Census tract rankings · Tennessee
Highest-poverty census tracts in Tennessee
Largest share of residents under the federal poverty line. Group-quarters tracts (universities, prisons) get a population floor to avoid skewing the list. Filtered to Tennessee, ranked among all tracts in the state.
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| Rank | Tract | County | high poverty |
|---|---|---|---|
| #201 | Tract 9303.02 | Haywood, TN | 27.7% |
| #202 | Tract 226 | Shelby, TN | 27.6% |
| #203 | Tract 9752 | Scott, TN | 27.5% |
| #204 | Tract 217.31 | Shelby, TN | 27.3% |
| #205 | Tract 9701 | Macon, TN | 27.2% |
| #206 | Tract 33 | Hamilton, TN | 27.2% |
| #207 | Tract 191.08 | Davidson, TN | 27.1% |
| #208 | Tract 709 | Carter, TN | 27.1% |
| #209 | Tract 9530 | Bledsoe, TN | 27.1% |
| #210 | Tract 109.04 | Hamilton, TN | 27.1% |
| #211 | Tract 606.02 | Washington, TN | 27.0% |
| #212 | Tract 37 | Knox, TN | 26.9% |
| #213 | Tract 9703 | McMinn, TN | 26.9% |
| #214 | Tract 165 | Davidson, TN | 26.9% |
| #215 | Tract 503.02 | Marion, TN | 26.8% |
| #216 | Tract 9604 | Jackson, TN | 26.7% |
| #217 | Tract 156.28 | Davidson, TN | 26.7% |
| #218 | Tract 9251.01 | Pickett, TN | 26.7% |
| #219 | Tract 608 | Washington, TN | 26.6% |
| #220 | Tract 174.02 | Davidson, TN | 26.5% |
| #221 | Tract 9667.02 | Gibson, TN | 26.5% |
| #222 | Tract 613.01 | Washington, TN | 26.4% |
| #223 | Tract 9202.01 | DeKalb, TN | 26.4% |
| #224 | Tract 9643 | Dyer, TN | 26.4% |
| #225 | Tract 9698 | Henry, TN | 26.3% |
| #226 | Tract 16.05 | Madison, TN | 26.2% |
| #227 | Tract 9703.01 | Macon, TN | 26.2% |
| #228 | Tract 9561 | Johnson, TN | 26.1% |
| #229 | Tract 403 | Sullivan, TN | 26.1% |
| #230 | Tract 1021 | Montgomery, TN | 26.1% |
| #231 | Tract 509 | Hawkins, TN | 26.0% |
| #232 | Tract 9551.02 | Decatur, TN | 26.0% |
| #233 | Tract 158.06 | Davidson, TN | 25.9% |
| #234 | Tract 9510 | Campbell, TN | 25.9% |
| #235 | Tract 602.01 | Loudon, TN | 25.9% |
| #236 | Tract 9665.02 | Gibson, TN | 25.6% |
| #237 | Tract 100.02 | Shelby, TN | 25.6% |
| #238 | Tract 1003 | Montgomery, TN | 25.6% |
| #239 | Tract 107.02 | Davidson, TN | 25.5% |
| #240 | Tract 221.22 | Shelby, TN | 25.5% |
| #241 | Tract 9202.02 | DeKalb, TN | 25.5% |
| #242 | Tract 1103 | Morgan, TN | 25.5% |
| #243 | Tract 14 | Knox, TN | 25.5% |
| #244 | Tract 807.02 | Sevier, TN | 25.5% |
| #245 | Tract 505.05 | Lauderdale, TN | 25.4% |
| #246 | Tract 601.04 | Sequatchie, TN | 25.4% |
| #247 | Tract 30 | Hamilton, TN | 25.4% |
| #248 | Tract 8 | Shelby, TN | 25.3% |
| #249 | Tract 9659 | Obion, TN | 25.3% |
| #250 | Tract 217.52 | Shelby, TN | 25.3% |
| #251 | Tract 419 | Sullivan, TN | 25.3% |
| #252 | Tract 67 | Shelby, TN | 25.2% |
| #253 | Tract 9502 | Hardeman, TN | 25.2% |
| #254 | Tract 123 | Hamilton, TN | 25.2% |
| #255 | Tract 9255.01 | Monroe, TN | 25.1% |
| #256 | Tract 9504 | Overton, TN | 25.0% |
| #257 | Tract 224.10 | Shelby, TN | 25.0% |
| #258 | Tract 913 | Greene, TN | 25.0% |
| #259 | Tract 21 | Shelby, TN | 24.9% |
| #260 | Tract 104.03 | Davidson, TN | 24.8% |
| #261 | Tract 9704.01 | Cumberland, TN | 24.8% |
| #262 | Tract 9304 | Haywood, TN | 24.8% |
| #263 | Tract 9501 | Wayne, TN | 24.7% |
| #264 | Tract 9205.01 | Hardin, TN | 24.7% |
| #265 | Tract 420 | Sullivan, TN | 24.7% |
| #266 | Tract 808.01 | Sevier, TN | 24.7% |
| #267 | Tract 102.10 | Shelby, TN | 24.7% |
| #268 | Tract 9709 | Claiborne, TN | 24.5% |
| #269 | Tract 216.20 | Shelby, TN | 24.5% |
| #270 | Tract 1 | Madison, TN | 24.4% |
| #271 | Tract 914 | Greene, TN | 24.4% |
| #272 | Tract 9705.02 | Cumberland, TN | 24.4% |
| #273 | Tract 4 | Hamilton, TN | 24.4% |
| #274 | Tract 223.21 | Shelby, TN | 24.3% |
| #275 | Tract 3.05 | Putnam, TN | 24.3% |
| #276 | Tract 203 | Sumner, TN | 24.3% |
| #277 | Tract 9502 | Campbell, TN | 24.3% |
| #278 | Tract 9204 | Cocke, TN | 24.2% |
| #279 | Tract 67 | Knox, TN | 24.1% |
| #280 | Tract 124 | Hamilton, TN | 24.0% |
| #281 | Tract 804.01 | Robertson, TN | 23.9% |
| #282 | Tract 1302 | Humphreys, TN | 23.9% |
| #283 | Tract 9305.01 | McNairy, TN | 23.9% |
| #284 | Tract 9602 | Lawrence, TN | 23.8% |
| #285 | Tract 9203 | Hardin, TN | 23.8% |
| #286 | Tract 9503 | Hardeman, TN | 23.7% |
| #287 | Tract 158.04 | Davidson, TN | 23.7% |
| #288 | Tract 93 | Shelby, TN | 23.7% |
| #289 | Tract 5001 | Grainger, TN | 23.7% |
| #290 | Tract 9620 | Carroll, TN | 23.6% |
| #291 | Tract 201 | Anderson, TN | 23.5% |
| #292 | Tract 223.22 | Shelby, TN | 23.5% |
| #293 | Tract 414.04 | Rutherford, TN | 23.4% |
| #294 | Tract 65.02 | Knox, TN | 23.4% |
| #295 | Tract 612 | Washington, TN | 23.4% |
| #296 | Tract 9563 | Johnson, TN | 23.3% |
| #297 | Tract 221.30 | Shelby, TN | 23.3% |
| #298 | Tract 182.04 | Davidson, TN | 23.3% |
| #299 | Tract 416.01 | Rutherford, TN | 23.2% |
| #300 | Tract 308.01 | Roane, TN | 23.1% |
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