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Most residents in poverty, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, TNTN910,226176,352+23%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,904101,891+38%

03Knox County, TNTN511,45363,223+31%

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,83346,016+24%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,35235,317+116%

06Montgomery County, TNTN249,93527,099+102%

07Sullivan County, TNTN163,75924,542+24%

08Washington County, TNTN141,19920,170+35%

09Sumner County, TNTN215,53819,490+84%

10Madison County, TNTN100,79019,435+52%

11Bradley County, TNTN115,46516,915+57%

12Putnam County, TNTN86,61214,185+38%

13Sevier County, TNTN101,34213,948+84%

14Blount County, TNTN143,82013,188+28%

15Wilson County, TNTN175,03312,249+107%

16Greene County, TNTN73,83111,888+30%

17Anderson County, TNTN82,06611,703+25%

18Williamson County, TNTN272,06111,522+93%

19Hamblen County, TNTN68,84310,934+31%

20Carter County, TNTN57,36110,741+12%

21Hawkins County, TNTN59,55910,024+19%

22Maury County, TNTN118,1319,107+21%

23McMinn County, TNTN57,4048,694+23%

24Coffee County, TNTN62,4198,364+22%

25Warren County, TNTN43,7178,269+30%

26Robertson County, TNTN80,1758,171+67%

27Monroe County, TNTN49,7307,811+30%

28Campbell County, TNTN40,2907,774−15%

29Gibson County, TNTN51,7797,773+26%

30Cumberland County, TNTN66,3007,665+11%

31Cocke County, TNTN37,8897,449−1%

32Claiborne County, TNTN33,2297,417+10%

33Lawrence County, TNTN46,9147,369+27%

34Roane County, TNTN57,3957,225+0%

35Jefferson County, TNTN60,0247,149+20%

36Tipton County, TNTN62,2877,082+14%

37Bedford County, TNTN55,2736,943+41%

38Dyer County, TNTN36,3206,725+13%

39Loudon County, TNTN63,7646,682+71%

40Henry County, TNTN32,8966,673+50%

41Franklin County, TNTN45,5796,607+28%

42Weakley County, TNTN33,2616,536+17%

43Dickson County, TNTN58,6626,475+47%

44Obion County, TNTN30,0675,870+36%

45Rhea County, TNTN34,8445,614+35%

46Marshall County, TNTN38,0715,566+107%

47Henderson County, TNTN28,5185,277+67%

48Fayette County, TNTN45,0715,055+23%

49Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6174,911−5%

50Scott County, TNTN22,6714,809+13%

51Marion County, TNTN29,8044,784+22%

52McNairy County, TNTN26,2364,777+22%

53Carroll County, TNTN29,2004,772+17%

54Morgan County, TNTN22,1604,754+50%

55Hardin County, TNTN27,9834,659−3%

56Hardeman County, TNTN25,2744,628−16%

57Cheatham County, TNTN42,7784,406+65%

58Overton County, TNTN23,7874,328+34%

59Johnson County, TNTN18,7184,257+8%

60Macon County, TNTN27,6634,224+37%

61Lincoln County, TNTN36,8534,138−3%

62White County, TNTN29,6124,041+23%

63Giles County, TNTN31,4333,998+16%

64DeKalb County, TNTN21,8733,969+34%

65Grainger County, TNTN25,7393,947+2%

66Union County, TNTN21,4503,730+7%

67Hickman County, TNTN26,2193,673+15%

68Fentress County, TNTN20,3223,454−10%

69Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8613,421+82%

70Haywood County, TNTN17,0423,208−17%

71Unicoi County, TNTN17,8563,132+36%

72Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9203,054+37%

73Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462,946+52%

74Smith County, TNTN20,9812,935+36%

75Benton County, TNTN16,1832,702+5%

76Wayne County, TNTN16,4162,620−5%

77Grundy County, TNTN14,1162,580−30%

78Lewis County, TNTN13,4872,550+67%

79Cannon County, TNTN15,2962,395+46%

80Chester County, TNTN17,9942,309+4%

81Crockett County, TNTN14,0062,219−10%

82Polk County, TNTN18,5922,177+4%

83Lake County, TNTN6,2492,173+16%

84Decatur County, TNTN11,8202,135+14%

85Hancock County, TNTN7,0752,073+4%

86Perry County, TNTN9,1261,975+68%

87Meigs County, TNTN14,1861,971−3%

88Clay County, TNTN7,8211,965+29%

89Jackson County, TNTN12,4661,863−6%

90Stewart County, TNTN14,4391,815+18%

91Houston County, TNTN8,4791,228−16%

92Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231,137+16%

93Pickett County, TNTN5,219967+26%

94Van Buren County, TNTN6,874930+11%

95Moore County, TNTN6,920518−6%

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