# Counties in Tennessee by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 95 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/tennessee-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hancock County | 38.7 |
| 2 | Lake County | 38.4 |
| 3 | Cocke County | 32.9 |
| 4 | Haywood County | 30.7 |
| 5 | Shelby County | 29.9 |
| 6 | Clay County | 28.4 |
| 7 | Lauderdale County | 27.9 |
| 8 | Johnson County | 27.8 |
| 9 | Hardin County | 27 |
| 10 | Hardeman County | 26.5 |
| 11 | Campbell County | 26.2 |
| 12 | Grundy County | 26 |
| 13 | Fentress County | 25.1 |
| 14 | Pickett County | 24.5 |
| 15 | Henry County | 24.4 |
| 16 | Benton County | 24.3 |
| 17 | Madison County | 24.1 |
| 17 | Stewart County | 24.1 |
| 19 | Perry County | 23.5 |
| 20 | Jackson County | 23.4 |
| 21 | McNairy County | 23.1 |
| 22 | Van Buren County | 22.8 |
| 23 | Sullivan County | 22.7 |
| 24 | Wayne County | 22.5 |
| 25 | Houston County | 22.3 |
| 26 | Union County | 22.1 |
| 27 | Hamilton County | 22 |
| 27 | Weakley County | 22 |
| 29 | Bledsoe County | 21.9 |
| 29 | Coffee County | 21.9 |
| 31 | Putnam County | 21.8 |
| 32 | Scott County | 21.7 |
| 33 | Claiborne County | 21.2 |
| 34 | Carroll County | 21.1 |
| 34 | Sequatchie County | 21.1 |
| 36 | Greene County | 21 |
| 36 | Macon County | 21 |
| 38 | Morgan County | 20.9 |
| 38 | Obion County | 20.9 |
| 40 | Carter County | 20.8 |
| 40 | Cumberland County | 20.8 |
| 42 | Meigs County | 20.5 |
| 43 | Warren County | 20.4 |
| 44 | Dyer County | 20.1 |
| 45 | Decatur County | 20 |
| 45 | Unicoi County | 20 |
| 47 | Bedford County | 19.7 |
| 48 | Grainger County | 19.2 |
| 48 | Marion County | 19.2 |
| 50 | Henderson County | 19.1 |
| 50 | Tipton County | 19.1 |
| 52 | Giles County | 19 |
| 53 | DeKalb County | 18.9 |
| 54 | Cannon County | 18.4 |
| 54 | Lewis County | 18.4 |
| 54 | Polk County | 18.4 |
| 54 | Rhea County | 18.4 |
| 58 | McMinn County | 18.3 |
| 59 | Hamblen County | 18.2 |
| 59 | Sevier County | 18.2 |
| 59 | White County | 18.2 |
| 62 | Hickman County | 18.1 |
| 63 | Crockett County | 18 |
| 64 | Lawrence County | 17.8 |
| 65 | Hawkins County | 17.7 |
| 66 | Gibson County | 17.5 |
| 67 | Davidson County | 17.2 |
| 68 | Overton County | 17 |
| 69 | Monroe County | 16.9 |
| 70 | Lincoln County | 16.8 |
| 71 | Chester County | 16.6 |
| 72 | Jefferson County | 16.4 |
| 73 | Anderson County | 16.2 |
| 74 | Franklin County | 16.1 |
| 75 | Washington County | 16 |
| 76 | Roane County | 15.9 |
| 77 | Humphreys County | 15.6 |
| 78 | Knox County | 15.2 |
| 79 | Bradley County | 15.1 |
| 80 | Trousdale County | 14.9 |
| 81 | Smith County | 14.7 |
| 82 | Fayette County | 14.6 |
| 83 | Montgomery County | 14.3 |
| 84 | Loudon County | 13.8 |
| 85 | Dickson County | 12.8 |
| 86 | Rutherford County | 12.5 |
| 87 | Robertson County | 12.2 |
| 88 | Marshall County | 11.9 |
| 89 | Moore County | 11.7 |
| 90 | Cheatham County | 11.3 |
| 90 | Maury County | 11.3 |
| 92 | Sumner County | 10.8 |
| 93 | Blount County | 9.8 |
| 94 | Wilson County | 8.7 |
| 95 | Williamson County | 3.5 |