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Most residents in poverty, Tennessee counties · 2010

Tennessee counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, TNTN910,226183,054+28%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,904108,725+47%

03Knox County, TNTN511,45359,052+23%

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,83349,536+33%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,35233,351+104%

06Montgomery County, TNTN249,93525,130+87%

07Sullivan County, TNTN163,75924,879+26%

08Washington County, TNTN141,19920,837+39%

09Madison County, TNTN100,79018,259+43%

10Putnam County, TNTN86,61216,280+59%

11Sumner County, TNTN215,53816,172+53%

12Bradley County, TNTN115,46515,799+47%

13Blount County, TNTN143,82014,453+40%

14Greene County, TNTN73,83113,530+48%

15Carter County, TNTN57,36113,476+41%

16Anderson County, TNTN82,06612,362+32%

17Sevier County, TNTN101,34212,121+60%

18Hamblen County, TNTN68,84311,068+32%

19Maury County, TNTN118,13110,760+43%

20Hawkins County, TNTN59,55910,378+23%

21Tipton County, TNTN62,28710,223+64%

22Bedford County, TNTN55,2739,787+98%

23Williamson County, TNTN272,0619,508+59%

24Gibson County, TNTN51,7799,486+53%

25Campbell County, TNTN40,2909,430+4%

26Jefferson County, TNTN60,0249,376+58%

27Cocke County, TNTN37,8899,367+24%

28Coffee County, TNTN62,4199,239+34%

29McMinn County, TNTN57,4049,035+28%

30Cumberland County, TNTN66,3008,874+29%

31Wilson County, TNTN175,0338,662+46%

32Warren County, TNTN43,7178,412+32%

33Monroe County, TNTN49,7308,359+39%

34Robertson County, TNTN80,1757,940+62%

35Dyer County, TNTN36,3207,761+31%

36Weakley County, TNTN33,2617,584+36%

37Lawrence County, TNTN46,9147,293+25%

38Roane County, TNTN57,3957,244+1%

39Dickson County, TNTN58,6626,933+58%

40Loudon County, TNTN63,7646,723+72%

41Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6176,700+29%

42Claiborne County, TNTN33,2296,232−7%

43Rhea County, TNTN34,8446,090+46%

44Carroll County, TNTN29,2005,587+36%

45Henry County, TNTN32,8965,561+25%

46McNairy County, TNTN26,2365,513+40%

47Hardeman County, TNTN25,2745,446−2%

48Scott County, TNTN22,6715,443+27%

49Franklin County, TNTN45,5795,420+5%

50Hardin County, TNTN27,9835,400+13%

51Macon County, TNTN27,6635,366+74%

52Marion County, TNTN29,8045,292+35%

53Lincoln County, TNTN36,8535,289+24%

54Giles County, TNTN31,4335,051+46%

55Marshall County, TNTN38,0715,026+87%

56Haywood County, TNTN17,0424,996+30%

57Fayette County, TNTN45,0714,978+21%

58White County, TNTN29,6124,946+50%

59Obion County, TNTN30,0674,749+10%

60Henderson County, TNTN28,5184,541+44%

61Fentress County, TNTN20,3224,481+17%

62Johnson County, TNTN18,7184,334+10%

63Grundy County, TNTN14,1164,317+17%

64Overton County, TNTN23,7874,246+32%

65Grainger County, TNTN25,7394,242+10%

66Morgan County, TNTN22,1604,230+34%

67Union County, TNTN21,4504,180+20%

68Hickman County, TNTN26,2193,940+24%

69Cheatham County, TNTN42,7783,637+36%

70DeKalb County, TNTN21,8733,591+21%

71Unicoi County, TNTN17,8563,439+49%

72Smith County, TNTN20,9813,399+57%

73Polk County, TNTN18,5923,102+48%

74Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8613,082+64%

75Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9202,976+33%

76Meigs County, TNTN14,1862,961+46%

77Benton County, TNTN16,1832,909+13%

78Crockett County, TNTN14,0062,732+11%

79Wayne County, TNTN16,4162,631−4%

80Chester County, TNTN17,9942,589+16%

81Jackson County, TNTN12,4662,527+27%

82Decatur County, TNTN11,8202,392+28%

83Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462,392+23%

84Stewart County, TNTN14,4392,277+48%

85Lake County, TNTN6,2492,250+20%

86Lewis County, TNTN13,4872,228+46%

87Hancock County, TNTN7,0752,069+4%

88Perry County, TNTN9,1261,916+63%

89Cannon County, TNTN15,2961,897+16%

90Houston County, TNTN8,4791,638+12%

91Clay County, TNTN7,8211,469−4%

92Van Buren County, TNTN6,8741,364+63%

93Moore County, TNTN6,920920+67%

94Pickett County, TNTN5,219866+13%

95Trousdale County, TNTN12,623761−22%

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