Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3146 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 15.2 | 996,930 | 42 of 52 |
| United States | 13.4 | 42,510,843 | N/A |
| Hancock County | 28.6 | 1,814 | 3,039 |
| Lake County | 28.6 | 1,315 | 3,038 |
| Perry County | 26.9 | 2,099 | 2,994 |
| Clay County | 26.1 | 1,969 | 2,970 |
| Johnson County | 24.9 | 3,892 | 2,916 |
| Cocke County | 23.5 | 8,242 | 2,843 |
| Bledsoe County | 23.2 | 3,162 | 2,830 |
| Morgan County | 22.8 | 4,232 | 2,800 |
| Grundy County | 22.7 | 2,977 | 2,787 |
| Claiborne County | 22.4 | 6,825 | 2,773 |
| Carter County | 22.1 | 12,079 | 2,739 |
| Union County | 22.0 | 4,216 | 2,728 |
| Scott County | 21.9 | 4,687 | 2,719 |
| Warren County | 21.7 | 8,714 | 2,713 |
| Lauderdale County | 21.2 | 4,888 | 2,678 |
| Obion County | 21.1 | 6,267 | 2,665 |
| Campbell County | 21.0 | 8,158 | 2,661 |
| Fentress County | 20.6 | 3,649 | 2,615 |
| Weakley County | 20.3 | 6,264 | 2,584 |
| Henry County | 20.1 | 6,382 | 2,575 |
| Hardin County | 20.1 | 5,075 | 2,571 |
| Pickett County | 20.0 | 1,001 | 2,565 |
| Sequatchie County | 19.7 | 2,874 | 2,538 |
| Benton County | 19.5 | 3,122 | 2,516 |
| Lewis County | 19.5 | 2,295 | 2,510 |
| Shelby County | 19.3 | 177,675 | 2,490 |
| Rhea County | 19.3 | 6,122 | 2,488 |
| McMinn County | 19.3 | 9,937 | 2,485 |
| Jackson County | 19.2 | 2,196 | 2,481 |
| Hawkins County | 19.1 | 10,621 | 2,466 |
| Putnam County | 18.9 | 14,041 | 2,444 |
| McNairy County | 18.8 | 4,783 | 2,421 |
| Henderson County | 18.8 | 5,183 | 2,419 |
| Haywood County | 18.8 | 3,267 | 2,414 |
| Hickman County | 18.7 | 4,308 | 2,407 |
| Carroll County | 18.6 | 5,009 | 2,379 |
| Dyer County | 18.6 | 6,788 | 2,374 |
| Madison County | 18.5 | 17,412 | 2,371 |
| Monroe County | 18.4 | 8,326 | 2,358 |
| DeKalb County | 18.4 | 3,564 | 2,353 |
| Grainger County | 18.1 | 4,146 | 2,306 |
| Unicoi County | 18.1 | 3,142 | 2,297 |
| Wayne County | 18.0 | 2,635 | 2,287 |
| Smith County | 17.9 | 3,482 | 2,267 |
| Crockett County | 17.8 | 2,524 | 2,261 |
| Hardeman County | 17.8 | 3,816 | 2,257 |
| Decatur County | 17.6 | 2,016 | 2,226 |
| Hamblen County | 17.3 | 10,828 | 2,192 |
| Macon County | 17.3 | 4,054 | 2,185 |
| Overton County | 17.2 | 3,736 | 2,161 |
| Lawrence County | 17.0 | 7,250 | 2,121 |
| Meigs County | 16.9 | 2,006 | 2,117 |
| Van Buren County | 16.8 | 947 | 2,098 |
| Houston County | 16.8 | 1,321 | 2,086 |
| Anderson County | 16.7 | 12,481 | 2,081 |
| Greene County | 16.7 | 11,119 | 2,068 |
| White County | 16.2 | 4,280 | 1,996 |
| Bradley County | 16.0 | 16,333 | 1,942 |
| Sullivan County | 15.9 | 24,615 | 1,934 |
| Cannon County | 15.8 | 2,216 | 1,922 |
| Chester County | 15.8 | 2,524 | 1,921 |
| Gibson County | 15.8 | 7,600 | 1,919 |
| Humphreys County | 15.6 | 2,806 | 1,880 |
| Washington County | 15.4 | 18,955 | 1,845 |
| Marion County | 15.4 | 4,332 | 1,834 |
| Polk County | 15.0 | 2,473 | 1,744 |
| Davidson County | 14.9 | 99,119 | 1,720 |
| Giles County | 14.8 | 4,186 | 1,687 |
| Lincoln County | 14.7 | 4,919 | 1,684 |
| Knox County | 14.5 | 65,448 | 1,636 |
| Franklin County | 14.4 | 5,696 | 1,613 |
| Bedford County | 14.3 | 6,818 | 1,597 |
| Coffee County | 14.0 | 7,613 | 1,534 |
| Marshall County | 14.0 | 4,531 | 1,526 |
| Roane County | 13.8 | 7,237 | 1,500 |
| Cumberland County | 13.8 | 8,020 | 1,488 |
| Stewart County | 13.8 | 1,821 | 1,480 |
| Sevier County | 13.7 | 13,078 | 1,461 |
| Dickson County | 13.6 | 7,064 | 1,443 |
| Fayette County | 13.5 | 5,327 | 1,418 |
| Montgomery County | 13.3 | 26,060 | 1,385 |
| Jefferson County | 13.2 | 6,822 | 1,364 |
| Hamilton County | 12.8 | 44,952 | 1,282 |
| Tipton County | 12.4 | 7,503 | 1,184 |
| Robertson County | 11.5 | 7,983 | 984 |
| Loudon County | 11.3 | 5,845 | 918 |
| Blount County | 11.1 | 14,179 | 887 |
| Rutherford County | 11.1 | 34,439 | 885 |
| Cheatham County | 10.6 | 4,190 | 782 |
| Trousdale County | 10.2 | 947 | 706 |
| Maury County | 10.1 | 9,146 | 681 |
| Sumner County | 9.0 | 16,277 | 454 |
| Moore County | 7.7 | 484 | 261 |
| Wilson County | 7.7 | 10,383 | 260 |
| Williamson County | 4.4 | 9,776 | 17 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/29/2023 12:08 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/29/2023 12:08 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.