Ranking of Tennessee Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Tennessee was 11.86%. Among all Tennessee counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Hancock County (28.9%), followed by Lake County (25.71%), and Clay County (23.6%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Williamson County (3.41%), Fayette County (5.41%), and Maury County (6.97%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Tennessee counties where the White Alone racial 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 | 28.90 |
| 2 | Lake County | 25.71 |
| 3 | Clay County | 23.60 |
| 4 | Scott County | 22.88 |
| 5 | Perry County | 22.23 |
| 6 | Pickett County | 22.15 |
| 7 | Morgan County | 21.87 |
| 8 | Lewis County | 21.57 |
| 9 | Johnson County | 21.32 |
| 10 | Bledsoe County | 21.02 |
| 11 | Sequatchie County | 20.93 |
| 12 | Fentress County | 20.64 |
| 13 | Decatur County | 19.34 |
| 14 | Cocke County | 19.10 |
| 15 | Campbell County | 19.07 |
| 16 | Benton County | 18.27 |
| 17 | Grundy County | 18.23 |
| 18 | Henry County | 18.22 |
| 19 | Hardin County | 18.19 |
| 20 | Claiborne County | 18.10 |
| 21 | Warren County | 18.02 |
| 22 | Carter County | 17.87 |
| 23 | Weakley County | 17.60 |
| 24 | DeKalb County | 17.50 |
| 25 | Cannon County | 17.23 |
| 26 | Macon County | 17.20 |
| 27 | Jackson County | 17.09 |
| 28 | McNairy County | 16.88 |
| 29 | Overton County | 16.87 |
| 30 | Haywood County | 16.64 |
| 31 | Wayne County | 16.63 |
| 32 | Hawkins County | 16.60 |
| 33 | Van Buren County | 16.30 |
| 34 | Meigs County | 16.29 |
| 35 | Marion County | 16.27 |
| 36 | Union County | 16.07 |
| 37 | Carroll County | 15.95 |
| 38 | Grainger County | 15.89 |
| 39 | Henderson County | 15.86 |
| 40 | Monroe County | 15.74 |
| 41 | McMinn County | 15.61 |
| 42 | White County | 15.49 |
| 43 | Putnam County | 15.48 |
| 44 | Greene County | 15.44 |
| 45 | Anderson County | 15.24 |
| 46 | Hardeman County | 15.22 |
| 47 | Lawrence County | 15.20 |
| 48 | Sullivan County | 14.98 |
| 49 | Unicoi County | 14.82 |
| 50 | Coffee County | 14.76 |
| 51 | Rhea County | 14.71 |
| 52 | Houston County | 14.50 |
| 53 | Obion County | 14.48 |
| 54 | Chester County | 14.33 |
| 55 | Washington County | 14.08 |
| 56 | Hamblen County | 13.98 |
| 57 | Roane County | 13.83 |
| 58 | Hickman County | 13.78 |
| 59 | Stewart County | 13.76 |
| 60 | Bedford County | 13.73 |
| 61 | Bradley County | 13.68 |
| 62 | Franklin County | 13.52 |
| 63 | Marshall County | 13.41 |
| 64 | Lauderdale County | 13.38 |
| 65 | Dyer County | 13.37 |
| 66 | Smith County | 13.10 |
| 67 | Crockett County | 12.96 |
| 68 | Sevier County | 12.86 |
| 69 | Giles County | 12.75 |
| 70 | Cumberland County | 12.70 |
| 71 | Trousdale County | 12.44 |
| 72 | Polk County | 11.72 |
| 73 | Jefferson County | 11.64 |
| 74 | Loudon County | 11.30 |
| 75 | Gibson County | 10.81 |
| 76 | Knox County | 10.74 |
| 77 | Davidson County | 10.53 |
| 78 | Humphreys County | 10.38 |
| 79 | Robertson County | 10.28 |
| 80 | Dickson County | 10.22 |
| 81 | Madison County | 10.13 |
| 82 | Montgomery County | 9.96 |
| 83 | Lincoln County | 9.85 |
| 84 | Cheatham County | 9.51 |
| 85 | Blount County | 9.06 |
| 86 | Rutherford County | 9.03 |
| 87 | Shelby County | 8.93 |
| 88 | Hamilton County | 8.87 |
| 89 | Sumner County | 8.40 |
| 90 | Tipton County | 8.37 |
| 91 | Moore County | 7.83 |
| 92 | Wilson County | 7.49 |
| 93 | Maury County | 6.97 |
| 94 | Fayette County | 5.41 |
| 95 | Williamson County | 3.41 |