Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Tennessee by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | N/A | 9.9 | 176,288 | 39 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| Lake County | Rural | 33.4 | 394 | 3,133 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 25.9 | 449 | 3,103 |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | 21.7 | 989 | 3,037 |
| Scott County | Rural | 20.2 | 1,175 | 2,997 |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | 19.0 | 696 | 2,952 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 18.4 | 812 | 2,921 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 17.3 | 503 | 2,862 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 16.7 | 498 | 2,811 |
| Cocke County | Rural | 16.2 | 1,630 | 2,767 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 15.9 | 973 | 2,740 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 15.8 | 1,113 | 2,725 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 15.7 | 792 | 2,719 |
| DeKalb County | Rural | 15.6 | 857 | 2,710 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 15.5 | 1,686 | 2,700 |
| Overton County | Rural | 15.5 | 945 | 2,700 |
| Grundy County | Rural | 14.9 | 508 | 2,637 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 14.9 | 1,693 | 2,637 |
| Madison County | Urban | 14.8 | 3,709 | 2,624 |
| Pickett County | Rural | 14.7 | 187 | 2,607 |
| Clay County | Rural | 14.4 | 299 | 2,584 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 14.2 | 679 | 2,563 |
| Fentress County | Rural | 13.8 | 673 | 2,525 |
| Hardeman County | Rural | 13.6 | 763 | 2,494 |
| Weakley County | Rural | 13.6 | 1,154 | 2,494 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 13.5 | 947 | 2,482 |
| Henry County | Rural | 13.5 | 1,085 | 2,482 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 13.4 | 29,148 | 2,470 |
| Cannon County | Urban | 13.2 | 485 | 2,441 |
| Hawkins County | Urban | 13.2 | 2,112 | 2,441 |
| Benton County | Rural | 12.9 | 544 | 2,386 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 12.9 | 445 | 2,386 |
| Marion County | Urban | 12.9 | 1,053 | 2,386 |
| Obion County | Rural | 12.8 | 978 | 2,374 |
| Carter County | Urban | 12.7 | 1,896 | 2,361 |
| McNairy County | Rural | 12.7 | 848 | 2,361 |
| Chester County | Urban | 12.6 | 559 | 2,341 |
| Rhea County | Rural | 12.6 | 1,236 | 2,341 |
| Bedford County | Rural | 12.5 | 1,719 | 2,318 |
| Hamblen County | Urban | 12.5 | 2,134 | 2,318 |
| Grainger County | Urban | 12.1 | 772 | 2,262 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 12.0 | 205 | 2,237 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 12.0 | 451 | 2,237 |
| Coffee County | Rural | 11.9 | 1,796 | 2,216 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 11.9 | 1,565 | 2,216 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 11.7 | 2,395 | 2,189 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 11.6 | 857 | 2,163 |
| Dyer County | Rural | 11.5 | 1,072 | 2,148 |
| Crockett County | Urban | 11.4 | 437 | 2,127 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 11.3 | 1,044 | 2,101 |
| Sullivan County | Urban | 11.1 | 4,802 | 2,047 |
| Union County | Urban | 11.1 | 663 | 2,047 |
| Perry County | Rural | 10.9 | 237 | 2,012 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 10.7 | 1,047 | 1,959 |
| Meigs County | Rural | 10.7 | 369 | 1,959 |
| Warren County | Rural | 10.7 | 1,133 | 1,959 |
| Giles County | Rural | 10.6 | 823 | 1,933 |
| Smith County | Urban | 10.4 | 570 | 1,894 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 10.3 | 870 | 1,873 |
| Sevier County | Rural | 10.2 | 2,700 | 1,851 |
| Greene County | Rural | 10.1 | 1,861 | 1,830 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 10.0 | 16,344 | 1,819 |
| Gibson County | Urban | 10.0 | 1,310 | 1,819 |
| Unicoi County | Urban | 9.9 | 476 | 1,792 |
| Trousdale County | Urban | 9.8 | 252 | 1,777 |
| Bradley County | Urban | 9.7 | 2,791 | 1,757 |
| Washington County | Urban | 9.7 | 3,340 | 1,757 |
| McMinn County | Rural | 9.5 | 1,397 | 1,694 |
| Tipton County | Urban | 9.5 | 1,587 | 1,694 |
| White County | Rural | 9.5 | 695 | 1,694 |
| Loudon County | Urban | 9.3 | 1,543 | 1,646 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 9.2 | 1,858 | 1,613 |
| Macon County | Urban | 9.1 | 568 | 1,580 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 8.7 | 419 | 1,453 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 8.7 | 5,100 | 1,453 |
| Hickman County | Urban | 8.6 | 564 | 1,424 |
| Roane County | Urban | 8.6 | 1,309 | 1,424 |
| Hamilton County | Urban | 8.4 | 7,979 | 1,362 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 8.4 | 1,283 | 1,362 |
| Polk County | Urban | 8.2 | 401 | 1,292 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 8.1 | 881 | 1,265 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 7.9 | 1,463 | 1,205 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 7.9 | 958 | 1,205 |
| Stewart County | Urban | 7.8 | 245 | 1,175 |
| Robertson County | Urban | 7.7 | 1,581 | 1,144 |
| Knox County | Urban | 7.4 | 8,899 | 1,055 |
| Dickson County | Urban | 7.0 | 1,026 | 929 |
| Moore County | Rural | 6.9 | 129 | 890 |
| Maury County | Urban | 6.7 | 1,898 | 833 |
| Houston County | Rural | 6.3 | 129 | 721 |
| Sumner County | Urban | 6.3 | 3,424 | 721 |
| Blount County | Urban | 5.9 | 2,206 | 609 |
| Cheatham County | Urban | 5.9 | 676 | 609 |
| Rutherford County | Urban | 5.9 | 5,114 | 609 |
| Wilson County | Urban | 5.4 | 2,257 | 476 |
| Williamson County | Urban | 3.1 | 2,151 | 66 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/19/2025 4:34 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/19/2025 4:34 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.