Poverty Rate in Decatur County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.1%
Rank #2,848/3,222 · #90 in TN
12th
Decatur 22.1%
TN 13.8% +61.0%
US 12.6% +75.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Decatur County's poverty rate of 22.1% 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 Decatur County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,845 | Big Horn County, MT | 22.1% |
| #2,846 | Otero County, CO | 22.1% |
| #2,847 | Monroe County, KY | 22.1% |
| #2,848 | Decatur County, TN | 22.1% |
| #2,849 | Ashley County, AR | 22.1% |
| #2,850 | Scott County, MS | 22.2% |
| #2,851 | Uvalde County, TX | 22.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Decatur County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 22.1%, ranking #2,848 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 75.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #90 of 95. This places it in the 12th 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.