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Most residents in poverty, Tennessee counties · 2000

Tennessee counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Shelby County, TNTN910,226143,453−5%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90474,012+12%

03Knox County, TNTN511,45348,098+2%

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,83337,194−1%

05Sullivan County, TNTN163,75919,785+1%

06Rutherford County, TNTN386,35216,358+27%

07Washington County, TNTN141,19914,954+4%

08Montgomery County, TNTN249,93513,440+4%

09Madison County, TNTN100,79012,813−3%

10Bradley County, TNTN115,46510,750+6%

11Sumner County, TNTN215,53810,596+12%

12Blount County, TNTN143,82010,294−3%

13Putnam County, TNTN86,61210,246+20%

14Carter County, TNTN57,3619,563+3%

15Anderson County, TNTN82,0669,374−4%

16Greene County, TNTN73,8319,124−3%

17Campbell County, TNTN40,2909,099−3%

18Hawkins County, TNTN59,5598,446+6%

19Hamblen County, TNTN68,8438,356+19%

20Sevier County, TNTN101,3427,594+13%

21Cocke County, TNTN37,8897,560+3%

22Maury County, TNTN118,1317,548+4%

23Roane County, TNTN57,3957,191−5%

24McMinn County, TNTN57,4047,084−3%

25Coffee County, TNTN62,4196,877+12%

26Cumberland County, TNTN66,3006,875+9%

27Claiborne County, TNTN33,2296,736+0%

28Warren County, TNTN43,7176,349+14%

29Tipton County, TNTN62,2876,226−17%

30Gibson County, TNTN51,7796,187−17%

31Monroe County, TNTN49,7306,020+11%

32Williamson County, TNTN272,0615,974+28%

33Dyer County, TNTN36,3205,938−3%

34Jefferson County, TNTN60,0245,933+19%

35Wilson County, TNTN175,0335,917+0%

36Lawrence County, TNTN46,9145,815+7%

37Weakley County, TNTN33,2615,596+13%

38Hardeman County, TNTN25,2745,534+2%

39Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6175,191−1%

40Franklin County, TNTN45,5795,179+4%

41Bedford County, TNTN55,2734,937+2%

42Robertson County, TNTN80,1754,902+12%

43Hardin County, TNTN27,9834,796+5%

44Henry County, TNTN32,8964,443−16%

45Dickson County, TNTN58,6624,401−18%

46Obion County, TNTN30,0674,318−10%

47Lincoln County, TNTN36,8534,277+7%

48Scott County, TNTN22,6714,272−16%

49Rhea County, TNTN34,8444,173−10%

50Fayette County, TNTN45,0714,122−33%

51Carroll County, TNTN29,2004,094−6%

52Johnson County, TNTN18,7183,947+0%

53McNairy County, TNTN26,2363,927−14%

54Marion County, TNTN29,8043,918−19%

55Loudon County, TNTN63,7643,910−8%

56Grainger County, TNTN25,7393,859+10%

57Haywood County, TNTN17,0423,856−28%

58Fentress County, TNTN20,3223,833−19%

59Grundy County, TNTN14,1163,692+15%

60Union County, TNTN21,4503,494+20%

61Giles County, TNTN31,4333,459−18%

62White County, TNTN29,6123,294−3%

63Overton County, TNTN23,7873,224+2%

64Hickman County, TNTN26,2193,190+5%

65Morgan County, TNTN22,1603,166−9%

66Henderson County, TNTN28,5183,162−8%

67Macon County, TNTN27,6633,077+0%

68DeKalb County, TNTN21,8732,966+2%

69Wayne County, TNTN16,4162,746+5%

70Marshall County, TNTN38,0712,685−5%

71Cheatham County, TNTN42,7782,673−9%

72Benton County, TNTN16,1832,584+3%

73Crockett County, TNTN14,0062,452+4%

74Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562,306−18%

75Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9202,235+21%

76Chester County, TNTN17,9942,230−8%

77Smith County, TNTN20,9812,163+5%

78Polk County, TNTN18,5922,093−16%

79Meigs County, TNTN14,1862,030+13%

80Hancock County, TNTN7,0751,993−26%

81Jackson County, TNTN12,4661,988+7%

82Humphreys County, TNTN19,6461,937−15%

83Lake County, TNTN6,2491,880−4%

84Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8611,879−8%

85Decatur County, TNTN11,8201,874−10%

86Cannon County, TNTN15,2961,639+8%

87Stewart County, TNTN14,4391,539−2%

88Clay County, TNTN7,8211,525−8%

89Lewis County, TNTN13,4871,525−21%

90Houston County, TNTN8,4791,467+12%

91Perry County, TNTN9,1261,179−4%

92Trousdale County, TNTN12,623976−7%

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,874839−10%

94Pickett County, TNTN5,219769−32%

95Moore County, TNTN6,920551+79%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS