Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Tennessee by County
Poverty: Persons 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)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | N/A | 13.8 | 950,340 | 39 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,735,661 | N/A |
| Hancock County | Rural | 32.2 | 2,153 | 3,100 |
| Lake County | Rural | 32.2 | 1,420 | 3,100 |
| Clay County | Rural | 24.2 | 1,838 | 2,950 |
| Pickett County | Rural | 23.9 | 1,200 | 2,938 |
| Scott County | Rural | 23.1 | 5,005 | 2,904 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 22.1 | 2,523 | 2,843 |
| Cocke County | Rural | 21.9 | 7,934 | 2,830 |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | 21.9 | 3,636 | 2,830 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 21.5 | 5,773 | 2,790 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 21.5 | 3,703 | 2,790 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 21.4 | 3,521 | 2,782 |
| Fentress County | Rural | 21.0 | 3,983 | 2,754 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 21.0 | 4,760 | 2,754 |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | 20.7 | 2,868 | 2,726 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 20.3 | 2,398 | 2,693 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 20.0 | 2,875 | 2,667 |
| Hardeman County | Rural | 19.0 | 4,138 | 2,561 |
| Weakley County | Rural | 19.0 | 5,872 | 2,561 |
| Grundy County | Rural | 18.9 | 2,552 | 2,550 |
| DeKalb County | Rural | 18.6 | 3,835 | 2,524 |
| Obion County | Rural | 18.6 | 5,578 | 2,524 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 18.5 | 7,244 | 2,514 |
| Hamblen County | Urban | 18.4 | 11,841 | 2,502 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 18.4 | 14,501 | 2,502 |
| Cannon County | Urban | 18.3 | 2,684 | 2,482 |
| Henry County | Rural | 18.3 | 5,831 | 2,482 |
| Madison County | Urban | 18.2 | 17,329 | 2,466 |
| Perry County | Rural | 18.1 | 1,540 | 2,460 |
| Benton County | Rural | 17.8 | 2,829 | 2,413 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 17.8 | 160,934 | 2,413 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 17.4 | 5,396 | 2,359 |
| Coffee County | Rural | 17.4 | 10,245 | 2,359 |
| Macon County | Urban | 17.2 | 4,440 | 2,322 |
| Carter County | Urban | 17.1 | 9,417 | 2,302 |
| Grainger County | Urban | 17.1 | 4,109 | 2,302 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 17.0 | 4,669 | 2,286 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 16.9 | 4,636 | 2,273 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 16.7 | 2,152 | 2,241 |
| McNairy County | Rural | 16.5 | 4,225 | 2,201 |
| Stewart County | Urban | 16.4 | 2,282 | 2,187 |
| Dyer County | Rural | 16.3 | 5,862 | 2,168 |
| Marion County | Urban | 16.3 | 4,724 | 2,168 |
| Overton County | Rural | 16.3 | 3,691 | 2,168 |
| Chester County | Urban | 16.1 | 2,619 | 2,131 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 16.1 | 1,004 | 2,131 |
| Rhea County | Rural | 15.9 | 5,305 | 2,095 |
| Warren County | Rural | 15.7 | 6,532 | 2,064 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 15.5 | 7,172 | 2,031 |
| Washington County | Urban | 15.5 | 20,472 | 2,031 |
| Greene County | Rural | 15.4 | 10,712 | 2,011 |
| Sullivan County | Urban | 15.4 | 24,426 | 2,011 |
| Hawkins County | Urban | 15.2 | 8,689 | 1,966 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 15.1 | 2,894 | 1,953 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 15.0 | 6,700 | 1,938 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 14.8 | 2,771 | 1,905 |
| Crockett County | Urban | 14.5 | 1,988 | 1,843 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 14.4 | 9,050 | 1,824 |
| Meigs County | Rural | 14.3 | 1,889 | 1,806 |
| Unicoi County | Urban | 14.3 | 2,480 | 1,806 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 13.9 | 96,752 | 1,716 |
| Polk County | Urban | 13.9 | 2,452 | 1,716 |
| Union County | Urban | 13.8 | 2,787 | 1,695 |
| Gibson County | Urban | 13.7 | 6,819 | 1,671 |
| Tipton County | Urban | 13.6 | 8,286 | 1,653 |
| Sevier County | Rural | 13.5 | 13,277 | 1,630 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 13.4 | 10,394 | 1,610 |
| White County | Rural | 13.2 | 3,664 | 1,564 |
| Hamilton County | Urban | 13.1 | 48,017 | 1,534 |
| McMinn County | Rural | 13.0 | 6,928 | 1,514 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 12.9 | 4,585 | 1,481 |
| Giles County | Rural | 12.8 | 3,813 | 1,459 |
| Bradley County | Urban | 12.7 | 13,701 | 1,430 |
| Bedford County | Rural | 12.6 | 6,476 | 1,405 |
| Loudon County | Urban | 12.6 | 7,343 | 1,405 |
| Knox County | Urban | 12.2 | 58,683 | 1,308 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 12.0 | 4,988 | 1,261 |
| Roane County | Urban | 12.0 | 6,554 | 1,261 |
| Trousdale County | Urban | 11.9 | 1,119 | 1,238 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 11.8 | 4,186 | 1,206 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 11.4 | 6,290 | 1,105 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 11.3 | 25,833 | 1,078 |
| Houston County | Rural | 11.1 | 901 | 1,017 |
| Dickson County | Urban | 10.9 | 5,996 | 981 |
| Hickman County | Urban | 10.6 | 2,555 | 912 |
| Robertson County | Urban | 10.4 | 7,740 | 871 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 10.3 | 4,397 | 849 |
| Smith County | Urban | 10.0 | 2,022 | 785 |
| Maury County | Urban | 9.8 | 10,468 | 735 |
| Rutherford County | Urban | 9.3 | 32,929 | 629 |
| Sumner County | Urban | 8.8 | 17,828 | 518 |
| Blount County | Urban | 8.4 | 11,495 | 429 |
| Moore County | Rural | 8.0 | 528 | 352 |
| Wilson County | Urban | 8.0 | 12,474 | 352 |
| Cheatham County | Urban | 7.7 | 3,179 | 301 |
| Williamson County | Urban | 4.6 | 12,032 | 25 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 10:00 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.