Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Tennessee by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of 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 (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | N/A | 22.5 | 1,554,916 | 41 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 20.1 | 65,780,589 | N/A |
| Lake County | Rural | 48.3 | 2,132 | 3,108 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 46.9 | 3,133 | 3,102 |
| Scott County | Rural | 39.4 | 8,540 | 3,025 |
| Pickett County | Rural | 36.2 | 1,815 | 2,916 |
| Clay County | Rural | 36.1 | 2,744 | 2,911 |
| Cocke County | Rural | 35.1 | 12,721 | 2,863 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 34.7 | 3,951 | 2,846 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 33.6 | 4,840 | 2,768 |
| Fentress County | Rural | 33.5 | 6,358 | 2,764 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 33.1 | 5,696 | 2,745 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 32.9 | 7,434 | 2,734 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 32.8 | 8,787 | 2,724 |
| Grundy County | Rural | 32.1 | 4,342 | 2,672 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 32.1 | 5,273 | 2,672 |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | 31.9 | 5,282 | 2,664 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 31.0 | 12,123 | 2,593 |
| Hardeman County | Rural | 30.5 | 6,647 | 2,556 |
| Henry County | Rural | 30.5 | 9,726 | 2,556 |
| Hamblen County | Urban | 30.1 | 19,439 | 2,515 |
| Unicoi County | Urban | 30.1 | 5,216 | 2,515 |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | 30.0 | 4,146 | 2,506 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 30.0 | 8,245 | 2,506 |
| Carter County | Urban | 29.8 | 16,418 | 2,483 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 29.8 | 3,533 | 2,483 |
| Weakley County | Rural | 29.8 | 9,192 | 2,483 |
| Rhea County | Rural | 29.6 | 9,881 | 2,468 |
| Obion County | Rural | 29.5 | 8,876 | 2,465 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 29.4 | 8,082 | 2,461 |
| Perry County | Rural | 29.3 | 2,496 | 2,452 |
| McNairy County | Rural | 29.0 | 7,413 | 2,425 |
| DeKalb County | Rural | 28.9 | 5,973 | 2,415 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 28.9 | 22,805 | 2,415 |
| White County | Rural | 28.9 | 8,050 | 2,415 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 28.8 | 13,344 | 2,406 |
| Overton County | Rural | 28.7 | 6,496 | 2,393 |
| Macon County | Urban | 28.5 | 7,382 | 2,376 |
| Benton County | Rural | 28.1 | 4,455 | 2,329 |
| Dyer County | Rural | 27.8 | 9,981 | 2,291 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 27.7 | 8,598 | 2,281 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 27.5 | 248,149 | 2,253 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 27.1 | 17,108 | 2,205 |
| Coffee County | Rural | 27.0 | 15,957 | 2,193 |
| Chester County | Urban | 26.9 | 4,392 | 2,178 |
| Marion County | Urban | 26.8 | 7,768 | 2,171 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 26.7 | 11,953 | 2,158 |
| Grainger County | Urban | 26.6 | 6,408 | 2,143 |
| Cannon County | Urban | 26.5 | 3,887 | 2,132 |
| Madison County | Urban | 26.5 | 25,256 | 2,132 |
| Greene County | Rural | 26.4 | 18,443 | 2,115 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 26.4 | 1,647 | 2,115 |
| Warren County | Rural | 26.1 | 10,839 | 2,075 |
| Hawkins County | Urban | 26.0 | 14,912 | 2,060 |
| Union County | Urban | 25.8 | 5,206 | 2,030 |
| Sullivan County | Urban | 25.6 | 40,503 | 1,995 |
| Meigs County | Rural | 25.4 | 3,363 | 1,971 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 25.3 | 4,733 | 1,958 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 25.3 | 4,836 | 1,958 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 25.2 | 3,241 | 1,946 |
| Washington County | Urban | 24.9 | 32,816 | 1,916 |
| Gibson County | Urban | 24.8 | 12,363 | 1,904 |
| Polk County | Urban | 24.6 | 4,325 | 1,871 |
| McMinn County | Rural | 24.3 | 13,000 | 1,829 |
| Sevier County | Rural | 23.8 | 23,456 | 1,757 |
| Stewart County | Urban | 23.7 | 3,289 | 1,738 |
| Crockett County | Urban | 23.3 | 3,190 | 1,677 |
| Bradley County | Urban | 22.5 | 24,285 | 1,571 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 22.5 | 9,379 | 1,571 |
| Giles County | Rural | 22.4 | 6,693 | 1,547 |
| Houston County | Rural | 22.3 | 1,816 | 1,523 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 22.2 | 153,869 | 1,501 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 21.5 | 16,715 | 1,383 |
| Roane County | Urban | 21.4 | 11,702 | 1,369 |
| Tipton County | Urban | 21.1 | 12,828 | 1,323 |
| Hickman County | Urban | 21.0 | 5,049 | 1,305 |
| Trousdale County | Urban | 21.0 | 1,976 | 1,305 |
| Bedford County | Rural | 20.5 | 10,529 | 1,216 |
| Knox County | Urban | 20.4 | 97,962 | 1,199 |
| Moore County | Rural | 20.4 | 1,339 | 1,199 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 20.3 | 7,188 | 1,183 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 20.3 | 7,212 | 1,183 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 20.1 | 11,108 | 1,154 |
| Hamilton County | Urban | 19.7 | 72,224 | 1,103 |
| Smith County | Urban | 19.4 | 3,919 | 1,063 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 19.1 | 43,868 | 1,013 |
| Loudon County | Urban | 18.4 | 10,735 | 905 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 18.2 | 7,796 | 873 |
| Maury County | Urban | 17.3 | 18,443 | 744 |
| Robertson County | Urban | 17.3 | 12,897 | 744 |
| Dickson County | Urban | 16.5 | 9,092 | 609 |
| Rutherford County | Urban | 16.5 | 58,685 | 609 |
| Blount County | Urban | 15.3 | 21,018 | 450 |
| Sumner County | Urban | 14.6 | 29,557 | 372 |
| Cheatham County | Urban | 14.1 | 5,834 | 316 |
| Wilson County | Urban | 12.9 | 20,107 | 229 |
| Williamson County | Urban | 7.1 | 18,486 | 12 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/22/2026 11:23 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.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.