# Counties in Tennessee by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/tennessee-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/tennessee-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lake County | 31.2 |
| 2 | Hancock County | 26.1 |
| 3 | Hardeman County | 21.5 |
| 4 | Cocke County | 20.9 |
| 4 | Johnson County | 20.9 |
| 6 | Lauderdale County | 20.7 |
| 7 | Grundy County | 20.2 |
| 8 | Haywood County | 19.8 |
| 9 | Clay County | 19.7 |
| 10 | Bledsoe County | 19.4 |
| 11 | Fentress County | 19 |
| 11 | Shelby County | 19 |
| 13 | Campbell County | 18.9 |
| 14 | Wayne County | 18.8 |
| 15 | Putnam County | 18.4 |
| 16 | Hardin County | 18 |
| 17 | Scott County | 17.7 |
| 18 | Madison County | 17.5 |
| 19 | Union County | 17.4 |
| 20 | Weakley County | 17.3 |
| 21 | Henry County | 17.1 |
| 21 | Stewart County | 17.1 |
| 23 | Benton County | 17 |
| 24 | McNairy County | 16.7 |
| 25 | Morgan County | 16.6 |
| 26 | Carroll County | 16.5 |
| 27 | Claiborne County | 16.4 |
| 28 | Greene County | 16.3 |
| 28 | Jackson County | 16.3 |
| 30 | Carter County | 16.1 |
| 31 | Macon County | 16 |
| 32 | Perry County | 15.9 |
| 33 | Pickett County | 15.8 |
| 34 | Sullivan County | 15.7 |
| 35 | Houston County | 15.6 |
| 35 | Obion County | 15.6 |
| 37 | Coffee County | 15.5 |
| 38 | Sequatchie County | 15.4 |
| 39 | Warren County | 15.2 |
| 40 | Decatur County | 15 |
| 41 | Van Buren County | 14.9 |
| 42 | Hamblen County | 14.8 |
| 43 | Polk County | 14.6 |
| 44 | Hamilton County | 14.5 |
| 44 | Meigs County | 14.5 |
| 44 | Trousdale County | 14.5 |
| 47 | Gibson County | 14.4 |
| 47 | Henderson County | 14.4 |
| 47 | Unicoi County | 14.4 |
| 50 | Dyer County | 14.3 |
| 51 | Grainger County | 14.2 |
| 52 | Cannon County | 14.1 |
| 52 | Lewis County | 14.1 |
| 54 | Crockett County | 14 |
| 54 | Rhea County | 14 |
| 56 | DeKalb County | 13.9 |
| 56 | Lawrence County | 13.9 |
| 58 | Marion County | 13.8 |
| 59 | McMinn County | 13.7 |
| 60 | Hawkins County | 13.6 |
| 60 | Tipton County | 13.6 |
| 62 | Overton County | 13.5 |
| 63 | Giles County | 13.3 |
| 64 | Cumberland County | 13.2 |
| 64 | Hickman County | 13.2 |
| 64 | Sevier County | 13.2 |
| 67 | Washington County | 13 |
| 68 | Knox County | 12.8 |
| 69 | Monroe County | 12.6 |
| 70 | Chester County | 12.5 |
| 71 | Bedford County | 12.2 |
| 71 | Davidson County | 12.2 |
| 71 | Humphreys County | 12.2 |
| 74 | Jefferson County | 12.1 |
| 74 | Lincoln County | 12.1 |
| 74 | Roane County | 12.1 |
| 77 | Franklin County | 12 |
| 78 | Bradley County | 11.6 |
| 78 | Smith County | 11.6 |
| 78 | White County | 11.6 |
| 81 | Anderson County | 11.5 |
| 82 | Montgomery County | 10.2 |
| 83 | Dickson County | 10.1 |
| 84 | Rutherford County | 10 |
| 85 | Fayette County | 9.3 |
| 86 | Blount County | 9.2 |
| 86 | Robertson County | 9.2 |
| 88 | Loudon County | 9 |
| 88 | Marshall County | 9 |
| 90 | Moore County | 8.9 |
| 91 | Maury County | 8.7 |
| 92 | Cheatham County | 8.4 |
| 93 | Sumner County | 8.3 |
| 94 | Wilson County | 7.3 |
| 95 | Williamson County | 4.5 |