Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Tennessee by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of 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)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | N/A | 22.7 | 1,547,792 | 41 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 20.2 | 65,652,285 | N/A |
| Hancock County | Rural | 50.6 | 3,338 | 3,120 |
| Lake County | Rural | 46.8 | 2,101 | 3,104 |
| Scott County | Rural | 39.4 | 8,442 | 3,009 |
| Pickett County | Rural | 37.3 | 1,865 | 2,949 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 36.0 | 4,072 | 2,897 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 34.0 | 5,924 | 2,788 |
| Cocke County | Rural | 33.7 | 12,095 | 2,764 |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | 33.7 | 5,443 | 2,764 |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | 33.5 | 4,603 | 2,747 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 33.4 | 5,423 | 2,737 |
| Clay County | Rural | 33.1 | 2,494 | 2,712 |
| Grundy County | Rural | 32.8 | 4,392 | 2,698 |
| DeKalb County | Rural | 32.7 | 6,592 | 2,694 |
| Fentress County | Rural | 32.5 | 6,018 | 2,671 |
| Unicoi County | Urban | 32.5 | 5,632 | 2,671 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 32.2 | 7,328 | 2,657 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 32.1 | 8,499 | 2,653 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 31.3 | 12,176 | 2,593 |
| Carter County | Urban | 31.1 | 17,077 | 2,580 |
| Weakley County | Rural | 31.0 | 9,558 | 2,572 |
| Hamblen County | Urban | 30.8 | 19,692 | 2,558 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 30.8 | 3,598 | 2,558 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 30.2 | 4,350 | 2,512 |
| Perry County | Rural | 30.0 | 2,512 | 2,496 |
| Henry County | Rural | 29.8 | 9,494 | 2,477 |
| Benton County | Rural | 29.6 | 4,669 | 2,459 |
| McNairy County | Rural | 29.6 | 7,555 | 2,459 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 29.2 | 12,936 | 2,415 |
| Rhea County | Rural | 29.2 | 9,516 | 2,415 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 28.6 | 13,101 | 2,357 |
| Overton County | Rural | 28.6 | 6,424 | 2,357 |
| White County | Rural | 28.6 | 7,836 | 2,357 |
| Hardeman County | Rural | 28.5 | 6,236 | 2,347 |
| Hawkins County | Urban | 28.5 | 16,158 | 2,347 |
| Marion County | Urban | 28.4 | 8,143 | 2,332 |
| Obion County | Rural | 28.4 | 8,565 | 2,332 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 28.3 | 8,716 | 2,322 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 28.3 | 21,963 | 2,322 |
| Dyer County | Rural | 28.1 | 10,137 | 2,297 |
| Warren County | Rural | 27.7 | 11,340 | 2,252 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 27.4 | 7,509 | 2,210 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 27.4 | 248,005 | 2,210 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 27.3 | 16,926 | 2,196 |
| Madison County | Urban | 27.3 | 25,914 | 2,196 |
| Greene County | Rural | 27.1 | 18,701 | 2,168 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 27.1 | 5,098 | 2,168 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 27.0 | 7,410 | 2,152 |
| Chester County | Urban | 26.7 | 4,316 | 2,121 |
| Macon County | Urban | 26.5 | 6,756 | 2,099 |
| Grainger County | Urban | 26.2 | 6,224 | 2,067 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 26.1 | 4,842 | 2,051 |
| Meigs County | Rural | 26.0 | 3,373 | 2,040 |
| Washington County | Urban | 25.5 | 33,206 | 1,980 |
| Sullivan County | Urban | 25.4 | 40,018 | 1,971 |
| Coffee County | Rural | 25.3 | 14,724 | 1,949 |
| Gibson County | Urban | 25.2 | 12,461 | 1,929 |
| Cannon County | Urban | 24.6 | 3,575 | 1,862 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 24.5 | 1,490 | 1,845 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 24.3 | 3,037 | 1,812 |
| Giles County | Rural | 24.0 | 7,111 | 1,764 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 23.8 | 18,216 | 1,737 |
| Crockett County | Urban | 23.8 | 3,255 | 1,737 |
| McMinn County | Rural | 23.8 | 12,559 | 1,737 |
| Union County | Urban | 23.5 | 4,665 | 1,696 |
| Polk County | Urban | 23.3 | 4,039 | 1,659 |
| Sevier County | Rural | 23.1 | 22,493 | 1,629 |
| Roane County | Urban | 23.0 | 12,408 | 1,612 |
| Bedford County | Rural | 22.9 | 11,556 | 1,586 |
| Hickman County | Urban | 22.9 | 5,415 | 1,586 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 22.7 | 9,344 | 1,554 |
| Moore County | Rural | 22.7 | 1,476 | 1,554 |
| Houston County | Rural | 22.3 | 1,794 | 1,481 |
| Bradley County | Urban | 22.1 | 23,591 | 1,454 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 22.1 | 7,669 | 1,454 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 22.0 | 151,354 | 1,435 |
| Tipton County | Urban | 21.1 | 12,801 | 1,287 |
| Knox County | Urban | 20.8 | 98,973 | 1,242 |
| Smith County | Urban | 20.8 | 4,158 | 1,242 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 20.5 | 7,208 | 1,198 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 20.1 | 10,854 | 1,140 |
| Hamilton County | Urban | 19.4 | 70,260 | 1,035 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 19.3 | 42,964 | 1,021 |
| Trousdale County | Urban | 19.0 | 1,748 | 977 |
| Loudon County | Urban | 18.9 | 10,684 | 961 |
| Stewart County | Urban | 18.6 | 2,561 | 908 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 18.1 | 7,620 | 834 |
| Maury County | Urban | 17.2 | 17,765 | 715 |
| Robertson County | Urban | 16.7 | 12,306 | 635 |
| Dickson County | Urban | 16.5 | 8,943 | 603 |
| Blount County | Urban | 16.4 | 22,219 | 593 |
| Rutherford County | Urban | 16.3 | 56,439 | 581 |
| Cheatham County | Urban | 15.4 | 6,325 | 465 |
| Sumner County | Urban | 15.1 | 29,932 | 421 |
| Wilson County | Urban | 12.9 | 19,450 | 221 |
| Williamson County | Urban | 7.1 | 18,039 | 12 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/28/2025 10:41 pm.
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: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/28/2025 10:41 pm.
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: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.