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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
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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People (<150% Of Poverty)
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(of 3143 counties)
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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.

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