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Most residents in poverty, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Shelby County, TNTN910,226163,830+14%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90499,769+35%

03Knox County, TNTN511,45360,285+25%

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,83349,201+32%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,35233,425+104%

06Montgomery County, TNTN249,93526,388+96%

07Sullivan County, TNTN163,75924,777+25%

08Washington County, TNTN141,19921,173+42%

09Madison County, TNTN100,79018,054+41%

10Sumner County, TNTN215,53818,032+70%

11Putnam County, TNTN86,61215,168+48%

12Bradley County, TNTN115,46514,098+31%

13Sevier County, TNTN101,34213,423+77%

14Wilson County, TNTN175,03312,663+114%

15Williamson County, TNTN272,06112,086+102%

16Hamblen County, TNTN68,84312,053+44%

17Blount County, TNTN143,82011,659+13%

18Greene County, TNTN73,83111,001+21%

19Maury County, TNTN118,13110,614+41%

20Anderson County, TNTN82,06610,577+13%

21Coffee County, TNTN62,41910,370+51%

22Carter County, TNTN57,3619,686+1%

23Cumberland County, TNTN66,3009,123+33%

24Hawkins County, TNTN59,5598,795+4%

25Tipton County, TNTN62,2878,371+34%

26Cocke County, TNTN37,8898,067+7%

27Robertson County, TNTN80,1757,828+60%

28Loudon County, TNTN63,7647,388+89%

29Monroe County, TNTN49,7307,376+23%

30Campbell County, TNTN40,2907,368−19%

31McMinn County, TNTN57,4047,111+0%

32Gibson County, TNTN51,7796,961+13%

33Lawrence County, TNTN46,9146,802+17%

34Warren County, TNTN43,7176,622+4%

35Roane County, TNTN57,3956,607−8%

36Bedford County, TNTN55,2736,587+33%

37Jefferson County, TNTN60,0246,479+9%

38Weakley County, TNTN33,2616,286+12%

39Dickson County, TNTN58,6626,081+38%

40Dyer County, TNTN36,3205,956+0%

41Henry County, TNTN32,8965,921+33%

42Hardin County, TNTN27,9835,867+22%

43Obion County, TNTN30,0675,652+31%

44Claiborne County, TNTN33,2295,638−16%

45Rhea County, TNTN34,8445,401+29%

46Franklin County, TNTN45,5795,270+2%

47Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6175,216+0%

48Scott County, TNTN22,6715,101+19%

49Carroll County, TNTN29,2004,857+19%

50Hardeman County, TNTN25,2744,829−13%

51Marion County, TNTN29,8044,770+22%

52Henderson County, TNTN28,5184,715+49%

53Lincoln County, TNTN36,8534,655+9%

54Macon County, TNTN27,6634,503+46%

55Fayette County, TNTN45,0714,444+8%

56McNairy County, TNTN26,2364,291+9%

57Marshall County, TNTN38,0714,245+58%

58Grainger County, TNTN25,7394,141+7%

59Fentress County, TNTN20,3224,051+6%

60Giles County, TNTN31,4333,916+13%

61Johnson County, TNTN18,7183,901−1%

62DeKalb County, TNTN21,8733,891+31%

63Overton County, TNTN23,7873,761+17%

64Haywood County, TNTN17,0423,759−3%

65White County, TNTN29,6123,710+13%

66Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8613,688+96%

67Morgan County, TNTN22,1603,235+2%

68Wayne County, TNTN16,4163,227+18%

69Cheatham County, TNTN42,7783,208+20%

70Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9203,116+39%

71Benton County, TNTN16,1832,856+11%

72Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462,842+47%

73Chester County, TNTN17,9942,827+27%

74Union County, TNTN21,4502,820−19%

75Cannon County, TNTN15,2962,708+65%

76Hickman County, TNTN26,2192,708−15%

77Grundy County, TNTN14,1162,608−29%

78Decatur County, TNTN11,8202,564+37%

79Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562,542+10%

80Polk County, TNTN18,5922,496+19%

81Jackson County, TNTN12,4662,436+23%

82Stewart County, TNTN14,4392,303+50%

83Hancock County, TNTN7,0752,210+11%

84Lewis County, TNTN13,4872,176+43%

85Lake County, TNTN6,2492,117+13%

86Smith County, TNTN20,9812,043−6%

87Crockett County, TNTN14,0062,025−17%

88Meigs County, TNTN14,1861,905−6%

89Clay County, TNTN7,8211,856+22%

90Perry County, TNTN9,1261,571+33%

91Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231,419+45%

92Pickett County, TNTN5,2191,214+58%

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,8741,036+23%

94Houston County, TNTN8,479924−37%

95Moore County, TNTN6,920537−3%

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