61217.8%+8%

63Haywood County, TNTN17,04218.0%−8%

64Hardeman County, TNTN25,27418.2%−8%

65Dyer County, TNTN36,32018.3%+15%

66McNairy County, TNTN26,23618.5%+16%

67Decatur County, TNTN11,82018.7%+17%

68Fentress County, TNTN20,32218.7%−19%

69Union County, TNTN21,45018.8%−4%

70Henderson County, TNTN28,51819.0%+53%

71Shelby County, TNTN910,22619.0%+19%

72Carter County, TNTN57,36119.1%+13%

73Obion County, TNTN30,06719.1%+43%

74Grundy County, TNTN14,11619.1%−26%

75Overton County, TNTN23,78719.2%+20%

76Pickett County, TNTN5,21919.3%+24%

77Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61719.5%+2%

78Madison County, TNTN100,79019.7%+41%

79DeKalb County, TNTN21,87319.8%+16%

80Campbell County, TNTN40,29019.8%−13%

81Weakley County, TNTN33,26119.9%+24%

82Warren County, TNTN43,71720.2%+22%

83Lewis County, TNTN13,48720.3%+51%

84Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92020.5%+13%

85Cocke County, TNTN37,88920.7%−8%

86Henry County, TNTN32,89620.7%+45%

87Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86121.6%+31%

88Scott County, TNTN22,67122.0%+9%

89Morgan County, TNTN22,16022.6%+41%

90Claiborne County, TNTN33,22923.1%+3%

91Perry County, TNTN9,12623.6%+53%

92Johnson County, TNTN18,71823.7%+5%

93Clay County, TNTN7,82125.9%+36%

94Lake County, TNTN6,24931.0%+31%

95Hancock County, TNTN7,07531.1%+6%

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