Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Tennessee by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
- Rank within US : N/A
Tennessee
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 178,113.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52
Williamson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,590.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 41 of 3143
Moore County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 79.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 320 of 3143
Wilson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,245.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 546 of 3143
Humphreys County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 272.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 693 of 3143
Rutherford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,333.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 739 of 3143
Blount County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,381.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 808 of 3143
Maury County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,880.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 877 of 3143
Cheatham County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 772.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 888 of 3143
Dickson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 962.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 967 of 3143
Sumner County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,844.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1017 of 3143
Polk County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 364.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1086 of 3143
Knox County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 9,487.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1223 of 3143
Hickman County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 476.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1239 of 3143
Hamilton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,565.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1316 of 3143
Lincoln County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 797.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1325 of 3143
Fayette County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 992.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1348 of 3143
Cumberland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,522.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1350 of 3143
Houston County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 152.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1486 of 3143
Montgomery County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,959.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1520 of 3143
Tipton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,568.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1602 of 3143
Roane County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,414.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1666 of 3143
Robertson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,974.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1717 of 3143
Bradley County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,808.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1744 of 3143
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,357.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1751 of 3143
Meigs County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 347.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1752 of 3143
Loudon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,553.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1794 of 3143
Jefferson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,475.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1795 of 3143
Putnam County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,046.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1812 of 3143
Stewart County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 342.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1859 of 3143
Jackson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 283.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1882 of 3143
Giles County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 797.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1883 of 3143
Davidson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 16,581.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1887 of 3143
White County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 721.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1888 of 3143
Sevier County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,713.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1890 of 3143
Van Buren County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 172.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1921 of 3143
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,153.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1931 of 3143
Gibson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,402.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1950 of 3143
Smith County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 573.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1977 of 3143
Unicoi County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 541.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2022 of 3143
Greene County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,039.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2030 of 3143
Hamblen County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,858.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2087 of 3143
Bedford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,468.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2096 of 3143
Anderson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,363.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2109 of 3143
Macon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 718.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2128 of 3143
Marshall County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,041.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2178 of 3143
Coffee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,683.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2179 of 3143
Chester County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 518.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2183 of 3143
McMinn County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,700.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2194 of 3143
Henderson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 845.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2208 of 3143
Grainger County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 771.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2218 of 3143
Grundy County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 429.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2236 of 3143
Claiborne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,045.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2263 of 3143
Sullivan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,234.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2275 of 3143
Dyer County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,156.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2281 of 3143
Hardeman County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 707.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2287 of 3143
Trousdale County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 265.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2293 of 3143
Wayne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 487.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2298 of 3143
Carroll County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 902.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2324 of 3143
Monroe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,596.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2332 of 3143
Marion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,000.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2333 of 3143
Perry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 275.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2336 of 3143
Hardin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 911.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2340 of 3143
Decatur County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 386.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2350 of 3143
Obion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,014.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2372 of 3143
Weakley County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,078.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2389 of 3143
Rhea County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,163.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2410 of 3143
Crockett County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 489.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2422 of 3143
McNairy County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 875.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2469 of 3143
Union County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 764.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2478 of 3143
Benton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 526.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2485 of 3143
Hawkins County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,169.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2499 of 3143
Shelby County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 29,767.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2510 of 3143
Johnson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 648.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2520 of 3143
Warren County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,428.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2522 of 3143
Carter County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,109.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2543 of 3143
Lewis County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 439.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2563 of 3143
Clay County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 277.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2569 of 3143
Cannon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 539.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2579 of 3143
Madison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,586.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2599 of 3143
DeKalb County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 832.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2604 of 3143
Lawrence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,633.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2612 of 3143
Henry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,201.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2618 of 3143
Cocke County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,431.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2619 of 3143
Fentress County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 706.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2642 of 3143
Campbell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,623.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2656 of 3143
Overton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 922.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2665 of 3143
Haywood County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 703.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2692 of 3143
Pickett County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 221.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2710 of 3143
Lauderdale County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 943.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2719 of 3143
Morgan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 845.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2820 of 3143
Bledsoe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 618.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2875 of 3143
Sequatchie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 818.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2900 of 3143
Scott County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,179.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2942 of 3143
Hancock County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 404.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3049 of 3143
Lake County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 274.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3081 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/19/2024 8:41 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.