Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Tennessee by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | N/A | 9.8 | 178,011 | 38 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.8 | 7,273,175 | N/A |
| Lake County | Rural | 31.1 | 359 | 3,124 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 26.8 | 456 | 3,103 |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | 20.5 | 953 | 3,009 |
| Scott County | Rural | 19.5 | 1,140 | 2,972 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 18.2 | 1,113 | 2,906 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 18.0 | 800 | 2,896 |
| Cocke County | Rural | 17.5 | 1,806 | 2,870 |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | 16.7 | 610 | 2,815 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 16.7 | 511 | 2,815 |
| Clay County | Rural | 16.3 | 371 | 2,789 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 16.0 | 504 | 2,771 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 15.5 | 1,061 | 2,726 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 15.4 | 267 | 2,719 |
| Grundy County | Rural | 14.9 | 521 | 2,661 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 14.9 | 1,701 | 2,661 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 14.7 | 1,651 | 2,633 |
| Chester County | Urban | 14.7 | 651 | 2,633 |
| Hardeman County | Rural | 14.5 | 804 | 2,609 |
| Madison County | Urban | 14.5 | 3,615 | 2,609 |
| Obion County | Rural | 14.2 | 1,084 | 2,576 |
| Cannon County | Urban | 14.1 | 534 | 2,567 |
| Hamblen County | Urban | 13.8 | 2,389 | 2,523 |
| DeKalb County | Rural | 13.6 | 793 | 2,494 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 13.6 | 29,831 | 2,494 |
| McNairy County | Rural | 13.5 | 901 | 2,473 |
| Grainger County | Urban | 13.4 | 870 | 2,455 |
| Fentress County | Rural | 13.3 | 668 | 2,441 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 13.3 | 629 | 2,441 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 13.3 | 520 | 2,441 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 13.2 | 455 | 2,427 |
| Marion County | Urban | 13.1 | 1,090 | 2,413 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 13.1 | 668 | 2,413 |
| Overton County | Rural | 12.9 | 756 | 2,390 |
| Pickett County | Rural | 12.8 | 176 | 2,372 |
| Weakley County | Rural | 12.8 | 1,099 | 2,372 |
| Coffee County | Rural | 12.7 | 1,907 | 2,353 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 12.6 | 946 | 2,341 |
| Carter County | Urban | 12.6 | 1,886 | 2,341 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 12.6 | 2,656 | 2,341 |
| Benton County | Rural | 12.5 | 550 | 2,328 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 12.5 | 910 | 2,328 |
| Henry County | Rural | 12.3 | 997 | 2,294 |
| Perry County | Rural | 12.1 | 322 | 2,260 |
| Rhea County | Rural | 12.0 | 1,136 | 2,240 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 11.7 | 1,565 | 2,184 |
| Trousdale County | Urban | 11.5 | 303 | 2,134 |
| Union County | Urban | 11.2 | 667 | 2,075 |
| Crockett County | Urban | 11.1 | 419 | 2,049 |
| Hawkins County | Urban | 11.1 | 1,801 | 2,049 |
| Stewart County | Urban | 11.0 | 373 | 2,027 |
| Sullivan County | Urban | 11.0 | 4,775 | 2,027 |
| Tipton County | Urban | 11.0 | 1,811 | 2,027 |
| Bedford County | Rural | 10.7 | 1,486 | 1,959 |
| Macon County | Urban | 10.6 | 701 | 1,936 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 10.5 | 1,036 | 1,910 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 10.5 | 994 | 1,910 |
| Gibson County | Urban | 10.4 | 1,427 | 1,892 |
| Greene County | Rural | 10.4 | 1,960 | 1,892 |
| Dyer County | Rural | 10.2 | 965 | 1,843 |
| Unicoi County | Urban | 10.2 | 510 | 1,843 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 9.9 | 16,495 | 1,758 |
| Meigs County | Rural | 9.7 | 319 | 1,714 |
| Sevier County | Rural | 9.6 | 2,556 | 1,689 |
| Warren County | Rural | 9.6 | 1,027 | 1,689 |
| Bradley County | Urban | 9.5 | 2,811 | 1,661 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 9.5 | 814 | 1,661 |
| McMinn County | Rural | 9.4 | 1,392 | 1,642 |
| Washington County | Urban | 9.4 | 3,193 | 1,642 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 9.2 | 1,903 | 1,590 |
| Giles County | Rural | 9.2 | 749 | 1,590 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 9.2 | 445 | 1,590 |
| Hamilton County | Urban | 8.7 | 8,418 | 1,451 |
| Loudon County | Urban | 8.7 | 1,503 | 1,451 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 8.7 | 5,333 | 1,451 |
| Smith County | Urban | 8.6 | 482 | 1,425 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 8.4 | 1,611 | 1,363 |
| Roane County | Urban | 8.4 | 1,300 | 1,363 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 8.2 | 902 | 1,294 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 8.1 | 1,013 | 1,260 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 8.1 | 1,263 | 1,260 |
| Polk County | Urban | 8.1 | 388 | 1,260 |
| Robertson County | Urban | 8.1 | 1,647 | 1,260 |
| Dickson County | Urban | 7.7 | 1,196 | 1,149 |
| White County | Rural | 7.5 | 538 | 1,081 |
| Knox County | Urban | 7.1 | 8,578 | 951 |
| Hickman County | Urban | 6.4 | 457 | 755 |
| Moore County | Rural | 6.4 | 124 | 755 |
| Sumner County | Urban | 6.4 | 3,547 | 755 |
| Houston County | Rural | 6.3 | 146 | 716 |
| Maury County | Urban | 6.2 | 1,782 | 673 |
| Wilson County | Urban | 5.9 | 2,532 | 596 |
| Rutherford County | Urban | 5.8 | 5,232 | 576 |
| Blount County | Urban | 5.4 | 2,073 | 462 |
| Cheatham County | Urban | 4.8 | 571 | 319 |
| Williamson County | Urban | 3.1 | 2,211 | 67 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2026 6:55 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.