Highest poverty rate in Tennessee

Tennessee counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Tennessee by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Lake County leads at 32.3%.

Among cities & places, Jacks Creek leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Lake County	32.3%
2	Hancock County	31.5%
3	Pickett County	25.8%
4	Bledsoe County	25.0%
5	Scott County	24.9%
6	Sequatchie County	23.6%
7	Haywood County	22.8%
8	Johnson County	22.1%
9	Clay County	21.7%
10	Decatur County	21.6%
11	DeKalb County	21.4%
12	Fentress County	20.9%
13	Hardin County	20.8%
14	Jackson County	20.7%
15	Cocke County	20.3%
16	Weakley County	19.3%
17	Grundy County	19.2%
18	Campbell County	19.2%
19	Morgan County	18.8%
20	Lauderdale County	18.7%
21	Madison County	18.6%
22	Wayne County	18.5%
23	Benton County	18.5%
24	Henry County	18.3%
25	Claiborne County	18.2%
26	Overton County	18.0%
27	Carter County	18.0%
28	Dyer County	17.9%
29	Perry County	17.7%
30	Shelby County	17.5%
31	Hardeman County	17.3%
32	Hamblen County	17.2%
33	Hawkins County	17.1%
34	Obion County	17.0%
35	Putnam County	16.9%
36	Marion County	16.9%
37	Henderson County	16.8%
38	Cannon County	16.5%
39	Carroll County	16.4%
40	Grainger County	16.4%
41	Coffee County	16.1%
42	McNairy County	16.1%
43	Monroe County	16.1%
44	Lewis County	15.9%
45	Washington County	15.8%
46	Chester County	15.6%
47	Rhea County	15.3%
48	Warren County	15.3%
49	Lawrence County	15.3%
50	Macon County	15.2%
51	Greene County	15.2%
52	Sullivan County	14.9%
53	Anderson County	14.8%
54	Crockett County	14.8%
55	White County	14.7%
56	Giles County	14.3%
57	Meigs County	14.3%
58	Marshall County	14.2%
59	Unicoi County	14.2%
60	Hickman County	14.1%
61	Union County	13.9%
62	Davidson County	13.9%
63	Van Buren County	13.8%
64	Houston County	13.8%
65	Humphreys County	13.7%
66	Sevier County	13.6%
67	Bedford County	13.6%
68	Gibson County	13.4%
69	Cumberland County	13.4%
70	Polk County	13.3%
71	McMinn County	13.3%
72	Smith County	13.3%
73	Bradley County	13.1%
74	Roane County	12.7%
75	Franklin County	12.7%
76	Loudon County	12.6%
77	Hamilton County	12.5%
78	Lincoln County	12.4%
79	Knox County	12.2%
80	Stewart County	12.0%
81	Montgomery County	11.6%
82	Tipton County	11.6%
83	Jefferson County	11.5%
84	Moore County	11.3%
85	Fayette County	10.8%
86	Trousdale County	10.3%
87	Robertson County	10.2%
88	Maury County	9.9%
89	Dickson County	9.9%
90	Rutherford County	9.2%
91	Sumner County	9.0%
92	Blount County	8.9%
93	Cheatham County	8.1%
94	Wilson County	7.6%
95	Williamson County	4.5%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Jacks Creek	100.0%
2	Dukedom	93.6%
3	Coker Creek	75.3%
4	Sequatchie	73.6%
5	Nixon	67.5%
6	Iron City	53.3%
7	Robbins	51.9%
8	Scotts Hill	48.1%
9	Morrison	47.2%
10	Sneedville	45.7%
11	Toone	45.2%
12	Farner	45.1%
13	Taft	43.9%
14	Clifton	43.8%
15	Rocky Top	43.5%
16	Jamestown	43.0%
17	Gallaway	42.4%
18	Huntsville	42.3%
19	Red Boiling Springs	42.2%
20	Ridgely	41.6%
21	Lakewood Park	41.4%
22	Essary Springs	41.3%
23	Bethpage	40.6%
24	Dunlap	39.6%
25	Morris Chapel	39.6%
26	Greenvale	39.4%
27	Friendship	38.9%
28	Cowan	38.7%
29	Wartburg	38.6%
30	Smithville	38.3%
31	Dowelltown	38.2%
32	Tazewell	34.8%
33	Pikeville	34.8%
34	Elgin	34.5%
35	Tiptonville	34.3%
36	Ducktown	32.3%
37	Fairfield	32.2%
38	Mountain City	32.2%
39	Somerville	32.1%
40	Cornersville	32.0%
41	Henning	31.6%
42	Randolph	30.9%
43	Walnut Grove	30.8%
44	Saulsbury	30.8%
45	La Follette	30.7%
46	Mooresburg	30.5%
47	Normandy	30.5%
48	Decatur	30.4%
49	Andersonville	30.3%
50	Erin	29.9%
51	Orme	29.8%
52	Cosby	28.8%
53	Ripley	28.7%
54	Alexandria	28.6%
55	Baileyton	28.6%
56	Yuma	28.6%
57	Decaturville	28.5%
58	Waynesboro	28.5%
59	Oak Grove	28.2%
60	Pulaski	28.2%
61	Whiteville	28.1%
62	Conasauga	27.9%
63	Martin	27.9%
64	Newport	27.9%
65	Tellico Plains	27.8%
66	Gainesboro	27.8%
67	Parsons	27.6%
68	Brownsville	27.5%
69	Henry	27.2%
70	Silerton	27.1%
71	Parrottsville	27.1%
72	Byrdstown	27.0%
73	Mitchellville	26.9%
74	Hampton	26.8%
75	Monterey	26.7%
76	Obion	26.5%
77	South Fulton	26.3%
78	Dodson Branch	26.1%
79	Hickory Valley	26.1%
80	Mason	25.9%
81	Savannah	25.9%
82	South Carthage	25.9%
83	Covington	25.8%
84	Clarkrange	25.8%
85	Lewisburg	25.7%
86	Cumberland City	25.7%
87	Doyle	25.6%
88	Morristown	25.4%
89	Surgoinsville	25.3%
90	Moscow	25.3%
91	Oneida	25.1%
92	Bon Air	25.1%
93	Sunbright	25.0%
94	Paris	24.8%
95	Winfield	24.8%
96	Jellico	24.8%
97	Rives	24.7%
98	Algood	24.6%
99	Middleton	24.6%
100	Bolivar	24.6%

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