Lowest 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 lowest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Williamson County leads at 4.5%.

Among cities & places, Belvidere leads at 0.0%.

Counties

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

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Belvidere	0.0%
2	Bransford	0.0%
3	Buchanan	0.0%
4	Childers Hill	0.0%
5	Cottontown	0.0%
6	Counce	0.0%
7	Dancyville	0.0%
8	Fairgarden	0.0%
9	Frankewing	0.0%
10	Graball	0.0%
11	Helenwood	0.0%
12	Holladay	0.0%
13	Huron	0.0%
14	Lavinia	0.0%
15	Lenox	0.0%
16	Luray	0.0%
17	Norene	0.0%
18	Ocoee	0.0%
19	Ooltewah	0.0%
20	Palmersville	0.0%
21	Pegram	0.0%
22	Petros	0.0%
23	Prospect	0.0%
24	Sherwood	0.0%
25	Statesville	0.0%
26	Summertown	0.0%
27	Walnut Grove	0.0%
28	Walterhill	0.0%
29	Whiteside	0.0%
30	Whitlock	0.0%
31	Wynnburg	0.0%
32	New Union	0.5%
33	Unionville	0.6%
34	Oak Hill	0.7%
35	Telford	0.8%
36	Rural Hill	0.9%
37	Walland	1.1%
38	Leoma	1.2%
39	Roan Mountain	1.2%
40	Belle Meade	1.5%
41	Medon	1.6%
42	Gladeville	1.7%
43	Pinson	1.7%
44	Yorkville	2.0%
45	Embreeville	2.0%
46	Lookout Mountain	2.0%
47	Nolensville	2.2%
48	Strawberry Plains	2.3%
49	Lakeland	2.4%
50	Cross Plains	2.4%
51	Brentwood	2.5%
52	Sale Creek	2.6%
53	Collierville	2.6%
54	Tellico Village	2.6%
55	Signal Mountain	2.6%
56	Pocahontas	2.8%
57	Germantown	2.9%
58	Farragut	2.9%
59	Thompson's Station	3.0%
60	Ridgeside	3.0%
61	Auburntown	3.1%
62	Pleasant View	3.1%
63	Beech Bluff	3.1%
64	Pelham	3.3%
65	Braden	3.4%
66	Walnut Hill	3.6%
67	Fairmount	3.7%
68	Falling Water	3.7%
69	Park City	3.9%
70	McDonald	3.9%
71	Tusculum	3.9%
72	Colonial Heights	4.0%
73	Gray	4.0%
74	Fowlkes	4.1%
75	Mount Juliet	4.1%
76	Chapel Hill	4.1%
77	Grimsley	4.1%
78	Spring Hill	4.2%
79	Piperton	4.2%
80	Harrison	4.3%
81	Parker's Crossroads	4.4%
82	Eagleville	4.4%
83	Walden	4.4%
84	Middle Valley	4.5%
85	Green Hill	4.6%
86	Ethridge	4.6%
87	Karns	4.6%
88	Rarity Bay	4.7%
89	Powells Crossroads	4.7%
90	Franklin	4.8%
91	Ridgetop	4.9%
92	Medina	4.9%
93	Woodland Mills	5.0%
94	New Market	5.2%
95	Rossville	5.2%
96	McLemoresville	5.3%
97	Greenbrier	5.3%
98	Sullivan Gardens	5.3%
99	Orlinda	5.3%
100	Adams	5.4%

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