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

Lake County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 95 counties in 2014, at 44%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 6%. The median was 28.2% and the figure for Tennessee was 25.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44Lake County
Lowest6Williamson County
Median28.295 counties
Tennessee25.9History

Map of counties, 2014

Anderson County: 23.8 %Bedford County: 28.4 %Benton County: 33 %Bledsoe County: 35.4 %Blount County: 21.8 %Bradley County: 24 %Campbell County: 34.3 %Cannon County: 23.2 %Carroll County: 28.2 %Carter County: 33.2 %Cheatham County: 19.2 %Chester County: 25.3 %Claiborne County: 34.1 %Clay County: 35 %Cocke County: 40.4 %Coffee County: 25.6 %Crockett County: 26.2 %Cumberland County: 29.2 %Davidson County: 31.5 %Decatur County: 27.7 %DeKalb County: 29.4 %Dickson County: 21.1 %Dyer County: 28.4 %Fayette County: 21.2 %Fentress County: 37.7 %Franklin County: 23.8 %Gibson County: 27 %Giles County: 25.4 %Grainger County: 31.4 %Greene County: 24.9 %Grundy County: 37.2 %Hamblen County: 33.7 %Hamilton County: 22 %Hancock County: 42.8 %Hardeman County: 32.6 %Hardin County: 30.3 %Hawkins County: 27.6 %Haywood County: 34.5 %Henderson County: 27.4 %Henry County: 30.7 %Hickman County: 29.3 %Houston County: 27.4 %Humphreys County: 26.3 %Jackson County: 35.1 %Jefferson County: 25.6 %Johnson County: 35.3 %Knox County: 23 %Lake County: 44 %Lauderdale County: 31.7 %Lawrence County: 29.2 %Lewis County: 31.8 %Lincoln County: 22.4 %Loudon County: 22 %McMinn County: 25.2 %McNairy County: 28.9 %Macon County: 29.4 %Madison County: 29.2 %Marion County: 30.8 %Marshall County: 22 %Maury County: 22.4 %Meigs County: 28.7 %Monroe County: 30 %Montgomery County: 17.3 %Moore County: 20.6 %Morgan County: 29 %Obion County: 31.6 %Overton County: 26.5 %Perry County: 33.4 %Pickett County: 29.7 %Polk County: 27.8 %Putnam County: 25.9 %Rhea County: 31 %Roane County: 25.5 %Robertson County: 18.6 %Rutherford County: 16.2 %Scott County: 31.8 %Sequatchie County: 29.5 %Sevier County: 26.5 %Shelby County: 34.5 %Smith County: 21.8 %Stewart County: 26.5 %Sullivan County: 28.2 %Sumner County: 16.9 %Tipton County: 20.7 %Trousdale County: 25.9 %Unicoi County: 29.3 %Union County: 33.3 %Van Buren County: 31.5 %Warren County: 28.2 %Washington County: 22 %Wayne County: 30.9 %Weakley County: 26.7 %White County: 29.7 %Williamson County: 6 %Wilson County: 14 %
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%, 2014. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Lake County: 44 %Lake County44Hancock County: 42.8 %Hancock County42.8Cocke County: 40.4 %Cocke County40.4Fentress County: 37.7 %Fentress County37.7Grundy County: 37.2 %Grundy County37.2Bledsoe County: 35.4 %Bledsoe County35.4Johnson County: 35.3 %Johnson County35.3Jackson County: 35.1 %Jackson County35.1Clay County: 35 %Clay County35Haywood County: 34.5 %Haywood County34.5Shelby County: 34.5 %Shelby County34.5Campbell County: 34.3 %Campbell County34.3Claiborne County: 34.1 %Claiborne County34.1Hamblen County: 33.7 %Hamblen County33.7Perry County: 33.4 %Perry County33.4Union County: 33.3 %Union County33.3Carter County: 33.2 %Carter County33.2Benton County: 33 %Benton County33Hardeman County: 32.6 %Hardeman County32.6Lewis County: 31.8 %Lewis County31.8Scott County: 31.8 %Scott County31.8Lauderdale County: 31.7 %Lauderdale County31.7Obion County: 31.6 %Obion County31.6Davidson County: 31.5 %Davidson County31.5Van Buren County: 31.5 %Van Buren County31.5Grainger County: 31.4 %Grainger County31.4Rhea County: 31 %Rhea County31Wayne County: 30.9 %Wayne County30.9Marion County: 30.8 %Marion County30.8Henry County: 30.7 %Henry County30.7Hardin County: 30.3 %Hardin County30.3Monroe County: 30 %Monroe County30Pickett County: 29.7 %Pickett County29.7White County: 29.7 %White County29.7Sequatchie County: 29.5 %Sequatchie County29.5DeKalb County: 29.4 %DeKalb County29.4Macon County: 29.4 %Macon County29.4Hickman County: 29.3 %Hickman County29.3Unicoi County: 29.3 %Unicoi County29.3Cumberland County: 29.2 %Cumberland County29.2Lake County: 44 %Lake County44Hancock County: 42.8 %Hancock County42.8Cocke County: 40.4 %Cocke County40.4Fentress County: 37.7 %Fentress County37.7Grundy County: 37.2 %Grundy County37.2Bledsoe County: 35.4 %Bledsoe County35.4Johnson County: 35.3 %Johnson County35.3Jackson County: 35.1 %Jackson County35.1Clay County: 35 %Clay County35Haywood County: 34.5 %Haywood County34.5Shelby County: 34.5 %Shelby County34.5Campbell County: 34.3 %Campbell County34.3Claiborne County: 34.1 %Claiborne County34.1Hamblen County: 33.7 %Hamblen County33.7Perry County: 33.4 %Perry County33.4Union County: 33.3 %Union County33.3Carter County: 33.2 %Carter County33.2Benton County: 33 %Benton County33Hardeman County: 32.6 %Hardeman County32.6Lewis County: 31.8 %Lewis County31.8Scott County: 31.8 %Scott County31.8Lauderdale County: 31.7 %Lauderdale County31.7Obion County: 31.6 %Obion County31.6Davidson County: 31.5 %Davidson County31.5Van Buren County: 31.5 %Van Buren County31.5Grainger County: 31.4 %Grainger County31.4Rhea County: 31 %Rhea County31Wayne County: 30.9 %Wayne County30.9Marion County: 30.8 %Marion County30.8Henry County: 30.7 %Henry County30.7Hardin County: 30.3 %Hardin County30.3Monroe County: 30 %Monroe County30Pickett County: 29.7 %Pickett County29.7White County: 29.7 %White County29.7Sequatchie County: 29.5 %Sequatchie County29.5DeKalb County: 29.4 %DeKalb County29.4Macon County: 29.4 %Macon County29.4Hickman County: 29.3 %Hickman County29.3Unicoi County: 29.3 %Unicoi County29.3Cumberland County: 29.2 %Cumberland County29.2
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Lake County44-0.9 pts
2Hancock County42.8-2.4 pts
3Cocke County40.4-0.7 pts
4Fentress County37.7+0.7 pts
5Grundy County37.2-1.1 pts
6Bledsoe County35.4-0.9 pts
7Johnson County35.3-3 pts
8Jackson County35.1-4.8 pts
9Clay County35-4.7 pts
10Haywood County34.5-0.6 pts
10Shelby County34.5-0.2 pts
12Campbell County34.3-1.4 pts
13Claiborne County34.1+3.2 pts
14Hamblen County33.7+4.6 pts
15Perry County33.4-1.7 pts
16Union County33.3-2.3 pts
17Carter County33.2-0.8 pts
18Benton County33-2.6 pts
19Hardeman County32.6+0.2 pts
20Lewis County31.8+0.6 pts
20Scott County31.8-7.3 pts
22Lauderdale County31.7-4.4 pts
23Obion County31.6+2.9 pts
24Davidson County31.5+2.1 pts
24Van Buren County31.5+2.5 pts
26Grainger County31.4+2.3 pts
27Rhea County31+2.6 pts
28Wayne County30.90 pts
29Marion County30.8+4.4 pts
30Henry County30.7-2.2 pts
31Hardin County30.3-5.8 pts
32Monroe County30+0.3 pts
33Pickett County29.7-0.5 pts
33White County29.7+1.2 pts
35Sequatchie County29.5-1.2 pts
36DeKalb County29.4-4.2 pts
36Macon County29.4-3.2 pts
38Hickman County29.3-3.9 pts
38Unicoi County29.3+0.4 pts
40Cumberland County29.2+0.1 pts
40Lawrence County29.2+1.8 pts
40Madison County29.2-1.2 pts
43Morgan County29-4.1 pts
44McNairy County28.9+0.2 pts
45Meigs County28.7-2.1 pts
46Bedford County28.4+0.7 pts
46Dyer County28.4-0.2 pts
48Carroll County28.2+1.2 pts
48Sullivan County28.2+0.3 pts
48Warren County28.2-0.8 pts
51Polk County27.8-1.3 pts
52Decatur County27.7-5.2 pts
53Hawkins County27.6-3.7 pts
54Henderson County27.4-0.2 pts
54Houston County27.4-3.4 pts
56Gibson County27-0.2 pts
57Weakley County26.7+0.7 pts
58Overton County26.5-2.7 pts
58Sevier County26.5-1.1 pts
58Stewart County26.5-0.1 pts
61Humphreys County26.3-0.9 pts
62Crockett County26.2-1.5 pts
63Putnam County25.9-9.7 pts
63Trousdale County25.9-2.1 pts
65Coffee County25.6-4.3 pts
65Jefferson County25.6-0.9 pts
67Roane County25.5-2.5 pts
68Giles County25.4+0.5 pts
69Chester County25.3-1.8 pts
70McMinn County25.2+0.6 pts
71Greene County24.9-4.9 pts
72Bradley County24-3.5 pts
73Anderson County23.8-6 pts
73Franklin County23.8-1.6 pts
75Cannon County23.2-2 pts
76Knox County23+2.7 pts
77Lincoln County22.4-4.3 pts
77Maury County22.4+0.5 pts
79Hamilton County22-3.8 pts
79Loudon County22-2.8 pts
79Marshall County22-1.2 pts
79Washington County22-1.5 pts
83Blount County21.8+1.5 pts
83Smith County21.8-2.5 pts
85Fayette County21.2+0.2 pts
86Dickson County21.1-1.5 pts
87Tipton County20.7-1.2 pts
88Moore County20.6-1.3 pts
89Cheatham County19.2-1.1 pts
90Robertson County18.6-0.2 pts
91Montgomery County17.3-4.1 pts
92Sumner County16.9+1.2 pts
93Rutherford County16.2+0.7 pts
94Wilson County14-1 pts
95Williamson County6-0.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Tennessee by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Tennessee by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/tennessee-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Tennessee by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/tennessee-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Tennessee by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/tennessee-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in Tennessee by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2014}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Lake County, with 44% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Williamson County, with 6% in 2014.

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