Poverty Rate in Bedford County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.6%
Rank #1,424/3,222 · #22 in TN
56th
Bedford 12.6%
TN 13.8% -8.3%
US 12.6% +0.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Bedford County's poverty rate of 12.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Bedford County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,421 | Montgomery County, IL | 12.6% |
| #1,422 | Jennings County, IN | 12.6% |
| #1,423 | Gage County, NE | 12.6% |
| #1,424 | Bedford County, TN | 12.6% |
| #1,425 | Stutsman County, ND | 12.6% |
| #1,426 | Loudon County, TN | 12.6% |
| #1,427 | Huron County, MI | 12.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Bedford County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 12.6%, ranking #1,424 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #22 of 95. This places it in the 56th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.