Poverty Rate in Chester County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.1%
Rank #2,134/3,222 · #51 in TN
34th
Chester 16.1%
TN 13.8% +16.7%
US 12.6% +27.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Chester County's poverty rate of 16.1% 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 Chester County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,131 | Upton County, TX | 16.0% |
| #2,132 | Labette County, KS | 16.0% |
| #2,133 | Mackinac County, MI | 16.1% |
| #2,134 | Chester County, TN | 16.1% |
| #2,135 | Glynn County, GA | 16.1% |
| #2,136 | Union County, OR | 16.1% |
| #2,137 | Washington County, OK | 16.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Chester County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 16.1%, ranking #2,134 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #51 of 95. This places it in the 34th 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.