Poverty Rate in Carter County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.1%
Rank #2,309/3,222 · #62 in TN
28th
Carter 17.1%
TN 13.8% +24.1%
US 12.6% +35.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Carter County's poverty rate of 17.1% 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 Carter County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,306 | Grainger County, TN | 17.1% |
| #2,307 | Morgan County, KY | 17.1% |
| #2,308 | Johnson County, IA | 17.1% |
| #2,309 | Carter County, TN | 17.1% |
| #2,310 | Brantley County, GA | 17.1% |
| #2,311 | Hoke County, NC | 17.1% |
| #2,312 | Washington County, ME | 17.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Carter County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 17.1%, ranking #2,309 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #62 of 95. This places it in the 28th 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.