| Rank |
County |
People Below The Poverty Rate |
| 1 |
Hancock County, Tennessee
|
31.9%
|
| 2 |
Lake County, Tennessee
|
31.4%
|
| 3 |
Grundy County, Tennessee
|
30.6%
|
| 4 |
Cocke County, Tennessee
|
26.9%
|
| 5 |
Scott County, Tennessee
|
26.0%
|
| 6 |
Lauderdale County, Tennessee
|
25.3%
|
| 7 |
Fentress County, Tennessee
|
25.2%
|
| 8 |
Putnam County, Tennessee
|
24.9%
|
| 9 |
Macon County, Tennessee
|
23.9%
|
| 10 |
Meigs County, Tennessee
|
23.6%
|
| 11 |
Johnson County, Tennessee
|
23.4%
|
| 12 |
Campbell County, Tennessee
|
23.1%
|
| 13 |
Haywood County, Tennessee
|
23.0%
|
| 14 |
Jackson County, Tennessee
|
22.9%
|
| 15 |
Perry County, Tennessee
|
22.9%
|
| 16 |
Hardin County, Tennessee
|
22.7%
|
| 17 |
Claiborne County, Tennessee
|
22.6%
|
| 18 |
McNairy County, Tennessee
|
22.5%
|
| 19 |
Carter County, Tennessee
|
22.0%
|
| 20 |
Union County, Tennessee
|
21.8%
|
| 21 |
Van Buren County, Tennessee
|
21.8%
|
| 22 |
Greene County, Tennessee
|
21.6%
|
| 23 |
Hardeman County, Tennessee
|
21.6%
|
| 24 |
Warren County, Tennessee
|
21.5%
|
| 25 |
Decatur County, Tennessee
|
21.1%
|
| 26 |
Bledsoe County, Tennessee
|
21.0%
|
| 27 |
Wayne County, Tennessee
|
20.9%
|
| 28 |
Monroe County, Tennessee
|
20.9%
|
| 29 |
White County, Tennessee
|
20.8%
|
| 30 |
Morgan County, Tennessee
|
20.7%
|
| 31 |
Unicoi County, Tennessee
|
20.7%
|
| 32 |
Weakley County, Tennessee
|
20.4%
|
| 33 |
Rhea County, Tennessee
|
20.3%
|
| 34 |
Shelby County, Tennessee
|
20.1%
|
| 35 |
Clay County, Tennessee
|
19.9%
|
| 36 |
Grainger County, Tennessee
|
19.8%
|
| 37 |
Overton County, Tennessee
|
19.8%
|
| 38 |
Lewis County, Tennessee
|
19.8%
|
| 39 |
Bedford County, Tennessee
|
19.6%
|
| 40 |
Madison County, Tennessee
|
19.2%
|
| 41 |
Dyer County, Tennessee
|
19.2%
|
| 42 |
Jefferson County, Tennessee
|
18.9%
|
| 43 |
Crockett County, Tennessee
|
18.9%
|
| 44 |
Coffee County, Tennessee
|
18.8%
|
| 45 |
DeKalb County, Tennessee
|
18.5%
|
| 46 |
Carroll County, Tennessee
|
18.5%
|
| 47 |
Benton County, Tennessee
|
18.5%
|
| 48 |
Houston County, Tennessee
|
18.4%
|
| 49 |
McMinn County, Tennessee
|
18.3%
|
| 50 |
Sequatchie County, Tennessee
|
18.0%
|
| 51 |
Chester County, Tennessee
|
17.9%
|
| 52 |
Gibson County, Tennessee
|
17.9%
|
| 53 |
Marion County, Tennessee
|
17.8%
|
| 54 |
Giles County, Tennessee
|
17.8%
|
| 55 |
Hamblen County, Tennessee
|
17.7%
|
| 56 |
Davidson County, Tennessee
|
17.7%
|
| 57 |
Cannon County, Tennessee
|
17.6%
|
| 58 |
Polk County, Tennessee
|
17.6%
|
| 59 |
Washington County, Tennessee
|
17.3%
|
| 60 |
Smith County, Tennessee
|
17.2%
|
| 61 |
Lawrence County, Tennessee
|
17.2%
|
| 62 |
Stewart County, Tennessee
|
16.9%
|
| 63 |
Bradley County, Tennessee
|
16.9%
|
| 64 |
Hawkins County, Tennessee
|
16.9%
|
| 65 |
Anderson County, Tennessee
|
16.8%
|
| 66 |
Henry County, Tennessee
|
16.6%
|
| 67 |
Henderson County, Tennessee
|
16.5%
|
| 68 |
Sullivan County, Tennessee
|
16.5%
|
| 69 |
Pickett County, Tennessee
|
16.3%
|
| 70 |
Marshall County, Tennessee
|
16.3%
|
| 71 |
Obion County, Tennessee
|
16.2%
|
| 72 |
Lincoln County, Tennessee
|
16.1%
|
| 73 |
Cumberland County, Tennessee
|
16.0%
|
| 74 |
Hamilton County, Tennessee
|
15.9%
|
| 75 |
Tipton County, Tennessee
|
15.3%
|
| 76 |
Roane County, Tennessee
|
15.2%
|
| 77 |
Dickson County, Tennessee
|
15.1%
|
| 78 |
Trousdale County, Tennessee
|
14.9%
|
| 79 |
Montgomery County, Tennessee
|
14.8%
|
| 80 |
Maury County, Tennessee
|
14.8%
|
| 81 |
Humphreys County, Tennessee
|
14.2%
|
| 82 |
Loudon County, Tennessee
|
14.0%
|
| 83 |
Franklin County, Tennessee
|
13.8%
|
| 84 |
Knox County, Tennessee
|
13.7%
|
| 85 |
Hickman County, Tennessee
|
13.7%
|
| 86 |
Moore County, Tennessee
|
13.7%
|
| 87 |
Sevier County, Tennessee
|
13.5%
|
| 88 |
Robertson County, Tennessee
|
13.2%
|
| 89 |
Rutherford County, Tennessee
|
12.7%
|
| 90 |
Blount County, Tennessee
|
12.3%
|
| 91 |
Fayette County, Tennessee
|
11.7%
|
| 92 |
Cheatham County, Tennessee
|
11.4%
|
| 93 |
Sumner County, Tennessee
|
9.9%
|
| 94 |
Wilson County, Tennessee
|
8.5%
|
| 95 |
Williamson County, Tennessee
|
5.5%
|