Ranking of Tennessee Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Tennessee was 11.43%. Among all Tennessee counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Hancock County (29.25%), followed by Lake County (25.53%), and Clay County (23.62%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Williamson County (3.18%), Fayette County (5.41%), and Maury County (6.73%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Tennessee counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Tennessee.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hancock County | 29.25 |
| 2 | Lake County | 25.53 |
| 3 | Clay County | 23.62 |
| 4 | Scott County | 22.98 |
| 5 | Pickett County | 22.03 |
| 6 | Perry County | 21.83 |
| 7 | Lewis County | 21.64 |
| 8 | Morgan County | 21.61 |
| 9 | Bledsoe County | 20.78 |
| 10 | Fentress County | 20.75 |
| 11 | Johnson County | 20.71 |
| 12 | Sequatchie County | 20.54 |
| 13 | Decatur County | 19.32 |
| 14 | Cocke County | 19.02 |
| 15 | Campbell County | 18.95 |
| 16 | Benton County | 18.59 |
| 17 | Henry County | 18.32 |
| 18 | Claiborne County | 18.20 |
| 19 | DeKalb County | 18.16 |
| 20 | Carter County | 17.78 |
| 20 | Hardin County | 17.78 |
| 21 | Grundy County | 17.68 |
| 22 | Weakley County | 17.51 |
| 23 | Warren County | 17.11 |
| 24 | Jackson County | 16.97 |
| 25 | Cannon County | 16.91 |
| 26 | McNairy County | 16.88 |
| 27 | Wayne County | 16.76 |
| 28 | Haywood County | 16.71 |
| 29 | Overton County | 16.61 |
| 30 | Meigs County | 16.55 |
| 31 | Hawkins County | 16.51 |
| 31 | Marion County | 16.51 |
| 32 | Macon County | 16.36 |
| 33 | Van Buren County | 16.30 |
| 34 | Union County | 16.12 |
| 35 | Monroe County | 16.00 |
| 36 | McMinn County | 15.88 |
| 37 | Henderson County | 15.87 |
| 38 | Carroll County | 15.80 |
| 39 | Grainger County | 15.76 |
| 40 | Greene County | 15.30 |
| 40 | Unicoi County | 15.30 |
| 41 | Anderson County | 15.20 |
| 42 | Hardeman County | 15.10 |
| 43 | Lawrence County | 14.98 |
| 44 | Sullivan County | 14.90 |
| 45 | White County | 14.82 |
| 46 | Houston County | 14.79 |
| 47 | Chester County | 14.58 |
| 48 | Putnam County | 14.39 |
| 49 | Obion County | 14.21 |
| 50 | Coffee County | 13.98 |
| 51 | Rhea County | 13.96 |
| 52 | Hickman County | 13.92 |
| 53 | Roane County | 13.74 |
| 54 | Bedford County | 13.72 |
| 55 | Franklin County | 13.65 |
| 56 | Washington County | 13.45 |
| 57 | Bradley County | 13.36 |
| 58 | Crockett County | 13.29 |
| 59 | Dyer County | 13.22 |
| 60 | Smith County | 13.20 |
| 61 | Lauderdale County | 13.13 |
| 62 | Stewart County | 13.02 |
| 63 | Marshall County | 13.00 |
| 64 | Giles County | 12.66 |
| 65 | Trousdale County | 12.47 |
| 66 | Cumberland County | 12.39 |
| 67 | Hamblen County | 11.81 |
| 68 | Polk County | 11.77 |
| 69 | Sevier County | 11.60 |
| 70 | Loudon County | 11.36 |
| 71 | Jefferson County | 11.26 |
| 72 | Gibson County | 10.38 |
| 73 | Humphreys County | 10.37 |
| 74 | Knox County | 10.33 |
| 75 | Dickson County | 10.22 |
| 76 | Montgomery County | 9.74 |
| 77 | Lincoln County | 9.67 |
| 78 | Robertson County | 9.48 |
| 79 | Davidson County | 9.39 |
| 80 | Cheatham County | 9.30 |
| 81 | Madison County | 9.28 |
| 82 | Blount County | 8.72 |
| 83 | Tipton County | 8.43 |
| 84 | Hamilton County | 8.18 |
| 85 | Sumner County | 8.09 |
| 86 | Shelby County | 7.92 |
| 87 | Rutherford County | 7.88 |
| 88 | Moore County | 7.83 |
| 89 | Wilson County | 7.32 |
| 90 | Maury County | 6.73 |
| 91 | Fayette County | 5.41 |
| 92 | Williamson County | 3.18 |